Legal Newsline: Voters want candidates to use taxpayer money in W.Va., poll shows

"CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A recent poll shows that a majority of West Virginia voters support public financing of state Supreme Court elections.The poll, conducted Feb. 21-24 by Anzalone Listzt Research, revealed Monday that 52 percent of voters want their tax money to be used for the elections. The poll was commissioned by the Justice at Stake Campaign and the Committee for Economic Development.Voters were also reminded of the controversial 2004 campaign which saw millions of outside dollars spent for Brent Benjamin and Warren McGraw, leading to a 6-percent jump."West Virginia's voters understand that judges should be able to focus on the law, not on dialing for dollars," said Bert Brandenburg, executive director of Justice at Stake." Click here to read more.