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| House Committee to hear SB 53 Tuesday March 16th |
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| Written by Other Admin | |
| Saturday, 13 March 2010 11:38 | |
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This Tuesday March 16th at 8:30am the House subcommittee chaired by Rep Darryl Owens of Louisville will hear SB 53. SB 53 would give the 185,000 Independent voters the ability to vote in Kentucky's primary elections. "We have meet opposition during this process, and some members of the Legislature has tried to wear us down, but we are still rolling ahead and pushing for voter reform in Kentucky" stated Chairman Lewis. As Independent Kentucky prepares for this committee hearing, thousands of Independent voters are upset with the short notice and are worried they might not be able to make the hearing to show their support for a form of open primary in Kentucky that would directly affect them. Co-Chairman Alex Kemble state "I understand the process, however moving quickly for a hearing without proper notification put's the people of this state at a disadvantage". Not knowing the outcome of Tuesday's Hearing, Independents should still be very proud of the movement's achievements thus far. If you look at a simple time line of events you will see rapid grow and activity since the founding of "Independent Kentucky". Fall 2008 Independent Kentucky Officially founded January 2009- Semi Open primary bill is filed in House March 2009- HB17 (Semi Open Primary) Gets Hearing in House sub committee April through December Independent Kentucky holds organizing meetings November 2009- Independent Kentucky helps Jimmy Higdon win Special Election December 2009- Semi Open Primary bill pre-filed in Senate January 2010- Independent Kentucky has first public monthly meeting, SB 53 passes Senate Sub committee, Reaches Senate floor February 2010- Senate Passes SB 53 filed with 1 floor amendment, SB 53 moves to the house February 2nd 2010- CNN follow Chairman Michael Lewis to capitol, and comes to Independent Kentucky meeting March 2010- SB 53 moves to the House and will have a hearing on Tuesday March 16th at 8:30am Not bad for a so called grassroots effort! However we are still young and need your help! You can call your State Legislatures and urge them to get SB 53 to the floor for a vote. We would also like people to show up if possible this coming Tuesday you can contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Toll Free Phone Numbers Legislative Message Line 1-800-327-7181 Bill Status Lin 1-866-840-2835 Calendar (Meetings) Line 1-800-633-9650 TTY Message Line 1-800-896-0305 En Espanol 1-866-840-6574
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