[Platform] Errata (did not post before)

Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com
Fri May 23 13:44:15 EDT 2008


 We had permission letters from the Secretary of state outlining the law that 
we used to carry to help in speaking with managers - G
In a message dated 5/21/08 10:13:07 AM, etwee at earthlink.net writes:



> On reading over what I just sent out, I saw that I had not completed the 
> text under the two legal citations. The full text there shoud read:
> 
> Walsh v Secretary of the Commonwealth, SJC-07986.
> In 1999, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled that any extraneous 
> markings, doodles, margin notes or stains will automatically invalidate petition 
> sheets for state ballot questions.  IN PRACTICE this means that, to minimize 
> potential losses, you should use more sheets rather than filling each one up with 
> 36 signatures.
> 
> Batchelder v. Allied Stores Int'l, Inc., 445 N.E.2d 590, 595 (Mass. 1983)
> In 1983, the SJC determined that individuals could gather signatures for 
> electoral purposes at private shopping centers—but petitioning must be “
> reasonable in time, place, and manner."  IN PRACTICE this means that you should 
> contact the manager of a supermarket to arrange a mutaully agreeable time rather 
> than just showing up.
> 
> 
> Bill Cunningham
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