Approximately 70% of all candidates running for the Connecticut legislature are expected to participate in the state’s public funding program. It passed in 2005 but was not in effect until 2007, when it was used for a few special elections. 2008 is the first time the system has been in usage for a regularly-scheduled election. This article in the Boston Globe about the Connecticut system does not mention that the Connecticut system is currently under attack in federal court over the parts that discriminate against minor party and independent candidates.