Petition updateOpen the Presidential Primaries NationwideOur Plan for the DNC
Open Primaries
Jul 19, 2016
We're heading to the DNC on Saturday to make the case that all voters should be allowed to vote in primary elections. If you genuinely believe that our system needs to be reformed and that our elected officials need to be held accountable, I ask that you share this petition with family and friends. If each signer can get just two or three more signatures, we will surpass our goal of 100,000 signatures in the next four days. So here’s our plan for the DNC: We are in contact with numerous Democratic delegates who support our issue and are willing to work with us to make an impact at the Convention. We are also in contact with delegates on the Rules Committee who support our cause. Rumor has it that Bernie Sanders is telling his 1,900-some-odd delegates to vote for open primaries. We are organizing to unite as many delegates and supporters around our cause as we can possibly find, and we intend to mobilize our network at the Convention, make a press splash, and make our presence known. We were also selected to participate in American Experiments, a competition between six of the most innovative civic tech and political reform organizations in the country, where we will state our case for open primaries. As the only participant that is focused on systematically altering our political system, rather than making the current one more accessible to voters, we believe that we have a good shot of winning. Thank you for your support. This is it, folks. Four days left. Best, Jesse Shayne Digital Communications Specialist Open Primaries
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