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'''Voter-Owned Elections''' (variously called "Clean Elections," "Clean Money," or "Fair Elections") is term used to describe a particular system of publicly funded campaign schemes. A variety of voter-owned election systems are used in a small number of states and local political jurisdictions in the United States. | |||
In the 2010 election cycle [[Measure 26-108]] is the current publicly funded campaign scheme put before Portland's voters. Judging from recently reported campaign contributions<ref>[http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/10/city_hall_voter-owned_election.html City Hall: Voter-owned elections campaign money keeps pouring in] | Brad Schmidt, ''[[The Oregonian]]'' | Wednesday, October 20, 2010</ref>, business interests are the measure's primary opponents while community organizations and labor unions are its primary advocates. | In the 2010 election cycle [[Measure 26-108]] is the current publicly funded campaign scheme put before Portland's voters. Judging from recently reported campaign contributions<ref>[http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/10/city_hall_voter-owned_election.html City Hall: Voter-owned elections campaign money keeps pouring in] | Brad Schmidt, ''[[The Oregonian]]'' | Wednesday, October 20, 2010</ref>, business interests are the measure's primary opponents while community organizations and labor unions are its primary advocates. | ||
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Measure 26-108 is also supported by former White House press secretary Bill Moyers, ''[[Portland Mercury]]'', [[ACLU of Oregon]], Harvard professor Larry Lessig and [[Bus Project]].<ref>[http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2010/10/29/bill-moyers-wants-you-to-vote-yes-on-measure-26-108 Bill Moyers Wants YOU to Vote Yes on Measure 26-108] | Andrea "the Intern" Vedder, ''[[Portland Mercury]]'' | Fri, Oct 29, 2010</ref> | Measure 26-108 is also supported by former White House press secretary Bill Moyers, ''[[Portland Mercury]]'', [[ACLU of Oregon]], Harvard professor Larry Lessig and [[Bus Project]].<ref>[http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2010/10/29/bill-moyers-wants-you-to-vote-yes-on-measure-26-108 Bill Moyers Wants YOU to Vote Yes on Measure 26-108] | Andrea "the Intern" Vedder, ''[[Portland Mercury]]'' | Fri, Oct 29, 2010</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:11, 12 November 2011
Voter-Owned Elections (variously called "Clean Elections," "Clean Money," or "Fair Elections") is term used to describe a particular system of publicly funded campaign schemes. A variety of voter-owned election systems are used in a small number of states and local political jurisdictions in the United States.
In the 2010 election cycle Measure 26-108 is the current publicly funded campaign scheme put before Portland's voters. Judging from recently reported campaign contributions[1], business interests are the measure's primary opponents while community organizations and labor unions are its primary advocates.
Measure 26-108 was defeated in November 2010, bringing an end to Portland's voter-owned elections.
Measure 26-108: Advocates and Adversaries
Primary Adversaries
Primary Advocates
Measure 26-108 is also supported by former White House press secretary Bill Moyers, Portland Mercury, ACLU of Oregon, Harvard professor Larry Lessig and Bus Project.[2]
References
- ↑ City Hall: Voter-owned elections campaign money keeps pouring in | Brad Schmidt, The Oregonian | Wednesday, October 20, 2010
- ↑ Bill Moyers Wants YOU to Vote Yes on Measure 26-108 | Andrea "the Intern" Vedder, Portland Mercury | Fri, Oct 29, 2010