Mass Voters Events

Mass Voters Annual Meeting this Sunday, March 26

Mass Voters will hold our annual meeting in Worcester on March 26 to decide our policy for the next year and elect our organization's board of directors. If you are already a member you should have received a mailing with details on the meeting. If you haven't yet receieved that or have any questions, please contact Peter at (413) 253-0511 or by email.

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Conference Calls with the Candidates

We have invited all the announced candidates for statewide office in Massachusetts to take part in conference calls with Mass Voters members. This is our opportunity to learn where the candidates stand on the issue of public campaign financing.

Tim Murray: Tuesday, March 21
We have scheduled a conference call on Tuesday, March 21 at 2:00 pm with Worcester Mayor Tim Murray, who is running for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor.

Sam Kelley: Friday, March 24
We have scheduled a conference call on Friday, March 24 at 2:00 pm with Dr. Sam Kelley, who is running for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor.

John Bonifaz: Tuesday, April 4
John Bonifaz is running for the Democratic nomination for Secretary of the Commonwealth. Our conference call with him is scheduled for Tuesday, April 4 at 2:00 pm.

Andrea Silbert: Thursday, April 6
We have scheduled a conference call on Thursday, April 6 at 2:00 pm with Andrea Silbert, who is running for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor.

Deval Patrick: Date in April to be determined
We will be scheduling a conference call in April with Deval Patrick, who is running for the Democratic nomination for Governor.

All paid members of Mass Voters are invited to participate in these conference calls. If you would like to join us, please contact Peter at (413) 253-0511 or by email. If you aren't yet a member of Mass Voters, please join online or print a membership form here.

Past Events

January 26, 2006 is our Invest In Democracy Day

On this date supporters across the Commonwealth held house meetings to watch a video about public financing and educate their friends and neighbors about Mass Voters for Fair Elections. Why January 26? It marks the 99th anniversary of the first real piece of campaign finance legislation in this country: the Tillman Act, which banned corporate contributions to federal campaigns.

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November 2005 in Lexington

October 2005 in Northampton

Mass Voters members gathered in Northampton on Wednesday, October 19, to discuss strategies for success, and met with representatives of two upcoming ballot initiatives, the Fair Districts campaign (for an independent redistricting commission) and the Ballot Freedom campaign (for cross endorsement/fusion voting). The discussion about the inside-the-building aspect of the Mass Voters strategy started with the good news that our allies in the Legislature are meeting with a wider group of colleagues early in November. They are using the draft matching-funds proposal as a starting point in order to craft a bill that can win broad support. The key feature of the outside-the-building component (building an action-focused, membership-based organization) met with unanimous approval. Tim Carpenter from Progressive Democrats of America recommended using congressional districts as organizing units.

Electoral Reform addressed at Great Barrington Forum on May 11

Berkshires for Progressive Change is sponsoring a forum on electoral reform on Wednesday, May 11 at 7:15 pm in the auditorium at Monument Mountain Regional High School. This event is free and open to the public. Scheduled speakers include Bill Shein, political humorist and Berkshire Eagle columnist, Pamela Wilmot, executive director of Massachusetts Common Cause, Alexandra Russell, director of Massachusetts Voters for Fair Elections, and Massachusetts Governor's Council member, Peter Vickery.

Speakers will give an overview of the electoral system and suggest ways in which it can be improved. Topics of discussion include: current legislation regarding re-districting, the effects of public financing on political campaigns in Massachusetts and elsewhere, and instant runoff voting. For further information regarding this event, please visit http://www.mfw.us/gb-electoral-reform-20050511.

Berkshires for Progressive Change is a grassroots organization dedicated
to supporting candidates and issues that advance socially responsible
reform in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Monument Mountain High School is located on Route 7 in Great Barrington.

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