Iowa, Connecticut, Maryland, New Mexico, and Vermont, et al.
Amici Curiae
Mark E. Schantz, Counsel of Record Iowa, Connecticut, Maryland, New Mexico, and Vermont filed an amicus in this case because it deals with systems for publicly financing State elections. Mark E. Schantz is the solicitor general for the State of Iowa. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 22, 2011. Numerous States, including Arizona, have enacted schemes to publicly finance elections in order to combat the threat of actual or apparent corruption in the political process. As part of that effort, Arizona’s statute provides for…
