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Hamm, Keith. and Hogan, Robert. "Candidate Perceptions of Campaign Financing in State Legislative Elections: Preliminary Observations" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL, Aug 30, 2007 <Not Available>. 2008-12-11 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p211806_index.html>

Hamm, K. E. and Hogan, R. E. , 2007-08-30 "Candidate Perceptions of Campaign Financing in State Legislative Elections: Preliminary Observations" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2008-12-11 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p211806_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: How do campaign finance laws shape the attitudes and behaviors of candidates running for the state legislature? This analysis examines how various aspects of campaigns for the state legislature vary across states using different forms of campaign financing. The results demonstrate that low contribution limits reduce the importance of support from financial contributors. However, the stringency is not very related to the types of techniques candidates use to raise funding or to the time candidates allocate to these tasks. There is some evidence that a state’s regulatory environment affects candidate perceptions about electoral advantages of certain categories of candidates, beliefs about the severity of problems associated with financing in a given state, and support for public financing as a solution. Overall comparisons of candidate behavior and perceptions across these states demonstrate that the effects of campaign finance laws are not as clear-cut as some have often assumed. Findings from Connecticut where clean election reforms are slated to take effect in the upcoming 2008 election cycle indicate that a high percentage of state legislative candidate plan to accept the available public funding if they decide to run again. Candidate in Connecticut believe that these new laws will have electoral consequences for many categories of candidates as well as for systemic elements of the larger policy process.

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