Hank Linderman - Our Democracy 2020
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“If elected, I will endorse, prioritize, and support:”

For The People Act Passing the For the People Act (HR 1/S 949)

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Automatic Voter Registration Making the voter registration process convenient, fair, and secure for all eligible Americans—including same-day ("Election Day") and automatic voter registration, as more than one-dozen states already have.

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Vote By Mail Ensuring all eligible Americans can have safe and accessible voting options, such as vote-by-mail, no-excuse absentee voting, and early voting.

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Restore the VRA Restoring the Voting Rights Act to prevent states and localities from passing discriminatory voting laws.

Yes

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Secure Elections Safeguarding elections from cyberattacks by requiring paper ballots for all voters and risk-limiting post-election audits.

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Re-enfranchise Incarcerated People Restoring voting rights of all persons convicted of wrongdoing after they have served their sentences (although Common Cause supports voting rights for currently incarcerated individuals, at a minimum, you support rights restoration for the previously-incarcerated).

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Spending Disclosure Strengthening disclosure requirements for campaign-related and issue ad spending, including for online advertisements, by corporations and outside groups.

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Citizen Funded Elections Creating a voluntary, non-taxpayer funded small donor matching program for congressional elections to amplify the role of small donors and enhance the voices of everyday Americans (Common Cause supports a variety of funding sources for state and local small donor systems).

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Overturn Citizens United Passing a constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United decision and other court cases that have empowered the wealthy and corporate entities to unduly influence American elections.

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Presidential Tax Returns Requiring the President and Vice President to be subject to federal conflict-of-interest laws and require presidential candidates to publicly release their full tax returns for at least the three most recent taxable years.

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Executive Branch Ethics Passing reforms to 1) enhance whistleblower protections; 2) protect Inspectors General; and 3) prevent future administrations from further politicizing the executive branch.

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Supreme Court Ethics Requiring Supreme Court justices to be bound by a judicial code of ethics, as all other federal judges are.

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Impartial Redistricting Creating independent redistricting commissions, as nearly one-dozen states already have, to allow voters to choose their elected officials instead of politicians cherry-picking their voters.

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End Prison Gerrymandering Ending the practice of prison gerrymandering by requiring the Census Bureau to count incarcerated individuals as residents of their home community instead of place of incarceration.

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Restore Net Neutrality Restoring the Federal Communications Commission’s 2015 net neutrality rules, which preserved and protected the open Internet, as contained in the Save the Internet Act.

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Close The Digital Divide Passing laws that strengthen investments in digital inclusion programs including affordable, robust broadband services and access to digital literacy training to ensure all communities have access to communication technologies, such as through the Digital Equity Act.

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My primary piece on issues: https://www.hank4ky.com/Contract-For-Rural-And-Working-America.pdf

Also from my website https://www.hank4ky.com/: Inequality In America
Almost every problem America faces has its roots in inequality; social and economic. Addressing inequality is critical if we are to make any headway in the fields of health care, employment and the future of work, education, and even dealing with climate change.

Equality is the American ideal; "With liberty and justice for all." So it is important to understand that we cannot succeed as a Nation without confronting social and economic inequality head on.

This means, that we must strive for equal rights, no matter your race, gender, age, or any other physical description. It means we must strive for equal opportunity no matter your family's net worth. It means, improving schooling, improving our social safety net, and investing in our people as an investment in our Nation. And, it means redefining the role of our Nation's police, re-examining the goals and the means of policing. We need to find ways to include more direct community involvement in policing, and raising the standards for entry for recruits. We must see a reduction in the unnecessary use of violence, particularly against black Americans.

Our economy needs work as well. We can no longer accept the concept of "Trickle Down" without a comparable and perhaps even more robust application of "Trickle UP." The leaves of our national tree have been getting plenty of sunshine and water; it is time to pay attention to the roots. To the very wealthy in America, I have good news: your lives will be better if the rest of us are healthier, better educated, and a little better off.

We will strive for balance. This is one of the most difficult goals toachieve - it is a moving target, and the instant we find balance, things are already shifting. It is a job that is never finished.

And yet, it is a job that must be done. We must put in the effort now, to plant seeds for trees we may never see, to build an America that works for all of us. Our Nation, and our world, depend on us.

Tell Hank Linderman thank you.

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