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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1989)
.Politics. Bill limiting campaign contributions introduced By Don Peters Emerald Associate Editor Dismayed by rising costs in election campaigns. Rep Mike Burton (D-Portland) Thursday proposed a bill to limit cam paign contributions and spend ing Burton outlined his bill in a morning press conference, leg islative Council (LQ 4!>7 is a campaign reform measure for legislative and statewide cam Legislative Update patens, and should In’ present ed to the I louse some lime dor inn the next few weeks. (IXI is the notation assigned to pro posals before they arc assigned House or Senate titles ) If passed, the legislation will place higher restrictions for contributions on political ac tion committees (PACsJ. corpo rations, labor unions, political parties and individuals It also prohibits contributions be tween candidates, contrihu Where the Styles make the Statement What’* What Sport o Casual & Elegant Footwear From 18.95 to 59.95 Li University Clearance Christmas sales have dropped off, and our year-end inventories are far too high! To reduce our stock we've drastically cut prices on all popular computer systems. All units must go, but prices are limited to stock on hand, so save now during the largest inventory clearance in our history! Right Now, The Computer Store is offering students, faculty and staff members incredible savings on two of the most popular Macintosh® computer bundles. 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I mage Writer Printer, cable aruiHyperCard Sale ends Saturday, January 21\t the computer store 35 West Hth, Eugene 343-1434 rim «*HrfJC3.Mtf UkMMii/f 4 \f+in l*< Autt>Of'/eO Apple Dealer & Service Cent©f lions between I1 AC Is. and con tributions between candidates and PACs in addition, the measure would impose a ’'voluntary'’ s|M-ndinK limit on candidates. Under federal laws, a stricter spending limit would bo il legal. but candidates who chose to ignore the limit would have that information printed in the voters' guide. "I proposed the bill because I think the public is losing acces sibility to political office." Hor ton said. "Oregon politics is fairly clean and 1 want to keep it that way. Money just adds to the sleaze factor." The hill closely resembles one Burton proposed during the 1987 legislative session. HB.1184. The bill never came op to vote in the House. “It (HM:UH4) got a courtesy hearing in the House State and Federal Affairs committee, and they pocketed it." Burton said. "I didn't expect that much backing last time, but this time I do." This time Burton has amassed a formidable list of al lies. The list includes some of the largest corporations in Ore gon. a major lobbying group, and throe fellow represents tives: Ron Cease (D-Portland), Carl Hosticka (D-Eugene) and Bob Pickard (D-Bend). Campaign finances is just the first of a series of bills Burton will present under h title of "legislature Reform Package Upcoming measures include one that would set annual ses sions of the Oregon legislature, instead of the present biannual sessions If passed, the hill would re quire legislators to meet in Jan uary of every odd-numbered year to organize, adjourn, and reconvene every March The bill would also limit congres sional sessions to 1(.M) days Other initiatives include one that would increase the term of state representatives to four years; another that would limit all state office holders to two terms; and another that would change the wav legislators are paid. “If we don't get a response from the legislature, we re fullv prepared to take the measure to the people in the form of an ini tiative." Burton said. Senate President John kit/.haber announced his com mittee appointments late Tues day. and as in the House, local legislators garnered top posi tions. 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