Top 10 reasons why I am against the “Clean Election” initiative

1. The act adds or amends twenty five pages state law. (a) No candidate who supports limited government should endorse it.

   2. The act duplicates reporting requirements. The Division of Elections and(b) two commissions (APOC and CEC) would be tracking candidate finances . This would create an undue burden for small campaigns with limited staff.

   3. Once established the act empowers CEC to adopt even more regulations( c) adding to state bureaucracy.

   4. The CEC will have subpoena powers (d) which should be reserved to our elected officials and the legal system, not issued to appointed bureaucrats.
   5. Fund is created within the general fund (e) and is subject to politicized allocations or non funding.

   6. When in conflict the act overrides existing statutes (f) power that should be reserved to the legislature or initiative process.

   7. The act increases volume of early fund raising (g) gives an advantage to well known candidates such and Union members and employees of large corporations, churches and interest groups who's members reside within a district.

   8. The CEC administrator certifies candidates as “Clean”(h) giving too much authority to a non elected official hired by political appointees
   9.   Rules for use of debit card create a different procedure for different election districts based on the commissions discretion.(i) This may lead to charges of bias and reduce the commissions credibility.

10.Any candidate who decides not to receive public funds and conform to the CEC regulations by definitions (j)will be unfairly labeled as a candidate who is not participating in clean elections.

There are more than ten reasons why I am oppose this initiative. The following are just the most apparent. I am sure if people read the entire twenty five pages of this initiative before they voted on it they would certainly vote against it. A more appropriate title word be the “Politician's Welfare Act”.

References: Clean Election Initiative

(a) The act as a whole (g) Sec 15.14.050

(b) Sec. 15.14.095 (h) Sec 15.14.060 (6) (B) (b)

(c) Sec 4. AS15.13.030(9) (i)Sec 15.14.080(b)

(d) Sec 5.AS 15.13.045(b)b (j) Sec 15.14.400

(e) Sec 15.14.010(a)

(f) Sec 15.14.020(f)

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