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Hi John --
If the parties had their way, they
would gerrymander, close the primaries, and define independent voters
out of existence. When all you care about is winning, independent
voters are a problem. We don’t conform to their script.
That’s why Open Primaries is not a party. We are a
movement. For people power. And in the face of strong opposition from
both major parties, our movement is growing.
ACTION: We
filed a lawsuit in Maryland challenging the State’s closed primary
elections as unconstitutional. At the heart of the case are the five
plaintiffs – independent voters from across the state who volunteered
to step forward to challenge the state in court. And Maryland is just
one of four states that have active litigation challenging the closed
primary structure. PA, OR, and WY are the other states where independents are insisting on equal
voting rights.
ACTION: Let Us Vote (LUV) has recruited thousands of
independent voters from across the country this year, and LUV
activists have been rolling up their sleeves, passing open primaries
in New Mexico, testifying in New York, joining our lawsuit in
Maryland, conducting a polling operation in Florida…and so much more.
Check out this video of LUV activists in New York protesting
their exclusion on primary day!
ACTION: In May,
the New Mexico Legislature passed a bill to give independent voters
the right to vote in primary elections, the Nevada Legislature did the
same in June (although the governor vetoed the bill), lawmakers in
Pennsylvania are debating the issue as is the Florida Democratic Party
who is considering opening the primaries to independents.
We have momentum. And we need your help!
We have an ambitious goal this Fall to raise $250,000 to fuel
our Q4: Litigation. Organizing. Creating Videos. Recruitment. Training
and activation.We’re doing it all and we depend on you to make it
possible.
Please donate. And donate big!
Whatever you think you can afford, double it. Every dollar will be
well spent on building our movement for reform, people power and
democracy.
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