Bring Public Campaign Financing to Chicago
Chicagoans deserve a people-powered democracy!
We can have a government that represents all of us and supports what our communities need, not what big-money donors and special interests want. LWV Chicago has endorsed Fair Elections Chicago’s campaign for public campaign financing.
How does it work? You make a small donation to your favorite candidate. The contribution is matched and multiplied by a public democracy fund to turn that small donation into a big donation. You get to have a meaningful impact on your candidate’s campaign, and they’ll be accountable to you, not wealthy donors and special interests.
The result? We’ll give power back to the people by removing barriers to who can run for office, increasing the power of small donors, and limiting the influence of big-money donors and outside actors in our elections.
Many major US cities, like New York and Los Angeles, have taken action to address the issue of big money dominating elections. In fact, Chicago is the largest US city without a public financing program.
But Chicago wouldn’t be the first to bring a public campaign financing program to Illinois. Earlier this year, Evanston became the first city in Illinois to adopt a small dollar matching program. It’s time to bring accountability to Chicago by creating a system of government that works for all of us—not just the wealthy few.
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