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Seattle Mulls Clean Elections Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Mon, 03/17/2008 - 12:18pm.
Now that it looks very likely that Washington Governor Christine Gregoire will sign the Local Choice/Local Option bill into law and allow municipalities to pursue public financing options for their elections, members of the Seattle City Council are weighing a proposal to create a Clean Elections public financing program to cover their elections.
Local Option Clears Legislature Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 2:23pm.
Posted in: Clean Elections | Washington
Both chambers of the Washington legislature have approved a bill that would allow municipalities to pursue Clean Elections laws to cover their own races. Referred to as a "local choice/local option bill" it lifts the prohibition against public financing of campaigns that was put in place in the early 90s. The bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) for her approval or veto.
Win in Washington Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Thu, 02/14/2008 - 2:36pm.
Posted in: Clean Elections | Washington
Clean Elections supporters in Washington celebrated a victory yesterday with the passage of a bill lifting the decade-plus ban on publicly financed elections. Called a Local Choice/Local Option bill, it repealed a ban put in place in 1992 and now opens the door for municipalities to introduce legislation creating full public financing systems for their elections. Congratulations Washington!
Pass It, Make It Permanent Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Fri, 12/28/2007 - 1:10pm.
The day after Christmas is a day to think about changing how we finance elections, or so two items from Washington and New Jersey would suggest. Kathy DeNeui wants to see Clean Elections pass in Washington, while the Courier Post wants the Clean Elections pilot program in New Jersey to become a permanent part of state elections. Sounds like the makings of a few New Year's resolutions for state legislatures!
The More You Know Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Fri, 11/16/2007 - 11:58am.
Nicole Brodeur, a columnist for the Seattle Times devotes her space today to Fair Elections Action Week, the wisdom of publicly financing campaigns, and the forum that Washington Public Campaigns will host tomorrow at the University of Washington about supporting public financing for state races.
Missing the Mark Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Wed, 08/22/2007 - 4:08pm.
Posted in: Public Financing | Washington
The Columbian in Washington argues that public financing of elections isn't necessary -- all we need is better disclosure of contributions to campaigns. While the push for better disclosure requirements is well taken, the editorial misses some important points about the benefits of public financing.
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Public Financing Going to the Chapel? posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-15-2008 Speaking of North Carolina, Chapel Hill may become the state's first municipality to offer a full public financing option for city council races. The state legislature has approved the idea, now the council is debating it. Cities like Portland, Oregon and Albuquerque, New Mexico offer a full public financing option and officials in more cities (like Los Angeles and New York) are proposing similar programs as the cost of running for office goes up and closes more people out. Published in: Chapel Hill | north carolina | Public Financing Get Real posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-15-2008 From the Raleigh News and Observer this morning an editorial lauding the state's existing public financing programs for campaigns in the state and encouraging further expansion of these programs as fast as possible. Published in: north carolina | Public Financing Panel for Queens posted by Katie Schlieper on 05-14-2008 For those of you in New York City, especially those of you in and around Queens -- there will be a Clean Elections panel discussion tomorrow, Thursday May 15th at 7pm at All Saints Church to discuss how campaign finance, Clean Elections, and the movement for social justice are related. Citizen Action of New York and the West Queens Independent Democratic Club are co-hosting, with the help of several other groups. Published in: Clean Elections | New York Creative Commons
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