Política para la Gente - Enfoque del Proyecto de Ley - 25 de febrero de 2025

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Votación por Orden de Preferencia

El objetivo principal de la Política para la Gente es ayudar a los habitantes de Vermont subrepresentados a comprender mejor cómo las leyes propuestas afectarán nuestras vidas diarias. Hoy, quiero llamar su atención sobre un proyecto de ley que trata sobre las elecciones (especialmente las elecciones presidenciales).

Como siempre: su voz importa. Utilice la información que obtenga aquí para tener conversaciones más exploratorias con sus legisladores sobre cómo sus decisiones pueden afectar su vida.

Lo que dice: Tal como está redactada actualmente, esta ley cambiaría el proceso de votación, pero no afectaría quién puede votar. En general, busca hacer que el proceso de votación sea más "inclusivo".

A quién podría impactar (si este proyecto de ley no está diseñado para evitar estos fallos...)

  • Votantes que tienen dificultades para comprender sistemas complejos.
  • Votantes con discapacidades y/o limitaciones en la alfabetización en inglés.

El voto por orden de preferencia tiene el potencial de ser beneficioso para las comunidades subrepresentadas al proporcionar una representación más diversa y hacer que cada voto cuente más. Sin embargo, su implementación exitosa para todos los habitantes de Vermont requerirá una atención especial a las medidas de accesibilidad para garantizar que las personas con discapacidades, las personas de color y los habitantes de Vermont de bajos ingresos puedan participar plenamente en el nuevo sistema.

A quién contactar: 

Representante Laura Sibilia lsibilia@leg.state.vt.us

Representante Kate Logan klogan@leg.state.vt.us 

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