David Cobb on Government Reform Green Party nominee for President

Voters Bill of Rights: clean elections, ballot access, more

The Cobb '04 campaign supports the Voters' Bill of Rights:
1. Strict Enforcement and Extension of the Voting Rights Act.
2. Abolition of the Electoral College and its replacement with a majority rule election.
3. Clean Money Elections. A ban on "soft-money" contributions is needed immediately.
4. Instant Runoff Voting. Allow voters to rank candidates in order of preference (1st, 2nd, 3rd choice)
5. Proportional Representation instead of "Winner-take-all."
6. Voting Rights for Former Prisoners.
7. Make Voting Easier and More Reliable. Citizens should be able to register to vote up to and on voting day itself. Voting could be conducted by mail, or voting day could be a national holiday, or on the weekend.
8. Easier Access to the Ballot, the Media and Debates for Candidates. In our two-party system, third or fourth parties face a host of institutional barriers
9. Create Independent and Non-Partisan Election Administration Bodies.
10. Statehood for the District of Columbia.

Proponent of Instant Runoff Voting

No corporate campaign donations

A: The growth and pervasiveness of corporate power is the defining issue of our time. It underlies environmental destruction, the erosion of democracy, and our wars in Iraq. Nearly all federal elected officials owe allegiance to corporations, because corporations financed their campaigns. David's only loyalty will be to the people, which means he will be free to treat unfettered corporate power as the cancer that it is.