| Job History: |
 | EXPERIENCE
- Registering voters since 1986 (Project VOTE, Chester, Penna.)
- Taught citizenship classes to aspiring U.S. citizens in Bridgeport and New Haven
- Member of CT Green Party since 1996, Secretary of Fairfield County chapter since 2002
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| Important Issues: |
| DEDICATION TO DEMOCRACY
- Make sure that every Stamford citizen is allowed to vote—no mysterious cleaning of the voter lists as in Florida in 2000 or Ohio in 2004.
- Make voter registration and change-of-address forms available in all town offices, libraries, etc. Organize voter registration drives in the community.
- Encourage resident immigrants to apply for U.S. citizenship and take part in the democratic process.
- Fully implement the Voting Rights Restoration Act of 2001. - Convicted felons who have served their time should be reintegrated into society, including the body politic.
ADVOCACY FOR REFORM
- Reliable manual audits of the new electronic voting machines.
- Public financing of municipal elections, like New Haven's pilot Democracy Fund—government should not be up for sale to the biggest spender.
- Instant Runoff Voting (IRV)—no candidate should be elected without 50% of the vote. We need more people to run for office, without fear of “spoiling” another candidate.
- Voter registration forms at all U.S. Post Offices. Why does Uncle Sam provide forms for income tax and draft registration, but not voter registration?
- Election Day Registration for last-minute voters who recently moved or were mistakenly dropped from the lists.
- The Legislature has already passed this bill (with strict ID requirements to safeguard against fraud), but it was either vetoed or tabled. Now it's time to get this done.
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| Why Vote For Me: |
| Connecticut election law mandates that every town have a Democrat and a Republican registrar of voters, but it also allows a town to have THREE registrars. If you elect me, you will not be voting to replace one of the existing registrars, but instead you will get a THIRD registrar helping to ensure fair elections. |
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| Read more at www.greenregistrar.org |
I am running as a Green for Registrar of Voters.