Jon Cocks

Candidate for Texas State Senate District 8

Democrat Party
Supports 12 of 12 reforms

Ensure fair and transparent redistricting

If elected, will you commit to:

Creating an independent commission to draw all legislative and congressional districts

Yes

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Requiring a supermajority vote in the legislature to adopt any redistricting plan

Yes

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Supporting fair and responsive maps that do not give a political party disproportionate power or distort access to fair representation for racial demographic groups

Yes

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Create ethical & open government

If elected, will you commit to:

Supporting reforms that would strengthen disclosure requirements of the Texas Public Information Act

Yes

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Requiring dark money groups to meet the same disclosure standards as political action committees

Yes

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Strengthening disclosure requirements for campaign-related spending by outside groups and corporations so that voters and shareholders can follow-the-money

Yes

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Opposing any Texas Secretary of State nominee who has a track record of spreading election misinformation or participating in attempts to overturn a free and fair election

Yes

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Expand voting rights & election integrity

If elected, will you commit to:

Supporting online and automatic voter registration for any eligible voter, and allow for same-day voter registration during early voting and on election day at their polling place given necessary documentation is provided

Yes

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Ensuring the Texas Secretary of State provides sufficient and frequent notifications when a person convicted of a felony becomes eligible to vote

Yes

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Expanding notification and cure process for correcting mistakes from an eligible voter on an application for, or completed ballot to vote by mail. Increase compliance with Texas’ High School Voter Registration law, and increasing public transparency for which schools and districts currently and have complied

Yes

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Secure personally identifiable information about election officials and increase protections for election workers

Yes

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Safeguard elections from cyberattack by requiring paper ballots for all votes cast and risk limiting post-election audits

Yes

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Additional Comments

Texans face a stark choice this November. Will we choose to embrace democracy despite its warts and flaws? Do we really believe no one is above the law? Are we committed to “all men are created equal” along with one man, one vote? Do we trust that the authors of our Constitution intended it to be a living document, interpreted as our nation learns, grows and adapts?

The alternative, a return to the segregated south and its Jim Crow laws. A society so afraid of diversity it bans books, regulates speech, and is fearful of anyone or thing that’s “different.” Elected officials so disdainful of its citizens they make voting difficult and subjugate the will of Texas voters to the prioritizes of those who hold power or have great wealth. A government that prioritizes individual rights and profits over the common good. Voters willing to embrace a tyrant who believes he, or she, is above the law and accountable to no one.

Simply put, that’s our choice. I believe the overwhelming majority of Texans embrace democracy. However, there is vocal minority who feel the world has changed so much and so rapidly that they no longer recognize it. Remove all the noise and this minority has just one demand, change back. But there is no going back, Texas and the world have already changed.

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Candidate for Texas State Senate District 8

Jon Cocks

Ensure fair and transparent redistricting

Creating an independent commission to draw all legislative and congressional districts

Requiring a supermajority vote in the legislature to adopt any redistricting plan

Supporting fair and responsive maps that do not give a political party disproportionate power or distort access to fair representation for racial demographic groups

Create ethical & open government

Supporting reforms that would strengthen disclosure requirements of the Texas Public Information Act

Requiring dark money groups to meet the same disclosure standards as political action committees

Strengthening disclosure requirements for campaign-related spending by outside groups and corporations so that voters and shareholders can follow-the-money

Opposing any Texas Secretary of State nominee who has a track record of spreading election misinformation or participating in attempts to overturn a free and fair election

Expand voting rights & election integrity

Supporting online and automatic voter registration for any eligible voter, and allow for same-day voter registration during early voting and on election day at their polling place given necessary documentation is provided

Ensuring the Texas Secretary of State provides sufficient and frequent notifications when a person convicted of a felony becomes eligible to vote

Secure personally identifiable information about election officials and increase protections for election workers

Safeguard elections from cyberattack by requiring paper ballots for all votes cast and risk limiting post-election audits

Democracy is on the ballot in 2022.

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