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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 Called a Local Choice/Local Option bill, it repealed a ban put in place in 1992 and now opens the door for municipalities to introduce legislation creating full public financing systems for their elections.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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Breaking the Logjam on Global Warming posted by Katie Schlieper on 09-05-2008 Jay Mandle, professor and member of Democracy Matters pens a monthly series called "Money on My Mind" that examines the campaign finance angle of current hot button issues. His latest piece, on global warming, follows. Published in: campaign contributions | environment Too Soon posted by Katie Schlieper on 09-04-2008 Several New Jersey papers weigh in on yesterday's comments by Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts that the Clean Elections pilot program in the state will be suspended for 2009. The overarching theme seems to be that while a few legitimate fixes to the program would be welcome, abandoning it entirely because of one court case in Arizona is wrong-headed and ultimately harmful to the voters of New Jersey. Published in: Clean Elections | New Jersey AB 583 Moves On posted by Katie Schlieper on 09-03-2008 More good news from California! The Clean Elections bill, AB 583, which would create a pilot program of full public financing for candidates for Secretary of State, has passed out of the state legislature after the Assembly approved the version of the bill passed late last week in the Senate. The bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for his approval. Stay tuned... Published in: california | Clean Elections Creative Commons
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