PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As hundreds and thousands of New York voters dealt with problems at the polls Tuesday, a group advocating for election reform announced nearly 1,300 demonstrators were arrested during a week-long protest on Capitol Hill.

Thousands of people took part in the Democracy Spring sit-in from April 11-18, fighting to block big money corruption in politics and end voter suppression.

Most of the arrested protesters, including actress Rosario Dawson and Ben & Jerry’s co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, were charged with “crowding, obstructing or incommoding,” which is unlawful demonstration activity.

Top officials with the Sierra Club, Greenpeace, the AFL-CIO and NAACP were also among those arrested during the peaceful protest at the nation’s capitol.

“What do we want? Democracy!” the protesters shouted Monday, the final day of the demonstration. “If we don’t get it? Shut it down!”

Democracy Spring is calling on all current members of Congress and candidates running for public office to sign the Equal Voice for All Declaration, which is aimed at garnering support for 4 specific pro-democracy bills that would:

Proponents of the declaration say the American democratic system is broken.

“Instead of a ‘one person, one vote’ system based on the equality of all citizens, we have a system that’s corrupted by the influence of big money in politics,” the campaign states. “We need representative democracy. We need an equal voice.”

Although Democracy Spring isn’t affiliated with any political candidates or parties, Sen. Bernie Sanders has shown his support for the movement via Twitter.

Americans understand that our gov’t is dominated by big money. Glad to see people taking action to restore democracy. #DemocracySpring— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) April 11, 2016

Following the week-long protest in Washington D.C., Democracy Spring leaders are urging advocates to continue holding demonstrations across the country.