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New report on democracy vouchers: Exploring Reform
Today, Los Angeles for Democracy Vouchers is excited to release our new publication, “Exploring Reform: A Compendium of Research, Reports, and Modeling of Democracy Vouchers in Los Angeles.” This report analyzes the source of money in the City of Los Angeles’ politics dating back to 2001, outlines what a democracy
a year ago
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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 years ago
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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
3 years ago
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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
3 years ago
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Seeking: Volunteer Policy Organizers
Los Angeles for Democracy Vouchers [https://lademocracyvouchers.org/] (LADV) is seeking volunteer policy organizers to help research, write, and produce our study into political reforms in Los Angeles. If you are interested in reforms to make LA City government more equitable, accountable, and democratic, we invite you to apply. About
3 years ago