Small donor funding Archives

In NYC’s June 24th Primary, 11 Dems Seek Nomination for Mayor. Ranked Choice Voting & Matching Funds Helped Give Voters More Choice.

June 23, 2025June 23, 2025

Tuesday, June 24th is the New York City primary, with 11 Democrats vying to become their party’s nominee for mayor. The election also features two major democracy reforms: Ranked choice voting and public financing of elections.

NYC’s Embattled Mayor Denied $4.5 Million in Matching Funds from City’s Public Campaign Finance Funding System

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was denied access to over $4 million dollars in matching public funding for his 2025 campaign, due to questions over an ongoing federal investigation and accusations of financial mismanagement.

FL Voters Decide Nov. 5th Whether to Keep Their Small Donor Matching Program, or Turn Funding of Campaigns Over to Special Interests

June 12, 2024June 12, 2024

Amendment 6, a repeal of Florida’s public funding of elections option, faces voters on November 5th. Such small donor matching systems help candidates outside the political machine structure to compete, and can help limit special interest influence.

Minnesota Governor Signs “Democracy for the People Act” Enhancing Voting Access and Protections

May 7, 2023May 7, 2023

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the “Democracy for the People Act” Friday, a huge bill expanding voter registration and mail-in voting options, creating a small-donor campaign funding voucher system, and enhancing penalties for intimidation or harassment of voters or election officials.

Seattle’s Democracy Voucher System of Financing Elections Helps Restore Power to the Voters

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023

In the recent midterms, 3,700 political donors gave more than $100,000 to candidates, parties and SuperPACs, and accounted for –get this– $2.43 Billion dollars. What if there was a way to fund elections with small donors, not just big ones?

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In NYC’s June 24th Primary, 11 Dems Seek Nomination for Mayor. Ranked Choice Voting & Matching Funds Helped Give Voters More Choice.

NYC’s Embattled Mayor Denied $4.5 Million in Matching Funds from City’s Public Campaign Finance Funding System

FL Voters Decide Nov. 5th Whether to Keep Their Small Donor Matching Program, or Turn Funding of Campaigns Over to Special Interests

Minnesota Governor Signs “Democracy for the People Act” Enhancing Voting Access and Protections

Seattle’s Democracy Voucher System of Financing Elections Helps Restore Power to the Voters