In June 2010, California voters will be voting on a ballot measure to provide public funding for candidates for Secretary of State, starting in the 2014 election. A Lake Research Partners poll, just released, shows that the measure now enjoys the support of 63% of the voters, with 22% opposed and 16% undecided. See this story. The story summarizes the measure and says candidates need small contributions from 7,500 voters in order to receive public funding. The story does not mention that independent candidates would need small contributions from 15,000 voters to receive any public funding. Thanks to ElectionLawBlog for the link.