ELECTION spending would be capped and state-based donations disclosure laws implemented under a suite of Greens policies aimed at "delivering a healthier democracy".
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Thirty-five members would again sit in the House of Assembly and parliamentary terms would be fixed to four years.
Releasing the policies yesterday, Greens leader Nick McKim said a cap on election spending would stop people from "buying their way into Parliament".
Using the cap on Legislative Council election expenditure as a base rate, Mr McKim proposed a $40,000 cap for each House of Assembly candidate and a registered party cap of $200,000 an electorate.
Mr McKim denied that the policy, which would put all parties on an equal playing field, would benefit the Greens more than the other major parties.
"This isn't a policy that's in any political party's interest, it's a policy designed to be in the interest of Tasmanians," he said.
Mr McKim said it was imperative that donations disclosure reform occurred so that voters knew who was paying money to political parties and politicians.
"Tasmanians will once again visit the ballot box this election without knowing who has donated money to which political party, and that is simply not good enough in this day and age," he said.