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Clean for Coming Years

Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Mon, 01/07/2008 - 18:38

The Asbury Park Press says New Jersey should keep its Clean Elections pilot program and expand it for the next cycle. Citing polling that shows voters in Clean Elections districts felt campaigns this year were more issue-focused, and the high rate of participation in the districts the paper sees a long-term place for Clean Elections in state elections, with a small caveat on the subject of cost.They suggest lowering the amount of money Clean Elections candidates receive; while the assertion that candidates should make the most of their resources is certainly valid, a drastic cut in resources available to publicly financed candidates might scare off interested candidates from participating.  

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