CANDIDATE PLEDGE
I am running as an independent because I believe we need to do something about the partisanship that dominates every aspect of our political process.
The 42% of Americans who identify themselves as political independents are treated as second class citizens. The structure of our electoral system privileges the parties at the expense of the people.
I will use my campaign to promote democracy reforms that give independents the same rights as party members and break the parties’ tyranny over our democracy.
I hereby pledge to include in my campaign for public office a platform that includes support for the following:
1) Open primaries and nonpartisan elections, which allow unaffiliated voters to participate at every phase of the election process.
2) An inclusive independent movement that welcomes voters of every race and ethnicity, from every community and from all walks of life.
3) Administration of elections that is nonpartisan, rather than bipartisan, giving independents representation in the agencies that carry out this important function.
4) A nonpartisan redistricting process that insures competitive elections and fair treatment of independent voters and candidates.
5) Ballot access reform, open debates and other needed reforms that end discrimination against independents, insurgents and minor party candidates.
Independentvoting.org has been approached by numerous candidates asking for support. As a non-profit, we do not endorse candidates. However, we can post information about candidates who support the independent movement.
We've put together a series of questionnaires that outline issues important to independents.
Use the above link to find out more about the questionnaires.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote!
Michael H. Drucker
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1 comment:
of course if Independent Party hero Mike Bloomberg had "listened to the voters" and hadn't engineered the mangling of term limits in the first place, this wouldn't be an issue, would it?
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