Alaskans for Clean Elections took their campaign to Kodiak as part of their statewide effort to gather support for the Clean Elections ballot initiative that will be on the Alaska ballot in August. In the wake of the VECO scandal that has seen several state lawmakers indicted or marched off to prison, support for full public financing of campaigns is on the upswing.

From the Kodiak Daily Mirror, more on Tim June's (chair of the Clean Elections campaign) visit and arguments for Clean Elections:

“It’s apparent to me that of all states that would benefit, Alaska would be No. 1, because we’ve always been subject to some major, powerful industry that’s always dominating decisions that get made in Alaska,” he said. “This would be a way to give that distance that legislators and elected leaders need to make decisions on behalf of the people and not the industries that donate to them.”

The model for Alaska, June said, is based on the best parts of each of the seven states with the law.

“We were so lucky that we had 10 years of hindsight,” he said, referring to the 10 years since Maine first adopted the law. “We took all the seven bills that are currently in place, and we pulled out those parts that fit Alaska most closely. I think we have probably the best clean elections language in the whole country right now.

Alaskans, mark your calendars. On August 26th you get to vote on whether your state will be the next Clean Elections state.