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 [RSVP HERE]
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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[hill2016]

1. why didn't

they register like everyone else?

[revbones]

2. Is that the official Hillary campaign response?

Just asking due to your username and the time you joined. Do they pay per post?

[msongs]

7. are you paid per post? nt

[JackRiddler]

8. I'm not paid by anyone...

I think it's a valid question for everyone.

People should freely volunteer without being asked whether they are employed by campaigns, PACS, parties or other election-oriented organizations, whether on salary or by piece/hour.

[revbones]

9. Nope.

But my name isn't representative of someone that is probably paid per post.

[brooklynite]

3. SO, not only were you unable to get people re-registered five months after Bernie announced...

...you were unable to organize your protest for SIX months after the re-registration deadline, and now want things changed in five days?

Best of luck!

[dcbuckeye]

4. Not gonna happen

This law will probably never get changed, and certainly not for next week's primary. The elections staff would be overwhelmed. It would be another Arizona with polls mobbed and people waiting 6 hours to vote. They have planned for it to be a closed primary. Too late to change things now!!

[DrDan]

5. nobody is being denied their right to vote - if they followed the simple rules

too much effort to register on time?

[Cali_Democrat]

6. Why weren't these protests organized back in October? It's been six months since the deadline!

Now you're protesting right before New Yorkers begin to vote in the primary?