Gress-Roots Anti-Corruption Group

Represent Us
Represent Us are a US based grass-roots movement wanting to rid elected government of corruption. Something sorely needed! Here’s a newsletter they sent me:
Tom,
We said that the people would be the ones to Drain the Swamp. And it’s happening.
On Inauguration Day, we launched 100 Days to Drain the Swamp – the grassroots campaign to build enough momentum to pass Anti-Corruption Acts in four to eight states in 2018.
And it’s. really. happening.
Since the start of the 100 Days to Drain the Swamp campaign, Represent.Us chapters have passed 9 Anti-Corruption Resolutions, 2,249 new volunteers have joined the movement, and we’ve launched 9 new chapters.
Here’s what Represent.Us members and our partners have done so far – these are the efforts that are already or could very well end up on the ballot in 2018:
South Dakota: Represent.Us members in South Dakota will soon launch a petition drive to go back to the ballot in 2018 with the Voter Protection and Anti-Corruption Amendment.
New Mexico: We’ll have the chance to help pass a ballot measure establishing an ethics commission.
Nevada: We have a chance to help pass a ballot measure for automatic voter registration.
Missouri: Our members joined a bipartisan coalition called Clean Missouri to fight corruption, tackle gerrymandering and get big money out of politics.
Massachusetts: Several democracy reform efforts are coming together and our members and partners are gearing up for petition drives this fall.
Utah: Volunteers will soon gather signatures to put a gerrymandering measure on the ballot.
Arizona: Partners are exploring getting money in politics reform on the ballot.
North Dakota: Represent.Us members are meeting with partners to explore lobbyist gift limits, campaign contribution limits, ethics and election reform.
Michigan: Our chapters are working with partners on a redistricting campaign.
Ohio: Our chapters are working with partners on gerrymandering reform.
Oregon: We’re gathering from Portland to Eugene and Salem to meet with partners to develop a strategy to build on last year’s successful ranked choice voting win in Benton County and money in politics wins in Portland and Multnomah County.
Florida: Represent.Us members are participating in hearings of the Constitutional Revision Commission calling for anti-corruption reform to be referred to the 2018 ballot.
If you’re in one of these states, or if you wish your state was on this list, now is the time to volunteer. Join or start a chapter now.
http://volunteer.represent.us/chapters?akid=12840.491315.-uBRTf&rd=1&t=3
From ranked choice voting and ethics to campaign finance and gerrymandering reform, people on the right and the left are coming together across the country to push for real, systemic anti-corruption reform. We’re now four months into a multi-state anti-corruption tour, and no matter where we go, people are excited to make real change happen.
Last year we passed the largest wave of anti-corruption reforms America has seen in decades. We can do it again in 2018 if we keep up this unprecedented momentum.
Join or start a chapter now.
Onward,
The Represent.Us Team

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