Materials from the Clean Money - Clean Cities conferences

Clean Money/Campaign Finance Reform Internet Resources
A basic list of websites for more information on Clean Money/Campaign Finance Reform 

The End of Influence
A New York Times opinion piece by the Executive Director of the Brennan Center for Justice, Michael Waldman, on the history of campaign finance reform.

Drafting Campaign Finance Laws to Survive Challenges
Article from Conference Panelist Deborah Goldberg, of the  Brennan Center for Justice, on basic guidelines for drafting campaign finance laws.

Portland's Voter-Owned Elections (Money in Politics Research Action Project)
A report on the recently enacted full public financing system in Portland, Oregon.

Electoral Competition and Campaign Finance in Local Elections: Evidence from Eleven Cities 
Six tables detailing election data from 11 cities with public financing systems, prepared by Conference Panelist Brian Adams, San Diego State University

Why Research Matters: City of Los Angeles' Prop R (Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates)
A report showing the influence polling had on crafting Los Angeles' Proposition R, which changed terms limits in the city.

Campaign Finance & Political Reform Accomplishments
A look at the Center for Governmental Studies efforts with campaign fiancne reform.

Keeping it Clean: Public Financing in American Elections (Center for Governmental Studies)
An extensive report evaluating the public financing systems in America.

Public Financing in American Elections: Selected Bibliography
A reference of the campaign finance reports prepared by the  Center for Governmental Studies.  

Winning on Clean Money: Testing and Developing Public Support (Lake Research Partners)
A PowerPoint presentation on the usefulness of polling and how to best develop public support.

Calculating Clean Money Qualification and Funding Levels
A report by Conference Panelist Trent Lange, from the California Clean Money Campaign, on qualification and funding levels of Clean Money systems.