CA: Will Stanton Switch to Publicly Funded Elections?
Stanton officials are looking into making major changes to how city council campaigns are financed in one of OC’s smallest cities by infusing tax dollars into the election cycle.
Officials are currently researching what publicly funded elections could look like in the city, laying the groundwork to potentially become the first city OC to make the change. They’re also considering tightening campaign donation limits.
David Burke, president of Citizens Take Action – a nonprofit aimed at bringing greater transparency to government on campaign finance reforms – said publicly funded elections diminish the influence campaign contributors might have on policy.
“Publicly funded elections are what election nerds like me consider the best of the best,” Burke told council members at the Feb. 27 meeting.
https://voiceofoc.org/2024/04/will-stanton-switch-to-publicly-funded-elections/
