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“We have all seen how the influx of big money distorts our agenda, limits competition, and undermines democracy. With Fair Elections, the power rests with voters, not special interests.”
- Bill BradleyFormer Senator from New Jersey
ACR Chair
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Business Groups Call For Campaign Finance Reform
Sunday, March 3rd, 2013
Business leaders are calling for full disclosure and small-donor citizen-funded elections that will restore power to the voters.
Larry Noble Appears on MSNBC
Thursday, February 21st, 2013
Watch ACR’s Larry Noble in NOW with Alex Wagner
For Political Closure, We Need Disclosure
Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
Former Sens. Chuck Hagel and Warren Rudman in The New York Times: “We believe that every senator should embrace the Disclose Act of 2012. This legislation treats trade unions and corporations equally and gives neither party an advantage. It is good for Republicans and it is good for Democrats. Most important, it is good for the American people.”
How to beat Citizens United
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
One would like to think that the court will eventually admit the folly of its 2010 ruling and reverse it. But we can’t wait that long. And out of this dreary landscape, hope is blossoming in the state of New York. There’s irony here, since New York is where a lot of the big national money is coming from. No matter. The state is considering a campaign finance law that would repair some of the Citizens United damage, and in a way the Supreme Court wouldn’t be able to touch.
ACR Co-Chair Alan Simpson Speaks Out In Support of Maine’s Clean Elections Law
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
“The people of Maine blazed a trail over ten years ago when they voted to establish a new way to elect their political leaders through the Clean Elections System. In the elections since, both Republicans and Democrats have embraced this approach to politics, as 80% of all Maine legislators have been elected by using the program and over 75% of the state’s voters approve of it. As a former U.S. Senator and co-chair of Americans for Campaign Reform, I applaud the people of Maine and Maine Citizens for Clean Elections for leading the effort to defend this important and proven program that puts voters in the driver’s seat of democracy.”
ACR sponsored FEC petition reaches goal of 25,000 signatures
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
“To restore some faith into the democratic process, we urge you to nominate new commissioners to the FEC prior to the 2012 elections.”
John Rauh interview: Democracy Will Survive
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
ACR Founder John Rauh was recently interviewed for the upcoming film, “The Washington Influence Industry.” You can see a segment of the interview here.
Poll Results
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
New Hampshire Voters Frustrated By Special Interests A new poll released this week by Americans for Campaign Reform and the Committee for Economic Development shows deep frustration among likely New Hampshire Primary voters over the increasing influence of special interest money on the federal government. The poll, fielded by The University of New Hampshire Survey [...]
Simpson Takes On George Will
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
I was proud to testify at the April 12 hearing on Sen. Dick Durbin’s campaign finance bill about which Will wrote last week. I spoke in support of reform that has everything to do with values he has long espoused: free speech, citizen participation and accountable government.
Boehlert/Houghton: Restore ethics to Albany through voter-owned elections
Monday, April 18th, 2011
As former members of Congress, we were honored to represent the people of upstate New York in Washington, D. C., for many years. But as we look at our politics today, we are deeply troubled by the corrosive role that private money has come to play in Congress and Albany alike.