Mayor Harrell champions democracy voucher renewal

Mayor Harrell champions democracy voucher renewal despite low voter engagement in Seattle
Democracy vouchers were approved by Seattle voters back in 2015, but time is running out on the first-in-the-nation program.
Mayor Harrell proposes renewal of Democracy Voucher Program
The program sends eligible Seattle residents four $25 vouchers to then donate those funds to a candidate of their choice, according to Mayor Harrell’s office.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell pushes for another decade of democracy vouchers
Harrell's push to renew democracy vouchers comes as the program hits 10 years and faces a potential sunsetting. Without a renewal, the program will end.
Seattle vote on $45M Democracy Voucher program renewal planned for August primary
Mayor Bruce Harrell will be collecting Democracy Vouchers this year as he mounts his reelection campaign. This week, his office put forward legislation to renew the program first approved by
Mayor Harrell proposes renewing Seattle’s unique democracy vouchers
Seattle remains unique in the country in its approach to financing campaigns with taxpayer dollars. Four $25 vouchers are mailed to every registered voter in the city.
Seattle mayor proposes property tax levy hike for campaign vouchers
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has announced a proposed property tax levy renewal that would increase funding for a public campaign financing voucher program by 50%. Seattle’s Democracy Voucher Program was created and approved by voters in 2015 with the intention of increasing participation in local elections across all Seattle
Seattle mayor pushes to renew democracy voucher program
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is asking Seattleites to renew the city’s democracy voucher program that was first approved in 2015 through a citizen initiative.
2025 is a big year for Seattle’s Democracy Vouchers
Seattle voters will be asked if they want to renew the program. First, they’ll need to decide which candidates should receive their Democracy Vouchers. The $25 certificates for this
West Seattle Blog2d
ELECTION 2025: Another levy vote this year – Democracy Voucher levy proposed for August ballot
Another property-tax levy renewal is proposed for a vote this year. Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that he wants to renew the levy for the Democracy Voucher program, originally approved by voters in ...
KUOW16d
City Elections & Democracy Vouchers - What you need to know
I’m talking about democracy vouchers! That money’s not for you, though. It’s for political candidates you want to support in November’s election. And it’s a big one: Not only is the ...