How one vote could change the world

Richard Winger of Ballot Access News reported recently that a Libertarian Party candidate for partisan office in Indiana won by one vote.

On January 1, 2010, an Alabama bill to open up access to the ballot for independents and third party candidates, lost in committee by one vote. Also, on September 10, 2009, the California State Senate defeated an Instant Runoff Voting bill by one vote.

What if a third party candidate had been on the Alabama committee, or in the California State Senate? One vote could get a candidate elected, who would then be that one vote, which could reform our electoral system, and open the door to more independent and third party candidates. What if it was YOUR one vote? Next time you think your vote doesn’t count, think again. America needs good people to get involved and be active in their government. Democracy can work but it needs more people to get involved.

Ballot access reform bills in 16 states nation-wide

CHICAGO (April 1) – In the coming weeks, legislators in at least 16 states will be working on legislation to curb unnecessary restrictions on voter choice. In some of these states, ballot access reforms have already made it into law. On March 16, Nebraska became the first state this year to enact ballot access reform, [...]

OK not only state praying for a bill

The rules for minor political parties and independents to get on the ballot vary greatly from state to state, and Alabama has among the worst of these rules. New parties in Alabama need signatures of registered voters equal to 3 percent of the voter turnout in the previous governor’s race to secure a spot on [...]