Defazio-Leach Political Reform Bill

Update

The Bill got reintroduced January 3rd as HR 57!!!

Action

Urge your Representative to support the Defazio-Leach Bill, HR 5631, which would establish a nonpartisan, 12-member commission to consider a broad array of electoral reforms including:

  • proportional voting systems, instant runoff voting, cumulative voting
  • electoral college reform
  • voter registration options like same-day registration and universal registration
  • improved ballot access, mail-in balloting, internet voting, polling place closing times, ballot design, voting system technology
  • Presidential debates
Read more about the bill from  The Center for Voting and Democracy

What you can do

Write letters, send emails, make telephone calls in support of the bill, or do all three!
Read the sample letter.

You can get contact information for your Representative and Senator on the internet.

You can also write your local newspapers and spread the word to friends and family.


Last modified: Wednesday, 07-Feb-2001 00:04:57 EST