Where Campaign Finance Reformers Actually Won On Election Day
Via Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — Midterm voters boosted Republican power in Arkansas by electing all Republicans to statewide office, enhancing the party’s control of the state legislature and sending Rep. Tom Cotton (R) to Washington as their next senator. At the same time, they also voted in support of a broad sweep of campaign finance and ethics reforms initially proposed by a Democratic lawmaker.
Warwick Sabin, the first-term state representative, said the success of the ballot initiative, which passed by a 52-47 margin, was “a surprise to everybody.” The reforms banned direct corporate and union campaign contributions to candidates; forbid lawmakers from accepting gifts of any kind from lobbyists; and increased the amount of time departing lawmakers must wait before lobbying from one to two years.
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