[Platform] ABWG Telecon - 9pm Tuesday

[Mike Heichman]

John Andrews wrote:

>
> Hello, ABWG.
>
> I set up our telecon for Tuesday.  Here is the call-in info:
>
> ADVISORY BALLOT WORKING GROUP TELECON
> Date :     Tuesday, May 13, 2008
> Start Time :     9:00 PM EDT
> Duration:  1 hour
> Dial-in Number:       1-605-475-4150  (Midwest)
> Participant Access Code :     83086#
>
> Haven't put together an agenda yet - let me know if you have any 
> suggestions.  I'm hoping we can put our stamp of approval on the 
> Secure Green Futures question.  Maybe the IRV question if Dave England 
> has time to submit it to us.  The health care people seem to be very 
> near having a final text.  Not sure about the predatory lending 
> question - hopefully someone can report on that.  I've requested that 
> a listserv be set up for the ABWG, but for now we'll just have to use 
> our own email lists.
>
> BTW,  Dave has blank petitions for signature collection.  Before 
> beginning, the actual text of the question has to be printed onto the 
> form.
>
> Below is the proposal form that the ABWG is using to plan/approve the 
> individual ballot questions.
>
> - John
>
> =========================================================
>
> Ballot Question Proposal
> Advisory Ballot Working Group
>
> Please complete this form as completely as possible and return to the 
> ABWG, c/o John Andrews, jandrews166 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:jandrews166 at gmail.com>. 
> Use "TBD" for "to be determined".
>
> Date:
>
> Title of Question:
>
> Topic of Question:
>
> Name and contact info for question coordinator: 
>
> Name of person who will serve as treasurer for ballot committee: 
>
> Name of person who will serve as chair of ballot committee: 
>
> Name of person on AB WG who will serve as liaison:
>
> Current draft of question text:
>
> Word count of question text:
>
> Status of vetting with Attorney General [Who is responsible?]:
>
> Explain why this proposed question is good for organizing, outreach, 
> activation of citizens, and producing needed public policy changes:
>
> District targeting strategy [In which districts would there be 
> sufficient public support and sufficient volunteers for the question 
> to succeed?  If specific districts are being targeted, identify them.]:
>
>
> Participating Organizations and Status [List organization name and 
> indicate status as follows:
> A - Have given official approval to participating
> B - Have given unofficial approval to participating
> C - Have indicated support, but no firm commitment yet
> D - Have indicated interest
> E -  Likely to support, but no contact has been made.
> F -  May support.  Worth contacting.]
>
>
> Names of persons who have volunteered to collect signatures or 
> organize signature effort:
>
>          NAME                DISTRICT (Town/Representative)
>
> Additional relevant information:
>
>