LOS ANGELES -- California State University, San Marcos officials vetoed plans to bring anti-Bush filmmaker Michael Moore to the campus, saying there is too little time before the November election to provide a "balancing perspective."

In a memo, CSUSM President Karen S. Haynes said Moore would be invited to campus after the election, according to the North County Times.

Haynes' decision invalidates a vote Friday by the board of Associated Students Inc., the student government body, to spend $6,500 toward bringing Moore to campus on Oct. 13, the Times reported.

Haynes said Moore's proposed Oct. 13 appearance does not allow time to find and book a speaker "of comparable significance" to provide a balanced discussion, according to the Times.

Moore would have appeared for a $37,500 speaking fee as part of CSUSM's arts and lecture series.

Along the the student government's $6,500 pledge, about $20,000 would have come from a general fund for the campus arts and lecture series. The dean of students, Jonathan Poullard, offered $500 from a discretionary fund. The university planned to contribute $10,500.

Officials with Moore's booking agency, Greater Talent Network Inc. in New York, told the Times that he had no knowledge of the university's decision and declined to comment.

Moore's documentary, "Fahrenheit 9/11," remains on the bill for the fall arts and lecture series this semester, the Times reported. The screening is set for 6 p.m. Oct. 5.

This was the second time in a year that a scheduled appearance by Moore was postponed, according to the Times. The wildfires last October forced the cancellation of a Moore speech in San Marcos.