Lobbyist fees for campaigns backed  VENTURA COUNTY — A proposal
to finance campaigns for the California secretary of state’s
post with lobbyist fees was supported Tuesday by county
supervisors.  Voting 4-1, with Simi Valley Supervisor Peter Foy
objecting, the Board of Supervisors endorsed the initiative,
which will appear on the June 8 primary ballot.  Called the
California Fair Elections Act, Proposition 15 would raise the
registration fee on lobbyists from $12.50 to $350 per year. If
passed, it would finance campaigns for secretary of state in
2014 and 2018.  The initiative is considered a test case showing
how public financing would work in California.  The state now
bans public financing of campaigns for all state offices and
most local offices. A yes vote lifts the ban and a no vote would
allow the ban to continue, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s
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2  DennisPerry writes:  This has nothing to do with the
President or the Federal Governme