Call for Congressional Hearings on the Second Class Status of Independents
The Independence Party is lobbying Congress to hold hearings on the structural discrimination in our electoral system against independent voters.
The purpose of our campaign is two-fold:
1) To educate Congress and shine a light on the effect of partisan control of the election process, namely that 40% of Americans have a second class status;
2) To urge Congress to investigate these biases by holding hearings.
You can help today!
1. Go to the House Of Representatives Home Page to look up your representative.
2. Enter your zip code, click “Contact My Representative.”
3. Fill out your name and address, then cut and paste the following letter into the comment section, you can edit the comments however you’d like.
4. Hit “Send Email.” Then email us at info@ipnyc.org letting us know you sent the letter!
————————————————————————————–
Dear Representative:
As an independent voter, I want to urge you to support congressional hearings on the second class status of independent voters. Independents are now 38% of the electorate. We are a new force in American politics but face structural barriers that block our full democratic participation.
Many states exclude independents from the crucial first round of voting, exclude independents from participation on election boards and as poll workers, and force independents to register as “unaffiliated,” “unenrolled,” or “other,” rather than as independents, to name just a few barriers.
We believe this situation warrants immediate attention at the federal level and urge you to call for public hearings.
————————————————————————————–
Other Ways to Participate:
- Ask your friends and neighbors to sign a letter to their representatives.
- Sign up to make calls in your district urging Independents to write a letters to their representatives
- Take to the streets as we ask New Yorkers in your neighborhood to sign our letter!
For more information or to volunteer call 212.962.1699
