Election Reform Push

July 8, 2010
By Whitney Ray – Capitol News Service

TALLAHASSEE – A Florida group is joining a national effort to take corruption out of politics…

They want to limit how much money candidates can receive from one donor and where they can get those funds.

Progress Florida is heading up the state efforts for the Fair Elections legislation.
They are launching a TV spot in Washington DC and Tallahassee in an attempt to convince Florida Congressman Allen Boyd to become a co-sponsor of the legislation.

Progress Florida’s political director says taking big money out of the game will make lawmakers more accountable to their constituents.

“This changes our system so that instead of candidates for congressional office relying on major donations from huge corporations, like BP and Goldman Sachs for example, they can rely more on small dollar donations from their constituents.”

Several recent polls show as much as 80% of Americans don’t trust their government… and think congress is corrupted by big corporations that donate to their campaigns.

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