Reuters: U.S.: Arizona group identifies donors to California ballot measures

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Arizona group identifies donors to California ballot measures Nov 5th 2012, 17:36 SACRAMENTO, California | Mon Nov 5, 2012 12:36pm EST SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - An Arizona-based non-profit group that has given $11 million to two California ballot proposition campaigns revealed the names of its donors on Monday after losing a court bid to keep their identities secret, state officials said. The group Americans for Responsible Leadership turned over the names of its contributors to the California Fair Political Practices Commission as required under a ruling on Sunday by the California Supreme Court, commission Chairwoman Ann Ravel said. The commission said it would publicly reveal the donors' identities later. The development marked the latest turn in a legal battle for public disclosure of the source of the donation, which sought to defeat a tax ballot initiative sponsored by Democratic California Governor Jerry Brown, and to win passage of a separate measure to ban payroll deductions for political activities, which is seen as a potential blow to labor unions. The commission sued the Arizona-based non-profit last month for access to information about its donors before Tuesday's election to evaluate whether its donations complied with California campaign finance laws. The $11 million donation was one of the single largest contributions in the 2012 election season in California, and is also the largest out-of-state donation from one independent non-profit to another for the purposes of influencing an election. The Arizona group donated $11 million to the Small Business Action Committee PAC on October 15, according to the lawsuit. (Reporting by Tim Gaynor and Mary Slosson; Editing by Steve Gorman and Bill Trott) Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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