Clean Elections Page


Clean Elections Links

Public Campaign... the primary national site for clean elections

YouStreet

The Center for Responsive Politics

California Clean Money Campaign

The National Institute for Money in State Politics

Follow the money competitive index - provides a compelling look at how money impacts state elections

Democracy Matters - non-partisan support to college campuses for election reform activism

Arizona Clean

Maine Citizens for Clean Elections

Fair Elections Now Act (FENA) Web Site

Fair Districts Florida...on gerrymandering

Fair Elections.org ... contains many related links and commentary


Events, Issues, Announcements



Essay ties Health Care Reform & Clean Elections
This month's essay by Democracy Matters' Dr. Jay Mandle appropriately addresses the Health Care Reform debate, and ties the deteriorating reform directly to a spate of recent contributions by ... well, read it for yourself.
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Op-Eds Support FENA (Fair Elections Now Act)
Clean Elections page provides a link to two excellent new op-eds in the Boston Globe and RollCall in support of the Fair Elections Now Act (FENA.
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WFIT Radio Spot - Fair Districts Amendments
This is the script used to record the WFIT radio spot on Coastal Connections, which will be broadcast on WFIT, FM 89.5, August 13, 2009, at 7:30AM and 5:30PM. Note that the recording does not exactly match the script.
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Fair Districts Florida petition campaign comes to a close.
We have completed our petition collections, the issue is headed for 2010 ballot. Still have petitions? More info here.
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Will President Obama support FENA?
Jay R. Mandle's monthly "Money On My Mind" column on DemocracyMatters.org assesses whether President Obama will support the Congressional Clean Elections legislation - the Fair Elections Now Act.
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Haridopolos prefers special-interest funding, bypass the public
Haridopolos works to push the promise of public campaign funding, and government of, by and for the people, off the table.
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Expressway Authority Political Contributions
Florida's Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority shakedown for political donations.
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Will The Blue Dogs Do More Harm Than Good?
Senator Evan Bayh, D-IN, has formed a coalition of fiscal conservatives to provide checks and balances to the Obama budget process.
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Bob Edgar Column about Clean Elections
Our 2009 Celebration Guest Speaker Bob Edgar and co-author John V. Crangle write about a variant on Clean Elections that uses small donors and public matching funds to eliminate private money special influence over government.
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Attn: Sen. Haridopolos: Ending campaign financing would be a mistake
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Award winning essay on Clean Elections & the Financial Bail-Out
Campaign contributions are a significant contributing factor to the financial melt-down, and also a key reason that Congress has rushed to implement the bailout, according to the latest winner of the CRP essay contest.
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Clean Elections States have more Democracy
Click the map to see what state legislatures are most competitive. You will see that Clean Elections increases competition in elections, and more competition means better democracy!
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California aims at public financing for Secretary of State
Public education campaign gearing up for referendum vote in June 2010.
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Clean Elections / Learn the basics
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions; How Clean Money helps... and more. Great compilation of info from California Clean Money Campaign.
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Clean Elections Outreach
Now booking CLEAN ELECTIONS presentations to local organizations. Contact Fred Markham, markham.fred@gmail.com.
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Clean Elections and Media Reform Go Hand in Hand
Awesome speech and presentation relating the causes of Media Reform and Public Campaign Financing. Twenty minutes well spent.
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Zogby Poll: 79% of NY Voters Favor Clean Elections
An April, 2008, Zogby Poll shows that New York voters strongly favor the Clean Elections policy of publicly funding election campaigns.
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Clean Elections - Issue Page Name Change
We are changing the Local Issues page name from "Fair Elections" to "Clean Elections".
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State Campaigns for Clean Elections - Links to Web Sites
Web sites for State and Local Campaigns for Clean Elections (a.k.a. Fair Elections or Publicly Financed Elections)
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Clean Elections - Hartford Courant Op Ed Column
Hartford Courant op ed column by Chris Murphy, Congressman from Connecticut.
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Welcome to the SCPA Fair Elections Page
New for 2008, a local issues section for Fair Elections (a.k.a. Clean or Publicly Funded Elections).
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Clean Elections Presentation to DEC
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Clean Elections - Shirley Jin in Florida Today
Florida Today Op Ed Column by SCPA Member Shirley Jin
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