03-25-2012, 06:17 AM
Absolutely right Niele, that $5 contribution is nothing more that to demonstrate that there are people who favor a more transparent system of funding candidate campaigns. I have total respect for those candidates, like Ilagan and Wetherferd, who are willing to go the extra mile and get 200 of their registered constituents to show support for the Clean Elections program, no easy task in Puna! Seriously, who carries a check book around these days...I honestly think the Elections Commission should be satisfied with signatures of registered voters. The money is collected from tax payers, that little bit that is collected from the signature process is a drop in the bucket!