To: The Honorable Maryellen Allen, Executive Director, Kentucky's State Board of Elections, The Honorable Michael Aldridge, Executive Director, ACLU Kentucky, The Kentucky State House, The Kentucky State Senate, and Governor Matt Bevin
Open Kentucky's Primary Election Process! #KyLeg #KyGov
We, the Undersigned of this petition, call upon the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Legislature and its Governor, The Honorable Steven L. Beshear, to OPEN Kentucky's Primary Election Process so that all voters may be able to vote for the candidates of their choice.
For too long the primary process has been CLOSED to those who are not considered main-stream or popular with the Political Establishment. This IS NOT fair to the voters, who may not wish to cast their precious vote with any such candidate of established choice.
The closed primary election process in our State is both arcane and restrictive to the voter or potential voter who sees or is made to see that there are no choices when voting, or must resign themselves to voting for a Democrat or Republican candidate(s) whom they may not wish to vote for in the first place. And with voting ballot access already so restrictive throughout the United States, and debate criteria often times untenable, the proverbial deck is stacked against a [really] good candidate(s) for elected office.
It is time to put this CLOSED Primary Election Process to rest. The Voters of the Commonwealth of Kentucky deserve better. More voices. More choices.
Thank you!
For too long the primary process has been CLOSED to those who are not considered main-stream or popular with the Political Establishment. This IS NOT fair to the voters, who may not wish to cast their precious vote with any such candidate of established choice.
The closed primary election process in our State is both arcane and restrictive to the voter or potential voter who sees or is made to see that there are no choices when voting, or must resign themselves to voting for a Democrat or Republican candidate(s) whom they may not wish to vote for in the first place. And with voting ballot access already so restrictive throughout the United States, and debate criteria often times untenable, the proverbial deck is stacked against a [really] good candidate(s) for elected office.
It is time to put this CLOSED Primary Election Process to rest. The Voters of the Commonwealth of Kentucky deserve better. More voices. More choices.
Thank you!
Why is this important?
This petition is being started, and should be a clarion call for the People to do a similar petition in their respective states. For too long our primary election process in Kentucky has been closed to those who are not main-stream or popular with the political establishment. Candidates for elected office, who are really good, are being deliberately and effectually overlooked by the voters of our state because they are not regarded as popular or friendly with the political party establishment or power brokers.
Not too long ago I was reading an article from http://voteforbernie.org/ - Just Copy & Paste this Link in your Web Browser in order to see what is being discussed here.
The political market is being cornered everyday: http://www.aclu-ky.org/article/voting-rights/ - Just Copy & Paste this Link in your Web Browser in order to see what is being discussed here.
Our vote and voters, as well as future voters, are being oppressed. IF you are not popular or considered main- stream by the political establishment, you are out of luck, especially in Kentucky.
And if you are not main-stream or friendly with political party power brokers, the likelihood of you getting on the ballot in the Commonwealth of Kentucky is slim to none - http://lwv.org/our-work - and this MUST END.
These things are arcane and restrictive to a voter or potential voter who may not wish to align themselves with a main-stream political party.
That is why we need free, fair and open elections - primary and general elections, throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky and across the United States of America - to ENSURE that our voices and our choices are heard.
More voices and more choices equals Democracy!
IF you are a Voter, a Concerned Citizen or BOTH, please join with me in OPENING the Primary Process in Our State.
Thank you!
-- David R. Davidson
P.S. COPY & PASTE these links into your web browser and JOIN these erstwhile groups and organizations, on Facebook and online, as we work to open the primary election process in our State. Thank you!
Link #1 https://www.facebook.com/leagueofwomenvoters?fref=ts
Link #2 https://www.facebook.com/groups/HelptheCPD/
Link #3 https://www.facebook.com/FreeAndEqualElectionsKY?fref=ts
Link #4 https://www.facebook.com/freeandequal?fref=ts
Link #5 https://www.facebook.com/ACLUofKY?fref=ts
Link #6 https://www.facebook.com/petitionpage?ref=hl
Link #7 https://www.facebook.com/groups/262550957111158/
Not too long ago I was reading an article from http://voteforbernie.org/ - Just Copy & Paste this Link in your Web Browser in order to see what is being discussed here.
The political market is being cornered everyday: http://www.aclu-ky.org/article/voting-rights/ - Just Copy & Paste this Link in your Web Browser in order to see what is being discussed here.
Our vote and voters, as well as future voters, are being oppressed. IF you are not popular or considered main- stream by the political establishment, you are out of luck, especially in Kentucky.
And if you are not main-stream or friendly with political party power brokers, the likelihood of you getting on the ballot in the Commonwealth of Kentucky is slim to none - http://lwv.org/our-work - and this MUST END.
These things are arcane and restrictive to a voter or potential voter who may not wish to align themselves with a main-stream political party.
That is why we need free, fair and open elections - primary and general elections, throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky and across the United States of America - to ENSURE that our voices and our choices are heard.
More voices and more choices equals Democracy!
IF you are a Voter, a Concerned Citizen or BOTH, please join with me in OPENING the Primary Process in Our State.
Thank you!
-- David R. Davidson
P.S. COPY & PASTE these links into your web browser and JOIN these erstwhile groups and organizations, on Facebook and online, as we work to open the primary election process in our State. Thank you!
Link #1 https://www.facebook.com/leagueofwomenvoters?fref=ts
Link #2 https://www.facebook.com/groups/HelptheCPD/
Link #3 https://www.facebook.com/FreeAndEqualElectionsKY?fref=ts
Link #4 https://www.facebook.com/freeandequal?fref=ts
Link #5 https://www.facebook.com/ACLUofKY?fref=ts
Link #6 https://www.facebook.com/petitionpage?ref=hl
Link #7 https://www.facebook.com/groups/262550957111158/