Public Campaign - judicial public financing

Court Rules for Public Financing

Katie Schlieper — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:40:08 -0500

The generally conservative 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected challenges to North Carolina's full public financing program for judicial elections and upheld the law that put Clean Elections-style financing of judicial races on the map. This is great news for North Carolina and the popular public financing program, which this year has been expanded to include three Council of State positions (the state Cabinet).

For or Against

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:24:54 -0500

Next Tuesday Wisconsin voters will be voting on a new state Supreme Court justice and in this article for the Hudson Star-Observer the two candidates for the position present their platforms on a couple of subjects, including the way in which campaigns for the Wisconsin court are financed.

Unlikely Alliance

Katie Schlieper — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:34:35 -0500

Christine Bremmer Muggli of the Wisconsin Association for Justice (a trial lawyers group) writes in favor of the Impartial Justice bill currently sitting in the state Assembly that would let candidates for the state Supreme Court run for office using public financing (similar to programs in North Carolina and New Mexico) and help control the spending, and partisanship, of judicial elections.

Mitts Off The Money

Katie Schlieper — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:11:00 -0500

Public financing is contagious! Michigan's gone and caught it from Wisconsin and now a group in Michigan's legislature is pushing for full public financing of state Supreme Court races even as Wisconsin battles to pass a similar bill through their Assembly.

On Second Thought...

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:32:18 -0500

The West Virginia judge who raised eyebrows for vacationing with the CEO of an energy company he'd just decided in favor of (a CEO known for using campaign contributions to influence the outcome of judicial races) has indicated he would support public financing of judicial races, but he has some concerns.

Pass Wisconsin Judicial Bill

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:45:52 -0500

The Daily Cardinal, the student paper for the University of Wisconsin at Madison lends its support to efforts to win full public financing for Wisconsin Supreme Court campaigns.

Leaning Towards Support

Katie Schlieper — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:33:43 -0500

The Sheboygan Press rebuffs state Senator Joe Liebham for failing to support a bill passed last week in the Senate to offer a full public financing option for candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The paper notes that the program enjoys strong public support. The bill passed the Senate on a vote of 23-10 and will now be considered by the Assembly.

Wisconsin Senate Passes Judicial Bill

Katie Schlieper — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:42:30 -0500

Cool! The Wisconsin Senate just passed a bill on a vote of 21-10 to create a full public financing program for state Supreme Court races, like the systems in North Carolina and New Mexico. The bill now moves to the state Assembly.

Cleaning Up the Mitten

Katie Schlieper — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:59:23 -0500

A group called the Michigan Campaign Finance Network is pressuring lawmakers to take up a bill that would create a full public financing program for candidates for the Michigan Supreme Court. The increasing expense of nasty ad wars between candidates has raised concerns about judicial impartiality, and the conflict of interest created by donors later being involved in cases before the court.

AARP Is In

Katie Schlieper — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:10:41 -0500

Joining the growing coalition of groups endorsing full public financing of Wisconsin Supreme Court races are AARP Wisconsin and the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, who have come out in favor of the Senate bill to offer a Clean Elections-style option to judicial candidates on the model of programs in North Carolina and New Mexico.