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public funding
noun1 taxpayer dollars provided directly to a campaign by the government; only provided in limited circumstances and in jurisdictions where the law allows; sometimes the money is provided as matching funds; oftentimes the receipt of public funds requires the candidate to agree to spending limits; participation in is typically optional, and often waived by candidates able to raise more money from private sources
Democratic lawmakers this year initially considered either delaying the program or making broader changes, such as how donations are matched with public dollars, before ultimately agreeing to funding both the administration of public funding as well as the matching fund itself.— Spectrum News 1
If the council does not fund a Democracy Dollars pilot program for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, Oakland will be without any public campaign financing for the first time since 2001, as Measure W replaced our previous public funding system with the Democracy Dollars program.— San Francisco Chronicle