WHEREAS, The Republican National Committee (RNC) enthusiastically supports President Trump and continues to reject the policy positions of the
Obama-Biden Administration, as well as those espoused by the
Source: Republican Party Platform adopted at 2020 Convention
Aug 24, 2020
Reform Party:
Amendment for Congressional term limits
Our Party, for a multitude of ethical and commonsense reasons, stands behind a Constitutional amendment that would impose term limits on Congress. We will look to put forth the Amendment that there shall be term limits imposed on both houses
of congress of two terms consisting of six years each for Senators and six terms consisting of two years each for Congressional seats. This amendment will eliminate legislators from amassing stature and position and the temptation to abuse their power.
Source: American Reform Party Positions (2020 Conventions)
Aug 22, 2020
Hillary Clinton:
You can win by 3 million votes and still lose
[Excerpts of DNC speech]: "For four years, people have said to me, 'I didn't realize how dangerous he was.' 'I wish I could go back and do it over.' Or worst, 'I should have voted.' Well, this can't be another woulda, coulda, shoulda election,"
Clinton said. "Don't forget," she added, "Joe and Kamala can win by 3 million votes and still lose. Take it from me. So we need numbers overwhelming, so Trump can't sneak or steal his way to victory."
Source: Politico.com on 2020 Democratic National Convention
Aug 19, 2020
Socialist Party:
Uniform ballot access; eliminate Electoral College
We support the introduction of proportional representation at every level of government. We call for uniform ballot access laws for all states that give all political parties a chance to have their candidates on the ballot.
We call for the elimination of the Electoral College and support instant run-off voting of all elected officials. We call for the restoration of the right to vote for all citizens incarcerated in jails and prisons.
Source: Socialist Party Platform at 2020-2021 PSL Convention
Aug 3, 2020
Democratic Party:
Coronavirus: Make vote-by-mail universally available
Democrats will fight for emergency funding for states to make vote-by-mail universally available during the pandemic, while ensuring that all jurisdictions take steps to ensure continued meaningful, safe opportunities to vote in person. The Postal
Service is a critical component to our democracy and must be supported to guarantee timely and efficient delivery and return of vote by mail ballots. Election officials must be provided with sufficient time after election day to process all ballots.
Source: Democratic Party Platform adopted at 2020 Convention
Jul 27, 2020
Democratic Party:
End partisan gerrymandering in federal elections
Gerrymandering distorts our democracy. Democrats will enact measures to end partisan gerrymandering in federal elections. Efforts to redraw legislative districts following the 2020 Census must be guided by transparency and public input, so that maps
reflect the will of voters, fairly represent communities of color, and provide for competitive races. We will protect the integrity of the Census from political interference, including ensuring that redistricting be based on total population counts.
Source: Democratic Party Platform adopted at 2020 Convention
Jul 27, 2020
Democratic Party:
Make Washington, D.C. the 51st state; gain representation
It's time to stop treating the more than 700,000 people who live in our nation's capital as second-class citizens. The residents of Washington, D.C. pay more per capita in federal income taxes than any state in the country--and more in total than
22 states--and yet the District has zero voting representatives in the U.S. Congress. Democrats unequivocally support statehood for Washington, D.C., so the citizens of the District can at last have full and equal representation in Congress.
Source: Democratic Party Platform adopted at 2020 Convention
Jul 27, 2020
Green Party:
Universal voter registration; statehood for DC
- Enact a national "right to vote" law or constitutional amendment to guarantee universal, automatic, permanent voter registration.
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Enact statehood for the District of Columbia.
- Restore full citizenship rights to felons upon completion of their sentence, including the right to vote.
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Make Election Day a national holiday and/or have weekend elections.
- Enact proportional representation voting systems for legislative seats on municipal, county, state and federal levels.
- Proportional representation systems provide that
people are represented in the proportion their views are held in society and are based on dividing seats proportionally within multi-seat districts, compared to the standard U.S. single-seat, winner-take all districts.
Source: Green Party Platform at 2020 Green National Convention
Jul 9, 2020
Green Party:
Open debates to third parties on sufficient ballots
- Eliminate all ballot access laws and rules that discriminate against smaller parties and independents, and otherwise place undue burden on the right of citizens to run for office.
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Create a publicly-funded People's Commission on Presidential Debates, and open debates to all candidates who appear on as many ballots as would represent a majority of the
Electoral College and who raise enough funds to otherwise qualify for general election public financing.
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Any candidate who refuses to participate in such debates would lose public financing.
Source: Green Party Platform at 2020 Green National Convention
Jul 9, 2020
Constitution Party:
Repeal 17th amendment; end direct election of senators
If we are to see a return to the states those powers, programs, and sources of revenue that the federal government has unconstitutionally taken away, then it is also vital that we repeal the Seventeenth Amendment
and return to state legislatures the function of electing the Senate. In so doing, the U.S. Senate would return to being a body that represents the legislatures of the several states on the federal level and part of the checks and balances that our
Constitution originally provided.We oppose any attempt to call for a Constitutional convention, for any purpose whatsoever, because it cannot be limited to any single issue,
and such convention could seriously erode our Constitutionally protected unalienable rights.
Source: Constitution Party Platform at 2020 Convention
May 2, 2020
Constitution Party:
Oppose National Popular Vote proposal to elect president
The so-called National Popular Vote is a dangerous threat, allowing as few as eighteen to twenty-one states to circumvent the Constitutional requirement of 38 states to amend the Constitution. The National Popular Vote process would effectively
eliminate the last vestiges of the Electoral College as originally set forth in the United States Constitution. The National Popular Vote creates a fake majority by forcing electors to vote against the votes cast by their own constituents.
The Constitution does not provide for the election of the President and Vice President of the United States by popular vote, but rather by the selection of "Electors" according to rules adopted by each state's legislators. These electors would
receive the list of certified candidates. They would then cast their vote for whomever they ascertained as best qualified to fill these two highest offices of trust with the federal government. The Constitution Party seeks a restoration of this process.
Source: Constitution Party Platform at 2020 Convention
May 2, 2020
Constitution Party:
Oppose statehood for DC & Puerto Rico
We oppose any effort to confer statehood on the District of Columbia or any representation in Congress comparable to that of an independent state in the federal union. We oppose efforts to confer statehood upon the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico or expand statehood beyond the current fifty states. We acknowledge that each state's membership in the Union is voluntary.
Source: Constitution Party Platform at 2020 Convention
May 2, 2020
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