Los Angeles City Council approves a study into how the city could finance vouchers that voters use to back candidates.
The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion on Tuesday, June 13, to study the feasibility of establishing a “Democracy Vouchers” program to give residents the ability to donate to candidates of their choosing, with the aim of increasing engagement between Angelenos and the city’s political process.
Under the program, every voting-age adult would receive a set number of vouchers, which they could donate to candidates of their choosing. Those vouchers could then be redeemed by the city, for money to fund campaigns. The city’s chief legislative analyst, in a report back, will recommend an appropriate budget size and funding options for the program. The department will also examine how the program can work in tandem with the city’s existing matching funds program.
The motion introduced by council members Nithya Raman, Hugo Soto-Martinez and Marqueece Harris-Dawson instructed the city’s chief legislative analyst and other departments to provide a “demographic and neighborhood-by-neighborhood” analysis of donors in city elections, an analysis of similar programs in other cities, and recommendations to establish a program in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles City Council in a 11-0 vote supported the motion and requested the report within 90 days. Council President Paul Krekorian and council members John Lee and Kevin de León were absent during the vote.was one of the most expensive in its history“All told, $32 million was spent to influence who gets to represent the city’s diverse communities, including $10.4 million in campaign spending and $22 million in independent expenditures,” the motion read.
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