Seattle’s Democracy Vouchers program appears set for continuation, as early ballot returns put a measure renewing the program in the lead.
Proposition 1 was poised for passage with 56% of votes counted Tuesday night. It would mean Seattle holds onto the first-in-the-nation public campaign-financing program for another decade.
Voters created Seattle’s Democracy Voucher program in 2015. It gives every Seattle voter $100 in taxpayer funds to donate to candidates in each election. The program was pitched as a tool to empower ordinary voters and fight big money in politics in the wake of the controversial Citizens United Supreme Court ruling…