“Now the Legislature has said it is clear that the law against gifts never envisioned covering this kind of stuff at conferences. That's our perspective, and we'll make that case to the [ethics] commission.”
“There's an acknowledgement that Mr. Anderson violated the election laws, but there's also a statement that when he was acting, he thought he was acting consistent with the law.”
“There would be a cost for expenses of the commission, for commission staff, for computers, ... But it would be approximately half of the cost now because there would not be duplication.”
“We want to make 7-Eleven a destination for wine consumers by offering quality, value and convenience. Wine sales are growing and, with the addition of our affordably priced premium brand, Thousand Oaks, we expect to increase our share of the expanding wine market.”
“We want to provide consumers a quick and convenient place to pick up a bottle of wine. Like some of our other popular proprietary brands, Thousand Oaks will be a high quality, great-tasting wine available only at 7-Eleven.”
“We believe it would be appropriate for the commission to exercise its discretion to determine that the public interest would not be served by proceeding further.”
“I don't think this situation is covered. It is measured as the difference between the first and second candidates. It is not measured between the difference of if you have a runoff or not.”