[statecom] [candidate-development] Fwd: Reading for ABWG Telecon

[Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com]

(JHi, folks - thanks for your work so far   - I suspect I am going to be too (B
(Jbusy to actively participate in the GRP leadership on htese projects...(B

(JTwo quick pieces of input on the plans, therefore-(B

(JFirst, I would recommend that CDLC put the legal/time line issues on their (B
(Jagenda since the time ilne seems to assume 2 & 1/2 weeks for language to be (B
(Jreviewed by the A.G.'s office which does not at all match what they report is (B
(Jtheir usual practice.(B

(JSecond, I think the process needs to be very clear about including the (B
(Jleadership and guidance of coalitions of which GRP is officially a part.   We have (B
(Jcommitted in these coalitions to working with and following the leadership of (B
(Jthe whole coalition and we need to think with them about how these questions (B
(Jand organizing on them could help or hinder the long-term goals of these groups-(B

(JThe conversation in MAAPL was *very* enlightening!(B

(JFinally, I hate to ask again but if notes or decisions or whatever from (B
(Jmeetings previous to the vetting of Statecom proposals could be posted, it would (B
(Jreally help in knowing what is giong on ...(B

(JThanks, Grace(B
(JIn a message dated 4/16/08 9:25:22 PM, gooberthink06 at yahoo.com writes:(B


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(J> John Andrews <jandrews166 at gmail.com> wrote: Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:58:38 (B
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(J> From: "John Andrews" <jandrews166 at gmail.com>(B
(J> To: "Andrews, John [gmail]" <jandrews166 at gmail.com>,(B
(J> "Cunningham, Bill" <etwee at earthlink.net>,(B
(J> "Flittie, Tom" <tom.flittie at gmail.com>,(B
(J> "Hicks, Gary" <gooberthink06 at yahoo.com>,(B
(J> Merelice <merelice at gmail.com>,(B
(J> "Randall, Steve" <chanrandall24 at comcast.net>,(B
(J> "Stein, Jill" <jstein at massmed.org>(B
(J> Subject: Reading for ABWG Telecon(B
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(J> Attached are two documents that you should try to read before the ABWG (B
(J> telecon. The first is a draft plan for the ballot initiative. This was written (B
(J> to give us an initial document to focus our discussions. Anything in it can (B
(J> be changed. Nothing in it is official until the ABWG approves it. We can (B
(J> revise and approve selected sections at the next meeting and leave the others (B
(J> unapproved. If you have a small, simple suggestion, just write it down and (B
(J> send it to me. There are some bigger questions that will probably need (B
(J> discussion, such as(B
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(J>   $(D+A"D$B".(J Do we have a good approach to bringing the non-partisan and non-GRP (B
(J> people into the initiative? Will the approach work or will it prove (B
(J> unmanageable?(B
(J>   $(D+A"D$B".(J Should we try to hire a part-time organizer?(B
(J>   $(D+A"D$B".(J Should we do any pre-selection of questions/districts to concentrate (B
(J> resources, or just let the weaker proposals naturally fall by the wayside?(B
(J> (B
(J> I think the most important action items are those requiring action in the (B
(J> next two weeks, so give those close scrutiny.(B
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(J> The second attachment is a one-page calendar that shows the days remaining (B
(J> until July 9 when all signatures must be turned in. When you think about it, (B
(J> its scary. There is a lot to do, there is isn't much time, and we have to (B
(J> wait on the Attorney General at several points. Keep this in mind if you are (B
(J> tempted to suggest new tasks or ask people to complicate the tasks for which (B
(J> they have volunteered. It's not going to be easy to get these questions on (B
(J> the ballot, and we really need to keep focused and accept the fact that (B
(J> perfection is not going to be achievable. I'd be delighted to hear that something (B
(J> in this draft can be put off until after July 9.(B
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(J> I'm waiting for more replies before the telecon time will be settled.(B
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(J> - John(B
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(J> If you have trouble with the attachments, let me know and I'll convert them (B
(J> to pdf for you.(B
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