rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/no-midcycle-redistricting?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-no-midcycle-redistricting' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> All IN For Democracy https://actionnetwork.org/groups/all-in-for-democracy https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg SIGN THE PETITION! Our Indiana Constitution states that all power is inherent in the people (Article 1) and that All elections shall be free and equal (Article 2). Hoosiers expect our legislators to serve their constituents, to be fair, and to abide by rules. Political gamesmanship erodes public trust in our democracy. Given the lack of direct democracy options available to Hoosier voters (no referendums, initiatives and recalls), this petition asks our duly elected Indiana legislators to ensure that our elections are free and equal by (1) banning mid-cycle redistricting in Indiana and by (2) not closing our tax-payer funded primaries. The All IN for Democracy coalition supports redistricting processes and enforceable standards that promote fair and eIective representation at all levels of government with maximum opportunity for public participation. Our maps should reflect communities, not political calculations. See https://www.allinfordemocracy.org/solution for our full policy recommendation. Our position is compatible with the Indiana constitutional requirement in Article 4, Section 5, that The General Assembly elected during the year in which a federal decennial census is taken shall fix by law the number of Senators and Representatives and apportion them among districts according to the number of inhabitants in each district, as revealed by that federal decennial census. The territory in each district shall be contiguous. We call on our Indiana legislators to abide by the Indiana Constitution, redistricting only during the year in which a federal decennial census is taken. If we are to continue tax-payer funded primary elections, they should be open to all voters. If parties want to restrict the voters who can participate, they should foot the bill. We call on our Indiana legislators to abide by the Indiana Constitution, making all our elections free and equal. https://www.allinfordemocracy.org/ https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/no-midcycle-redistricting