WASHINGTON - September 26 -

WHO: Nick Nyhart, executive director, Public Campaign Action Fund

Chellie Pingree, president and CEO, Common Cause

Joan Claybrook, President, Public Citizen

Rep. Jim Annis (R), Maine House of Representatives, Clean Elections elected official

WHAT: National telephone press conference to release names of candidates who have signed the Voters First Pledge and launch new Web site that allows visitors to search for congressional candidates who have or have not signed the pledge.

WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m EST

DIAL-IN NUMBER: 1-888-868-9079, Passcode: 7900382, or ask for Voters First pledge call

Public Campaign Action Fund, Common Cause and Public Citizen will release the names of hundreds of congressional candidates who have signed the "Voters First" pledge to clean up Congress.

Nearly 300 general election candidates from both major political parties and 45 states have signed the three-part pledge in support of Clean Elections-style publicly financed elections, enhanced ethics and lobbying restrictions and greater transparency for the fundraising done by lobbyists for candidates.

To see a copy of the pledge, visit http://www.campaignmoney.org/votersfirstpledge.

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