Community at Work is a weekly public affairs program at KRFC 88.9 FM Radio Ft. Collins.  
This half-hour interview was recorded March 30, 2019 at the 
LWVLC Election Reform’s community education forum on the National Popular Vote. 
 The program features National Popular Vote Colorado Co-Chair Linda Sorauf
 interviewed by ER’s team lead Kathleen Schmidt.

Ask your US Representative about HR4000.  It is similar to the 2018 Fair Representation Act and will establish ranked choice voting in elections for Representatives in Congress; require each state with more than one representative to establish multi-member congressional districts; and require states to conduct congressional redistricting through independent commissions.

Read HR-4000

We support campaign finance reform that ensures:

·       The public’s right to open and honest elections, 

·       Curbing special-interest soft and dark money,

·       Public funding of congressional elections.

LWVLC Success Story:
The Election Reform team with Represent Ft. Collins and the community successfully advocated City Council for an increase of the Independent Expenditures limit from $100 to $250 (down from the proposed $1,000 threshold) and a Paid for By Requirement on all campaign communications from both registered committees and individuals.

After City Council voted unanimously to adopt the recommendations, City Council member Kristin Stephens said, “The community has clearly spoken to say they want more transparency”. 

Special thanks to League members Marge Norskog, Jody DesChenes & Robbie Moreland from Represent FC, for being outstanding citizens who affected city policy for full and timely disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures. The City’s Elections Code Committee decided to change procedure and make their meetings open to the public with citizen input at the beginning of meetings.  You no longer need an invite to attend ECC meetings.  Represent FC has determined that the integrity of our city elections is dependent upon citizen review and will continue to do so. 

Listen to our KRFC interview with Robbie Moreland and Jody DesChenes from Represent Ft. Collins:
 
KRFC Represent Ft. Collins Interview

The LWVUS supports FOR THE PEOPLE ACT:

Many elements of the HR1 legislation align with the League’s long held positions and advocacy to ensure that our elections are free, fair, and accessible to all eligible Americans.  HR1 legislation passed in the House March 8th, 2019.  Among many elements, the bill aims to:

Break down barriers that prevent Americans from registering to vote. The Act requires states to allow same day registration, establishes an opt-out system of automatic registration, and includes the establishment of an online voter registration for all eligible voters.

HR1 will restore the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and strengthen our elections by cutting back the obstructive laws that have kept eligible voters from exercising their right at the ballot box. Since the Supreme Court’s Shelby County decision rolled back key provisions of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, Americans have participated in elections where voters have faced a variety of obstacles, from reduced polling places to long lines, to strict voter identification requirements, to the removal of registered voters from the rolls.

HR1 will also empower small donors by creating a public financing system to match small contributions to presidential candidates. It will also close disclosure loopholes that allow outside groups to flood elections with millions of dollars of secret money.