s to be fixed (30 percent) and It has problems and needs to be changed (37 percent). Twenty-six percent felt it has problems but is basically sound and only 6 percent said that the campaign finance system is OK the way it is and shouldn't be changed. Third party and Independent candidates were even more critical, with nearly eight out of 10 selecting a pro-change option. Many were particularly critical of campaign contribution limits. One-third of all federal and state candidates surveyed, but nearly half the third party and Independent candidates, believe that donation caps have made the political system worse. Candidates have also expressed reservations about the Motor Voter Law. Two-thirds of all federal and state candidates polled felt that it has failed to encourage more people to vote, and 39 percent thought it has led to a significantly greater instance of voter fraud. Minor party federal and state candidates were more likely to believe that motor voter encouraged fraud than were major party contestants (40 vs. 30 percent, respectively). Perhaps the most negative finding about motor voter is that less than 14 percent of all federal and state candidates interviewed said that it had encouraged them to focus more of their campaign resources on newly registered voters. motor voter may have expanded the pool of potential voters, but it did little to encourage many major or third party and Independent candidates to try to mobilize these individuals. Not surprisingly, candidates offered varying degrees of support for reforms that would make it easier to vote. The biggest differences were that more third party and Independent candidates than major party candidates favored election day registration, early voting, and easier absentee voting. Two-thirds of all federal and state candidates surveyed thought that making it easier to cast absentee ballots was a good idea, 53 percent supported adopting early or multiday voting procedures, and 47...
