[Marin-d] fw:marin anti-desalination + salmon habitat measures signature gathering + presere greens and the Petition to overturn 2/3 rule in Sacramento

[davidquinley at aol.com]

 marin peace justice coalition www.mpjc.org  next mon. 6-9:30pm is having event on props. this may be party on possible props. 2 local measures (desalination + salmon habitat preservation)  and maybe info on this 1 as info item, since its already on the ballet - im helping put org. it, i will most likely haft miss because of cc call, of which i haft to go, unless lew or larry plan to be on the call, though since i following more closing, i should be on the call probably , 

 or i like to have some from the marin gp council, is anyone going to  it? - i'll send full list of props. ore measures for event, once decided on it 


 
Sent: Mon, Feb 22, 2010 12:04 am
Subject: Re: Proposal ... Petition to overturn 2/3 rule in Sacramento



Dear Laura, and All Ca Greens,
 
    i absolutely concur with Laura's assessment regarding the importance of first qualifying this initiative for the ballot, and then voting "yes" in November; and with the need to help in gathering as many signatures as possible before the mid-April deadline.  i also completely agree that this and some other current initiative campaigns dovetail nicely with a necessary GPCA registration drive, and with supporting our candidates by building a mass base of Green Party activists, donors and voters.  
 
    But...
 
    Please allow me to interject several words of caution :  
 
    Careful completion of the "circulators declaration" at the bottom of each petition is a MUST for all or any of the signatures to be valid.  
 
    Furthermore, the registered voter signing the petition must also : 
 
A) Print first and last name legibly, 
B) Sign Name, 
C) Print RESIDENCE ADDRESS legibly, including Apt #'s if any (POBoxes are automatically disqualified), and 
D) Print city and zip code below the residence address...
 
    Any omission above will likely disqualify the signature...
 
    You may only have addresses from ONE county on each multi-signature petition, and the county MUST be designated on the front above the signature field(s) in the blank space provided after : "We the undersigned, registered, qualified voters of California, residents of                                  County, etc"
 
    If you register someone to vote who also signs the petition, you must enter their 10 space  *affidavit letters and numbers*  from directly under the signature box on the registration form, into the box on the left hand column of the petition, to the left of the signer's printed and signed name.
 
    Note - 697,000 VALID signatures are needed by mid April... which normally means the campaign must collect a grand total of 1 million signatures to get 700,000 valid signatures.
 
    Finally, i am also concerned that the downloadable version of the initiative portrayed at the link below, is considerably different, with a lot of initiative text omitted from the version of the initiative provided to the professional signature gatherers statewide.  i am surprised and question whether there is really that much variation or leeway allowed in the two versions.
 
    If i can assist those who would like to have the professional version (with 8 signatures per petition) please feel free to contact me.
 
Peace/Unity
 
tim s


(please leave a message since i may be out of town for several days)
 
 
 
In a message dated 2/21/2010 10:52:35 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, lwlaura at yahoo.com writes:
  
Hello everyone on the list re: Proposal for a Green   Voter Registration Drive,   


  
I believe overturning the 2/3 rule in Sacramento is key to California's   again being a leader in schools, healthcare, environment, and job   opportunities. (Another key is establishing a State Bank so we can stop   allowing Wall Street to determine - and undermine - our economy and our   values.)
  


  
With this link we can immediately and easily download petitions, for 1-4   signers, and simply mail them in.
  
  
http://www.ca4democracy.com/petdownload.html
  


  
Many Greens are carrying this petition, and I'll bet it will help a Green   voter registration drive. For decades, the Democratic and Republican Parties   have not even talked about it, let alone changed it. Greens HAVE addressed   it!
  


  
Hope this is part of the Green reg drive. To put the proposition on   the November ballot, 697,000 petitions are due by early April.
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Laura Wells
  
Candidate for the Green Party nomination for   Governor
  
510.225.4005 -  www   laurawells     org
  


  


  





  
  
  
  
  
-----Original   Message-----
From: David Fielder [mailto:davidfielder at comcast.net] 
Sent:   Sunday, February 21, 2010 7:06 AM
  
To:   Co-Circulators of the petition
  

We   may finally have an approach that will achieve our goal of at least   1
Million signatures for the California Democracy Act initiative by   early
April.  If you would each send out the message below adding your   own
persuasive text to your personal email contact list we can actually   go
viral.  

The breakthrough is that now anyone can print   out and sign their own
single-signer petition on regular size paper - at   home.  Then simply mail it
in following instructions on the revised   website.

Here's the link to the "upgraded" California Democracy Act   campaign website:

                        http://www.ca4democracy.com/

            On it you will find a plethora of info, but most importantly   the
new strategy for having supporters print out and sign their own   official
single-signer petition forms.  I just reviewed it and it   appears fairly
straight-forward to do so.

            Please feel free to cc the world.  We need 1 Million   signatures by
early April to make this   happen.






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