New Jersey Coalition for Democracy Reform Inc
A fully volunteer, non-partisan, 501(c)(3) non-profit working to unite New Jersey in support of comprehensive democracy reform.
Bart Cocchiola, December 14, 2022 New Jersey Coalition For Democracy Reform Inc is working to unite New Jersey in support of comprehensive democracy reform. By ‘Democracy Reform’ we mean improving governance in New Jersey by improving our political and election practices to encourage more participation by voters, a greater variety of less extreme candidates, and … Continue reading Politics and Elections, Part 1
Bart Cocchiola, 14 December, 2022 At all levels, government exists “For the People”. The taxes we pay as citizens are our investment in the effective and efficient administration of our state, county, and local governments for the benefit of all residents. What we do in New Jersey to elect candidates and to fund our … Continue reading Politics and Elections, Part 2
Bart Cocchiola, December 14, 2022 We’ve discussed the basics of how government in New Jersey is organized (Politics and Elections, Part 1) and how political parties exist mostly for their own benefit (Politics and Elections, Part 2). We’ve also pointed out how nearly 40% of voters in New Jersey are not affiliated with either major … Continue reading Politics and Elections, Part 3
New Jersey Coalition For Democracy Reform Inc is a 100% volunteer run, non-partisan, incorporated 501(c)(3) non-profit. Our long term goal is a comprehensive legislative solution to the longstanding systemic problems in our state’s political and election systems. These problems encourage corruption, discourage voters of both parties from participating in general and primary elections, discourage worthwhile … Continue reading About Us
SUMMARY WHAT IT IS The word ‘Trading’ refers to the buying and selling of investments with the intent to make more money in the sale than it cost to make the purchase. If done successfully, a profit is generated. Do it enough times and we’re talking about a lot of money! The act of trying … Continue reading INSIDER TRADING PROHIBITIONS
SUMMARY WHAT IT IS Before we can discuss open primaries, let’s first look at the basics of what a primary election is and what practices are specific to New Jersey. Imagine there is a general election coming and your party has to decide who will be their candidate. There might be many qualified people who … Continue reading OPEN PRIMARIES
Ranked Choice Voting CALL TO ACTION Not just anybody can get elected in New Jersey. To be a winning candidate it takes a certain quality that is probably different from what you’d expect. Experience, problem solving skills, and a local connection to the community are things you might guess a candidate needs but, most of all, … Continue reading RCV CALL TO ACTION
Our guest contributor is Steve Barratt, co-Founder of the Facebook group, Coalition For Citizen Initiative New Jersey. Thank you very much to Steve for the time and effort he put into this piece. Why Do We Need Ranked Choice Voting? Are we really a majority rule democracy? Under the current system, the candidate with the … Continue reading Guest Post! Why Electoral Reform?