Democracy Dollars

SLUDGE: Oakland Community Groups Launch Campaign to Fight Big Money in Elections

Mar 14, 2022 The Fair Elections Oakland coalition has launched an effort to pass a public campaign financing program—called “Democracy Dollars”—like the vouchers used in Seattle elections since 2017. Written by David Moore, Co-founder of Sludge. View original here. A coalition of community groups in Oakland launched a campaign last week Read more…

By Oakland Rising Action, ago

Billionaires Are Spending 39 Times More on Federal Elections Since Citizens United Supreme Court Decision in 2010

On the 12th anniversary of the Citizens United ruling, it’s never been clearer that campaign finance reform is necessary to tip economic and political power back to the people and give equal footing to all – regardless of wealth. This election year Oakland voters can help pass campaign finance reform in the form of Read more…

By Oakland Rising Action, ago