Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters

Striving to make our democracy work in order to create a more perfect union. #VoterCentric

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

Why??
Why do “incentives” matter?
Things we’d like our elected representatives to do:
- fair redistricting
- secure elections
- require transparency
- put #CountryOverParty
- pass reforms that put voters first
Other examples of #ChangingTheIncentives and why incentives matter?

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

“We have to be sure our elected representatives have the right incentives. Today, how we finance elections and HOW we elect our representatives with partisan primaries provide the WRONG incentives. We can change both.”
#ChangeTheIncentives
@representus
https://t.co/qufprRpjME

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

Georgians: There is early voting starting this weekend Saturday 6/6 and Sunday 6/7!! Need to verify in your own county!
Thanks @appenmedia for a great update on our runoffs!

https://t.co/jT2KFeTTsN

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

@BrianFitzUSA Thanks for supporting everyone’s right to vote in every publicly-funded election!

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

Closed Primaries are part of the problem.
https://t.co/HX9JHRQMXd via @YouTube
Thanks @BrianFitzUSA
@uniteamerica

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

🤔interesting take
Worth digging into?
@PoliticallyGa

[Nαтe Blαncнeтт @NateBlanchett]

Georgia voter here. The ballot was very long and I truly believe many people who didn’t do their research before going to vote and selected a “Democratic” ballot thought they were probably voting between various Democrats in a primary type situation not a Republican vs a Democrat, with the down ballot races especially.

[Better Ballot Georgia @BetterBallotGa]

The yard signs are already coming out! It's runoff madness!

Get your sign today with the new design: https://t.co/LFgkYW1LP1

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

@BetterBallotGa

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

Did you know? (I didn’t!)
If you live in GA and did not vote in the 5/19 Primary, you CAN vote in the runoffs on 06/16!
In fact, you can vote in EITHER runoff!
Share with your fellow 5M or so friends & neighbors who also did not vote!
Early voting starts 06/08!
#NowJuneMatters

[Unite America @uniteamerica]

📣 It's primary election day in Georgia!

Chris Clark (@cclark_georgia1), President and CEO of Georgia Chamber of Commerce (@GAChamber), is working with May Matters GA to increase voter turnout today.

The Chamber has been working with May Matters to help Georgians understand why primary elections deserve their attention.

"What we've been telling Georgians as we've traveled the state the last few weeks that when you show up to vote in a primary, your vote counts four times what it would count in the general in Georgia, and please go show up and vote in the runoff, because your vote counts 12 times what it counts in November,” Clark said.

Primary voting is not just for political insiders. It is not just for the most ideological voters or the people who already know every race on the ballot. It is for every Georgian who wants a say in the decisions that shape the state. Read more:

https://t.co/u4c54Kkfl6

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

Yes! #MayMatters!
Let’s keep going! Encourage members of your communities and networks to share the important message, vote in primaries!
Get the free resources here: https://t.co/Ep7v9tGdbI

[Patricia Murphy @MurphyAJC]

🚨Georgia broke its early-voting turn out record on Monday, says ⁦@GaSecofState⁩. “The first day of early voting saw record turnout for a midterm primary election, seeing 35,352 Georgians cast their ballot in-person, a 29 percent increase over the 2022 primary election.”

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

What he👇said!
@iamwesmoore

#MyVoteMatters
#YourVoteMattersToo

[Unite America @uniteamerica]

Gov. @iamwesmoore told @billmaher, "I think the closed primary process has run its course. The fastest growing political party in this country right now is independents. It's people who are saying I do not affiliate with Democrats and I do not affiliate with Republicans."

Gov. Moore added, "Here's the problem: independents cannot vote until November. Their voice cannot be heard. By November it doesn't matter. You have a system where more and more people are disenfranchised and more and more people are taken out of the process. So I think the whole idea of a closed primary system is one that has to be reevaluated because if you believe in democracy, let people's voices be heard and don't make them have to affiliate with a political party."

Listen to the episode: https://t.co/s1WPA2Uc1J

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

Had the pleasure. Of hearing Rep Garret Graves explain in his own words why all-candidates running in the same primary is absolutely better and affects how legislators govern.
Spoiler Alert: They represent ALL of their constituents!
@uniteamerica

[Unite America @uniteamerica]

“Why should you spend half of the election ostracizing or isolating half of the people you're going to be representing?” - Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA)

From 2015–2025, Louisiana had open primaries—until a recent rollback. In this clip, Graves explains why he believes closing primaries is a step backward for representation.

Watch what he says:

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

@AdamKinzinger @jimmcbride13 Have we hit “the bottom” yet? THEN, maybe the majority will realize that partisan redistricting is a problem.

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

Civics education… 70’s style!
We need more of these now more than ever!

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

Maybe it’s time to expand “right to vote” to “right for your vote to MATTER!”???!
- Indy’s vote in every public funded election.
- Encourage everyone to vote in Primaries!
- Everyone can vote for the best candidate in every race
- Move away from plurality (FPTP)
#YourVoteMatters

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

@markovitis @MattGrossmann @HayleyCohen Appreciate this, but offer a different perspective, rather than looking at voting through the lens of parties (party-centric), there is the voter-centric lens where every voter is essentially “unaffiliated” (the case in over 20 states), thus there is no “crossover” voting?

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

Want to understand open all-candidate primaries better? I have heard @NickTroiano discuss #ThePrimarySolution many times and this interview is one of the best. @monacharen did a fabulous job with this interview!
Highly recommend!

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

Thanks @monacharen for focusing on solutions!
Great to see the @BulwarkOnline team lifting up strategies that might help us solve our structural problems. Partisan primaries are entertaining, but are part of the problem.
#ThePrimarySolution
@NickTroiano
https://t.co/CzGgCPOnOe

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

Does your vote matter? Most elections (over 85%) are decided during the primary election, NOT in Nov.
For GA, mark 5/19 (Primary Election) & 6/16 (Primary Runoffs)!
#MyVoteMatters
Check that you are registered to vote and dates
https://t.co/aFTS6tXugY

https://t.co/uyh8Rvjgwd

[Mike Kenig - #MyVoteMatters @ElectReformer]

“Word for our time”…
Why the Learning Resources (aka the Tariffs decision) is so important. Hint: it’s about Executive Power.
This podcast is one of the most important discussions you can listen to.
Thanks
@SarahLongwell25 @AWeissmann_
@BulwarkOnline
https://t.co/OyaeOTOtmo

[The Bulwark @BulwarkOnline]

"It's hard not to think...that seeing what Donald Trump has done with his power has caused at least some wake-up call."

Andrew Weissmann talks Justice Gorsuch's tariffs concurrence with @SarahLongwell25 on The Illegal News: