Staff: Zachary W. Norton, Senior Commission Counsel. Staff presents proposed amendments to Regulations 18531.2 for adoption, clarifying that withdrawal from a primary after filing a declaration of candidacy would qualify as a defeat and trigger the requirement to refund contributions in response to the passage of SB 948.
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I support contributions given to a candidate who withdraw, for whatever reason, from an election should be refunded to the contributors. Of course the Legislators would not support this because they want to keep all donations.