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.

Proposition 1, funded through a property tax, gives Seattle residents four $25 vouchers to distribute to local candidates each election cycle.

Seattle's Democracy Voucher Program changed the elections game, opening the door for more diverse candidates, greater voter participation, and less reliance on big money. As voters decide its future o...

2025 Seattle and King County primary election endorsements

Next Tuesday, August 5th, Seattle residents will vote on whether to extend the program.

# It is vital that Seattleites vote yes on Proposition 1 in the August 5 primary to renew the democracy voucher program for another 10 years. Here's Jazmine Smith's case for why.

This summer, Seattle's innovative campaign finance program is up for renewal. A decade of data points to its success.

Don’t let big money drown out our voices. Prop 1 protects Seattle’s Democracy Voucher Program — a powerful tool that gives all people a real say in our elections. It helps renters, queer and BIPOC...

Proposition 1 would continue nation's only public campaign financing system using vouchers

With candidates of all political stripes taking advantage of the city's small-dollar campaign program, Seattleites themselves become the real winners.

COMMENTARY | The publicly funded campaign finance program has brought tens of thousands more people into the city's political process.