Since 2018, when a ballot proposal overwhelmingly was passed by voters that gave way to no-reason absentee voting, the number of voters utilizing this tool has skyrocketed. In 2020, 60% of voters chose to use absentee ballots during the pandemic, and even this year during the 2022 primary election, 50% of voters voted absentee.
There has been bi-partisan support of clerks and election officials to allow additional time to process absentee ballots, prior to election day, as a part of common-sense election reform. Additionally, there is a significant increase in unrest and disinformation that runs rampant while voters wait past Election Day for results.
Requiring public disclosure of all transactions for administrative accounts tied to lawmakers would shine new light on how extensively these funds are used to conceal the identities of donors and what the money is spent on; remove the financial barriers stopping everyday people from running for office.
Campaign finance reform would help to close the loopholes that have undermined the sanctity of the democratic process and our elections. It will go a long way in rebuilding trust with citizens by knowing that their elected officials were not brought into office by money that could influence their votes.
After each November election between Thanksgiving recess and the end of the year, the state legislature conducts legislative business, otherwise known as the Lame Duck Session. The time frame is short and is often used by term-limited legislators of both parties to push mass amounts of legislation through that is often controversial.
Sessions often last throughout the night, in turn, limiting public input and the ability for legislators to truly read, vet, and understand the legislation presented.
By either limiting or eliminating the legislative lame-duck session would prevent bad legislation from slipping through the cracks that are often partisan. It would additionally ensure legislators have proper debate and ability for public input before elections take place – when voters can hold leaders accountable – rather than after.
We are asking candidates for Congress and many state offices about their positions on important pro-democracy reforms — and if elected, we’ll hold them accountable to their answers.
No single solution will solve all the challenges our democracy faces, but this comprehensive agenda helps policy makers and voters know there are concrete steps we can take and proven solutions we can pass to make our government work for everyone.
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