St. Louis County voters could be asked to publicly finance elections

Several St. Louis-area election reform groups want to set up a public financing system for St. Louis County elections, which they say would help build trust in elected officials.

“People look at the people-backed candidates, and they look at who's on the side of big money, and they're voting for the people-backed candidates,” said Benjamin Singer of Show Me Integrity during an appearance on the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air.

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