Note from Rep. Gara: Oct. 7 Voter Registration Deadline: Tell Your Friends and Family!
October 3, 2012
Do you think multinational corporations should have more of a vote than you and your family? I know the answer is NO. So - if you’re not registered to vote; need to update your address; or have friends and family who need to do that, please tell them. Because today we live in a world where multinational corporations can donate as much as they want. Your power is your vote.
In this letter I’ll give you voter registration information to use or pass along. And with a 30 day blackout on legislative newsletters before the election, I’ll pack in a few more things.
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Berta’s Briefings from Rep. Gardner: Important Voting Deadline this Sunday, October 7
October 2, 2012
As United States citizens, one of our most cherished rights is our right to vote. With the November 6 elections upon us, I wanted to let you know about an important deadline: THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE OR CHANGE YOUR REGISTRATION (such as an address change).
To register or update your information, simply fill out, sign and submit your voter registration form to any of the Division of Elections offices across the state. Registration forms can be submitted by mail, by fax or by email.
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Note from Rep. Gara: Corporate-Funded Ads Paint Skewed Picture: Tuesday Ballot Measures
August 24, 2012
So far Exxon, British Petroleum, Shell and ConocoPhillips have spent over a half million dollars with deceptive ads telling you how their companies want you to vote Tuesday. That’s the new election world we live in. In this world of unlimited election spending, facts should matter more than spin, and when corporations fund ads you should take a close look to see if they are trying to spin you into voting against the public’s interest. I believe they are here. What’s good for outside corporations isn’t always what’s good for you.
Ballot Measure 2: Local Voice, Or Let Federal Bureaucrats Dictate Development Issues on Federal Lands in Alaska: I’m Voting Yes On 2
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Alaskans Call for End to Unlimited Corporate and Union Election Spending: Petition Gets 1,000th Signer in First Week
March 1, 2012
In just one week, over 1,000 Alaskans have signed a public petition supporting Rep. Gara’s legislation calling for an end to unlimited corporate campaign spending. Such quick action by a frustrated public shows the public significantly supports a ban on unlimited elections spending by corporations, made legal by the Citizens United Supreme Court case.
“The public is fed up with letting corporations, unions and others buy elections, and drown out the voices of voters who aren’t billionaires,” said Rep. Les Gara (D-Anc.), the lead Prime Sponsor of a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment to reverse the Citizens United decision. A Homer Tribune Article published yesterday fairly summarizes the legislative debate on this issue.
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Legislation to Ban Unlimited Corporate and Union Election Spending Passes Committee
February 23, 2012
Today legislation calling for an end to unlimited corporate and union election spending passed the House State Affairs Committee.
“Unlimited spending by corporations and organizations to influence elections drowns out the public’s voice, and damages the basic democratic priniciple of one person one vote,” said Prime Sponsor of HJR 33, Rep. Les Gara (D-Anchorage). The legislation calls on the United States Congress to pass a constitutional amendment reversing the controversial 2010 Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court, which reversed decades of precedent allowing states and Congress to ban corporate and Union “independent expenditures” by third party groups seeking to influence election outcomes.
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