Chair George Beck's Testimony on HF 2594 – Few things are as important to democracy as a fair redistricting process as our sister state, Wisconsin, has illustrated. Wisconsin is one of the most gerrymandered states in our nation due to the manipulation of voting...
H.R. 1: For the People Act H.R. 1, the For the People Act, will make it easier to vote, take big money out of politics, and clean up corruption in government. Among its provisions, the legislation would expand access to voting: EXPANDS VOTER REGISTRATION We don’t have...
An essay about Clean Elections MN by George Beck appears in the May 2021 issue of the Minnesota League of Women Voters' "All Member News." Scroll down to find CEM Chair Beck's essay in the "Partner Spotlight." On the way there, you can stop to learn about Asian...
Last Fall we hosted a fascinating conversation with Nancy MacLean, author of Democracy in Chains, a finalist for the National Book Award, about the decades-long campaign the well-financed radical right has conducted to subvert our democracy. On May 19th of this year...
Saturday, April 10, 10 a.m. CST. This event with Richard Painter was the first in a series of American Promise sponsored events on Big Election Spenders. More information will appear here as it becomes available. If you missed Richard Painter in real time, go here for...
May 4, 2021, Noon - 1 p.m. CST: Clean Elections Chair George Beck participated in a virtual event, a panel discussion of the influence of money in our politics. Also participating, Associate Professor Kathryn Pearson. The moderator was Ricardo Lopez of the Minnesota...
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April 13, 7:00-8:00 pm CST: David Litt, Obama speechwriter and author most recently of Democracy in One Book or Less--How It Works, Why It Doesn't, and Why Fixing It Is Easier Than You Think, was interviewed by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author, Dave Hage....
FairVote Minnesota and Clean Elections MN launched a virtual Democracy Town Hall Series beginning on February 21 at 4 pm to explore solutions and provide opportunities for voters across Minnesota to hear from state leaders on critical issues including Ranked Choice...
Testimony – House State Government committee – 1/28/21 – HF9 Chair Nelson, members, my name is George Beck. I am a retired administrative law judge, former Chair of the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board, and presently Chair of Clean Elections Minnesota, a non-partisan,...
Voter ID and Provisional balloting – SF 173 - Testimony to Senate State Government Finance and Policy and Elections Committee on Jan. 27, 2021. Madam Chair, members, my name is George Beck. I am a retired administrative law judge, a former chair of the Minnesota...
House File 9 - 2021-22 MN House session This is a large and comprehensive bill providing much improved election access, encouragement to small donors, and improved transparency of large contributions. The measure provides solutions to many of the problems with our...
The correct response was c) 82% of respondents agreed that all political contributions should be disclosed: No more “dark money” in Minnesota. See below for a summer of all responses to our questions on the SCSU survey. SCSU survey results: A nonpartisan road map for...
Right! 82% of respondents to the SCSU survey question supporting full disclosure of political contributions: No more dark money in Minnesota. See below for information about all responses to Clean Elections MN questions SCSU response summary: A nonpartisan road map...
Guidelines for Clean Elections Legislative Team Become familiar with Legislature website. Separate guide will also be available. Start at the black border at the top of the website. Become familiar with the House State Government Finance and Elections committee and...
House Legislation HF 9: Election Reform. HF9 is a comprehensive bill incorporating many democratic election reforms supported by Clean Elections MN. Click here for a summary of the bill's provisions. Read CEM Chair George Beck's testimony at the first hearing before...
Clean Elections Chair George Beck's article in the Jan 4 2021 MinnPost outlines what Minnesotans want from the Legislature: an end to anonymous contributions (dark money), unlimited contributions, dominance by special interests, and gerrymandering. Minnesotans...
Our democracy is malleable — for worse and for better Former Obama speechwriter David Litt shows that our system of government is not preordained or unchanging — and indeed has been altered significantly in recent decades. (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for The...
SCSU 2020 survey results
January 4, 2021. The January 4 MinnPost includes an article by Clean Elections Chair George Beck's article about what Minnesotans want from the Legislature: an end to anonymous contributions (dark money), unlimited contributions, dominance by special interests, and...
MEET THE ECONOMIST BEHIND THE ONE PERCENT’S STEALTH TAKEOVER OF AMERICA [Edited from a review of Democracy in Chains by Lynn Parramore, of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, May 13, 2018.] Nobel laureate James Buchanan is the intellectual linchpin of the...
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How to elect a US President posed a unique challenge for the founders of a republic in the late 18th century. Their original proposal was soon altered by the 12th Amendment to the US Constitution. Since their, more than 700 proposals to change or eliminate it have...
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