Editing Jerry Brown (section)

==California secretary of state (1971–1975)==
{{Main|1970 California Secretary of State election}}

{{See also|Storer v. Brown|l1=''Storer v. Brown''}}

In 1970, Brown was elected [[California Secretary of State|California secretary of state]]. Brown argued before the [[California Supreme Court]] and won cases against [[Chevron Corporation|Standard Oil of California]], [[ITT Corporation|International Telephone and Telegraph]], [[Gulf Oil]], and [[ExxonMobil|Mobil]] for election law violations.<ref name="AG Bio"/> In addition, he forced legislators to comply with campaign disclosure laws. Brown also drafted and helped to pass the California Political Reform Act of 1974, Proposition 9, passed by 70% of California's voters in June 1974. Among other provisions, it established the [[California Fair Political Practices Commission]].