Voter Owned Elections


Support Up for Public Financing
Submitted by Monica Rober on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 4:45pm.
New polling shows residents of North Carolina support public financing of elections and a vast majority believe that campaign contributions influence elected officials.
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Wisconsin Needs Voter-Owned Elections
Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 9:25am.
After the passage of the Impartial Justice bill in Wisconsin, an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel calls for publicly financed elections of legislative races.
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In Chapel Hill, N.C. Voter-Owned Election Makes a Difference
Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 11/12/2009 - 11:37am.
In Chapel Hill's first election cycle with the option of public funding, two winners found that the Voter-Owned Elections system made a big difference.
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Public Financing Program Far-Sighted
Submitted by Monica Rober on Wed, 10/07/2009 - 3:48pm.
A letter in The Chapel Hill News comments on the importance of more localities following the example of Chapel Hill, North Carolina in adopting public financing of elections in the wake of Citizens United v. FEC.
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Clean Elections Profile: Superintendent June Atkinson
Submitted by Sam Ryan on Mon, 07/20/2009 - 11:17am.
June Atkinson has been a dedicated education professional for the better part of her life, working for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for almost 30 years. In 2004, Atkinson ran for the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and won, becoming North Carolina’s first female in the position.
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Voter Owned Elections Help Save Millions
Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 1:20pm.
Chase Foster, director of North Carolina Voters for Clean Elections, pens a great piece on the impact Clean Elections has had on consumers.
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