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Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 4 months ago

Seattle voters decided this week to renew their "democracy vouchers," which is a unique program that hands residents $100 in vouchers to donate to local candidates of their choice.

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Seattle voters decided this week to renew their "democracy vouchers," which is a unique program that hands residents $100 in vouchers to donate to local candidates of their choice.

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Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 4 months ago

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Seattle Renews Its Unique Approach to Public Campaign Financing

The democracy vouchers program hands residents $100 to donate to local candidates and it’s credited with broadening civic involvement. Voters on Tuesday extended it by 10 years.

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That’s not a bad idea honestly. Allowing people to fund their candidates to counter corporate funding is a good thing, and should be embraced more.

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