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»: p F`' fir. Af� py� � _ ./-. �.: >' .:: .:. '�l / - .. .. .. ........ ....... :rte.:.:�rr: :.. c: n c. • • • .{.�.;-«<.F. _.._ ._yN ..... tax,.y.'F.:iiii'.�...:..:.:::-::-::•::-.....::-:::.-._:::.�......... ....._::::.:::::...::..::::::::::: :. :•r .. ..- .::_:.::....:....::.........::.::.::.:'.::.::.; ;;.. -..::.—..::.:..:..:.i::::.:::.rJ�74�34444°°6?p°°°a�'•.::..'.Jr.J ....... .....:.:.::..:::-:........:.......:.r...,.,.,�,..a:1 3r}.r;4;1•'.wm-rx.»..�.;Oxc...:...............: Elections funding. Even more candidates would have g - participated in Arizona but n ew law's s impl - ti on was delayed b a court a tec hni ca l chal- lenge (which ultimately T. F.. Nom•:. J In both states m more candidates than at any t im o in _ recent history wer e able to ru n without obligation to =_ , special-interest fn es. An d as i t turned out t h at s ig- :. - nificantly changed the n atu r e o f elected leadership in bot h states. i-1• F. .....:!:l: ...... . ........ n. c. .. a:.a.. ...... .... . ...........W The Results Are Int., .... ....... . . ................................ ......... ........ ....f J. •:.�Y�-..�..ETC.._..... ••�• ............. } i' ..:. �................. ..... In Maine one of the states legislators took ` ...... .... .. ... :.. '...:••.: ..:'.. :.:. 'i g office on December 6, 2000 without ties to Special- ............... . ..........,...,r.. ..in.�...............�..............,..�lvn............• ..FFF........�....•..,,..�r.r.rrr.r.r,w.......«..... r..........F.....a..... :;•Nit.:........... •rW..>: --•.w....... interest money. Seventeen out of the 35 members (49 percent) of the Senate and 45 out of the 15 1 members on the ballot in 2000.) Overall, 16 candidates in (30 percent) of the House won using the Clean Arizona were elected without ties to special interests Elections system. In races that pitted Clean Elections or big money. Twelve are serving in the Arizona House of Representatives and two are serving in the Senate. ...:..:..«<:::F.:`!.{::-.v�>;.r�+$�A'+T«-'F.!•F-:Y.-:-::.::-:':�-.�.+.v.'%n'ifi.�;.n.:.yF�.�...+'.`a:-......as nr�nr. r..-.-. -.. na................ ... ....r........................ ............ .... .... ..... Private funds in legislative races were down nine per- cent. Any Y wa the numbers are cut, the Clean Elections model proved enormously successful in its first run. A sizable group of representatives in both states owe their allegiance exclusively to the voters in their dis- tback to my ricts. Voters had more choices. The requirements for receiving public funding worked well -- fringe candi- d dates weren't able to take advantage of the system, but F= legitimate contenders were able to qualify. With the g q fY system's success even more candidates are expected siii_Slow (D�a IW- . An to "run clean" in 2002. Md HW=Smvkw Comffaw. Those Maine and Arizona candidates will be joined �Na AX V -w, 4.1,F..r:.„'n n r«.« yV10 W« �'w r Y w,»,»,Y:.ri by candidates in Massachusetts who will be taking candidates against privately funded opponents, Clean advantage of a similar law passed there in 1998 that is Elections candidates won 53 percent of the time. going into effect for the 2002 elections. The list of Overall, private campaign spending in Maine was cut Clean Elections states is rounded out by Vermont, in h if a . :.::. .....:... Participating candidates gave the system rave x : => ... reviews. In a survey conducted by the Maine Citizen ..:�.......rc:: . .+: ...,.:. Leadership Fund, 50 percent of candidates said they wer e very sat is fi ed w it h the program and 4 9 percent said they were "reasonably satisfied" with it. ::: F ,Moreover, the survey found that 54 percent would def- r = ini t 1 Y use t h e C I ea n Elections system again, per- 11%3 3 W. cent said they were very likely, 10 percent said the .. =: =were some likely and only one p ercent of those view surveyed said they were somewhat unlikely to run under the system. S Lan.BOO Edwvm%(D-C��f Opufty ME) a-ftat- In Arizona, two of the three members of they Corporation Commission were elected without contri- ........ # t in buttons from the companies they regulate — an impor- R � � Labor a Member e f , : tant change from past practice. (The third seat wasn't ��s