North Carolina

"Several years ago, I was having a conversation with an Irishman (in a pub, of course). He told me he was grateful to America "for democracy and all that," but wondered why we were still practicing democracy 1.0. "Here in Ireland, we're on democracy 3.0." He then explained rank-choice voting. I think this could save the Republic. The headwinds against this kind of change, however, are strong. I'm happy to lend a hand to fight those headwinds."

"Common Sense. I am excited about volunteering with VAV because our democracy desperately needs common sense ideas and leadership brought to the forefront in our political discourse. We have lost the ability to talk about, much less apply common sense solutions to our collective political decisions because of the polarized political environment we live in. As a trusted group, I believe it is my duty as a veteran (and of other veterans) to protect American's freedom by getting people to look past their ideological differences to simply apply common sense to get American Democracy back on track."

"Making an impact that will be lasting for my children and other military children as well as giving veterans voices."

"Using a non-partisan approach to improving voter experiences and outcomes. My state (NC) needs change and I believe VAV is working to make elections more representative for voters. As an "unaffiliated" voter, I feel a bit disenfranchised during our election process. I'm forced to choose a specific party's ballot, even though I don't belong to that party. There must be a better way."