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Campaign for Congressional Hearings:
Urge your rep to sponsor congressional hearings!
Here in California IndependentVoice.Org has been one of the key forces passing reforms
that open up our political process and empower voters – particularly independents.
Because of recent ballot victories, next year California's election system will be radically
different and the politicians will actually need our votes to get elected. And that puts us
in a very powerful position.
However, in many states across the country independents are treated as second
class citizens when it comes to political participation. Often these barriers are so
accepted as part of the electoral system that they go unnoticed. Independents in many
states are locked out of partisan primaries, packed into gerrymandered districts where
their votes can't have an impact, and prohibited from even serving as poll workers.
We're calling on Congress to hold hearings on the status of independent voters – the
largest group of voters in the country. 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.
Sign the letter to your congressional representative>
Download the Letter and have others sign it>
Read the "Bill of Particulars" Outlining the Status of Independent Voters>
Coming Soon: Independents Rock California 2012
The dramatic reforms passed in 2010 will create a brand new election process in 2012.
Voters, instead of the party insiders, will have the power. And we intend to use it to
rock California in 2012. We're organizing teams of independents across California to
screen the candidates running for office. We're looking to hear more than the same old
party talking points – we're going to demand that they listen to ours if they want our
support. Then we'll endorse the candidates who pledge to fight for reform and get out
the word to all the independent voters in that district. Help by joining a local organizing
team and organize other independent voters by holding a house party, doing a voter
outreach shift, or making a contribution.
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