In November, Howard County residents passed Question A to establish a new way for candidates to run for office. Now, Councilmembers Jon Weinstein and Jen Terrasa have introduced CB30 to finalize the program, and it’s up to the Council to pass it. The program will provide matching funds for small donor contributions to candidates who don’t accept large or corporate contributions.
On April 19th, the County Council is hosting a public hearing to hear input on the program.
Public Hearing on CB30 for the Citizens’ Election Fund program
Monday, April 19th
6:30 Supporters rally
7:00 Hearing starts
George Howard Building
RSVP
You won’t want to miss it!
Just by showing up you’ll be demonstrating to the Council how important this program is. And if you’ve got questions, we’ll be there to answer them.
We’re calling on the County Council to pass CB30 for the Citizens’ Election Fund program. CB30 will:
- Only be available to candidates who reject donations over $250 and donations from corporations, unions, and PACs.
- Encourage candidates to fundraise from Howard County residents by providing limited matching funds for small donations from County residents.
- Establish an independent commission to make funding and policy recommendations to the Council.
The new program will benefit Howard County in a number of ways:
- Curb the influence of large donors, developers, and other special interests.
- Expand opportunities to run for office so candidates can campaign on the strength of their ideas, not access to money.
- Increase accountability in government so the County Council and County Executive are accountable to the people alone, not just a few wealthy donors.
- Serve as an example to the state and county by leading the way to fixing America’s broken campaign finance system.
I hope you’ll join us to learn more on April 19th!
Learn more about the Fair Elections Howard campaign here.
