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The Center for Governmental Studies (CGS), a non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 1983, creates innovative political and media solutions to help individuals participate more effectively in their communities and governments. CGS is unique in its ability to combine several areas of expertise to: convene relevant stakeholders; conduct research and policy analysis; achieve consensus among diverse groups; and effectively use technology to gather, present and disseminate the information to a wide audience. |
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 Money and Power in the City of Angels  - Our report analyzes the impact of Los Angeles' twenty-year old campaign finance reforms on the 2009 city elections.
- Click here to read more and download the report.
Open Primaries and Top Two Elections: Proposition 14 on California's June 2010 Ballot - CGS found that the new open primary system approved in Proposition 14 is likely to result in Democrats facing each other in a number of future general election contests for State Senate, Assembly, Congressional and Board of Equalization seats. In addition, Decline to State (DTS) voters will have a growing impact on all state races.
- Click here to read more and download the report.
Citizens United Criticized as an Activist Disaster - Click here for a debate on Citizens United which was aired on NPR affiliate KQED, featuring CGS' Jessica Levinson.
- Click here to read CGS' assessment of the United States Supreme Court's ruling today in Citizens United. Citizens United is a seminal case in the area of campaign finance law.
Loopholes, Tricks and End Runs: Evasions of Campaign Finance laws, and a Model Law to Block Them by Molly Milligan has just been published.
Tracy Westen recently participated in the Dagstuhl Seminar on Democracy in a Network Society. Click below to view a .pdf of the overview:
Bob Stern and Molly Milligan have written an article for California Lawyer Magazine, discussing the pros and cons of a California Constitutional Convention.
Mapping Public Financing in American Elections provides a comprehensive map-view of state and local public financing programs in the United States... More>>
Video Voter produced a series of Public Service Announcements geared towards informing voters and getting out the vote.
Click here to view the new commercials. |
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CGS has released seven studies of state public campaign financing laws in North Carolina (Judiciary), Florida, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and New Jersey (gubernatorial and legislative).
North Carolina Judiciary: Balancing The Scales Florida: A Program Sours Wisconsin: Showing Its Age Michigan: Driving Towards Collapse New Jersey—Legislature: A Pilot Project Takes Flight New Jersey—Governor: Weeding Out Big Money in the Garden State Minnesota: Damming Big Money in the Land of 10,000 Lakes |
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