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

[Mike Heichman]

John Andrews 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.
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>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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