Comments on: Voter-Owned Elections for Council of State Passes Second Reading in House! http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2007/07/28/voter-owned-elections-for-council-of-state-passes-second-reading-in-house/ Affecting NC public policy through informed, energetic and progressive conversations. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:11:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Stegall http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2007/07/28/voter-owned-elections-for-council-of-state-passes-second-reading-in-house/#comment-2173 Jim Stegall Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:02:43 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=525#comment-2173 Let me see if I understand this bill. A candidate may receive state funds for his campaign if he is able to collect a certain amount in small donations from a certain number of individuals. I can see where some might think that this would be quite a boon to marginal candidates on the ideological fringes, but I doubt it will help a single one win. Public reaction against a candidate who runs on tax money, as opposed to voluntary contributions, will surely be negative. I can't wait to see the commercials this scheme will engender. Let me see if I understand this bill. A candidate may receive state funds for his campaign if he is able to collect a certain amount in small donations from a certain number of individuals.

I can see where some might think that this would be quite a boon to marginal candidates on the ideological fringes, but I doubt it will help a single one win. Public reaction against a candidate who runs on tax money, as opposed to voluntary contributions, will surely be negative. I can’t wait to see the commercials this scheme will engender.

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