Negative, false and misleading political ads pollute and undermine the election process

What is your reaction when viewing TV, listening to the radio or surfing digital platforms and there is a political ad filled with false and misleading information that you can neither verify nor confirm?

Billions of dollars are spent in a national election cycle. Millions of those dollars are spent by candidates and ballot-measure campaigns to saturate traditional and social media with a barrage of negative, false and misleading ads.

How much better and more beneficial it would be if those dollars were spent on messages that help educate voters about the issues, what is at stake and specific actions

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