Election Funding

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Here is another idea that has majority, bipartisan support by the citizens, yet remains a "pipe dream":

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Just $6 For Elections

Congress would only have to spend $6 per citizen per year to publicly fund each and every election for the House, the Senate and the White House. When you consider that "pork barrel" projects cost every one of us more than $200 last year alone, it’s no contest.

Think of it. With public funding, wealthy special interests and their hired lobbyists would no longer have a commanding influence over our politics and government. Instead of begging for campaign donations, candidates would spend their time communicating with voters. Once elected, our leaders would be free to focus on our nation's challenges rather than having to worry about financing their next campaign. And there's no doubt that more of our most able leaders would run for federal office when the ability to finance a campaign isn't such a daunting obstacle.

Americans for Campaign Reform is building a nonpartisan grassroots movement of citizens who support voluntary public funding and want Congress to act now. We can make this happen. Public funding is already working in Arizona and Maine, and was just passed by the Connecticut legislature.

As citizens we can complain about the corrosive influence of our election finance system, or we can do something about it. With your help, we can mobilize citizens across the country and put pressure on Congress to enact real reform.

ACR Honorary Chairs,

Bill Bradley
Former Senator
D New Jersey

Bob Kerrey
Former Senator
D Nebraska

Warren Rudman
Former Senator
R New Hampshire

Alan Simpson
Former Senator
R Wyoming

http://www.just6dollars.org/

[Eric J in MN]

1. Has this group said what would determine how much money

...each candidate gets, in a primary and in a general election?

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2. Check this out

http://www.just6dollars.org/files/CaseStatement4.4c.pdf

[demodonkey]

4. Watch this 14-minute video on "Clean Money"...

http://www.publicampaign.org/video

Explains it well and makes a LOT of sense.

[Epiphany4z]

3. we are behind this idea

in my local Dem group....somethings to know...is that this can be done at any level of gov....you can start very local and build. a couple of states already have some form of this.

It would be optional for the candidate to choose run a clean money campaign...this kills the ol freedom of speech argument...they would collect signatures and 5 or $6 dollars from each supporter...if the guy running against them chose to run with corporate money the funds would be matched by the state , city or whatever...

I think it is a great Idea...I think it cuts off the head of the beast ...the big money and constant need to raise that money.


below are a couple of places with info

http://www.publicampaign.org/

http://www.blue88.com/