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George Beck writes for LWVMN May newsletter
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...
Nancy MacLean Zooms Again
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...
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April 13: Conversation with author David Litt
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....
Town Halls
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...
G Beck testimony on HF 9
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,...
George Beck testimony against SF 173
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...
CEM Legislative Team Guidelines
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...
Updates
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...
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