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

DEDICATION TO DEMOCRACY

• Make sure that every Stamford citizen is allowed to vote—no mysterious cleaning of the voter lists (click to view shocking video about the 55,000 Florida voters who were disenfranchised in 2000)
• 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

• No electronic voting machines without a voter verifiable paper trail.  Why did Senator Dodd kill the paper trail?
• Publicly-funded elections with a limited campaign period and equal media time—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 already passed this bill (with strict ID requirements to safeguard against fraud), but Gov. Rowland vetoed it.  With Rowland gone, now we can get this done.