A federal judge Thursday denied a request by Proposition 8 supporters to withhold disclosing any more names and addresses of donors who supported the campaign for the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
Yes on 8 campaign officials had challenged the constitutionality of the state's Political Reform Act, saying that people who gave money were being harassed and that some received death threats.
The act, passed in 1974, requires campaigns to reveal personal information of people who give more than $100 to campaigns. The law is intended to prevent money laundering and other illegal campaign activities. But Proposition 8 supporters requested they be exempted from it, arguing that they were being harassed.
A judge disagreed, clearing the way for the donors who made contributions in the last two weeks before the election to be made public Monday, the next filing date.
-- Jessica Garrison
