Citizen Funded Elections

As is their custom, Mainers are leading the way for the nation.

Tuesday’s voting across America produced the first solid evidence of a new citizens’ movement to break the dominance of big money in politics and reclaim control of our democracy, Common Cause President Miles Rapoport said tonight.

Democracy just won big at the ballot. Help us share the good news!

3 ballot initiatives could help change the way we vote for the better, coast-to-coast

Campaign finance reports filed this week illustrate how a small-dollar donor base can help insurgent candidates for President lay the foundation for a competitive race, a new Common Cause analysis suggests.

With 2016 presidential candidates filing new third quarter campaign finance reports with the Federal Elections Commission, Common Cause completed an analysis of the percentage of small donors (those who give $200 or less) among the donors of the candidates.