PUBLICLY
FUNDED CAMPAIGNS IN WASHINGTON STATE 
Local
Option Bill: our top priority for 2008 (Word doc)
The
House approved HB
1551
on
January 25th, and adopting the identical language of the House
bill, the Senate approved SB 5278 on February 13th. It allows
local cities and jurisdictions the freedom to enact their own
local programs, if local voters and elected officials so choose.
It's not a mandate; it costs the state nothing; it's overdue!
Now the two chambers must reach agreement on which bill
to send to the governor for signing!
Tell
your state legislators: Support the Local
Choice bills
SHB
1551 and
SSB
5278! Lift
the state ban on local choice.
Contact
your WA State legislator
How to find your legislators
How to write your legislators advocating publicly funded campaigns:
"A
personal message from a voter in their district is more influential
than hundreds of pre-printed emails or cards..."
Washington
State Democrats pass resolution
urging public campaign funding
Letter to
Democrats from State Party Chair Dwight Pelz (PDF)
Three
bills intoduced in 2007 legislative session
Washington
State Public Campaigns Bills (Word doc)
More information about the three bills specific to judicial,
local and statewide elections Legislators
who sponsored the bills