[Tech] [statecom] Let the voter's speak!

[Jamie O'Keefe]

Do you folks want me to create a mailing list for this list and make
Ken admin?  If so, email me the name and I will create it tomorrow.

Also, it would be good to have an alias that forwards messages to
ken's email address.  I can set that up too if you tell me what you
want it to be.

Thanks,

Jamie

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 5:39 PM, John Andrews <jandrews166 at gmail.com> wrote:
> [from the Green-Rainbow Party Platform Committee]
>
>  LET THE VOTERS SPEAK!
>
>  Global warming,  unaffordable health care,  housing foreclosures, regressive
>  taxes,  lack of choice in elections . . .These are all critical problems
>  that people really want to see solved.  But in many cases our elected
>  officials are not responding with any decisive action.  They need to hear
>  from the people.   With this in mind,  the Green-Rainbow Party of
>  Massachusetts has launched an advisory ballot initiative that will allow
>  voters to register their opinions with public officials this November.
>  Advisory questions will be place on the ballot in selected districts.  These
>  questions will instruct the representative from that district to vote in
>  favor of legislation that provides real solutions to our urgent needs.
>
>  The ballot campaign for each question in each district will be run as a
>  non-partisan endeavor by a coalition of citizens and non-profit
>  organizations.  Some support on legal and organizational issues will be
>  provided by the Green-Rainbow Party and other coalition partners.
>
>  But we need YOU!  This is all about people-power, and the ability of the
>  grassroots to instruct their public servants regarding the urgent matters
>  affecting their communities.  If you or some organization you represent has
>  an interest in getting involved, please fill out the form below so we can
>  get more information to you.
>
>  At this point, it is not known which question topics will be available or
>  what the exact text will be.  Nor have we determined which districts will
>  have questions on the ballot.  Your response and your involvement will be
>  important in defining this year's effort.
>
>  Don't wait to respond.  Time is short.  We need to finalize our set of
>  questions this month and file them with the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
>  Then we need to collect 200 certified signatures from voters in each
>  district in order to put questions on the ballot.  Questions will appear
>  only in districts where local volunteers can be identified and activated in
>  April and May.
>
>  Send your response TODAY to kselcer at tiac.net.
>  .  This will put  you on our mailing list for further information.
>
>  ------
>
>  Yes,  I want to know more about the ballot initiative!
>
>  NAME:
>  STREET ADDRESS:
>  TOWN:
>  ZIP:
>  EMAIL:
>  TELEPHONE:                              day/evening
>
>  I would be interested in helping with ballot questions involving the
>  following topics:
>
>  __  global warming/peak oil
>  __  universal single-payer health care
>  __  stopping predatory lending/ addressing the foreclosure crisis
>  __  instant runoff voting/electoral reform
>  __  tax fairness/adequate program funding
>  __ other: ___________________________________________________
>  __  a wide range of appropriate topics
>
>  __ I am interested being a member of the Advisory Ballot Working Group
>  (ABWG) within the Green-Rainbow Party. [This group will coordinate all the
>  questions across the state.]
>
>  __ I am involved with the following organization which I can ask to support
>  the effort: ______________________________
>
>  __ I am interested in working in my own district (My Representative is
>  _________________)
>
>  Return to kselcer at tiac.net.
>  _______________________________________________
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>



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peace,

Jamie
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James O'Keefe
www.jamesokeefe.org