What are Partial Public Financing Systems?
Partial public financing systems are campaign financing tools used most often during primary elections for the President, in the US. There are some partial public financing systems in place for third party or party candidates that compete in the general election, but these are used less often. Not all primary candidates rely on partial public financing systems because these do impose a spending limit on candidates. If a candidate is raising money well in excess of what he/she would receive through such a system, he/she is not under any obligation to use this method. In the US, in presidential primary elections, candidates have to meet certain criteria before they can qualify to take part in partial public financing systems. They can spend no more than $50,000 US Dollars (USD), though this amount changes with inflation at times, of their own money. They are limited to spending amounts in each state in which they compete, and they must raise $5000 USD in every state. This last provision
