A new poll from Public Policy Polling reveals that North Carolina voters want an expansion of the Voter Owned Elections system in their state."[A]bout half of voters support expanding a pilot program for public financing of Council of State races – the statewide offices such as attorney general, commissioner of insurance and secretary of state..."The legislature is responding to public support for these programs as a way to boost fairness in elections and minimize the effect of large amounts of money spent to influence elections. It is considering bills to expand the system to five more races when money becomes available, as well as giving cities the right to adopt their own public funding programs."