Supporters of public financing in North Carolina are rallying for an expansion of Voter-Owned Elections."Imagine a North Carolina General Assembly where members of the House and Senate were not bound by a system that almost requires them to provide special access for donors and fundraisers, the people they need to get re-elected. It’s possible.A handful of wealthy special interests controlling campaigns isn’t a problem for the big-money Right. They’d rather turn it all over to the market and let public offices go to the highest private bidders.That’s no way to run a democracy. It’s not democracy at all, really.Lawmakers need to continue North Carolina’s progress toward public financing so the only people public officials are beholden to after the election are the people they represent."