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By Rich Stevenson ©May 12, 2020

Interim Acting Chair of the Jefferson County KYIVA

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Reading these Sample KY Primary Ballots led me to some random thoughts and conclusions that make sense to me on developing an actual democratic republic that serves 99.999% of the American Electorate, our people. Below are links to the sample ballots in my Jefferson County KY voting precinct as of May 11, 2020 for the June 23, 2020 Primary Elections. “Uncommitted” is one choice on both Primary ballots for President/VP. As usual, winners are pre-determined by the party establishments in closed primary elections. Closed KY Primary Ballots

No Voice: Registered voters are barred from voting in the two Primaries.

https://elect.ky.gov/Resources/Documents/voterstats-20200415-115422.xls . Study the numbers. There are 3,692 voting precincts in KY. The total number of Registered voters in KY was 3,469,912 as of 4-15-2020 (940 registered voters per precinct). Voters not registered in the D or R Party numbered 306,718, mostly “other” or “independent” voters. A small number (less than 50,000?) of age eligible persons are not registered to vote.

Also, there are 1,679,132 registered “D” voters who cannot vote in the Republican Primary. Also, there are 1,484,062 registered “R” voters who cannot vote in the Democratic Primary. All of those voters have “no voice” in one of the two primary elections. If we all voted we would elect candidates in both parties working to achieve solutions that could build consensus nonpartisan agreement. I have reason to believe that 80% of registered D and R voters are members of those two parties “in name only.” They are RINOs and DINOs. No doubt true, a minimum of 50% of all registered Democrats and Republicans are not strictly devoted to one party. 90% distrust Congress. 70% would support a 3rd party of their own choice. I am a DINO this year for my reasons. I am a lifelong nonpartisan.

I am registered as a Democrat in 2020 for the first time, in order to vote for Bernie Sanders in the closed KY Democratic Primary; I registered “D” so I could vote for Bernie. I am not a Democrat. I dislike the Republican Party as much or more. I would love to have all Republicans vote “Uncommitted” for President. No delegates for DJT. Trump is an immature child when confronted with science or medicine. Trump is plain ignorant of science and medicine. Too helpless to act. Trump is incapable of broad leadership. We have suffered his incompetence for far too long. If ignorance were a disease, Trump would be very dead. Vote him out of office.

I will also vote for Mike Broihier for U.S. Senate. Mike was a field-grade U.S. Marine officer. He was a small town newspaper editor, journalist. He is a family farmer. Mike supports the same issues as Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang. “Ditch Mitch.”

“I Like Mike!” Amy McGrath, has nine opponents in the D Primary for U.S. Senate. The large number of candidates dilute her competition. I guarantee you if every eligible KY voter could vote in the D Primary Election, Amy would not win the D Primary, and some other D candidate would very likely be on the General Election ballot in November 2020. Amy is the D establishment candidate who will serve the special interests who finance the D Party and Amy's political campaign. Amy will not be a voice for the 99.999%, you and me. Vote for Mike Broihier so we will have a voice for the 99.999% in the U.S. Senate for our interests. Mike knows us. “Ditch Mitch.”

All primaries should be open to all registered voters. Voters would be able to term limit the establishment candidates of both parties. “Government of, by, for the people,” said Abe Lincoln. Mitch has seven fellow Republicans on the ballot against him. The large number of candidates dilute his competition. I guarantee you if every eligible KY voter could vote in the KY R Primary Election, Mitch would not win the Primary and some other R would be on the General Election ballot in November 2020. The eligible voter majority would elect a moderate, nonpartisan candidate to replace Mitch. “Ditch Mitch” is what the majority of eligible voters want. The closed R Primary blocks Term Limits for Mitch. Mitch takes money from special interests and works for those special interests, not me, you, or the majority 99.999%. Tea Party Republicans are for Main Street, not Wall Street. “Ditch Mitch.”

We must end closed Primary elections in KY to have a voice in our lives. The D party does not even give us one other choice in Congressional District KY03 against career incumbent Rep. John Yarmuth. A majority would not elect John either, if a majority of eligible voters could vote in the closed D Primary Election. The changes we need:

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Vote by mail in all fifty states and send every eligible voter a ballot in all elections, including all closed or open Primary elections. We must Open Primary Elections to all eligible voters to have “Liberty and Justice for All.” Free speech for all! Eligible voters could have a vote that counts in every election in all fifty states.

Would you register as an Independent if you had the right to vote in both D and R Primary Elections? If you had a right to vote in All elections! Most people “vote for the person.” I think it should be our right as citizens. What do you think?

“We must become proactive good citizens.”

We must take power from (and within) the D and R parties to have open elections so all voters have a reason to vote. Elect populist candidates we put on the ballot to defeat establishment D and R candidates. Occupy Elections. Everybody Vote! “We must become proactive good citizens to have a voice in public policy.” Sign the pledge.

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