On Friday, leaders in Congress signaled their support for campaign finance and voting reforms with the announcement of H.R. 1. Supporters hope to diminish the damaging influence of money on…
With the next legislative session around the corner, New Yorkers are voicing their support for passing a public financing system that would providing a multiple match for small contributions. Many…
Fair Elections for New York, a broad coalition of organizations across the state, is calling on lawmakers in Albany to fix New York’s democracy by making campaign finance and voting…
Enacting a bold package of democracy reforms will be the top priority for the incoming House majority. A key pillar of this legislation will be creating a campaign finance system…
Voters across the country expressed support for pro-democracy reform by passing a number of ballot measures during this year’s midterms. Campaign finance reform was a big winner. In Denver and…
Yes, New York state is ready for public financing. With reasonable eligibility requirements and a multiple match, candidates and donors would only benefit from this reform. Albany remains a bastion…
2018 saw a record number of candidates participating in Connecticut’s public financing system, 334 in total. That number is up from the 294 who received funding from the Citizens Election…
In last week’s elections, voters across the country, including in New York City, overwhelmingly passed a number of democracy-strengthening initiatives. This nationwide momentum for reform, along with the results of…
This year, six candidates with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, math and medicine were elected to the House of Representatives. All have supported campaign finance reform, and two in particular,…
According to an analysis from the Progressive Change Institute, an overwhelming majority (82%) of the incoming House freshman class “favored challenging corporate power in our political system by rejecting corporate…