Group Behind No on Prop 39 Accused of Not Disclosing Funding - Central Coast News KION/KCBA

SACRAMENTO--The group behind "no on prop 39" is accused of not disclosing funding.

An ethics complaint has been filed against the California Manufacturers & Technology Association, the organization leading the campaign against closing California's corporate tax loophole.

The ethics complaint states that CMTA has been fronting the "no on prop 39 campaign", yet has failed to make legally required public disclosures of campaign income and expenditures.

According to the "yes on 39 campaign", it's been companies like General Motors, Kimberley Clark, and International Paper that have fought closing the loophole. @

The California Fair Political Practices Commission who said its enforcement division is currently reviewing the complaint against CMTA plans to make a decision as to whether or not to open an investigation.

Should an investigation be opened and the "no campaign" is found to be in violation of the Political Reform Act, fines of up to 5-thousand dollars per violation could be imposed.

CMTA has not commented.