Massachusetts: group pushes for public funding of legislative elections
The Tewksbury Advocate reports: Mass Voters for Fair Elections, a new grassroots organization, is announcing a push for public campaign financing for legislative elections in Massachusetts. The proposed law would allow candidates for the House and Senate to earn $3 of public matching funds for every dollar they raise privately so long as they agree to reasonable contribution and spending limits.
Currently, statewide candidates who opt in can receive $1 of public money for every dollar they raise. ...
Mass Voters has a twin-track approaching to passing the public campaign financing law: Both pushing for legislation and gearing up to place a question on the 2008 ballot. -- TownOnline.com - Arts & Lifestyle: Voting rights group push for new law