Burlington Voter Power

I want to acknowledge that the year of working with Burlington Voter Power was one of the happiest in my life. Truly a good karma feeling.

Burlington Voter Power is now inactive and has been dissolved (as a non-profit corporation). [Weird legalese they use, huh? It sounds so harsh.]



Burlington Voter Power was the the inspiration of Owen Mulligan. BVP was founded by Owen to promote citizen engagement in politics through voter education, registration and mobilization. We worked on it together. A joyful collaboration. Why am I grieving over the loss of an organisation, a project? Because it was a labour of love. It was our baby, our kid. The shared experience of working together is what bound us. We spent months, days and hours nurturing it, streamlining it. There was also a core group of volunteer notaries who helped out on registration drives and pre-election reminder-to-vote calls.

BVP was recognised by the Secretary of State's office and worked closely with the Burlington City Clerk's office. We had registration drives all around town, at schools and businesses. In 2006 BVP registered 228 voters, the majority of which were first time voters. 80% voted in the elections last November!