When the Supreme Court invalidated a key provision of the Voting Rights Act last week, it dealt a devastating blow to fair elections. A major step in the wrong direction, the decision threatens to unjustly disenfranchise our fellow voters … [Read more...]
VOTER CHOICE (IRV) ballot referendum campaign needs help now!
------------------------------------------------------------ VOTER CHOICE MASSACHUSETTS - PETITION DRIVE "More Voices, Real Choices" Sept 11th - Nov 18th ------------------------------------------------------------ ENDORSEMENTS + The … [Read more...]
Menino Trashes MassVote , snubs voters – all in one day!
The mayor's point-man on debates - an out-of-town, uninformed, corporate executive named Ed Fouhy - told the Boston Herald it was because MassVote "lacks the organizational capacity to sponsor a debate." This is of course nonsense. In 2006, … [Read more...]
Op-Ed about Low Voter Turnout (targeted to concerned, but not yet active, citizens)
But hey, it's a free country. We should be free to vote or not vote at our leisure. True enough, but here's the kicker: witholding your vote doesn't raise any eyebrows at the State House. No one cares. When the … [Read more...]