Support Ballot Access Reform in Connecticut
A statement by Todd Vachon, 2008 Socialist candidate for US Congress from Connecticut's Second District.
Please take a moment to support this incredibly important measure in CT.
The CT General Assembly's Committee on Government Administration and Elections (GAE) is currently reviewing HB6436. This bill proposes to reduce the number of petition signatures required for minor parties to gain ballot access from 7,500 for President to 1,000 and from 2,500 for congress also to 1,000. Furthermore this bill will allow petitioning parties to turn in their signatures to the Secretary of State's office as opposed to the town clerks of 170 different townships.
Please, please, please, as a voter and believer in democracy submit a short statement supporting this bill!
You may email your statement to len.greene (at) cga (dot) ct (dot) gov. Label it as "statement in support of HB6436" and include your full name and home town at the bottom of your message.
Having more voices, more diversity and more options will enhance our democratic process and certainly open up public discourse in ways that have been continually shut out by the two major parties.
You may view my testimony which I gave today in support of this bill here.
Please take a moment to support this incredibly important measure in CT.
The CT General Assembly's Committee on Government Administration and Elections (GAE) is currently reviewing HB6436. This bill proposes to reduce the number of petition signatures required for minor parties to gain ballot access from 7,500 for President to 1,000 and from 2,500 for congress also to 1,000. Furthermore this bill will allow petitioning parties to turn in their signatures to the Secretary of State's office as opposed to the town clerks of 170 different townships.
Please, please, please, as a voter and believer in democracy submit a short statement supporting this bill!
You may email your statement to len.greene (at) cga (dot) ct (dot) gov. Label it as "statement in support of HB6436" and include your full name and home town at the bottom of your message.
Having more voices, more diversity and more options will enhance our democratic process and certainly open up public discourse in ways that have been continually shut out by the two major parties.
You may view my testimony which I gave today in support of this bill here.
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