To: Congress
Need for Presidential Nominative Reforms and Presidential Electoral Reforms
Petition Text
We have suggested presidential nominative reforms below:
1. Require each of U.S. states and U.S. territories to hold a statewide or territory-wide presidential primary for a sole independent presidential nomination, and voters who are not affiliated with any political parties, including the Green Party of the United States and the Libertarian Party, are only allowed to vote in this statewide or territory-wide presidential primary.
2. Require all the U.S. states' and U.S. territories' presidential primaries for the sole independent presidential nomination to include ranked-choice voting.
3. Perform at least one nationwide round of tabulation based on choices that are ranked in these primaries until any one of candidates for the sole independent presidential nomination attains a majority of votes in any nationwide round of ranked-choice tabulation of the primaries nationwide. This candidate becomes a presidential nominee who is the only independent presidential candidate who can run in all the U.S. states' and the District of Columbia's presidential general elections that follow the primaries within one year.
4. Prohibit any elected officials, government officials, political parties, and political action committees (PACs) from endorsing any candidates who pursue a sole independent presidential nomination and donating any money to these candidates; in addition, these elected officials and government officials are members of the government of either the United States, states, territories, counties, or cities. This reform would prevent any controversy over endorsements and donations from occurring. We believe that Senator Sanders favors the reform because it can demonstrate his independence from the elected officials, the government officials, the political parties, and the PACs during his potential presidential campaign before any independent presidential nominee emerges from the primaries.
We have suggested presidential electoral reforms below:
1. Require all the U.S. states' and the District of Columbia's presidential general elections to include ranked-choice voting.
2. Require each of the U.S. states and the District of Columbia to perform at least one statewide or territory-wide round of tabulation based on choices that voters rank in this U.S. state's or the District of Columbia's presidential general election until each electoral vote that the U.S. state or the District of Columbia has can be awarded to any one of the presidential nominees in any round of ranked-choice tabulation of this presidential general election.
3. Reduce the maximum number of electoral votes that each of U.S. states and the District of Columbia can award in order to be tied to a percentage of statewide or territory-wide census-counted people; in addition, this percentage votes in a round of ranked-choice tabulation of this U.S. state's or U.S. territory's presidential general election unless the percentage is 100% or insignificantly less. Furthermore, this round of ranked-choice tabulation shows that every awarded electoral vote can be cast for any one of presidential nominees in this presidential general election. For example, Florida is allowed to award 15 electoral votes at the most if Florida is allotted 29 electoral votes as a result of the last census for that state, if 100% of its people is counted in the last census for the state, if 50% of its last census-counted people votes in a round of ranked-choice tabulation of Florida's presidential general election, and if this round of ranked-choice tabulation shows each of these 15 electoral votes can be cast for any one of the presidential nominees in this presidential general election.
4. Require each of U.S. states and the District of Columbia to appoint presidential electors in proportion to all the presidential nominees' percentages of the statewide or territory-wide popular vote in a round of ranked-choice tabulation of this U.S. state's or U.S. territory's presidential general election, and this round of ranked-choice tabulation is the first or only round of ranked-choice tabulation that shows that each of electoral votes that the U.S. state or U.S. territory awards can be cast for any one of the presidential nominees in this presidential general election. The number of these presidential electors equals the number of these electoral votes for this presidential general election.
5. Require all the U.S. states and the District of Columbia to allow their presidential electors to have nationwide rounds of voting until any one of the presidential nominees in all the U.S. states' and the District of Columbia's presidential general elections attains the greatest number of awarded electoral votes nationwide as long as this number is a majority of these presidential electors nationwide while the presidential electors are in session for electing the president of the United States. These electoral votes originate in one of these nationwide rounds of voting.
1. Require each of U.S. states and U.S. territories to hold a statewide or territory-wide presidential primary for a sole independent presidential nomination, and voters who are not affiliated with any political parties, including the Green Party of the United States and the Libertarian Party, are only allowed to vote in this statewide or territory-wide presidential primary.
