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.

Democracy vouchers were approved by Seattle voters back in 2015, but time is running out on the first-in-the-nation program.

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

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.