- Protect voters' rights by enforcing and expanding the constitutional right to vote (including a new amendment if necessary). Enact the full Voter's Bill of Rights guaranteeing each person's right to vote, the right to have our votes counted on hand-marked paper ballots, and the right to vote within systems that give each vote meaning. Make voter registration the responsibility of government, not a voluntary opt-in for citizens.
- Restore Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, requiring preclearance by the Attorney General or federal district court of DC to election law changes in areas previously found to limit voting rights.
- Abolish the Electoral College and directly elect the President using a national popular vote with ranked-choice voting.
- Restore the right to run for office and eliminate unopposed races by removing ballot access barriers.
- Guarantee equal access to the debates to all ballot-qualified candidates.
- Provide equal and free access to the airways for all ballot-qualified candidates, not just those with big campaign war chests.
- Eliminate "winner take all / first past the post" elections in which the "winner" may not have the support of most of the voters. Replace that system with ranked choice voting and proportional representation.
- Enact statehood for the District of Columbia to ensure the region has full representation in Congress, and full powers of democratic self-rule.
- Restore voting rights to offenders, including while in prison.
- Replace partisan oversight of elections with non-partisan election commissions.
- Reduce barriers to voting by making Election Day a national holiday.
- Enact simplified, safe same-day voter registration to the nation so that no qualified voter is barred from the polls.
- Protect local democracy by making clear that acts of Congress establish a floor, and not a ceiling, on laws relating to economic regulation, workers' rights, human rights, and the environment.
JB: I understand that you're involved in something called a Democracy Convention. What is it? When is it? And what does you hope to accomplish?
DC: Liberty Tree: Foundation for the Democratic Revolution will be helping to organize the third Democracy Convention in Minneapolis Aug 2-6.
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