Elections Orange County 1996

The city attorney's office is investigating whether an environmental group violated tough new campaign finance rules by accepting contributions in excess of the legal limit. At issue are donations that former Irvine Mayor Larry Agran, UC Irvine professor Mark Petracca and three other people made in the weeks before the November City Council election. Irvine's campaign laws limit contributions to $190 per individual for each reporting period.

The city attorney's office is investigating whether an environmental group violated tough new campaign finance rules by accepting contributions in excess of the legal limit. At issue are donations that former Irvine Mayor Larry Agran, UC Irvine professor Mark Petracca and three other people made in the weeks before the November City Council election. Irvine's campaign laws limit contributions to $190 per individual for each reporting period.