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Prohibition on Contractor Contributions

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Oakland Campaign Reform Act - Prohibition on Contractor Contributions
Date Posted: September 17th, 2018 @ 2:52 PM
Last Updated: July 26th, 2021 @ 3:27 PM

The Oakland Campaign Reform Act contains an extensive prohibition on contributions coming from persons negotiating certain contracts with the City of Oakland or Oakland School Board. The Act prohibits contractors as defined in the Act from making any contribution to candidates for local office between the time negotiations on the affected contracts begin and 180-days after the completion or termination of negotiations on the contract.