We would like to thank everyone for their interest in Clean
Elections and for all of the effort that went into making the
videos. Congratulations to our winners!
Help us show our legislators there is
grassroots support for Clean Elections!
Our coalition, WV Citizens for Clean Elections, is sponsoring a
petition drive to demonstrate that the citizens of our state
want to change the way our Delegates and Senators are elected.
We want a more diverse field of qualified candidates to have a
fair shot at being elected - without being beholden to special
interest donations. Public campaign financing is working in
Maine, Arizona, North Carolina, and other states, and better
public policies that work for all the voters is a result! You
can be involved by signing
the petition here and by telling your friends about this
campaign. You can also download the petition to circulate to
friends and associates. We plan to collect as many signatures as
possible to present to Legislative leaders as we push for
passage of the Public Campaign Financing Act during the 2009
legislative session!
Video: "Clean Elections,
Changing the Face of America"
The success of Maine and Arizona's Clean Election system is documented in a short video narrated by journalist Bill Moyers. If you would like to receive a copy to share with your friends, neighbors, or others please contact us at
ohvec@ohvec.org or call 304-522-0246.
Our political system is
broken. The officials we elect to represent us instead spend their time
chasing big campaign checks and using their votes to do political favors for
big-money special interests and lobbyists.
It's time to do something about it – and we can.
By enacting a system of public financing for elections we can cut the ties
between politicians and the big-money special interests and lobbyists who
currently fund their campaigns. It's called Clean Elections, and it's already
working in seven states and two cities across the country.
Under Clean Elections, qualified candidates who agree to forgo all private
contributions and follow strict spending limits receive public financing for
their campaigns, freeing them from having to chase campaign donations from big
money special interests and lobbyists.
It's a system that's proven to work. Clean Elections has been in place in
Maine and
Arizona since 2000 and has already reshaped the state's politics.
Under a Clean Elections program, voters can go to the polls knowing that
candidates will answer to them, not big-money, special-interest contributors.
We are working to establish the Clean
Elections system here in West Virginia. Visit this website often for updates on
ways you can advance Clean Elections here. And remember to sign
our petition petition to:
