Tomorrow, April 14 - NYC City Hall Demo in support of open primaries

[LiberalElite]

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We are organizing a large-scale press event in New York City tomorrow, and we want you to join us and the hundreds of people signing up.

NYC CITY HALL | APRIL 14 | NOON

New York's presidential primary is on the 19th, but 3.2 million people (1 in 4 registered NY voters), many of whom are Millennials and minority voters, will be forbidden from participating. NY has the most restrictive voting laws in the country, and now that the presidential primary is shining a light on our state, these appalling shortcomings in our election system are exposed for the world to see.

The national embarrassment of an election in Arizona, which disenfranchised untold numbers of voters, stands as the most glaring recent example. It could absolutely happen in New York as well, as reported in a recent Gothamist story.

The event will be hosted on the steps of City Hall on April 14th at 12:00PM and will feature statements from elected officials, reform leaders, and registered voters from a wide array of backgrounds who are denied their right to vote in an election their tax dollars are paying for. We want to get national attention for this issue, so it's not only important that you come - spread the word, too.

YES - I'll be there on Thursday
Here are some facts to help your advocacy:

1 in 3 Millennial voters will be prohibited from voting on the 19th.
1 in 5 Latino voters will be prohibited from voting on the 19th.
1 in 8 African-American voters will be prohibited from voting on the 19th.
1 in 3 Asian-American voters will be prohibited from voting on the 19th.
1 in 4 women voters will be prohibited from voting on the 19th.
There are more independent and 3rd party voters across New York State (3.2 million) than there are registered Republican voters (2.7 million).


Al Benninghoff
http://www.openprimaries.org/
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[msongs]

1. imagine that people who choose not to follow election procedures are not allowed to vote. write-in

is available in the general election so all those millions of bernie people who chose not to follow the rules can still vote for him

[Skink]

3. We invite you to take part

[msongs]

4. yes I can on election day when I can write in the candidate of my choice (if not already on the

ballot). But I won't need to, being a registered democrat and all that

[Politicalboi]

2. They'll probably fix it after the 19th

They figure we aren't fighting the GOP now. The DNC wants Hillary to win, so they won't care about this till November. They think Indies are going to vote for her if she's the nom in November.

[LiberalFighter]

5. Really?

You want Republicans or people that claim to be Independents the right to vote in a Democratic Primary? There is a reason it is called the Democratic Primary. It is because Democrats are determining who their nominee will be for the general election. Not Republicans or Independents or even once in a blue moon voters.

[LiberalElite]

6. "claim to be independents" what does that mean?

many more people are registered as Independents than Democrats (or Republicans for that matter). They are effectively disenfranchised from the closed primary system despite the fact that both parties expect that Independents will of course want to choose to vote for the choice of a small minority.

So, to answer your question, "Really?" I SAY FUCK YEAH!

[LiberalFighter]

7. Too many times I have known people that claim to be independent

They don't vote in the primary but the people they support have been Republican. Case in point would be Ivanka Trump who claims to vote base on the person.

[Lodestar]

8. They should hook up with the scheduled Bernie march and

all end up at the court house at the same time.