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Congratulations to Maine citizens as we celebrate 10 years of Clean Elections!


WHAT'S NEW:

We are no longer stuck in the "dialing for dollars" game.
- Rep Jim Annis (R-Dover-Foxcroft)

MCCE Releases New Poll: Maine Voters Support Disclosure

June 24, 2010 - In testimony before the Maine Ethics Commission, MCCE presents poll findings that show Mainers strongly support transparency and disclosure in campaign finance law.  Click here to download the poll.
Read MCCE's testimony summarizing poll findings. 
Listen to MPBN coverage of Co-Chair Alison Smith at the hearing.

Emerging Issues: US Supreme Court puts hold on Arizona law

Learn more about the June 8th Supreme Court decision to block Arizona from implementing its Clean Elections law and what it means for Maine.

MCCE Press Release: Clean Elections Works in Maine

June 9, 2010 - One Clean Elections Candidate of Three Moves on to the General Election.  Read more...

Guest Column: Maine's Clean Election system a worthy model

June 6, 2010 - MCCE Co-Chair Alison Smith on the legacy of Granny D in the Lewiston Sun JournalRead more...

IN THE NEWS:

Letter from Connecticut: Making Due With Public Monday, Paul Bass, New York Times, 7/28/2010

Court rulings could mean big changes for Clean Elections Act, Dan Billings, Kennebec Journal, 7/17/2010

Send In the Tycoons, New York Times, 7/13/2010

Groups say now is time for public financing push, Washington Post, 7/8/2010

Court should not limit 'Clean' candidate funds, Portland Press Herald, Editorial, 6/11/2010

Governor race spending already tops $7.5 million, Bangor Daily News, 6/11/2010

Clean Elections threatened?, The Times Record, Editorial, 6/9/2010

Court Decision Could Affect Maine's Clean Elections Law, MPBN, 6/8/2010

Clean is for Candidates, Bangor Daily News, Editorial, 5/27/2010

Maine's $5 Election Plan, The Providence Journal, Editorial, 5/24/2010

Maine Voices: Clean Elections fund broadens choices, Alison Smith, Portland Press Herald, 5/18/2010

Clean money means clean elections in Maine, Grand Forks Herald, 5/14/2010

Most Legislative candidates qualify for public financing, Kennebec Journal, 5/6/2010

The Next Battle in Campaign Finance Reform, Christian Science Monitor, 4/30/2010

Safeguarding our Clean Election Act, The Times Record, 4/28/2010

'Clean' can be squeaky: Maine's Clean Election system - the first of its kind in the nation - has seen problems in the past, Matthew Stone, Kennebec Journal, 4/27/2010

A cleaner Earth starts with cleaner elections, Gus Speth, MetroWest Daily News, 4/22/2010

'Soul Of A Citizen' Excerpt: Taking Money Out Of Politics: A Grassroots Effort For Clean Elections, Paul Rogat Loeb, Huffington Post, 4/18/2010

Maine Voices: Congress aims to rein in corporate ads, Chris Bell and Arn Pearson, Portland Press Herald, 4/16/2010

Maine blazes a trail in funding, Sasha Issenberg, The Boston Globe, 3/29/2010

Supreme Court got it wrong: Corporations are not human beings, Portland Press Herald, Editorial, 3/17/2010