California lets candidates for congress and state partisan office pay to have statements in pamphlets that are mailed by the government to all registered voters. Statewide candidate statements go in the Voters Pamphlet, which is prepared by the Secretary of State. District candidate statements go in the sample ballot pamphlet, which is mailed out by county election officials.

State Senator Ben Allen has introduced SB 935, which requires the Secretary of State to set a maximum amount that can be charged for these statements. It is expected that this would result in less expensive charges. Currently county election offices set the rates for district candidates.