Clean Elections
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Apr28
Clips Round-up for 4/28/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
A campaign-finance bill that doesn't pass muster
George Will trots out tired old arguments against Fair Elections-style legislation and continues the de-former freak out over disclosure.
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Apr19
Arizona Clean Elections Repeal Measure Heads to 2012 Ballot, Fight Just Beginning
Last night, the Arizona state legislature voted to send to the ballot a measure that would repeal the popular and successful Clean Elections law, which voters passed at the ballot in 1998. Opponents of the law, backed by wealthy special interests determined to return to calling the shots in the state Capitol, were finally able to pass a repeal measure after years of trying.
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Apr05
Clips Round-up for 4/5/11
Campaign Finance/Ethics
McComish, the Supreme Court and the Fiesta Bowl Scandal
Doug Kendall writes on the connection between the U.S. Supreme Court case McComish v. Bennett and what’s currently going on in Arizona with the Fiesta Bowl scandal. -
Apr04
Clips Round-up for 4/4/11
Bright and early this morning President Obama launched his re-election campaign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-VZLvVF1FQ.
Campaign Finance/Ethics
Campaign finance reform and the Supreme Court
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Mar26
The Supreme Court should uphold Arizona Clean Elections
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in McComish v. Bennett, a case involving the “trigger fund” mechanism in Arizona’s Clean Elections system—the first time in 35 years the Court will assess the constitutionality of a public financing law. In 1976, the Supreme Court strongly reaffirmed voluntary public financing in the Buckley v. Valeo Case and they have a chance to do it again with McComish.
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Mar24
Arizona Clean Elections is harder to end than special interests expected
While opponents of Arizona's successful Clean Elections program were able to pass a measure out of the Senate aimed at killing the program this session, news reports show that it might not be as easy in the House, where many freshmen Republican lawmakers used the system and understand why it's so important.
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Mar21
Clips Round-up for 3/21/11
Campaign Finance/Ethics
Supporting Clean Elections fund keeps politics fair
This letter in Maine reminds Mainers to check the box on their tax form that gives money to the Clean Elections fund.
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Mar18
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Mar01
Clips Round-up for 3/1/11
Tweet of the day from Stephen Colbert: “@StephenAtHome: The Koch brothers don't want to be dragged into the light of day. That's why they work so hard to blot out the sun.” https://twitter.com/#!/stephenathome/status/42444506448138241
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Feb22