Sentences with phrase «about public financing of elections»

«I feel very strongly about public financing of elections and that's why I'm here,» said Betsy Malcolm of Manhattan, who came with the Act Now group.

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Also on May 24, the governor articulated something he has long calculated: the public doesn't know or care about the minutiae of good - government reforms, from legislative redistricting to public financing of elections.

The organization Fair Elections for NY, which is calling for public financing of campaigns, has for weeks now been trying to raise awareness about the current system by revealing the donations that state lawmakers have recieved from corporations and interest groups.

Though every politician complains about the burdens of fundraising — like «putting bamboo shoots under my fingernails,» Rep. John Larson told the Huffington Post — Congress could, if it wanted, move to a system of real public financing for elections.

As he so often does when asked about fundraising, de Blasio stressed the need for campaign finance reform, advocating for full public financing of elections that would not only pull big moneyed interests out of politics but would also focus, «all that time that goes into fundraising now back into public service.»

«One of the things I care about a lot is public financing in elections.

This national survey shares voters» opinions about the merits of the arguments in favor of electing versus appointing state supreme court justices, as well as public campaign financing of such elections.