Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Straight Party Voting - Now is the time to act!

In some good news about the movement to eliminate the straight-party voting option, the Dallas County GOP passed a resolution encouraging Republican members of the Texas Legislature to support a bill that prohibits the corrupting practice. From the Dallas Morning News this morning:
The Dallas GOP organization also urged the Legislature to eliminate Texans' ability to vote straight-party tickets. A resolution passed by the group said the practice "has led to the election of unqualified candidates in down-ballot races solely because of their party affiliation."
We must keep the pressure on our State Representatives and State Senators to support free and fair elections by supporting Voter ID and prohibiting the straight-party voting option.

For our State Senators ask them to co-sponsor Jeff Wentworth's bill SB139.

When you contact your State Representative ask them to contact Representative Dan Branch to encourage him to file a similar bill in the House