California is not for sale was a proposed ballot initiative that would require legislators to wear the logos of their top 10 donors on their suits when advocating for policies on the Senate or Assembly floor. Due to gathering insufficient signatures, it failed to qualify as a California ballot measure for the 2016 state elections.
The initiative was funded by millionaire John H. Cox, who committed $1 million towards paid signature gatherers. The effort gathered 250,000 signatures but was about 100,000 signatures short of qualifying.
References
- Nelson, Steven (December 30, 2015). "Politicians May Have to Wear Donor Logos in California". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- Weber, Joseph (April 6, 2016). "California initiative calls for pols to wear NASCAR-style donor logos". Fox News. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- Richardson, Valerie (October 10, 2014). "John Cox, California entrepreneur, proposes donor logos on politicians". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on December 3, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- Baldwin, Robert III (February 10, 2016). "California Getting Closer To Having Lawmakers Wear Donors' Logos". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- Piven, Ben (January 19, 2016). "California politicians to don donor logos if ballot initiative succeeds". Al Jazeera America. Archived from the original on January 22, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- Santos, Robert (November 5, 2015). "San Diegan wants politicians to display donors anytime they speak on floor". KGTV. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- "CA is 'Not For Sale' initiative aims to alter politicians' dress code; Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders' support sought". Lawyer Herald. January 5, 2016. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
External links
- Official website (Archived 2016-07-16 at the Wayback Machine)