Voting & Democracy News

Amid War and Scandal, Report Shows Money Still a Top Predictor of Election Outcomes	11/01/2006
RALEIGH—Fundraising and campaign spending are proving once again to be incredibly accurate predictors of who wins elections according to an analysis of recent Federal Elections Commission (FEC) data for the 2006 congressional primaries released today by U.S. PIRG.
NCPIRG Grades NC Congressional Delegation On Public Interest Issues	07/08/2007
Four of the state's 15-member Congressional delegation voted for the public interest more than 80% of the time between January 22, 2003 and March 16, 2005, according to the annual Congressional Scorecard for U.S. Senators and Representatives on major public interest issues released today by NCPIRG.
Candidates Forced to Find Funds Out-of-District	04/26/2007
RALEIGH—Research conducted by NCPIRG (North Carolina Public Interest Research Group) found that ten powerful legislators funded the majority of their campaigns with cash from donors and special interests outside of their districts. The report, Looking for Funds in All the Wrong Places, revealed that on average, 73 percent of funding came from outside the district, including 14 percent from outside the state.

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