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After a successful run of the Clean Elections pilot program in New Jersey in 2007, activists and supporters in the legislature are working to expand the system to more districts for 2009. We need your help to win. Take Action today!
Here is what you can do to help ensure the program is strengthened and expanded:
About the Pilot Project
The 2007 New Jersey Fair and Clean Elections Pilot Projects was incredibly successful. All nine seats in the three districts where public financing was available were won by candidates who participated in the system. The n
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Activists You Should Know posted by Katie Schlieper on 07-03-2008 A PBS producer and a writer have collaborated on a book, Your America that chronicles the work of accidental activists -- ordinary Americans who saw injustice and fought to fix it, creating successful grassroots movements for change in the process. One of the stories told is that of Jackie Thrasher a Clean Elections supporter in Arizona who went on to win a seat in the state House of Representatives. Published in: Arizona | Clean Elections Minimum Security Resort and Spa posted by Katie Schlieper on 07-01-2008 Monty Python told us to always look on the bright side of life, but former Alaska state Rep. Vic Kohring took it a bit far on his last day before beginning a three and half year prison sentence for taking bribes from Veco Corp. to advocate for a pipeline project. TPM Muckraker has the highlights from Vic's last day on the outside, his bizarre roadside thank you to the people of Alaska, and his ambitions for life behind bars. Published in: Alaska | Clean Elections | corruption | VECO | Vic Kohring Million Reasons Why Not posted by Katie Schlieper on 06-30-2008 The editorial boards the Washington Post and the New York Times are none too pleased with the Supreme Court ruling against the Millionaire's Amendment provision in BCRA that provided rescue funds to candidates facing wealthy, self-financing opponents. Read on for excerpts from the editorials. Published in: BRCA | campaign finance | Supreme Court |
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