California watchdogs consider regulating campaigns’ electronic messages

Between tweeting, YouTube videos and text messaging, the age of the Internet means political candidates now rely on more than snail mail to reach voters, and California's ethics watchdog agency is responding to the changing times. The LA Times Blog reports.

The state Fair Political Practices Commission announced today it is launching a review of the Political Reform Act, written in 1974, to determine whether there is a need for more regulation of electronic communications in political campaigns.

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