This election season, CC was involved in 4 major ballot propositions across the country. We won 3 of them, which isn't a bad performance on the whole. More on the specific measures after the jump...
The latest ad from California's Yes on 89 campaign is available on YouTube.
Click here to watch it now.
For anyone not familiar with election season in California, this is a pretty accurate portrayal of what it feels like to be a voter, especially when it comes to ballot measures.
Check out the latest gem from the campaign to pass California's Prop 89:
http://www.channel89.org/doughnuts/
For more info on the Clean Money and Fair Elections Initiative:
http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=1877055
As reported in the Anchorage Daily News:
Federal agents swarmed legislative offices around the state Thursday, executing search warrants in a coordinated series of raids that appeared to target the long-standing relationship between the oil field service company Veco and leading lawmakers.
Included among those whose offices were raided: Senate President Ben Stevens. And every news article feels it's important for you to know that he's the son of U.S. Senator Ted Stevens.
It's still unclear exactly what they were looking for or what they found, but it seems to be connected to the Anchorage-based oil field company VECO Corporation ("The Team That Delivers"). Are we surprised that VECO executives tend to be a major source of campaign cash for many Alaskan politicians?
More as it becomes available. Let us know if you find anything new.
(And I should give a shout-out to
RedState, where I first found the story.)
Along with our reform allies US PIRG, Public Campaign, Public Citizen, and others, we're calling on every federal candidate this fall to do more than just say they plan to clean up Congress. We want them to pledge support for specific reforms. That's why, earlier this summer, we sent a copy of the Voters First Pledge to every federal candidate.
Since then, we've had our army of interns follow up with every candidate - both incumbents and challengers - to explain the principles and encourage them to sign on. We've had a large number sign on already, and now we're about to kick the campaign into high gear.
With Congress home for August recess, we're talking to constituents, the media, local leaders and others about the pledge and Congressional Clean Elections. We want to make sure that real reform becomes part of the discussion this election season, and that Congress starts up again after the elections with real reform on the agenda.
Can you help us pull this off? Making a contribution today will help us pay for the staff we need to reach out to citizens and journalists so that this campaign will have a real impact.
This just came across my Google News alerts:
"Common Cause-Sierra Leone sensitizes on the role of Parliament"
Common Cause-Sierra Leone! I didn't know we were international! I guess every country needs government that is responsive, accountable, and democratic. So you might as well borrow the name, if only for consistency's sake. According to the article:
CCSL is an organisation with the primary objective of advocating for good governance, promoting democratic awareness, pressing for standards and ethics and making government functionaries accountable for their actions and upholding the basic human rights principles.
"McCain, Feingold Co-Sponsor Chain of Integrity-Themed Eateries"
Courtesy of The Onion. My favorite part is spokesmoose R.J. McUpright.
June 27th is now officially Clean Money Day! CC is working with a coalition of groups to host house parties across the country on June 27th. Can you host one? Go here to sign up.
The house parties will feature a new film by Brave New Films called "The Big Buy: Tom Delay's Stolen Congress" and will be linked by a national conference call with CC President Chellie Pingree and other reform leaders. More after the jump...
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