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>> texas has said it plans to appeal if there is not a ruling in their favor. so this could go all the way up to the u.s. supreme court. the high court has already agreed to hear a different redistricting case. that one out of wisconsin. in dallas, fox news. >> all right. a new political experiment in seattle dubbed democracy vouchers now coming under fire. the first in the nation program is aimed at taking big money out of political campaigns, but some are challenging it in court, claiming it violates their 1st amendment rights. dan springer has the details from seattle. dan? >> john grant ...

Endorsed by the democratic socialist party has raised over $200,000, nearly all from vouchers, given by some of the most unlikely campaign donors, low income renters, non-citizens, and the homeless, all who can apply for vouchers, even if they can't or won't vote. >> someone who is homeless has just as many democracy vouchers as someone who is wealthy and living on a waterfront property in seattle. >> the vouchers are funded by a small property tax raising 3 million dollars. just a few weeks from the primary, and only 4% have been returned. unused voucher money will roll over to the next elect...

Grant a housing activist who is endorsed by the democratic socialist party has raised over $200,000, nearly all from vouchers, given by some of the most unlikely campaign donors, low income renters, non-citizens, and the homeless, all who can apply for vouchers, even if they can't or won't vote. >> someone who is homeless has just as many democracy vouchers as someone who is wealthy and living on a waterfront property in seattle. >> the vouchers are funded by a small property tax raising 3 million dollars. just a few weeks from the primary, and only 4% have been returned. unused voucher money ...

>> texas has said it plans to appeal if there is not a ruling in their favor. so this could go all the way up to the u.s. supreme court. the high court has already agreed to hear a different redistricting case. that one out of wisconsin. in dallas, fox news. >> all right. a new political experiment in seattle dubbed democracy vouchers now coming under fire. the first in the nation program is aimed at taking big money out of political campaigns, but some are challenging it in court, claiming it violates their 1st amendment rights. dan springer has the details from seattle. dan? >> john grant ...

Vouchers. the candidate has raised over $200,000, nearly all from vouchers. given by low income renters, noncitizens, and the homeless, all who can apply for vouchers even if they can't or won't vote. >> someone who is homeless has just as many vouchers as someone who was wealthy and living on the waterfront. >> a few weeks from the primary, 4% have been returned. unused voucher money rolls over to the next election. not able to support a single candidate, he is suing to stop the program. >> it's a clear violation of first amendment rights. with free speech comes the right not to speak. >> we ...