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SIGN-ON REQUEST: Motion to study establishing democracy vouchers in LA
Just over a month ago, LA City Councilmembers introduced a motion to study the feasibility of establishing a democracy vouchers program in the City of Los Angeles, including options for full public financing. This was a huge step towards empowering more Angelenos to participate in our democracy—but now we
19 days ago
LA City Councilmembers introduce motion to study democracy vouchers
Exciting news out of LA City Council last week: On Friday, Councilmember Nithya Raman, Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez, and Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson co-introduced a motion to study the feasibility of establishing a democracy vouchers program in Los Angeles City. We're grateful for Councilmember Raman's leadership spearheading this motion—and Councilmember Soto-Martinez
2 months ago
New report on democracy vouchers: Empowering Los Angeles
Today, LA for Democracy Vouchers has published “Empowering Los Angeles: Increasing civic participation and donor diversity through democracy vouchers.” This report details money in the 2022 Los Angeles City Council and citywide elections, and how democracy vouchers would help create a more equitable system. Echoing our 2020 findings, money in
2 months ago
Let the unwealthy participate in politics
When I ran for City Council in 2020 against seasoned politician Mark Ridley-Thomas, I learned that money’s influence in our local politics runs deeper than I had thought. As an incumbent L.A. County supervisor, he had an unending stream of funds to reach voters. Meanwhile, I campaigned door
6 months ago
Why you should care about money in LA politics
Money in Los Angeles politics is a big problem. It doesn’t have to be – a new system called “democracy vouchers” would help ordinary people donate to campaigns. LA City’s 2020 elections set records for most expensive primary [https://laist.com/news/lausd-primary-most-expensive-ever-election-2020-independent-expenditure-update] and general election for a non-mayoral
a year ago
New report on democracy vouchers: Elevating More Voices
Today, LA for Democracy Vouchers has released “Elevating More Voices: How democracy vouchers can diversify candidates and donors in Los Angeles.” This report details the current state of campaign finance in Los Angeles, and how democracy vouchers would help create a more equitable system. Currently, money in LA politics comes
a year ago