Virginia Graf is committed to bringing a Clean Elections law to West Virginia. An article in The Journal explains Graf's passion for the issue and provides contact information for anyone wishing to get more information from Graf, or submit their signature to legislators in support of such a law.Graf wants to see more be able to run for office, and with Clean Elections she's confident that the concerns of voters will get their proper attention -- and actually save money in the long run: “We have lost our democracy,” she said. “I feel like the highest bidders of everything own the government.” That sentiment could be a contributing factor to West Virginia’s historically low voter turnout rates, she added. “People think their votes don’t matter,” Graf said. Though it may seem like citizens pay more to fund the “clean elections” process, Graf insists they get a bargain. In the traditional election system, legislators fund projects in response to the wishes of their big donors — projects that often cost taxpayers much more, she explained. “Any project these special interest groups want, we all pay for that, but it doesn’t benefit all of us,” she said.