[Platform] Can the plaform committee consider advisory ballotquestions?

[Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com]

Bill - I know Merelice was seeking a question through our new coalition on 
the sub-rpime lending crisis - but I am wondering about a question to address 
the problems underlying this binding ballot question on a complete repeal of the 
income tax which will be on the November ballot statewide...

Thanks, Grace
In a message dated 3/31/08 10:16:20 AM, etwee at earthlink.net writes:


> I could work on one, especially if it's about housing issues. There should 
> be a buck-stops-here party contact for this project?
> 
> I'm sure the details have already been discussed, and correct me if I'm 
> wrong:
> 
> 200 valid signatures will place a question in a state rep district, around 
> three times that for a state senate district. Sigs must be submitted to local 
> election officials by the first week in July.
> 
> After drafting a text it's a good idea to submit it to the AG's office for 
> vetting. Not required but fends off legal challenges. Two I worked on in 2006 
> were submitted in early April. Vetting and rewrite might take a week or two.
> 
> The State limits advisory questions per district per election. No more than 
> three can appear and they are placed as they are submitted to the Elections 
> Division, Secertary of the Commonwealth.
> 
> In other words, the sooner, the better.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com
> >Sent: Mar 31, 2008 9:44 AM
> >To: platform at green-rainbow.org, statecom-discuss at green-rainbow.org
> >Subject: [Platform] Can the plaform committee consider advisory ballot    
> questions?
> >
> >Hi, Jill & John Andrews & whoever else might know about this - It has 
> become
> >apparent that some advisory questions are being formulated.
> >
> >as was decided at the last statecom meeting and Merelice has reminded us,
> >advisory ballot questions content was to be created and vetted by the 
> platform
> >committee.
> >
> >However, no language for questions has been posted or discussed on this 
> list
> >serv.
> >
> >Can the possible topics please be posted so we can begin this discussion?  
> >Thanks, Grace
> >
> >
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