(Note: A primer on Clean Money, Clean Elections (CMCE) system of virtually full public financing of elections is available on my website. Additional info is available on the Citizen Action NY website.) I'll be posting more info on CMCE on this site later. Meanwhile...
In Governor Spitzer's first State of the State address, he said that, "Full public financing must be the ultimate goal of our [campaign finance] reform effort." He is currently working to draft a CMCE bill, but time's a-wasting.
Remember, Governor Spitzer is a friend on this issue. The problem is that there are only eight weeks left in the legislative session. If we are to get action on CMCE this year, we need a bill to act on ASAP. You can contact the Governor's office, asking him to finish the bill and submit it to the Assembly as soon as possible. If enough people show their support for CMCE, we have a much better chance to getting action this year.
The Governor's office number is 518-474-8390.
