Sentences with phrase «citizen funded elections»

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(Albany, NY)-- One day after being appointed Ranking Democratic Member of the New York State Senate Elections Committee, Senator Brian Kavanagh today joined with fellow legislators and advocates — including the Brennan Center for Justice, Citizen Action of New York, Citizens Union, Common Cause / NY, the League of Women Voters of New York State, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), Planned Parenthood, and Transportation Workers United Local 100 and colleagues in the Senate to urge Governor Andrew Cuomo to fully fund early voting in the Fiscal 2018 - 2019 Executive Budget.

Research from the good - government group Citizens Union confirms that the New York City elections, where public funding is already in place, allow for greater voter choice and more electoral competition, when compared with New York State races.

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As for Citizens Union, Executive Director Dick Dadey said the Education Fund's money supported two reports: one examining the undisclosed spending of New York political clubs, the other pushing publicly funded elections and campaign finance reform.

Citizens Union and Common Cause both took grants from a key faction of the labor - backed Working Families Party that funded studies meant to promote publicly funded elections, a top labor priority.

The money raised by the Education Fund was then directed to Common Cause, Citizens Union and a number of other groups as part of a 2013 push for publicly funded elections, which many believe would help Senate Democrats» electoral odds.

Notably, Common Cause and Citizens Union favored publicly funded elections long before this funding materialized.

In the resulting reports, neither Common Cause nor Citizens Union disclosed that the Education Fund was the donor who provided their funding, although it was well - publicized they were all working together on the publicly funded elections campaign.

Both Osborne and Witkos have qualified for funding through the Citizens Election Program.

He received funds from the state's Citizens Election Program.

Candidates of both political parties use the Citizens Election Program to fund their campaigns.

Through financing from the Citizens» Election Fund, candidates that obtain the required number of small donations can receive a lump sum to fund their campaFund, candidates that obtain the required number of small donations can receive a lump sum to fund their campafund their campaign.

Minor party presidential candidates in past elections who have received federal matching funds include Sonia Johnson of the Citizens Party in 1984; Lenora Fulani of the New Alliance Party in 1988 and 1992; John Hagelin of the Natural Law Party in 1992, 1996, and 2000; Ralph Nader in 2000, 2004, and 2008; and Pat Buchanan in 2000.

«We are confident that we will be able to find the necessary funds to close the deficit gap without affecting our landmark campaign finance program that has brought clean elections to the citizens of Connecticut.»

The commission also singled out matching small private donations with public funds for election campaigns as an effective strategy to generate greater citizen participation.

Fundraising in the form of small - dollar donations is critical for candidates planning to participate in the state's Citizens» Election Program, which offers millions in taxpayer - funded election grants to gubernatorial candidates who raise at least $ 250,000 in qualified contriElection Program, which offers millions in taxpayer - funded election grants to gubernatorial candidates who raise at least $ 250,000 in qualified contrielection grants to gubernatorial candidates who raise at least $ 250,000 in qualified contributions.

«Angie pledged to fight for reform, advocated for the public funding of elections, and ran a grassroots campaign with the support of many progressive organizations and local elected officials,» said End Citizens United's Communications Director Adam Bozzi.

Given how many legislators take state grants to run for office — more than 80 percent of sitting legislators have gotten Citizens» Election Program funding, says Michael J. Brandi, executive director of the State Elections Enforcement Commission — it's a wonder that CEP has been targeted for elimination by both major parties in recent years.

Both candidates this year chose to participate in the state's public financing program, meaning that they are limited in what they can spend on their own races to the $ 6.2 million taxpayer - funded grant they received through the Citizens Election Program.

They did so by giving public funds to voluntary participants in the so - called Citizens Election Program.

Zephyr will be a strong and persuasive voice for moving the country toward greater equality in earnings for women and the 99 %, increasing the minimum wage, and helping more citizens engage in electoral politics by supporting public funding of elections.

What makes the additional funding critical, Whatley says, is the 2010 Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that companies could spend corporate dollars on political advocacy.