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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Gov. Malloy's JJB Keynote Address
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy delivered the keynote speech at Monday's Jefferson Jackson Bailey Dinner. Here is his speech in it's entirety:
Should Connecticut Matter in Presidential Elections?
Connecticut is considering House Bill 6331, an act concerning agreement among states to elect the President of the United States by National Popular Vote. If passed, Connecticut voters could start to actually take part in Presidential elections. Since the overwhelming amount of money and candidate attention is focused on swing states, we don’t have a 50 state election approach to national elections—more like a 1/3 approach! Shouldn’t ALL fifty states matter?
If you are a Connecticut voter and think you should have a say in who your President is, sign the Demand Progress petition here or go to this page for more information : http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/ct_npv/?akid=ConnecticutBob
We need to make sure the National Popular Vote bill is called for a vote before the 2011 Legislative Session ends on June 8th. The Star Tribute reports that “our current system relegates two-thirds of American voters to irrelevancy when electing the president.” Make Connecticut count by signing our petition now.
The National Popular Vote bill has already been enacted into law by Hawaii, New Jersey, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Washington State, Vermont, California, Louisiana and District of Columbia. If we do not act now, we can face another outcome like the presidential election of 2000.
Join the movement now by signing our petition and we will automatically email Connecticut lawmakers in your name: http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/ct_npv/?akid=ConnecticutBob
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Should Connecticut Matter in Presidential Elections?
Connecticut is considering House Bill 6331, an act concerning agreement among states to elect the President of the United States by National Popular Vote. If passed, Connecticut voters could start to actually take part in Presidential elections. Since the overwhelming amount of money and candidate attention is focused on swing states, we don’t have a 50 state election approach to national elections—more like a 1/3 approach! Shouldn’t ALL fifty states matter?
If you are a Connecticut voter and think you should have a say in who your President is, sign the Demand Progress petition here or go to this page for more information : http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/ct_npv/?akid=ConnecticutBob
We need to make sure the National Popular Vote bill is called for a vote before the 2011 Legislative Session ends on June 8th. The Star Tribute reports that “our current system relegates two-thirds of American voters to irrelevancy when electing the president.” Make Connecticut count by signing our petition now.
The National Popular Vote bill has already been enacted into law by Hawaii, New Jersey, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Washington State, Vermont, California, Louisiana and District of Columbia. If we do not act now, we can face another outcome like the presidential election of 2000.
Join the movement now by signing our petition and we will automatically email Connecticut lawmakers in your name:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/ct_npv/?akid=ConnecticutBob
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