Latest News
New CIV-KY Flyer - January, 2006.
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 Charlie Warms at 1-502-592-5649 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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