Op-Ed...No Party Preference Voter Drive

   by Mark Belden

   Many of you may know I was a candidate fo California's legislature in 2012. I realized
not being affiliated with one of the two political parties put me at a severe disadvantage.

    My message was paramount to winning the election, that a partisan political ideology serves primarily one group over another.

   The cycle of winner takes all and no comproise must end as well as the people at the political extremes who shout the loudest, leaving the majority of us in the middle voiceless.

   I as a candidate and you as voters, can make a difference in the voting booth.

   I may again run for public office in the future; however my primary goal now is promoting a voter drive to register California residents as No Party Preference - NPP.

   I believe this will encourage voters to make independent non-partisan decisions hence allowing for a more centralist legislature resulting in a more efficient and effective group of elected leaders willing to make the difficult decisions that take into consideration rights and beliefs of all California residents.

   I will be scheduling voter drives where persons may register or change voter registration to NPP.

   I would appreciate any volunteers who would like to coordinate, hand out registration materials, or process voter registration forms at their county registrar's office to contact me.

     Mark Belden   email mcbelden@live.com