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The second aspect of the system increases some private donation limits, but all contributions must be made anonymously through the FEC.
In this system, when a contributor make a donation to a campaign they send their money to the FEC indicating which campaign they want it to go to.
The FEC masks the money and distributes it directly to the campaigns in randomized chunks over a number of days.
Ackerman and Ayres compare this system to the reforms adopted in the late 19th century aimed to prevent vote buying, which led to our current secret ballot process.
Prior to that time voting was conducted openly, allowing campaigns to confirm that voters cast ballots for the candidates they had been paid to support.
Ackerman and Ayres contend that if candidates do not know for sure who is contributing to their campaigns they are unlikely to take unpopular stances to court large donors which could jeopardize donations flowing from voter vouchers.
Conversely, large potential donors will not be able to gain political access or favorable legislation in return for their contributions since they cannot prove to candidates the supposed extent of their financial support.

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