[GPCA Updates] Please donate NOW to the national Green Party ballot-access drive!

[Green Party of California Updates]

Dear Greens,

We here in California are fortunate to have had continuous ballot access
since we were founded some 16 years ago.  However, in many states around the
country, Greens must petition every two years -- just so they can put the
names of Green Party candidates on the ballot!

At the recent annual meeting of the national Green Party, reports were made
on how various state ballot access drives are doing, with an emphasis on
Greens from states which already have ballot access traveling to neighboring
states, to help them with their ballot access signature drives.  However,
none of California's neighboring states happen to need help with ballot
access, so we are instead focusing on raising money to help out a dozen
different states across the country.

Because the deadlines in many of these states are rapidly approaching, WE
NEED FOR YOU TO MAKE A FINANCIAL DONATION RIGHT AWAY!  You can make an
online credit card donation at this webpage:
https://secure.democracyinaction.com/dia/organizations/Greens/shop/custom.jsp?donate_page_KEY=1922
  or you can mail a check to:  Green Party of the United States (GPUS), P.O.
Box 57065, Washington, DC 20037-0065.  (Please note that your are donating
for ballot access).  Then, after you donate, please reply back to this
message, so we can keep track of how our fundraising drive is doing!

PLEASE DONATE NOW!  Please help our fellow Greens across the country with
their time-urgent ballot access drives!


Sincerely,

Greg Jan, Coordinator, GPCA Delegation to GPUS
Oakland, CA



PS -- For reference, below are some upcoming state deadlines, along with the
number of valid signatures required to achieve ballot access.  Since it
takes time to transfer funds to where it's most needed, we really do
appreciate receiving your donation just as soon as is possible!  Thank you!

Alabama ------- 5000 - 09/08/08
Idaho --------- 5984 - 08/25/08
Iowa ---------- 1500 - 08/15/08
Kentucky ------ 5000 - 09/02/08
Minnesota ----- 2000 - 09/09/08
New York ----- 15000 - 08/19/08
North Dakota -- 4000 - 09/05/08
Ohio ---------- 5000 - 08/21/08
Rhode Island -- 1000 - 09/05/08
Tennessee ------ 275 - 08/21/08
Utah ---------- 1000 - 09/02/08
Vermont ------- 1000 - 09/12/08
Virginia ----- 10000 - 08/22/08
Wyoming ------- 3868 - 08/25/08