[statecom-discuss] Re: [candidate-development] Nader and Mass. ballot

[John Walsh]

Merelice,
I agree we have to have due diligence about the law.  And thank you  
for the reminder about that.
BUT I believe that we need first to decide on what we should be doing  
now for 2008.   And it cannot be a little of everything because we do  
not have the resources.
1. I would hope that we can make a dent in the two-party system at  
the national level and perhaps the Senate level as well.  (Kerry  
flatly refuses to vote against funding the war and of course will not  
filibuster which would end the war at once if there were 41 Senators  
who would simply abstain on the filibuster.)
2. For the next year we should be building up our infrastructure.   
But on this point I am sounding like a broken record so I will stop.
jw



On Mar 18, 2007, at 12:19 PM, Merelice wrote:

> Before we get into endless discussions about putting Nader (or not) on
> the Mass. ballot, let's make sure we understand the law.
>
> In 2000 (when Nader ran), we were not an official party. In 2004 (and
> for 2008), we were/are. It makes a difference.
>
> I believe the state requirement(s) for putting a candidate on the
> official Party primary ballot include(s):
>
> - The candidate needs to be officially acknowledged as a candidate by
> the national Greens.
> - The State Committee decides who will go on the ballot; collecting
> sigs is not needed.
>
> There is a possibiliity that only the second point is required for the
> primary ballot and that the first point is required for the November
> final ballot. I don't remember for sure.
>
> Whatever the law, let's make sure everyone understands it.
>
> Thanks,
> Merelice
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John V. Walsh, MD
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University of Massachusetts Medical School
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