This is something I have had rolling around in my head for a few years now, I'm sure I'm not the only one to have this idea.

The way elections are financed in the US is completely messed up, with laws that recognize corporations as people, and political action committees pretty much buying the elections.
                                                             
My idea is not that complicated. The only people that should be allowed to donate to a candidate should be people that are registered to vote in the district they will represent. If someone is running for a congressional seat only someone registered to vote in that district could donate to them. If a candidate is running for a senate seat only registered voters form that state would be allowed. To donate for a presidential candidate you have to be registered vote and be a US citizen.
    
There also would have to a limit on the amount someone could donate, it would  an amount  based on a percentage divided among the number voters that would be represented by the candidate.
    
It will never happen though as it would have to get passed by politicians that are owned by the big donors.
   

The main problem is that I don't think you should have to pre register to vote. Living in the area should be all that is needed.

I agree with LordKAT. Bernie sanders, a current candidate for the democratic nomination, has election reform as a cornerstone of his policy.


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I don't think this will really stand up to a 1st amendment challenge.

Yes, the supreme court has ruled that money=speech and strangely, even person hood.  Notice how much unpaid for "airtime" some candidates get by being obnoxious blowhards.  Sadly money is the oil of politics and media here and anything beyond a very local race usually requires $$$.  This is one reason the presidential candidates are so important as they may appoint supreme court justices who will weigh in.

Campaign finance reform is desperately needed along with rules to prevent and undue the gerrymandering of voting blocks.

We keep working at creating a "more perfect union" and a representative government.  Our future is well worth the effort.

While CFR sounds good in theory, it many times has the opposite effect that is intended. All of the rules and regulations make it nearly impossible for a candidate to run a campaign at all, unless they are either rich or have the backing of one of the two major parties. You need a staff of people just to make sure you don't accidentally use a personal paperclip to hold together campaign papers or buy staples with your own money instead of campaign funds.