Aug 11, 2018
Maria Yuan is the founder of Issue Voter, an organization whose mission is to make civic engagement accessible, efficient, and impactful. We talk about the importance of being informed on the bills before Congress, communicating your priorities and opinions to your representative, and understanding whether your rep is truly representing you.
Our voice matters
One of the benefits of living in a democracy is making our voices
heard. In fact, representatives keep track of constituent contact
in order to better understand how their community prioritizes
issues. They also appreciate expanding their communication beyond
the actively engaged core constituents. Technology enables voters
to have efficient and impactful communication with their
representatives.
Transparency
Today’s technology helps us track how representatives vote, so we
know if they are truly representing us. Based on a representative’s
legislative voting record, we can make an educated decision on
whether to re-elect our representatives or vote them out of office.
When voters are aware and engaged, outside money doesn't have as
much of an influence in keeping incumbents in power.
Better-informed citizens are better voters
Over 10,000 bills are introduced in one session of Congress, which
means that we don’t hear about most them. The more we inform
ourselves, the more we will be able to engage on issues beyond the
ones featured in the news, understand the various perspectives, and
then vote knowledgeably.
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Maria Yuan is the founder of Issue
Voter, an organization whose mission is to give
everyone an equal voice in our democracy by making civic
engagement accessible, efficient, and impactful.