The phrase "a clean election" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an election that is conducted fairly, without fraud or corruption.
Example: "The citizens demanded a clean election to ensure that their votes were counted accurately and honestly."
Alternatives: "fair election" or "transparent election".
"This is a clean election," he said.
Kenya held a clean election in 2002, and a disastrously flawed one in 2007.
Senior Peruvian government officials continue to commit themselves publicly to holding a clean election.
He also claimed that although Ed Miliband wanted a clean election battle, union bosses were preventing this from happening.
Senior administration officials are again pressing for a clean election and expressing cautious optimism that it is still possible.
But his administration has never held a clean election and has used riot police to crush antigovernment demonstrations.
Arizona has a clean elections law that rewards candidates who promise not to take money from special interests.
Elections Fund Without comment, the court turned down a First Amendment challenge to an Arizona campaign finance law that created a "clean elections fund," supported by a surcharge of 10percentt on civil and criminal fines collected in the state.
Robert B. Reich, the former secretary of labor, said he would be a "clean elections candidate," although it would mean returning nearly $150,000 in contributions and giving up the fund-raising power that comes from being nationally known.
By contrast, until recently Arizona was one of only a few states with a "clean elections" law, under which candidates who had achieved a nominal level of funding would receive funding from the state to match their opponents dollar for dollar.
Those seeking an example of the usefulness of private money in politics might start in Arizona, where for years a "clean-election" law ensured that fringe candidates received handsome state funding.
