Voter Blog
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Apr06
Busy Week For Fair Elections Campaign in New York
The campaign to bring Fair Elections to New York state held events all over the state this week. There were town hall meetings in Brooklyn and Manhattan, as well as press events in all corners of the state. For too long, Albany has had a reputation as a bastion of corruption and pay-to-play politics. Public Campaign, along with state partners from across the political spectrum, are working hard to restore faith in New York state government by passing small donor based campaign finance reform.
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Apr06
Clips Round-up for 4/6/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Capital Times: Ethics reforms needed for Congress
Wisconsin State Rep. Mark Pocan is running for Tammy Baldwin's congressional seat and has a plan for reforming government, which includes the Fair Elections Now Act. -
Apr05
Clips Round-up for 4/5/12
Habitat Media's Priceless began airing last night on local PBS stations across the country. Look for it in your area!
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Apr03
Event with Nick Nyhart--April 4th in Long Island, NY
On Wednesday, April 4th, Public Campaign President Nick Nyhart will join League of Women Voters President Elisabeth MacNamara and Lisa Tyson, director of the Long Island Progressive Coalition for "Occupy Democracy: What we can do about money in politics."
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Apr03
Clips Round-up for 4/3/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
AZ Star: Deal will prevent vote on Clean Elections -
Apr02
VIDEO: Sen. Durbin Speaks on Increasing Fairness and Transparency
Last week, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) spoke at a hearing of the Senate Rules Committee to discuss efforts in Congress to increase transparency in election spending and limit the influence of special interests lobbyists and corporations.
At 1:38, he explains that although he supports the DISCLOSE Act, he argues that in order to get to the heart of the problem that Congress needs to pass the Fair Elections Now Act:
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Apr02
Clips Round-up for 4/2/12
Campaign Finance
Democrat and Chronicle: Legislature shifts focus to reforms
With the budget and redistricting done, the New York legislature will move on to something else. "But the governor did say Friday that he would push for a change in the state’s campaign-finance system, which good-government groups say allows wealthy donors to have too much influence on the electoral process." -
Mar30
Clips Round-up for 3/30/12
Scary story on judicial elections: "While deep-pocketed super PACs and ultra-wealthy donors have attracted plenty of attention in the presidential contest this year, they are also making waves further down the political food chain.
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Mar29
Clips Round-up for 3/29/12
The Senate Rules Committee will hold a hearing today on the 2012 DISCLOSE Act. In case certain members complain about the bill, we've provided a handy fact sheet of the love they used to have for transparency.
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Mar28
When Transparency Wasn't a Dirty Word
On Thursday, the Senate Rules Committee will hold a hearing on the DISCLOSE Act of 2012, legislation that would strengthen disclosure requirements for outside groups working to influence elections.