EDWARDS WOULD END LOBBYIST ELECTION BRIBES TO CANDIDATES

JOHN EDWARDS has called for an end of de facto bribes from lobbyists to federal candidates in the form of campaign contributions. He would also lower the limit on other contributions from $2300 to $1000 and provide a matching system under which a contribution of $100 would be matched by $800 in federal funds while a $1000 contribution would receive the same match. The result: two $100 contributions would be as valuable to the candidate as one $1000 contribution. Edwards also called for all voting machines to use paper ballots.