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FLIERS & HANDOUTS    

Editable advertisement Spread the word of a public meeting (Word doc)

Let's have public campaign funding!
Why, how, and where it works ~ half-sheet 2-sided PDF

Why Public Financing? 1 page PDF

A Brief History of Clean Elections Laws 1996-present ~ 2 page PDF

Fast Facts Useful factoids, 2 p. PDF

Public campaigns Summary
Report on 3 states, from Progressive States Network Report

The fight for clean campaigns PDF

Fair Elections: Leveling the playing field
2-page primer from Public Campaign

PRESENTATION MATERIALS (See Making a Presentation) 

Presentation Outline PDF

Six points in Six Minutes PDF

Event Worksheet and Media Planner

REPORTS & OPINION PIECES   BACK TO TOP

Craig Salins' talk at Greg Palast event in Olympia, 10-3-08 PDF

Cost to buy back our government - $3.58 per person per year! PDF

2006 National Survey of Voters by Lake Research 2-page PDF

Saving Our Democracy by Bill Moyers 2-27-06 - Word doc

Elections 09 review from Progressive States Network - 30-page PDF

LINKS TO VIDEOS    BACK TO TOP

Accountability in Congress, by Larry Lessig (ChangeCongress.org)
20-minute presentation, on why public financing
of Congressional campaigns is essential

Bill Moyers on Clean Campaigns (youtube.com)

Road to Clean Elections Video (publiccampaign.org) Video describing success on Maine and Arizona Clean Elections, narrated by Bill Moyers

Votes For Sale? Excerpts from PBS NOW program, Oct 2006 (youtube.com)

Getting A Grip on Money and Politics By Frances Moore Lappe
Part One     Part Two (youtube.com)

WPC DVD: 12-minute & 30-minute clips from 2007 Seattle Town Hall Forum; 9-minute clip of PBS's NOW show "Votes for Sale?" first shown 10-20-2006 Contact wpc@washclean.org for a DVD

NATIONAL LEGISLATION    BACK TO TOP

Fair Elections Now Act flier - 2 ½-size fliers on each page (PDF)

Fair Elections Now Act 2009 - 2-page fact sheet (PDF)

Fair Elections Now Act as it would be applied in Washington State
1-page summary, PDF

How To Win Fair Elections Now Act in Congress:
citizen activist checklist 1-page PDF

2009 FENA Senate Rules bill, draft 3-31-09 PDF

2009 FENA Senate Finance bill, draft 3-31-09 PDF

Generic Resolution to Endorse the Fair Elections Now Act  PDF

Fair Elections Now Act Citizens' Petition PDF

Fair Elections Commonsense Reform 1-page PDF

Breaking Free with Fair Elections 1-page summary PDF

Breaking Free with Fair Elections 19-page PDF

Six Pillars of Fair Elections & Dispelling Myths Word doc

Buying the Congress 2-page PDF

CRS Report for Congress - Public Financing of Congressional Elections: Background and Analysis (Congressional Research Service, July 2007 a 60-page report, with appendices and tables)

LOCAL PROGRAMS - Voter-Owned Elections    BACK TO TOP

We Need Voter-Owned Election Campaigns PDF PDF

Voter-owned Elections Programs for Cities & Counties PDF

Voter-owned Elections Design Decisions PDF

Considerations and Evaluation of Public Campaign Funding Models

City of Seattle's Resolution 5-12-08 PDF

Proposed Ordinance of the City of Olympia, relating to voluntary public funding of city council candidate election campaigns. This is a rough draft.

Olympia Summary PDF      Olympia Explanation PDF

Achieving Voter-Owned Elections: Commentary by Craig Salins

JUDICIAL ELECTIONS    BACK TO TOP

PROPOSED BILLS 07-08: Public financing of judicial races Word doc

Justice should not be for sale! An introduction to the judicial campaigns issue: 2-page PDF from Washington Public Campaigns

Justice not for sale! What to know—What to do 1-page PDF handout

Task guide for district citizen lobbying teams 1-page PDF

Supreme Court Fair Elections - Making the Case
Executive summary of the case for public financing. 1-page PDF

Summary of Supreme Court Fair Elections bill 1-page PDF

The New Politics of Judicial Elections (2006)
How 2006 Was the Most Threatening Year Yet to the Fairness and Impartiality of Our Courts - and How Americans are Fighting Back
60-page report by Justice at Stake

RESOLUTIONS, PLEDGES, ENDORSEMENTS    BACK TO TOP

Generic Resolution in support of Public Campaigns to present at your organization, union, etc. - Word doc

Resolution in Support of the Local Option for Public Campaigns PDF

Resolution to Endorse the Fair Elections Now Act in Congress  PDF

Fair Elections Now Act Citizens' Petition PDF

Candidates' Pledge form from Voters FirstPledge.org PDF

Endorsement form for individuals

Endorsement form for organizations

HEALTH CARE REFORM (PDFs)

Seattle Health Care Forum - flier

Tacoma Health Care Forum - flier

Spokane Health Care Forum - poster

Health care industry lobbying information 2008

Health care reform - necessary features

"What's it gonna take to get REAL health care reform?" half-sheet flier connecting health care reform to public campaign funding. Reverse side: Necessary Features (as above)

"Want health care reform?" full-sheet flier connecting health care reform to public campaign funding. Reverse side: Necessary Features (as above).

2009 AWARDS BANQUET (PDFs)
2009 Award Recipients - details
GRAPHIC MATERIALS    BACK TO TOP

 
Clean Campaigns for WA
8.5 x 11 inch poster (PDF)


Public Funding = Voter-owned Elections
11 x 17 inch table poster


Clean Campaigns Pledge
(PDF)



Citizens' Petition
Form and instructions
Petition in Spanish

BROCHURE in English or in Spanish, a double-
sided tri-folded
8.5 x14" PDF

WPC UPDATE 4-09
Insert to go in brochures. Info about recent progress in Olympia and WPC Education Fund, our new fiscal partner for tax-exempt contributions.
   


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ARCHIVED DOCS    BACK TO TOP

Directors' Reports
The Road Ahead 2008
(PDF)
January 2008
(PDF)
August 2007
(PDF)

WPC Digests (HTML)
February 1, 2008:
on passage of HB1551
September 2, 2007
August 15, 2007
August 5, 2007
August 2, 2007
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