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Fair and Clean Elections
Policies to promote election reform and eliminate the corruption of money in politics is crucial for empowering voters and addressing the disgust citizens have at corporate "pay to play" lobbying deals. Key reforms include:
* Vote by Mail Elections: See Oregon's Vote by Mail Resources for how that state runs purely vote by mail elections, as well as Washington State's SB 5744/HB 1754 which allow counties in that state to choose vote by mail for elections.
* Election Day Registration: in 2007, Iowa approved HSB 204 to allow citizens to register to vote on election day, joining seven other states that allow election day registration.
* National Popular Vote: New Jersey's S2695/A4225 and Maryland HB 148/SB 634 made those states the first two states to approve an interstate compact to de facto abolish the Electoral College and allow the majority of voters to select the President.
* Stopping Voter Deception and Intimidation: The Voter Protection Model Bill would create strong penalties for groups that suppress voter turnout through deception and intimidation.
* Clean Elections: The Maine Clean Election Act, Arizona Clean Elections Law and Connecticut Clean Elections law are all examples of states that have used public financing of elections to reduce monied interests influence on elections.
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Progressive States Network on What States are Trying to Clean Up Elections
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Progressive States Network, January 7, 2008
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