Citizens in Charge

In next week’s election for governor, Libertarian Party candidate Robert Sarvis has signed our Initiative & Referendum Pledge to support bringing a statewide process of initiative and referendum to Virginia. Neither Democratic Party candidate Terry McAuliffe, nor Republican Party candidate Ken Cuccinelli has signed the pledge.

“I have a lot more faith in the people of Virginia than in politicians,” Sarvis wrote, in returning his signed pledge. “Initiative and referendum would enable voters to decide on many needed reforms to our government.”

Democrat McAuliffe and Republican Cuccinelli offered no response after numerous requests for them to sign the I&R Pledge and/or supply a statement of their position on the issue.

Our Initiative & Referendum Pledge reads: “If elected as Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, I solemnly pledge to do my utmost in supporting an amendment to Virginia’s constitution to give voters a statewide process of Initiative and Referendum. I will actively campaign urging legislators to propose such an amendment and asking voters to pass it at the ballot box.”

Polls show McAuliffe leading the race by from as little as 4 to as many as 15 percentage points over Cuccinelli. But when polls ask about Libertarian Robert Sarvis, he has been hovering around 10 percent of the vote.


Sarvis’ Signed I&R Pledge
http://ballotboxnews.com/Sarvis Pledge I&Rwitness-1-2.pdf

Initiative & Referendum Pledge
http://www.ballotboxnews.com/Pledge Gov Candidates.pdf

Townhall: Who can you trust, Virginia? (Virginian and Citizens in Charge President Paul Jacob’s PERSONAL views on the contest):
http://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2013/10/26/who-can-you-trust-virginia-n1732287/page/full