Election Reform Demonstrators Will Rally In SF Monday

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — On Monday, demonstrators will rally at Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's state offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles for electoral reform.

Nearly 20 groups representing thousands of members have organized the rallies from noon to
1 p.m. to urge Feinstein to fight for the passes of S.1, the For the People Act, in the U.S. Senate.
Organizers said the senator's State Director Jim Lazarus will appear at the San Francisco rally to respond.

The bill expands voting rights, changes campaign finance laws to reduce the influence of money in politics, limits partisan gerrymandering, and creates new ethics rules for federal officeholders. The bill also mandates financial transparency in all future presidential candidates by requiring them to release their tax returns.

The bill, if passed into law, would counter the nearly 300 state bills that Republicans are pushing in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida, Arizona, and Texas to constrain people's ability to vote, rally organizers said.

Organizers say the bill faces fierce opposition by Republicans in the Senate, who will almost certainly filibuster the bill in order to kill it. Sen, Feinstein has already expressed support of the For the People Act, organizers said.

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