B. CAMPAIGN FINANCING

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We support "voter-owned election" legislation, which allows a candidate to qualify for public campaign financing (a tax-supported campaign subsidy) if the candidate is able to obtain a reasonable minimum number of small contributions (perhaps 500 contributions of at least $10 each) by a reasonable deadline (90 days before the election) and if the candidate agrees to a modest campaign spending limit.

A candidate so qualified and subsidized would be allowed to advertise as a clean election candidate and would be marked as such on the ballot.