Video: "Clean Elections, Changing the Face of America"More competition, a more diverse candidate pool, more time spent with regular voters, freedom from conflicts of interest—these are among the accomplishments of Arizona and Maine’s revolutionary Clean Elections laws as shown in the video "Clean Elections: Changing the Face of America." Narrated by Bill Moyers, the video features candidates on the campaign trail, lively testimonials by citizens on how their states’ voluntary full public financing systems has changed politics, and assessments of how well Clean Elections works by campaign finance reform experts. Haddow Communications produced the video for Public Campaign with assistance from the Arizona Clean Elections Institute Inc. and Doug Clopp of Maine. Run time is approximately 14 minutes. Funding from Carnegie Corporation of New York. 8951 reads
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Support in Alaska posted by Katie Schlieper on 07-03-2008 Well this is good news out of Alaska. Thirty-six of 46 candidates who responded to a survey by the Alaska Public Interest Research Group support the Clean Elections ballot initiative that is set to be voted on in August. The survey was distributed to 133 candidates and most of the respondents were challengers. While more support from incumbents would be helpful, this survey shows word about the initiative is spreading and people familiar with the rigors of campaigning are receptive to the idea. Published in: Alaska | Clean Elections New Jersey Consequences posted by Katie Schlieper on 07-03-2008 The Courier-Post weighs in on what the ramifications of the Supreme Court ruling on the Millionaire's Amendment might be for the New Jersey Clean Elections program. Sen Bill Baroni (R), a fervent backer of Clean Elections, criticizes the decision that "certainly does nothing to advance the cause of cleaning up politics." The 2007 cycle of the state's Clean Elections program was very successful -- a good counterweight to any arguments for it being significantly altered. Published in: Clean Elections | New Jersey Profile of Arizona Sen. Meg Burton Cahill posted by Jiefei Yuan on 07-03-2008 A ceramic artist by training, Arizona Senator Meg Burton Cahill (D-AZ) has extended her crafting skills far beyond a college art studio to the hotbed of public-policy making in the Arizona state legislature. Her passion for community politics matured after she completed a Masters in Public Administration, and with the advent of the Clean Elections system in Arizona, she decided the time had finally come for her to run for office. Published in: Arizona | Clean Elections | Elected | Meg Burton Cahill | Profile Creative Commons
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