Voter Owned Hawai'i: The Reform That Makes All Other Reforms Possible

 


 
 

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VOE ACTION TEAMS - IN ACTION
More great photos of other March 2006 VOE canvessing and sign waving events to come. Check back soon (click on any image to enlarge).

TEAM WINDWARD sign waves in House District-49 - Maunawilli, Olomana, Enchanted Lake, Kaneohe
       

TEAM WAIPAHU again takes to the streets in House District 41 - Waipahu, Village Park, Waikele.
       

 
       

 
       

 

  ”Public financing is the difference between being able to go out and spend your time talking with voters, meeting with groups, . . . traveling to communities that have been under-represented in the past, as opposed to being on the phone selling tickets to a $250 a plate fundraiser.”

--Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, elected under Arizona's Voter Owned Elections program


"Four states: Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont are experimenting with offering qualified candidates for office the option of public financing: In exchange for refusing to pander to contributions from donors who may want political favors, they get a reasonable taxpayer stipend for their campaigns. . . . The simple truth is that campaigning is expensive, and candidates will get the money someplace. Far better that the public, not special interests, put up the bucks."

--USA Today Editorial


“We Clean Elections [Voter Owned Elections] pioneers are a more independent bunch, especially because we’re not worrying about how we’re going to raise the big bucks to win our next race. Lobbyists for special interests tend to spend less time with us, which makes it easier to get through the Capitol halls in time for a vote.”

-Glenn Cummings, & Ed Youngblood, Maine State legislators, elected using Voter Owned Elections