"Clean Money" proposal in Leon County
The Tallahassee Democrat reports: People packed the [Leon County, Florida] courthouse Tuesday for a debate on whether to change the county charter to enact a host of local election changes, including reducing the amount someone can contribute to a candidate.
Members of a group called the Clean Money/Clean Elections Steering Committee urged Leon County commissioners to place the charter amendments on the November ballot so voters can decide whether the changes are needed.
However, members of the business community asked commissioners to vote against placing the measures on the ballot. One provision of the initiative would bar corporations and businesses from giving money to candidates.
After a debate lasting several hours, commissioners voted unanimously to create a panel to study the issue of election reform - an idea first suggested by Chairwoman Jane Sauls. Even if commissioners had decided to put the initiative before voters, the changes wouldn't have taken effect until the 2006 election cycle. -- Election-reform plan heard (Tallahassee Democrat)