The plaintiffs argued the program forced taxpayers to fund political campaigns that they might disagree with, thus burdening their First Amendment rights.
, a case challenging Seattle's"Democracy Vouchers", a program that uses property taxes to give city residents a $100 coupon for donating to local political candidates each election cycle.
However, by declining to hear the case, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a Washington State Supreme Court dismissal that"the power to tax is a fundamental, necessary sovereign power of government" that shouldn't be subject to legal challenges by individuals who disagree with what programs their taxes fund.has reached out to Seattle's City Hall for their reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to hear the case. It had not responded by the time of publication.
Local candidates can redeem the vouchers for cash to be used in their campaigns. While they don't have to opt-in to the program to receive the vouchers, any candidate to accept them cannot use that money to make cash reimbursements, to pay their own salary or personal expenses or to support other candidates and political action committees.
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