Sharing this out for NY Working Families. New York’s democracy is broken. For years, our electoral system has been set up to allow big money to drown out the voices of voters. Now, we're left with a political system controlled by hedge fund billionaires even as barriers to voting persist for huge numbers of New Yorkers. But this year -- and this election season -- more and more New Yorkers are standing up and saying: Enough is enough. Today, we're joining with a broad coalition of allies across the state to demand that Albany pass a slate of fundamental, urgently-needed reforms. Can you add your name, Libby? Sign the petition here and tell Albany: I #DemandDemocracy for all New Yorkers! http://goo.gl/5mm1vq From voter disenfranchisement to corruption scandals to the continuing influence of big money in our politics, New York's current political system is not only unjust, it too often makes a mockery of what democracy is supposed to be. The #DemandDemocracy platform aims to change that by protecting and expanding voting rights for all New Yorkers, leveling the playing field in our elections, and reinvigorating our democracy. It calls for the publicly funded elections, comprehensive campaign finance reform, closing the LLC loophole, modernizing New York's antiquated voting processes by providing automatic voter registration, protecting and expanding voting rights to include over 40,000 New Yorkers who are on parole, a full investigation of recent purges of voter rolls, and meaningful ethics reforms. With just days remaining until the end of this year's legislative session, Working Families activists are joining the call on Albany to act now. Will you add your name? Yes, I will sign the petition and tell Albany: I #DemandDemocracy in New York state! http://goo.gl/5mm1vq The legislative session may be over in a few weeks, but we're in this fight for as long as it takes. Check out DemandDemocracy.org to learn more about the campaign and how to get involved in your community. Thanks for being in this fight together, Bill Lipton NY Working Families
