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':'.�fn'i: - ers led b Arizonans for Clean Elections overcame {, ,{ , y .A:.:: :: _ - :. S . ...... ............... .. .:... 0 pposition from e nt re nc h ed interests to squeak out a ns r - row victory. . _... .. 4 .........................W . . ry. The fight in Maine and Arizona was not over, howev _ _ er with the election returns. A courts to the ... ---, .----- . �- r . , �� w;_ -__: ;; constitutionality of Maine s law was rejected in federal .. =: ::: .:.: . . district c decision t o federal court f .. c court in on a e e co 0 ................................ .......::.. :.;:.;:: JS a ears upheld in February The Arizona law also . 0 V ... pp p rY :: , . survived legal challenges. 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The effort was organ- M M, M �� :�M 1 :::mmmm M M mmmm M , M M MM M M M MMM MM M MMM ; M M M M:M M y M M M ii�;MM M : M M M M M : : M :M_ M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M -- A I ill� M MM M Aki a" 1�� A M M M,M M l M MM M Mb�m ied b Maine Citizens for Clean Electrons with the M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M&mm:::::;:::Mm M M Fw* M M M M M M:1::; M; M M _VVW MM M M M M M M M M M M M$ : 4 M � MM M m� M M M M ��M M M M M M M M r is - h M M M M M-M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M:�M:M:��mm��M M MMM M:�:M�;Mm mx�m M MM M M M M 7 assistance of Northeast Action, a regional center for MM mmmmm" M M M M M M M M M " M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M I I M M M M M M M M M M M M M ,;��o iil�� grassroots activism. Following ears of g legislative stale- Y g mate on reform, the issue was finally in the hands of the voters. 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M M M M M M M M M M MMM M M M M M MM MMM M M M M M M M M M M - M M M M M M M M M mmmmm - M M M M M::M I M W" to Wo 1 In both Arizona and Maine candidates for statewide ffi well senator n representative ,. o ces as we as state se ato and state v....,- i M:M..... ..x.l ... .. .: .. .... --- m h run Clean Elections n i Af r"Mmm a choose to u as C ea candidates.dates. to .. r: . Y signing and filing a Declaration of Intent with the state, they must collect a set number of$5 qualifying contri- butions from voters in their district. Candidates must 'MM-MM: mmmm provide proof that the contributors live in their district . ::: .. Sen. Jay ; and are registered to vote. The number of required si - .:::.::'::;;.:.:.:.�Mmm : : g g�Mm m M P��Xmmm M M M MM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM M mm-MMMMMMM MMM M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M�Mm M M M M M M W M .� natures/contributions varies according to each office. . . 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