Throughout his career, beginning as an Illinois state senator and extending through his current presidential campaign, President-Elect Barack Obama has been a consistent advocate of legislation to cre

Attached is a summary, recent as of fall 2007, of all states and cities with Clean Elections legislation.

In the 2007 legislative session, Representative Pam Jochum (D-Dubuque) introduced the Iowa 'Clean Elections' Act. This bill would establish a 'Voter-Owned Elections' system in Iowa.

About the Author: Janice Thompson has eight years of experience working on democracy reforms with particular expertise in money in politics research and campaign finance reform education, organizing, and policy development.

Writing public financing legislation for any level of government and for passage through legislative enactment or the initiative process involves consideration of many critical policy issues.

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign analysis of support for the Ethics Reform bill based on its survey of legislators with Wisconsin Common Cause.

http://www.wisdc.org/pr111506.php

Clean Money Comparisons: Summaries of Full Public Financing Programs

National Voting Rights Institute memo: Addresses the constitutionality of full publicly financed election systems including possible First Amendment violations.

The purpose of Clean Money Comparisons is to provide a resource for both citizens and legislators who want to go beyond the usual piecemeal campaign finance reform and instead draft comprehensive

National Voting Rights Institute memo about the constitutionality and funding mechanisms of publicly financed election systems.