By Adam Pagnucco. In Part Four, we learned that Downcounty residents accounted for the majority of all contributions to publicly financed candidates, as well as candidates for county executive and…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county’s public financing law has one stipulation on geography: contributions from individuals who live in the county are eligible for public matching funds while contributions from…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One discussed the origins of public financing in Montgomery County and Part Two laid out how it has been used in the last two cycles. Let’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One laid out the history and basic characteristics of Montgomery County’s public campaign financing system, which was designed by former Council Member Phil Andrews. Now let’s…
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On Public Financing, Part One: Introduction
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By Adam Pagnucco. Public financing of county elections is a growing trend in Maryland. Montgomery County was the first to adopt such a system in 2014 and has used it…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council at-large candidate Scott Goldberg, who is using public campaign financing, has claimed to qualify for public matching funds. Let’s explain how this works. Candidates in the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando, who is running for county executive, now claims that he has enough contributions from in-county residents to qualify for public matching funds in…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council at-large candidate Jeremiah Pope has claimed that he has qualified for public matching funds. If he’s right, it’s a mark of strength for his campaign. Let’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Evan Glass, who is running for county executive, has announced that he has qualified for matching funds in the county’s public financing system. It’s an…
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By Adam Pagnucco. So you support Candidate X and want to give them money. Great, go for it! But don’t expect a tax break from Uncle Sam or state and…