I know some of the people on these boards are smart lawyers and stuff. I've read so many threads about the corrosive nature of money in local elections. Is this something we could address together on a local level? To even the playing field? Obviously many people here on these boards care a lot about Jersey City and what happens next here. Without the influence of individual donations, maybe we could all decide together.

Is it possible to have municipal public funding of local elections? With strict spending caps and tight restrictions? I've said elsewhere that Jersey City is one of the most diverse places in the country. How many extremely thoughtful candidates for local office could we inspire by taking money and undue influence out of the picture?