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This endorsement means a lot!  

The Platform of the Washington State Democratic Party also supports publicly funded campaigns:

We support:

• Fair, open and accessible voting procedures which include the following principles:
  • Elections must be conducted with voter verifiable paper ballots,
  • Any software used must be open-source,
  • Vote counting and recording must be open to public observance,
  • No part of the voting process should be outsourced, privatized or handled by any non-public entity;
• Making Election Day for federal general election a national holiday;
• Public financing of all election campaigns and full disclosure of sources of campaign funds;
• Laws requiring all broadcast license holders to provide adequate free airtime to political candidates as a condition of their FCC license and reinstatement of the
  Fairness Doctrine;
• Inclusive campaign and debate processes that do not exclude credible third party candidates;
• Universal voter registration of all U.S. citizens who are eligible voters;
• Immediate restoration of voting rights of felons upon release from incarceration;
• Encouraging colleges and universities to register students to vote and to open campus polling places;
• Full Congressional representation for residents of the District of Columbia;
• Enforcement of sunshine laws and transparency in sessions that discuss and make policy;
• Rollback of all changes made to the Freedom of Information Act;
• Aggressive Congressional investigation of improper connections between government and industry;
• The establishment of a national Cabinet-level Department of Peace to promote non-violent conflict resolution both domestically and internationally.

We oppose:

• Any practice that reveals election results while the polling places are still open;
• Privatizing, outsourcing or off-shoring of governmental public services.