6% of Kentucky voters are
independent--
The current law in Kentucky makes clear that voters
should have the right to register and declare that
they don't want to join a party - but the current
Voter Registration form doesn't allow for that. It
is one more example of the partisan bias in the
system. In response to your signature, the Board of
Elections agreed to count the number of
independents registered to vote. But that's not what
we're asking for! We want the Board of Elections to
include a category for those of us who don't want to
be a member of a party. We're mobilizing hundreds of
independents to change this and pave the way to grow
the independents movement in Kentucky. The
Kentucky Committee for an Independent Voice is
organizing a campaign for independents to speak out.
You can help.
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Latest News
Independents to be recognized - by Feoshia Henderson, The
Kentucky Post, June 23, 2005.
Independent Voters Launch Drive to change the Voter
Registration form to Include Independents - CIV-KY Press
Release(pdf), June 7, 2005.
Sign the online petition to change the Voter Registration
form. Call people in your area and ask them to sign the
petition. We can send you a list of independents who live in
your area. Print the Petition!
Make a donation to the campaign. Your dollars will support
phone banking to independents throughout the state.
Use the letter below (copy & paste) or feel free to rewrite
it:
To: The Board of Elections
We support the proposed Board of Elections' regulation to
insure that voters who register "Other" on the Kentucky
Voter Registration form be accurately counted. However, the
regulation does not meet the needs of independent voters.
The current form only permits voters to register as
"Democrat", "Republican", or "Other". There is no place for
voters who do not want to register into a party to designate
that choice. 39% of the national electorate identify
themselves as independents. In Kentucky, while the numbers
of independents are increasing, only 6% are registered as
"Other". We believe this is because independent voters do
not identify with the category, "Other", which implies an
"Other" party.
We urge you to amend the proposed regulation to add a
category to the registration form such as "independent" or
"no party". This will permit Kentucky voters to accurately
designate their registration choice.
Sincerely,
Your Name
Your Address
Send an e-mail to your Board of Elections asking them to
change the Voter Registration form to include a category for
Independent Voters. Every e-mail makes a difference!
Write a letter to the editor. Tell them why changing the
Voter Registration form is good for independents and better
for democracy.
Send an e-mail to six friends asking them to sign the
petition to change the Voter Registration form. Get your
networks involved in the campaign!
For more information or to get involved with CIV-KY, call
Stacy C. Abner at 1-859-986-6690 or Gwen Mandell at
1-800-288-3201/1-212-609-2823, fax at 1-212-803-1899 or send
email to:
gmandell@cuip.org.
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