Welcome to Students for Clean Elections
[Yale University]

We are a non-partisan organization of undergraduate and graduate students dedicated to educating fellow citizens about the issue of money in politics and engaging students in the fight for clean and fair elections. Founded in the fall of 2002, SCE has assumed an active role in political activism on campus, in the city of New Haven, and in the Connecticut Legislature, advocating public financing of elections at all levels of government. As members of the growing national movement for democratic reform, Democracy Matters, SCE embraces student members of all backgrounds and experience levels who are committed to making positive change in the political arena.

NEWS

2.6.04 Read the Yale Herald op-ed on the Democracy Fund reform initiative for New Haven mayoral elections, "How to give politics back to the people", written by Students for Clean Elections member, Eliza Berman.

1.16.04 Read the Yale Herald op-ed on the role of private money in American politics and public financing of federal elections, "Save U.S. from special interests", written by Students for Clean Elections co-coordinator, Daniel Weeks.

12.10.03 Read the Yale Daily News op-ed on Presidential Public Financing in the 2004 Presidential elections, "For cleaner elections, we need public financing", written by Students for Clean Elections member, Ted Fertik.

11.10.03  Students for Clean Elections joins Mayor DeStefano and citywide coalition to launch the New Haven Democracy Fund, Connecticut's first municipal public financing initiative. Read more: New Haven Register | Yale Daily News

4.25.03  Read the Yale Daily News editorial on public financing of New Haven mayoral elections, "Cleaning up this country's elections, starting right here", submitted by Students for Clean Elections coordinators, Ana Munoz and Daniel Weeks.

 

GET INVOLVED

On Campus Yale Students for Clean Elections meetings are held Mondays at 7pm in WLH 115. All students/concerned citizens are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Daniel Weeks. 

Off Campus If you're interested in learning more about the national student movement for comprehensive campaign finance reform, now active on more than 40 campuses nationwide, visit Democracy Matters.