As for this campaign finance reform proposal, each candidate choosing to participate will be given a certain amount of money. To be able to take part, candidates must be able to collect a certain number of signatures plus small contributions. Candidates cannot use their own money and accept donations from the outside once public funding is given to them. They can still accept matching funds given that their opponents are …Read More

This campaign finance reform proposal allows candidates to raise the funds they need with the help of private donors but must provide matching funds for the first set of donations they receive. For example, the government will match the first $200 of each donation, effectively making small donations have more value to a campaign which may lead to more efforts directed towards pursuing small donations. Smaller donations are inherently less …Read More

This campaign finance reform proposal calls for establishing a modified public finance system in conjunction with developing a process for campaign contributions that is anonymous. Voting with dollars will have two parts: patriot dollars and a secret donation booth. Much of the details about voting for dollars are contained in a book of the same title released in 2004 by Ian Ayres and Bruce Ackerman, professors in Yale Law School. …Read More