2. Require all the U.S. states' and U.S. territories' presidential primaries for the sole independent presidential nomination to include ranked-choice voting.
3. Perform at least one nationwide round of tabulation based on choices that are ranked in these primaries until any one of candidates for the sole independent presidential nomination attains a majority of votes in any nationwide round of ranked-choice tabulation of the primaries nationwide. This candidate becomes a presidential nominee who is the only independent presidential candidate who can run in all the U.S. states' and the District of Columbia's presidential general elections that follow the primaries within one year.
4. Prohibit any elected officials, government officials, political parties, and political action committees (PACs) from endorsing any candidates who pursue a sole independent presidential nomination and donating any money to these candidates; in addition, these elected officials and government officials are members of the government of either the United States, states, territories, counties, or cities. This reform would prevent any controversy over endorsements and donations from occurring. We believe that Senator Sanders favors the reform because it can demonstrate his independence from the elected officials, the government officials, the political parties, and the PACs during his potential presidential campaign before any independent presidential nominee emerges from the primaries.
We have suggested presidential electoral reforms below:
1. Require all the U.S. states' and the District of Columbia's presidential general elections to include ranked-choice voting.
2. Require each of the U.S. states and the District of Columbia to perform at least one statewide or territory-wide round of tabulation based on choices that voters rank in this U.S. state's or the District of Columbia's presidential general election until each electoral vote that the U.S. state or the District of Columbia has can be awarded to any one of the presidential nominees in any round of ranked-choice tabulation of this presidential general election.
3. Reduce the maximum number of electoral votes that each of U.S. states and the District of Columbia can award in order to be tied to a percentage of statewide or territory-wide census-counted people; in addition, this percentage votes in a round of ranked-choice tabulation of this U.S. state's or U.S. territory's presidential general election unless the percentage is 100% or insignificantly less. Furthermore, this round of ranked-choice tabulation shows that every awarded electoral vote can be cast for any one of presidential nominees in this presidential general election. For example, Florida is allowed to award 15 electoral votes at the most if Florida is allotted 29 electoral votes as a result of the last census for that state, if 100% of its people is counted in the last census for the state, if 50% of its last census-counted people votes in a round of ranked-choice tabulation of Florida's presidential general election, and if this round of ranked-choice tabulation shows each of these 15 electoral votes can be cast for any one of the presidential nominees in this presidential general election.
4. Require each of U.S. states and the District of Columbia to appoint presidential electors in proportion to all the presidential nominees' percentages of the statewide or territory-wide popular vote in a round of ranked-choice tabulation of this U.S. state's or U.S. territory's presidential general election, and this round of ranked-choice tabulation is the first or only round of ranked-choice tabulation that shows that each of electoral votes that the U.S. state or U.S. territory awards can be cast for any one of the presidential nominees in this presidential general election. The number of these presidential electors equals the number of these electoral votes for this presidential general election.
5. Require all the U.S. states and the District of Columbia to allow their presidential electors to have nationwide rounds of voting until any one of the presidential nominees in all the U.S. states' and the District of Columbia's presidential general elections attains the greatest number of awarded electoral votes nationwide as long as this number is a majority of these presidential electors nationwide while the presidential electors are in session for electing the president of the United States. These electoral votes originate in one of these nationwide rounds of voting.
Why is this important?
We believe that Congress can enact bills or amendments that pertain to presidential nominative reforms and presidential electoral reforms without requiring any changes in any political parties' rules. These bills or amendments help anyone who wishes to demonstrate his or her independence from the Democratic Party and other political parties and wishes to run for president of the United States like U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. If the bills or amendments are in effect, Senator Sanders would not have to simply use the Democratic Party as a vehicle for removing any Democratic presidential nominee from a presidential general election and running for president of the United States.
Would you mind either including the presidential nominative reforms and the presidential electoral reforms in bills or amendments or introducing these bills or amendments in Congress, please?
Thank you for your time to read this message.
Would you mind either including the presidential nominative reforms and the presidential electoral reforms in bills or amendments or introducing these bills or amendments in Congress, please?
Thank you for your time to read this message.
