Research and Polling
RESEARCH
Electoral Competition and Low Contribution Limits
Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, May 2009
Report on Qualifications for Maine Clean Election Act Gubernatorial Candidates
Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, October 2008 (PDF)*
2007 Report on the Maine Clean Election Act, Has Public Funding Improved Maine Elections?
Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, April 2007 (PDF)*
Clean Elections
at Work: The Second Cycle of Public Funding in Maine
A survey of Maine Clean Election Act Legislative Candidates, April 2003 (PDF)*
POLLING
Maine Voters on Campaign Funding, Disclosure, and Privacy (June 2010)
Augusta, ME - Maine voters express strong support for all dimensions of transparency in Maine's campaign finance law according to a poll commissioned by Maine Citizens for Clean Elections last April. Click on the above link to download the poll and click here to read a summary of the findings.
Protecting Democracy from Unlimited Corporate Spending (June 2010)
An important new poll commissioned by People For the American Way shows that Americans of every political stripe resoundingly reject the Roberts Court's dangerous decision in Citizens United v. FEC, which opened the floodgates of unlimited corporate cash in our elections.
Maine Voters Show Strong Support for Clean Elections (June 2009)
Portland, ME -Maine voters have affirmed their strong support for the state's first-in-the nation Clean Elections system. According to new poll results released today by Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE), three out of four Maine voters said they want candidates for governor to use Maine's Clean Election law, and a majority say they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who used the Clean Election system. Click here to read summary report of Critical Insights Spring 2008 Tracking Survey
National Poll Finds Broad Voter Support of Public Financing for Congressional Races (February 2009)
Lake Research Partners and The Tarrance Group recently released results from a new national, bipartisan poll finding that "voters strongly support a proposal to address the influence of big money and lobbyists in Congress by providing qualified candidates limited public funding in exchange for their accepting no large contributions."
Maine Voters Affirm Support of Public Financing System (August 2008)
Maine voters affirmed their strong support for the state’s public financing system for gubernatorial candidates according to poll results released today by Maine Citizens for Clean Elections (MCCE). When asked whether candidates for governor should use Maine’s Clean Election law, 82 percent of Mainers polled said “Yes,” and self-described “likely voters” were significantly more likely to support the law than those who do not typically vote. In addition, three-fifths of Maine residents said they would be more likely to vote for a candidate for governor who participated in Maine’s Clean Election program. Click here to read summary report of Critical Insights Spring 2008 Tracking Survey.
