I loved providing my vouchers to my preferred candidate. Working from the other end--restricting donations and candidate spending--must also happen.

It would be lovely if The Stranger/Slog were to provide a timely reminder of exactly how and why to use the vouchers in print/online around the time the vouchers are mailed.

My democracy vouchers are in a big pile of paper on my desk. I was too busy read the instructions when they arrived and I soon forgot about them. But hey, I voted!

We threw ours out. I think it's a dumb program.

Those maps are fascinating. Generalizing solely by neighborhood, it looks like cash money generally comes from rich people, whereas voucher money comes from rich and middle-class people. And nothing generally from the poor. The voucher program has indeeed broadened the donor base somewhat.

@3: Voucher programs are the only constitutional means of restricting cash campaign donations. (Voucher recipients must decline cash in order to participate.) If you don’t use your vouchers, then Citizens United wins.