Why do so few people vote? Is this because people don’t take personal responsibility? Or is this because of how our elections are structured?
One clear cut example of how to remove barriers to participation was in North Carolina’s primary just a few weeks ago
From a recent Demos study:
North Carolina’s new "Same Day Registration" (SDR) law allowed 22,293 new voters to participate in the state’s high-turnout, May 6 primary election
States that allow voters to register and vote on the Election Day generally enjoy turnout rates that average 10 to 12 percentage points more than states that do not. Don’t forget that Republicans have created barriers to voting by pushing Voter ID laws. Indiana’s voter ID law, recently upheld by the Supreme Court, actually led to 90 year old nuns being turned away from the polls because they did not have valid drivers licenses. Ridiculous.
A recent NY Times story showed the nex...
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Beatty Asks State to Investigate Ogonowski Voter FraudFrom: bluemassgroup.com
Post Date: 2008-05-23 13:24:43
Jeff Beatty issued a press release that a letter was hand delivered to Bill Galvin to investigate voter fraud by the Ogonowski campaign. As to the letter, (which is listed under the press release with affidavit) states:
The letter points to an affidavit signed by a registered Republican voter in Chelmsford, MA stating that his signature was fraudulently placed on nomination papers for Mr. Ogonowski’s campaign. This voter was also told that, in addition to his fa...
more Chance To Get Off Your Butts...Commonwealth Corps - with pollFrom: bluemassgroup.com
Post Date: 2008-05-23 12:31:15
I know, I know. Why get off our butts? We like sitting there. It’s the perfect position to try to turn EB3’s latest bulletin on State House wives into a screenplay (Eva Longoria as Ms. Petro?)
But you, yes you, can start a Commonwealth Corps operation. Even Republicans! Well, I’m not sure about that, but probably.
I’m not in any way affiliated with CC, but it’s modeled on AmeriCorps, and I am involved with an ...
more Do We Need More Clarity on Ethics?From: bluemassgroup.com
Post Date: 2008-05-23 10:11:07
In a May 1 article about DiMasi, Cashman and ethics, Globe reporter Frank Phillips wrote:
"While the nature of the cable TV show business relationship is not known, if Deborah DiMasi accepted money in the business relationship, it could pose a violation of state ethics laws that prohibit people with interests before the Legislature from providing anything of more than $50 in value to lawmakers. The prohibition extends to lawmakers’ spouses and to their business relationships, as wel...
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