COUNCIL GOALS AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

THIRD Priority

Continued          32. Elections Financing

Description: Consider publicly financed elections to make elections more inclusionary and consider options for providing more disclosure of financing sources.

For prior reports refer to past Quarterly Reports on Council Goals.

February 28, 2005 Status:  Council Member Hill will convene the Committee to begin formulating options for consideration.

May 9, 2005 Status:  As requested by the Council, a new Bill has been introduced in the Legislature that would, if wanted, authorize local election campaign financing.

September 12, 2005 Status: HB 128 (Election Changes) was introduced but was not adopted by either house.

November 21, 2005: No change in status.

February 13, 2006 Status:  Council committee will meet and make recommendation. The General Assembly will reconvene in May.

May 8, 2006 Status:  No change in status.

Products to Be Produced and Timetable

· Form a Council Committee to investigate this issue, Second Quarter, 2006

September 11, 2006 Status: No change in status.