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Government

Dec. 14, 2011

California moves to mobile for campaign donations

Political fundraising entered the digital frontier this week as California allowed political contributions via text messaging, but it remains to be seen whether cell phone carriers will do their part to make such donations a reality.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Political fundraising entered a new, digital frontier this week as California became the first state in the country to allow political contributions via text messaging, but it remains to be seen whether cell phone carriers will do their part to make such donations a reality.


The decision by the state's Fair Political Practices Commission to allow donations for state campaigns could spur small dono...

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