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

[Jamie O'Keefe]

Ok, well keep me/tech folks informed.  We can set it up that folks
need moderator approval to be on, though that is not our standard
operating procedure.  I'll check with Dan on that.  The list sends out
notices to the admins when someone joins or removes herself.

If Ken may not always be the initial contact person, then it would be
good to have an alias, say ballotquestions at green-rainbow.org, so that
folks know there is one place to email.

Jamie

On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 10:06 AM, John Andrews <jandrews166 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Jamie,
>
> Thanks for offering to help!
>
> I'm sure that the Advisory Ballot Working Group will want its own list for
> its  own agenda and strategy work.  It could be called
> "ballot_questions_group". This should be a closed list in which an
> administrator has to add your email.  After that, it isn't clear what we
> need.  The ABWG might want to have a public list.  The ballot committees for
> each separate question may want their own list.  But since these committees
> are nominally nonpartisan, it might be better to host them somewhere else.
> I'd wait until the ABWG can discuss this to decide what to do.
>
> Ken should say if he's willing to be the initial administrator.  He could
> pass the job on to someone else once the ABWG starts meeting.
>
> - John
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 12:07 AM, Jamie O'Keefe <jokeefe at jamesokeefe.org>
> wrote:
>
> > 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.
> > >  _______________________________________________
> > >  StateCom mailing list
> > >  StateCom at green-rainbow.org
> > >  http://www.green-rainbow.org/mailman/listinfo/statecom
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > peace,
> >
> > Jamie
> > --
> > James O'Keefe
> > www.jamesokeefe.org
> >
>
>



-- 
peace,

Jamie
--
James O'Keefe
www.jamesokeefe.org