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Campaign Reform Proposal Weakened

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The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to weaken a local campaign finance reform package by striking a controversial conflict-of-interest provision that was scheduled to go before voters in the June election.

The council left intact the rest of the package, a set of proposed campaign spending limitations scheduled for the April ballot.

The conflict-of-interest provision would have required city officials to refrain from acting on matters affecting major contributors. Any official receiving $1,000 or more from a contributor over a four-year period would have been prohibited from acting on issues of financial interest to that contributor.

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