Tag: election reform
group name: electionreform
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April 04, 2006 12:53 PM EDT --
[ This is a slightly modified version of an article I wrote for Blue Mass Group ]
As Andy noted on his blog last week, the 21st Century Democrats endorsed John Bonifaz for Secretary of the Commonwealth . . . more
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April 13, 2006 07:43 PM EDT --
A furor seems to have erupted recently among verified voting activists about HR 550, a bill that seeks to improve our voting laws by requiring a paper trail and audits. The key protagonists:
Rush Holt, . . . more
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April 12, 2006 05:51 PM EDT --
I created a new group this afternoon, Election Reform and Voting Rights (electionreform.gather.com):
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A place to talk about election reform and voting rights, both to learn and to . . . more
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June 26, 2006 10:57 AM EDT --
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Vermont law that strictly limits how much money candidates for state office can raise and spend on their political campaigns.
By a 6-3 vote, the court ruled that the . . . more
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April 23, 2006 01:56 PM EDT --
Yesterday, I posted about Kerry's opposition to a DNC advisory commission's plan to place one or two caucuses from more ethnically, racially and economically diverse states between Iowa's caucus . . . more
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July 19, 2008 10:53 PM EDT --
A vote for Nader in 2000 was not a vote for Bush. A vote for McKinney (The Green Party Nominee for President in 2008) is not a vote for McCain. A vote for a third party or independent party candidate . . . more
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April 14, 2006 01:14 PM EDT --
An electorate must have confidence in its electoral system. The Commission on Federal Election Reform found citizens should identify themselves as the correct person on the registration list when . . . more
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December 27, 2006 10:25 PM EST --
The Clean Politics Act of 2008: A Draft Ballot Proposal
Introduction
The political atmosphere in the United States is becoming so polluted that it is beginning to choke and stifle our democracy. . . . more
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November 08, 2006 06:53 PM EST --
With all precincts counted, the Wilson campaign for State Auditor achieved ballot status for the Working Families Party on Nov. 7 with surprising support from 19 percent of voters. Only 3 percent . . . more
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April 24, 2006 11:55 AM EDT --
The Boston Globe recently described how Massachusetts union officials can't agree on which gubernatorial candidate to support ("State labor unions fault records of Reilly, Patrick," Feb. . . . more
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May 14, 2006 01:11 PM EDT --
About 50 organizers gathered on Sat. May 13 for the first meeting of a new Working Families organization. There was good turnout from labor (CWA, IBT, SEIU, UFCW, UAW, MTA, IBEW, and IUOE), community . . . more
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July 07, 2006 11:12 AM EDT --
BOSTON -- Long-time union organizer and political activist Rand Wilson has announced his campaign for Auditor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Wilson, an unenrolled voter, is running under . . . more
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July 20, 2006 03:42 PM EDT --
Time to use both hands
For many years Jobs with Justice and other pro-worker groups have vigorously mobilized grassroots activists to throw a powerful "punch" for working people. Yet, after . . . more
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July 26, 2006 05:08 PM EDT --
BOSTON - The Wilson for Working Families campaign has collected over 9,000 signatures on nominating petitions from registered voters, qualifying Rand Wilson as a candidate for state Auditor well before . . . more
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June 22, 2006 09:43 AM EDT --
More power at the polls…
Ballot Freedom campaign submits final petition signatures qualifying "cross endorsement" initiative for Nov. 2006 ballot
Proposed change would give voters . . . more
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