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OHIO
CONGRESSMAN DENNIS J. KUCINICH ENDORSES CAMPAIGN REFORM AND
IRV
(Ohio Congressman Dennis
Kucinich, who seeks the Democratic Party's nomination for president,
on July 17 issued the following position that goes into detail about
his support for instant runoff
voting and includes full
representation among reforms he also
supports. Vermont governor Howard Dean also is expressing
support for IRV on the campaign trail.)
Read
this story at Kucinich's site Our
election system is in need of serious reform to expand and enrich
democracy. I support measures such as comprehensive campaign finance
reform and Clean Money public financing of the public's elections;
ample free television time for candidates, coupled with the break-up
of the media monopolies that restrict political debate; election day
as a holiday; election day voter registration; enhanced voting
rights enforcement; an end to the racially-biased disenfranchisement
of felons who have served their time; full Congressional
representation for residents of the District of Columbia;
cross-party endorsement or "fusion"; an inclusive debate process
that does not exclude credible 3rd-party candidates; and expansion
of elections using full (proportional) representation, which assure
more accurate and broader representation than winner-take-all
elections. I also support "Instant Runoff Voting." IRV offers a
cost-effective way of insuring that the winning candidate is
preferred by a majority of voters; it encourages voters to vote
their wishes and not their fears; it promotes greater voter turnout
and positive campaigning. I am running my presidential
campaign in line with these reform principles. I don't take
corporate PAC money. My campaign is financed largely through small
donations, mostly through the Internet -- and propelled by thousands
of volunteers. A true grassroots campaign. |
