Election administration
· Establish regulations against fraud in the ballot initiative process
· Allow no-excuse absentee ballots
· Reduce from 30 days the time requirement between registration and voting
· Rotate which party’s candidate is listed first on the ballot
· Assure that election winners are chosen by a majority of voters
Campaign Finance
· Require quarterly campaign finance reporting from all registered committees: candidate committees, PACs, political parties and ballot committees
· Require 48-hour reporting of late independent expenditures
· Establish contribution limits for PACs and parties
· Raise contribution limits for candidates facing big-spending self-funded opponents
· Establish an aggregate individual contribution limit
· Establish a limit on “lame duck” fundraising
· Require political robo-calls to have a disclaimer and be disclosed as campaign expenditures
· Regulate “issue ads”
Lobbying
· Set a low, uniform threshold for reporting of all lobbying expenditures
· Require a one-year “cooling off” period before an elected official or high administration official can become a registered lobbyist
Enforcement
· Establish an independent, nonpartisan body for enforcement of campaign finance, lobbying and ethics laws
· Make penalties for violations that are severe enough to provide a real disincentive for future violations
· Implement random audits and audits for cause of campaign finance reports
Ethics
· Require personal financial disclosure for elected officials and top administration officials
· Extend ethics law to cover the legislative branch
· Require financial disclosure of elected officials’ legal defense funds
Judicial independence
· Establish a system of full public funding for Supreme Court campaigns
Term limits
· Eliminate or extend term limits
Redistricting
· Establish a redistricting process that reduces partisan considerations in drawing boundaries, promotes election competition, and respects minority voting rights.