Seattle Residents Make Record Use of ‘Democracy Voucher’ Program Last year's elections saw gains in use of the public campaign financing system among people of color, younger, and lower-income Seattleites, according to a new report.
City Councils With Publicly-Funded Elections Lead Way in Cutting Police Budgets While politicians in many cities resist activists, in some cities with councils elected largely through publicly financed elections significant cuts to police budgets are advancing.