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Independent Voice Endorses . . .
Congressional Candidates Abel Maldonado (Republican, 24th
District), Stacey Lawson (Democrat, 2nd District), and Linda
Parks (independent, 26th District).
"We’re proud to stand with candidates who support the kinds of
reforms necessary – like open primaries and redistricting reform
– that take power away from the political parties and return it to
the people." - Jason Olson, Director of IndependentVoice.Org
Read the Press Release>
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Independents Call on Secretary of State to Do More:
With our victories for Open Primaries and Redistricting Reform, independents
could play a decisive role in Congressional and State Legislative primaries for
the first time in over a decade.
But the only way that happens is if independents know they have the right to
participate. That's the Secretary of State's job, and they simply haven't done
enough! We do a better job advertising for the lottery than we do educating
independent voters about the new system in which they can participate.
Call the Secretary of State's Elections Division today and tell them they need to
do more to educate the state's 3.6 million independent voters (called "No Party
Preference" now) about their right to participate in the brand new primary
process. Click here for the number and talking points>
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Independents Call For Congressional Hearings
Independents are a new force in American politics but face structural barriers
that block our full democratic participation.
Often these barriers are so accepted as part of the electoral system that they
go unnoticed. Congressional hearings would shine a light on these inequities
and go a long way to revitalizing our democracy and reducing partisanship.
Learn More at our national site>
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Look to California for Post-Partisan Model
By Jason Olson, Director of IndependentVoice.Org
Published in the North County Times and Benicia Herald
President Barack Obama recently took to the air in his weekly radio address
and focused on an issue of concern to most Americans: the negative effects of
partisanship on the political process.
Obama said, "[L]ately, the response from Washington has been partisanship
and gridlock that's only undermined public confidence and hindered our efforts
to grow the economy. So while there's nothing wrong with our country, there is
something wrong with our politics, and that's what we've got to fix."
But if President Obama thinks that's all it's going to take to fix partisanship,
he's in for a rude awakening. On the other hand, if he is finally getting serious
about political change, then he should look to California. more>
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A Look Back at the Open Primary Prop 14
Victory in June 2010
Joyce Dattner, chair of IV.Org speaks with
Schwarzenegger & Maldonado at the Victory
Press Conference.
See More Independents in the News>>
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