Mike Arno
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Michael Arno (b. 1956) is the founder of Arno Political Consultants (established in 1979), and the co-founder of APC International, established in 1989. He has close ties with Initiative Democracy and is regarded as an "advocate for the peoples' right to petition." Under the umbrella of Initiative Democracy, he has lectured in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia; as well as Kiev, Ukraine. Additionally, he has advised the European Parliament in Brussels regarding the creation of the petition process for the EU.
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[edit] Electoral Reform
As of fall 2007, his APC firm was hired to collect signatures for the California Electoral Reform Initiative, a controversial ballot initiative that aims to do away with California's standing electoral vote system. Currently, California's 55 electoral votes are awarded to the presidential candidate receiving the majority of the popular vote, on a state-wide basis. The California Electoral Reform Initiative seeks to divide the 55 votes up individually, rewarding the top vote-getter from each of California's 53 congressional districts with one electoral vote apiece.[1] At least one other state uses this method.
[edit] Biography
Before immersing himself in politics, Mr. Arno was the editor for the Dallas Morning News and the Tyler Morning Telegraph. He studied journalism and history at the University of California, Los Angeles; and currently resides in Sacramento, California.
