The integrity of fair elections
and of open, honest policy debates is damaged when money
dominates the process. Your chance to become a public servant
or have your issues resolved by public officials should
not be affected by your access to wealth.
The
year-round pressure of campaign fund-raising undermines
people's faith in democracy. The money chase pushes out
good candidates, turns off voters, and makes small donors
feel irrelevant. We need a new source of "clean"
money that rewards politicians who demonstrate their accountability
to voters -- a system of "Voter-Owned Elections."
And we need other reforms that replace the often secret
influence of wealthy special interests with tools that empower
citizens in politics.
Here
are some of the areas of concern for Democracy North Carolina:
