“For too many voters, Election Day feels like exclusion”
Read PID MA Action Executive Director John Griffin at @the-renovator.bsky.social on how All-Party Primaries can give all voters the power to see & shape our shared future together
Welcome to the PID team, David Green! He's our new Interim Organizing Director. David is leading our work across MA to build the already-strong support for the democracy renovation questions on November's ballot: All-party primaries, stipend reform, Election Day registration & open records reform.
Democracy Renovation on the Ballot Join PID for a virtual volunteer training to learn what’s on the ballot, how the ballot question process works in MA & how you can take action. Whether you’re brand new or looking to get more involved, this training will help you be part of strengthening democracy! THURSDAY, MARCH 26 6:30 - 8 P.M. ET REGISTER NOW: bit.ly/pidmarchtraining PartnersInDemocracy.us Be a voice for democracy in your community!
Want to learn what’s on the ballot, how the ballot question process works in Massachusetts, and how you can take action?
Join us Thu. 3/26 at 6:30pm ET for a virtual Democracy Renovation on the Ballot volunteer training!
Register here: bit.ly/pidmarchtraining
Civic Learning Week's National Forum is about to kick off at 11:30am with remarks from Danielle Allen, our founder - livestream it here:
When you use MAPLE to email your representatives, please cc testimony@voterchoicema.org - thanks!
Click through below for details on tomorrow's RCV lobby day! You can also submit testimony through @mapletestimony.bsky.social ...
Boston: www.mapletestimony.org/bills/194/H4...
Bedford: www.mapletestimony.org/bills/194/H4...
join our team! Open positions: Interim Organizing Manager, PID MA Action apply at: bit.ly/join_pid re hiring! we Civic Education Advocacy Fellowship
Join our team! Partners In Democracy has two current openings:
📋 Interim Organizing Manager, PID MA Action
👩🏫 Civic Education Advocacy Fellowship
Learn more & find out how to apply:
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UPDATE Home Rule Petitions for RCV from Boston & Bedford were officially referred to the Joint Committee on Election Laws, and the committee advanced favorably a statewide RCV local option bill progress for ranked choice voting! www.partnersindemocracy.us
Progress for Ranked Choice Voting!
🗳️ Boston & Bedford RCV Home Rule Petitions went to the Joint Committee on Election Laws
✅ The committee advanced a statewide RCV local option bill
Thanks @beccarausch.bsky.social for her leadership & @voterchoicema.bsky.social for rallying support!
Read our statement on the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti:
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Do you get PID's monthly newsletter? Our January edition is coming out soon! Sign up here to get it, along with regular updates about our events, trainings, and opportunities to testify on critical democracy reform legislation:
So great to see dozens of written testimonies in favor of Ranked Choice Voting being submitted through @mapletestimony.bsky.social - keep them coming!
There's a deadline of 5pm *today* to sign up to testify in favor of Ranked Choice Voting at tomorrow's 1pm Joint Committee on Election Laws hearing
Register here:
The MA legislature is holding a hearing on Ranked Choice Voting & there are two key ways you can speak up:
✍️ Join our Testimony Workshop on Thu. 11/6 at 6pm (Zoom)
🗣️ Testify on Thu. 11/13 at 1pm (in person or on Zoom)
Sign up: linktr.ee/partnersinde...
And finally congrats to @mapletestimony.bsky.social's Nathan Sanders, who just co-authored a book, “Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government & Citizenship"
PID & @mapletestimony.bsky.social are in Maine today as @northeasternu.bsky.social's Roux Institute hosts “Foundations for the Digital Commons: Aligning Technology, Law, and Innovation for the Common Good"
Four people on panel discussion at MAPLE event in Massachusetts State House Great Hall with US flag behind
About 70 people listen to panel discussion at MAPLE event in Massachusetts State House Great Hall
MAPLE and Partners in Democracy staff & supporters pose after event
Congratulations to our partners at @mapletestimony.bsky.social on a terrific event at the State House this month! PID President & CEO Jerren Chang joined MAPLE’s Matt Victor & Nathan Sanders and others for “Civic Tech in Action: Empowering Engagement Through Innovation.”
BALLOT BATTLES NEW THIS MORNING — UAW Region 9A is endorsing the ballot question that would reform the way legislative stipends are awarded on Beacon Hill. “The UAW is proud to represent millions of Americans nationally and in states across the country, and we can see that the Massachusetts legislature’s level of dysfunction and poor governance is an outlier,” Dan Rourke, chair of UAW Region 9A MA CAP Council, said. “We’re endorsing the stipend reform ballot question because ending loyalty pay is one of the many reforms necessary to achieve the responsive, representative legislature that the Commonwealth deserves.”
Momentum is building for stipend reform! As @kellygarrity.bsky.social reports, @uawregion9a.bsky.social has endorsed reforming legislative loyalty pay.
We need your help to get this & other pro-democracy questions on the ballot! Sign up here to help us gather signatures:
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Join us tonight!
EXPLORING BALLOT QUESTIONS 101 Join PID for a virtual workshop exploring what ballot questions are, what democracy-based questions are attempting to appear on the ballot in 2026, and explore ways we can all take action to improve and strengthen our democracy through the ballot question process. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH 6 - 7:30 P.M. EASTERN REGISTER NOW: bit.ly/pid_ballot PartnersInDemocracy.us Be a voice for democracy in your community!
How could 2026’s proposed ballot questions in MA impact you?
Register now for PID’s free virtual workshop Oct. 15 at 6pm: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Help shape the future of democracy in Massachusetts! Join @mapletestimony.bsky.social at the State House on 10/1 from 11:30-1pm. You’ll see a demonstration of MAPLE’s platform, hear from people using it to help their advocacy & enjoy a complimentary lunch.
RSVP now: luma.com/tte4v0rh
TONIGHT! Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Guest post from @pid-us.bsky.social's John Griffin about exciting new democracy renovation ballot initiatives in the works in Massachusetts! This is a great example of how a "tipping point state" with more agreement in government can lead the way and model better practices.
Speak up for critical democracy renovation measures in Massachusetts! The legislature is holding a hearing next week & on Monday, September 15th at 6:00 PM, we're hosting a virtual workshop on how to prepare & submit testimony.
Sign up now!
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY — to Healey press secretary Karissa Hand, the Boston Globe’s Martin Finucane, Brian Farnkoff, Meg Wheeler and Annika Jensen. Happy belated to state Rep. Dennis Gallagher, who celebrated Tuesday.
Happy birthday to our Organizing Manager, Annika Jensen, who gets a shout-out today from @kellygarrity.bsky.social in Politico Massachusetts Playbook!
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The Joint Committee on Election Laws has now included S.524 in a hearing set for 9/16. We'll discuss this bill in our Writing & Delivering Testimony Workshop the night before on 9/15 at 6pm - register here:
No one should lose their voting rights for a felony conviction or incarceration. Use @mapletestimony.bsky.social to submit your testimony in support of S.524, An Act Relative to Voting Rights Restoration:
WRITING AND DELIVERING TESTIMONY: Same-Day Voter Registration Advocacy Training As our legislature considers same-day registration, PID’s Emma Chinman will explain how to tell your story & prep you to speak at an upcoming hearing. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 6 - 7:30 P.M. REGISTER NOW: bit.ly/pid_testimony PartnersInDemocracy.us Be a voice for democracy in your community!
Speak up for same-day voter registration to Massachusetts!
We're hosting a virtual training Monday 9/15 at 6pm on how to write & deliver effective testimony, then planning to testify at a State House hearing Tuesday 9/16.
Register now: bit.ly/pid_testimony
Stipend Reform Ballot Mobilization Date & Time Sep 4, 2025 06:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Description Partners in Democracy is hosting a Stipend Reform Ballot Mobilization on Thursday, September 4th at 6:00 p.m. EST (Zoom). We’ll walk through our plan to get this democracy reform on the ballot in MA, and how you can help us make it happen!
Should your legislator’s pay be determined by their performance - or by loyalty to leadership?
We urgently need to reform legislative “stipends" - and we need your help to do it. On 9/4 at 6pm, we’ll walk through our plan to get reform on the ballot in MA. Register now: bit.ly/stipend-stra...
