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About MDERC |
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The Miami-Dade
Election Reform Coalition (MDERC) is
a non-partisan grass-roots organization dedicated to election reform. Our
mission is to protect the rights of every eligible voter to cast a ballot
and to have that ballot accurately recorded and counted. We are neither
liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat. We will not be co-opted by
partisan agendas, political strategies or candidate or issue-driven
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Rage Against the Machines was
published in
The Miami New Times September 23, 2004 (Read)
MDERC featured in the Playboy (yes,
that's right). Read
(4MB!)
Now guys, THE reason to go out and buy the Playboy September issue..
“Floridians Want Reform
of the Election System….Now!”
What happened in South Florida between April 2001 and September 10, 2002
to bring about the change that Floridians in general and South Floridians in
particular so overwhelmingly demanded? Sadly, the answer is “almost
nothing.” Read Why Reform
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Watch Videos of MDERC on TV aired Mar. 05
Introduction of The Reform Coalition
Cooperation with Election Department
What Reform Coalition recommendations were implemented?
Opinion on Voting at Polls during Nov. 2002 Elections
How to Restore Voter Confidence
Citizen Participation in Elections
Poll Worker Training
Voter Registration
Coalition Recommendations for Future Elections
(also available for Windows Media Player
here)
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Watch Video of MDERC Press Conference announcing the release of the Post-Election Report:
NBC (RealPlayer -Media
Player) - Channel7 (RealPlayer
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The work of the MDERC, its effectiveness, preparation and full grasp of
the issues, earned it the respect of elected officials, County staff and
outside third parties who descended upon our County in the aftermath of the
September 10th debacle. The MDERC’s successes should be a
source of pride for this County and this community. In the process of
making change, the MDERC bridged the chasm between the citizenry and its
government and the end product was revolutionary. The reason for this
is simple; while the County focused its energies on “having a smooth-running
election,” the MDERC focused its efforts on bringing about meaningful
reforms that would benefit and empower the voters of Miami-Dade County, rich or
poor, black or white, immigrant or native born, English, Spanish or Creole
speaking.
Read our demands in Our
Issues
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History:
The massive and embarrassing voting problems
of the September 10, 2002 Primary election once again put Miami-Dade County
at the center of another national firestorm over election reform. The
Miami-Dade Elections Reform Coalition (the “Coalition”) was born out of this
controversy.
Holding its first meeting on September 19, 2002, in the fellowship hall of
the Apostolic Revival Center in Liberty City, the Coalition brought together
representatives from a broad spectrum of community organizations, civil
rights and civil liberties groups, and citizen activists (see
full list).
In the best tradition of civic participation, the Coalition came together to
call for and demand basic reforms to the County’s voting system. It worked
without a budget and with a purely volunteer core. In spite of this, it
swiftly put together a comprehensive list of solutions and demands aimed at
correcting the problems of the September 10th election. Those
demands were
hand-delivered to the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, to the Mayor and
to the Board of County Commissioners on September 20, 2002, the same day
that the Miami-Dade Inspector General delivered his report. But the
Coalition’s work did not end there. In the days and weeks that followed the
September 10th election, the Coalition became an aggressive advocate for
change, as it pushed to have its demands met. To the County’s credit, County
staff and elected leaders opened their doors to Coalition and listened to
its concerns.
In the process of working for reform, the Coalition’s representatives logged
an impressive number of hours at the County’s task force meetings and
logistics and strategy sessions, in meetings with elected officials and
County staff, in research sessions to fine-tune different reform proposals,
in community outreach initiatives, rallies, forums, and discussions, and
responding to media inquiries.
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Who we are:
The Coalition brought together
representatives from a broad spectrum of community organizations, civil
rights and civil liberties groups, and citizen activists. Among
participating groups and activists are:
Participating Groups:
ACORN.org
Advancement Project
American Civil Liberties Union
American Association of University Women
Brothers of the Same Mind
Community Political Screening Panel
Election Consultants and Community Overseers (ECCO)
Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami (Haitian Women of Miami)
Florida League of Conservation Voters
Haitian-American Grassroots Coalition
League of Women Voters of Dade County
The March for Justice
Miami Workers Center
Miami-Dade NAACP
National Women's Political Caucus of Miami-Dade
People For the American Way
Foundation
SAVE Dade
SEIU 1199
Southwest Voter Registration Education Project
Unite for Dignity/South Florida Jobs With Justice
Citizen activists:
Anthony Barthelemy
Jesse Brooks
Rev. Butler (New Mt. Moriah MB Church)
Dr. Mae Christian (Democratic Black Caucus)
Richard P. Dunn II (Word of Life Baptist Church)
Vilma and Robert Fox
Evelyn Goodman
Marc Kevin Hall
Katrice Jenkins
Len Kaminsky
Alan Kobrin alan@mdgp.org (Miami-Dade Green Party
www.mdgp.org)
Cindy Lerner
Lorelei Loudis
Martha Mahoney (Professor, University of Miami School of Law)
Bess McElroy
Bill Patterson
(We the People Congress:
www.GiveMeLiberty.org)
Max Rameau
Cheryl Roberts
Susan Schein
Diana Shinaberry
Rev. Dr. Willie E. Sims, Jr. (African-American Council of Christian Clergy)
Seth Sklarey (AFL-CIO)
and a team of University of Miami law students.
and many, many more have joined over the years
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