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Can Ohio Get Campaign Reform Right?
Legislation being considered by the Ohio legislature to clean up that state's campaign finance system is well-intentioned but seriously flawed, and could result in elections, including those for the state Supreme Court, that are further dominated by money and special interest groups, according to Justice at Stake, a watchdog that has monitored judicial elections nationwide since 2000. In its report on the 2002 state Supreme Court elections, Justice at Stake labeled Ohio the nation's "poster child" of nasty and expensive judicial elections.
Legislation being considered by the Ohio legislature to clean up that state's campaign finance system is well-intentioned but seriously flawed, and could result in elections, including those for the state Supreme Court, that are further dominated by money and special interest groups, according to Justice at Stake, a watchdog that has monitored judicial elections nationwide since 2000. In its report on the 2002 state Supreme Court elections, Justice at Stake labeled Ohio the nation's "poster child" of nasty and expensive judicial elections.
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