Under the California Political Reform Act, independent expenditure committees may send mass mailings to voters for the purpose of calling for the election or defeat of candidates for Town Council. These mass mailings are only required to identify the name of the committee and not the names of those who contribute to or fund the cost of the mailings. Requiring disclosure of funding sources for such mass mailings by independent committees will further two important interests. First, it will help ensure an informed electorate by providing the Town’s voters with the names and business interests of those individuals or entities advocating the election or defeat of Town Council candidates. Second, such disclosures help to avoid corruption in the electoral process by allowing the public to identify those who spend money to support or oppose a candidate. (Ord. #2000-04, §1)