Government and Election Reform

Our Values

It is essential that a government that supports its citizens without creating dependency, acts with the highest ethical standards and is answerable to the people it serves.

Transparency, compassion and careful planning are essential to a full and functioning democracy.

We support wide participation in the process by citizens and a rejection of the corrosive influence of corporate money on our government.

All who wish to be involved in the Democratic party in good faith are welcome to an equal seat at the table. We strongly support a level-playing field for all potential candidates, incumbent or challenger

2010 Policy Priorities

• Fix the antiquated Senate rules that allow for the abuse of the filibuster
• Establish a strong system to publicly finance elections
• Institute a ban on electronic voting machines without a voter-verifiable paper ballot, used for at least a sample mini-audit of the accuracy of the machine counts
• Support a Constitutional Amendment to ban corporate personhood, as well as immediate legislation to stop the effects until the Amendment can be passed