In the News
MCCE Co-Chair Alison Smith presents testimony on MCCE poll on Mainers and disclosure
June 24, 2010 - Maine Ethics Commission Rejects NOM's Request to Drop Investigation. Listen on MPBN.
MCCE Co-Chair Alison Smith reacts to US Supreme Court decision to block Arizona law.
June 10, 2010 - Supreme Court Decision Concerns Maine Clean Elections Advocates. Listen on MPBN.
MCCE Co-Chair Alison Smith is
highlighted in re-released book on citizen activists.
April 2010 - Seattle author Paul Loeb has re-releaed his book, Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times, which includes stories of everyday people working for social justice. Listen to Loeb and our own Alison Smith who is profiled in the book. Click here for more information.
MCCE Co-Chair Ann Luther
talking Clean Elections on
Maine Watch.
March 18, 2010 - Click here for the video.
Press Clips
Groups say now is time for public financing push, Washington Post, 7/8/2010
Governor race spending already tops $7.5 million, Bangor Daily News, 6/11/2010
Court Decision Could Affect Maine's Clean Elections Law, MPBN, 6/8/2010
Ethics Panel Mulls Radio Ad, A.J. Higgins, MPBN, 5/27/2010
Most Legislative candidates qualify for public financing, Ethan Wilensky-Lanford, Kennebec Journal, 5/6/2010
The next battle in campaign finance reform, Christian Science Monitor, 4/30/2010
'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
Supreme Court takes up Washington case involving disclosure of petition signatures, Seattle Times, 4/25/2010
Richardson's Eligibility for Clean Election Funds in Question, A.J. Higgins, MPBN, 4/16/2010
Four running for Blaine House likely to qualify for Clean Election financing, Susan Cover, Morning Sentinel, 4/1/2010
Maine blazes a trail in funding, Sasha Issenberg, The Boston Globe, 3/29/2010
Courts Take On Campaign Finance Decision, Adam Liptak, Portland Press Herald, 3/26/2010
Democrats try to create space in crowded field, Kelley Bouchard, The Portland Press Herald, 3/27/2010
Candidates for Governor Have Until April 1 to Come Clean, The Free Press, 3/18/2010
Clean challenge: Public financing elusive for some, Matt Wikenheiser, Portland Press Herald, 3/7/2010
Panel makes backup plan for short Clean Election funding, Rebekah Metzler, The Sun Journal, 2/29/2010
Lawmakers Mull Changes to Clean Elections Fund, Portland Press Herald, 2/18/2010
The Gubernatorial Money Race, Mike Tipping, Maine Politics, 1/22/2010
James Bopp, Jr., New York Times, January 2010
Court's Campaign Finance Ruling Reverberates in Maine, Keith Shortall, MPBN, 1/21/2010
A Quest to End Spending Rules for Campaigns, David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times, 1/25/2010
Justices May Rule Soon on Campaign-Finance Case, Robert Barnes, The Washington Post, 1/9/2010
Court Rolls Back Limits on Election Spending, David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times, 1/9/2010
Glut of Candidates Threatens to Drain Maine Clean Elections Fund, A. J. Higgins, MPBN, 1/5/2010
Editorials
Send In the Tycoons, New York Times, 7/13/2010
Court should not limit 'Clean' candidate funds, Portland Press Herald, 6/11/2010
Clean Elections threatened?, The Times Record, 6/9/2010
Clean is for Candidates, Bangor Daily News, 5/27/2010
Maine's $5 Election Plan, The Providence Journal, 5/24/2010
Clean money means clean elections in Maine, Grand Forks Herald, 5/14/2010
Safeguarding our Clean Election Act, The Times Record, 4/28/2010
Supreme Court got it wrong: Corporations are not human beings, Portland Press Herald, 3/17/2010
Our View: Clean Election Act funds prove hard to get, and that's good, Portland Press Herald, 3/9/2010
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree critical of Supreme Court decision, 1/21/2010
Shortage Unlikely Event for Clean Election Fund, Portland Press Herald, 1/9/2010
Op-Eds
Letter from Connecticut: Making Due With Public Money, Paul Bass, New York Times, 7/28/2010
Court rulings could mean big changes for Clean Elections Act, Dan Billings, Kennebec Journal, 7/17/2020
Maine's Clean Election system a worthy model, Alison Smith, Lewiston Sun Journal, 6/6/2010
Intoxicated on fundraising, Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, 6/2/2010
Politicians in Congress should serve you, not rich contributors, Warren Rudman & Timothy E. Wirth, Christian Science Monitor, 5/24/2010
Maine Voices: Clean Elections fund broadens choices, Alison Smith, Portland Press Herald, 5/18/2010
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
The Man Who Took Down Campaign Finance Reform, Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones, 1/21/2010
Clean Election Fund May Take a Bath, Bill Nemitz, Portland Press Herald, 1/8/2010
Letters to the Editor
Maine's an example, By Cushman
Anthony, The Christian Science Monitor, 3/29/2010
Congress Needs a Clean Elections Law, By Cushman Anthony, The Forecaster, 1/11/2010
