Campaign Finance Reform: Early Experiences of Two States that Offer Full Public Funding for Political Candidates

ISBN-10: 0756739616
ISBN-13: 9780756739614
Series: Campaign Finance Reform
Pages: 144
Language: English
Published: 2004-03
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Author: Norman J. Rabkin

Description

The 2000 and 2002 elections in Maine and Arizona were the first instances in the nation's history where candidates seeking state legislature seats or certain statewide offices had the option to fully fund their campaigns with public monies. This study provides statistics showing the number of candidates who chose to use public funds to run for legislative seats or statewide offices in these two elections, the seats or offices for which they were candidates, whether they were incumbents or challengers, whether they were successful in their bids, and the number of races in which at least one candidate ran an election with public funds. Also describes the extent to which the goals of Maine's and Arizona's public financing programs were met in these elections.