Miami-Dade Public to Pay for Campaigns.

• Position: Florida to change law on election financing - Brief Article

Miami-Dade County, Florida, taxpayers will begin partial financing of mayoral and county commission elections as a way to reduce the cost of campaigns and lessen the influence of wealthy contributors. The measure, which imposes limits on how much candidates can raise and spend if they accept public dollars, is aimed at reducing the role of special interest money in political campaigns. Under the law, commission candidates could receive as much as $125,000 for the election. In exchange, the candidates must agree not to spend...