[candidate-development] ballot questions

[Mike Heichman]

Hi CDLC,

Thanks Grace for sending this out.

As the sponsor of the ballot question initiative, which was passed by 
the last State Committee meeting, I'm also concerned that I haven't 
heard of any progress.

The night before the meeting Jill and I talked about the proposal and I 
agreed with her recommended changes. I can't find a copy of her e-mail 
in the archives and Larry hasn't sent out the minutes of our last State 
Committee meeting in January. So I don't have the language of the 
proposal that was adopted.

At a recent meeting of the CDLC, Gary and Jill agreed to represent CDLC 
in working on this proposal. With the State Committee meeting coming up 
on April 12, I was wondering what has been happening.

In my proposal, I made a number of suggestions on how we go about 
deciding on the ballot question(s) that we might want to place on the 
ballot. I came up with a timeline from February to November. Below is 
just the timeline from February to early April.

I would like to know what has and hasn't been done.

Thanks,

Mike Heichman
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February-Early April:

1. CDLC will publicize and organize the Task Force.
2. We will ask the Regional Meetings to discuss this idea.
3. We will contact Local Chapters and ask them to discuss this idea, as
well as encouraging them to run candidates.
4. We will solicit ideas for potential ballot question.
5. If support develops for a very small number of issues, we will do
some initial outreach to local and statewide groups who might be
interested in working with us.
6. The Task Force will become knowledgeable about the appropriate
campaign laws.
7. If sufficient support develops for a very small number of issues, the
Task Force will come up with a plan and make a proposal for the April
State Comm. meeting

April State Comm. Meeting: We will decide whether we will proceed with
this project.
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Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com wrote:

>Hi, CDLC folks-
>
>We have not had a metingin a while and I know folks had wanted us not to 
>discuss concerns about the primary ballot because they wanted to get onto 
>questions of running people for legilative offices and of advisory questions.
>
>>From reading the notes, it appears taht Jill and Gary were spuposed to be 
>heading up owrko n the process of filing ballots questions.
>
>I was sick for that call and so have seen no offer to join any of the 
>subcommittees created on that call.
>
>I would like, however, for jill and gary to at least report on their progress 
>if not actually have a CDLC call on what everyone felt was an overwhlemingly 
>urgent matter.
>
>I have also now through two of my outside commitments run into discussion 
>where the groups I was with seemed to believe that the GRP was working advisory 
>ballot questions.
>
>No such work has been reported to my knowledge by Jill and Gary.   
>
>Can we please have a report?   I imagine I am not the only one who would like 
>to know what is going on with this work and perhaps have input.
>
>For instance, the other groups that have been contacted seem to think that 
>getting agreed upon language is incredibly urgent so they cannot go through 
>their normal decision-making process.
>
>Jill & Gary, can you please clarify this urgency?   (I have not been able to 
>locate time line information on this urgency).   Can you also let us know how 
>you are proposing we target districts (party building? or SPWG?)
>
>Thanks, Grace
>
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