[Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: Together, we can make history - help the Green Party get on the ballot in all states.]

[Gerry Gras]

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Subject: Together, we can make history - help the Green Party get on the
ballot in all states.
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:03:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: Green Party of the United States <office at gp.org>
Reply-To: scotty at gp.org
To: santaclara at cagreens.org





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Together, We Can Make History!

What will the American voter face at the polls this November: the same
two choices they've been faced with for decades -or something new? Will
they be able to choose Green? The answer depends on you.

The Green Party plans to run 1,000 candidates, from the municipal to
federal level this year - more Green Candidates than ever before. Our
Ballot Access Committee is working with state Green Parties to make sure
the voters can vote Green on their ballot in all 51 states this year.
But we need your help to make it a success.

We've already shown remarkable success! Last Thursday, the Green Party
of Arizona turned in almost 30,000 signatures, far more than needed, to
make sure the Green Party will appear on the ballot this fall. This
success was possible because of significant financial support from the
national Green Party, plus direct donations and tremendous volunteer
assistance from Greens across the United States.

"With just 3 or 4 weeks to go and only 13,000 signatures in hand, I
thought we were doomed to failure!" said Richard Scott, Co-Chair Arizona
Ballot Access Committee. "But it was the cooperative efforts of Greens
from all over the country both in raising money and in traveling to
Arizona to help collect signatures that put us over the top!" said
Scott. "I can't thank all the helpers and contributors enough. We will
remember this in Arizona and we will be more than willing to help the
next state with their ballot drive. This shows just what we can do when
we pull together."

The success of the Arizona drive provides a model for supporting other
drives. Texas and Virginia are our next. With your help, we can do it!
Your donation
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will go towards financial support for state green parties trying to
secure ballot lines in 2008 and supporting the goal of running 1,000
Green Party candidates across the United States in 2008.

In order to do this, we need to raise money
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Half of the money raised will go directly to Ballot Access campaigns and
half to support the general fund. The general fund is what keeps the
Green Party's doors open, and is also the source of funding for the
Coordinated Campaign Committee (CCC). The CCC provides support for Green
candidates nationally through campaign schools, candidate trainings, and
financial and material support to Green Campaigns. Both the general fund
and ballot access fund need to be increased in order to make securing
ballot lines and supporting the candidates running on those lines possible.

We can't do this without your help. Here's what you can do right now:

1. Donate Today
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& Let everyone know about this historic struggle.

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to help with ballot access today.

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from the Green Party.

The American public deserves the right to Vote Green this November. The
success of Arizona proves that we can make this a reality when we work
together. Please help us right now by clicking the donate button below.

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