Make All Votes Count DC
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Thank you for helping us pass #Initiative83 in DC! Paid for by Make All Votes Count DC. Treasurer Philip Pannell. 1205 33rd Place, SE Washington, DC 20019
Future Douglass Commonwealth
Joined January 2016
You voted YES on Initiative 83, and now the DC Council might try to kill it. Click the link in our bio to email your Councilmember before their budget vote on July 14th and demand that they uphold the will of the voters by fully implementing I-83! Help us defend DC and make sure
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RT @ankitjaindc: We need the public’s help to bring the kind of energy we saw in NYC to D.C. If you're tired of a politics-as-usual that's….
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RT @ankitjaindc: @zohrankmamdani’s win last night just showed us that a new form of politics is possible, that we can do things differently….
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Cross-endorsing is when candidates appeal to their opponent’s voter base and ask them to rank them.second on their ballots. Why does this matter? This encourages candidates to form coalitions and appeal to all voters, instead of wasting time on attacking their opponent and.
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In yesterday’s primary, NYC saw positive campaigning and candidates cross-endorsing each other. This is possible in DC, but only if the DC Council fully funds Initiative 83. Help us ask Council to uphold the will of the voters and fund 83 here:
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Dozens of DC residents showed up earlier this month to tell the Council to implement what the people voted for. This is proof that Council heard us.
Council committee reports on the budget are starting to come out, which gives us a window to potential changes. A few things to call out:. Anita Bonds wants the elections board to develop an "implementation plan" for I-83 but also factor in court costs.
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Politicians in DC think the system that elected them works just fine. DC respectfully disagrees.
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"Voters overwhelmingly supported I-83 because it is simply good policy. The 16% of voters in D.C. who are registered as independents — that's 75,000 D.C. residents — should be able to vote in the main election that matters in this city: the Democratic primary. Their tax dollars.
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RT @ankitjaindc: If we support statehood because we believe the will of the people of D.C. should be respected, then we should not ignore t….
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“One of the main opponents of Initiative 83 has been the DC Democratic Party as an organization. Which got me thinking: wouldn't it be nice if we could somehow know how actual registered Democrats voted on I-83? . I requested turnout data from the last election by party, divided.
For those interested in this sort of thing, here are turnout statistics *by party* for the 2024 General Election here in DC. Thanks to @Vote4DC for providing this data!. (these are not certified figures, but counts are accurate to within +/- 1% of certified cast ballot totals)
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“I've spent 25 years working to support democracy in Eastern Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Much of that work took place in countries facing democratic backsliding, and if there's one thing l've learned, it's this: the biggest threat to democracy is a breakdown.
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“The League supports a funding level for the Board of Elections that ensures it can conduct voter registration, education, and outreach, and run secure and accessible elections. We appreciate the Board’s dedicated work in all these areas. The League has supported this initiative.
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"Initiative 83 wasn’t a close call. It passed with over 73% of the vote and a supermajority in every single ward and a majority in every single precinct. That kind of unity is rare in any city, let alone one as vibrant and diverse as ours. This wasn’t a fringe effort. This was a.
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"When I hear some DC residents say they don't think their vote makes a difference, I say, 'Then it's time to make voting different!' And that is exactly what Initiative 83 has done. We can't protest our taxation without representation and then turn around and deny that same.
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