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Called “Democracy Dollars,” the proposal would automatically send Minnesota voters coupons to easily spend on their favorite candidates.

We can do democracy differently, and, when we do, we can reshape who participates in the political process, who runs for office and ultimately who wins elections, which in turn can lead to policies that better serve our communities.

Isn’t it time for people of color, and particularly women of color, to take the lead in re-imagining what a truly multiracial and multicultural democracy can look like?

For 250 years, white men have led the design of American democracy, and it is not working well for many. Women represent a majority of the U.S. population and people of color will be a majority by 2045. Isn’t it time for people of color, and particularly women of color, to take the lead in re-imagining what a multiracial democracy can look like?

Both Seattle mayoral candidates have officially been released from the general election spending limit, as contributions continue flooding in.

by Rich Smith • May 7, 2021 at 4:40 pm The game is afoot. Lester Black Many of Seattles mayoral campaign representatives have praised the citys unique public campaign financing program for limiting the influence of big donors and creating time and space for candidates to run on the issues. But that dynamic will soon change now that an independent expenditure supporting former Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell has officially filed with the...

Can San Jose have publicly-financed elections? A voter drops off ballots in a neighborhood ballot drop box. Photo by Lorraine Gabbert. The promise to get money out of politics has propelled several San Jose politicos to office. Actually implementing corporate-free elections is tougher. Councilmembers and local activists are pushing for a way to level the playing field for contributions through publicly-financed elections. In that system, the local government provides each registered voter with...

More than a dozen people filed following Jenny Durkans decision not to run for re-election. Credit: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren An entrance to Seattle City Hall is shown, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in downtown Seattle. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 8:16 AM PDT March 19, 2021 SEATTLE — With the position of mayor of Seattle being left vacant following Jenny Durkans decision not to run for re-election, more than a dozen people have filed to campaign in the primary electi...

UpdatedTue, Feb 9, 2021 at 3:34 am CT Reply Austinites for Progressive Reform pitches ambitious campaign finance laws for a May ballot but one aspect excludes a swath of the citizenry. (Shutterstock) AUSTIN, TX — Austin City Council on Tuesday is scheduled to listen to a presentation on the potential use of "Democracy Dollars" designed to replace local campaign finance rules — a proposal stemming from a citizen-initiated petition by a political coalition that garnered enough petition signat...