Georgia Judicial Elections Public Financing Needed
Action from Common Cause Georgia elects its judges, and doing so has worked pretty well over the years. However, we are now seeing high stakes races with big money coming in from attorneys and business interests. This year’s race for Supreme Court is heading towards a million dollars. Even the judges themselves generally feel uncomfortable raising big bucks to fund their election campaigns. Shouldn’t we feel uncomfortable too? There is a better way, already in use in other states, and…