]> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/10/01/having-the-option Comments for "Having the Option" en http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/10/01/having-the-option North Carolina faces an unusual problem with its ten Council of State positions. In addition to having a very high number of these regulatory positions chosen by election, low levels of voter interest in their elections means that campaign support comes largely from industries and interests that serve to benefit directly from Council of State decisions. A pilot project of full public financing will be tried out next year for three of the positions, <a href="http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1173352940798&amp;path=!localnews&amp;s=1037645509099">but will it be a big enough test?</a> Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:57:20 -0500