| Topic: |
Politics > Politics-USA |
| User: |
"T James" |
| Date: |
22 Oct 2004 10:24:12 PM |
| Object: |
NC & AL: Libertarian Petitioners needed on Election Day |
CALL FOR VOLUNTEER PETITIONERS ON ELECTION DAY IN NORTH CAROLINA AND
ALABAMA
Dear Libertarian:
Tuesday, November 2, provides an incredible opportunity for petitioning
for two state parties that are undertaking petition drives to get or
retain ballot status. Those states are North Carolina and Alabama.
Here’s what’s up:
(1) North Carolina. The LPNC needs to get 10% of the vote for President
or Governor on November 2 in order to retain party ballot status in NC.
That isn’t likely to happen. On November 2, the LPNC can start
circulating its party petition to retain ballot status. About 60,000
valid signatures of registered voters in NC will be needed for the LPNC to
remain on the NC ballot through 2008. LPNC Executive Director Sean Haugh
has a goal: 25,000 signatures on Election Day. It will take a lot of
volunteers petitioning that day to hit that number, but it is definitely
possible and would complete one-third or more of the petition drive in one
day! What volunteers collect, paid petitioners don’t have to. This would
be an incredible financial boost to the LP.
(2) Alabama. The LPAL needs 41,012 signatures to reclaim recognized party
status. A big volunteer petitioning turnout on Election Day would put a
big dent in that drive and potentially save thousands of dollars, just as
in NC.
What’s great about petitioning on Election Day is that you’re legally
entitled to petition at polling places (as long as you don’t get too close
to the door) and everyone there is a registered voter.
I live in Virginia, so I’ll be going to NC. This will be my third
Presidential Election Day petitioning in NC. I’ve already called the Wake
County, NC Board of Elections to find one of the biggest polling places
there: North Carolina State University in Raleigh, where I pulled 1,179
signatures in 1996 and 712 in 2000. I’m hoping for great weather and an
afternoon rush of voters that will form a theater line running out the
door. If that occurs, quadruple digits again for the day is not out of
the question.
But even if you can’t take the whole day off work to petition, please take
a few hours during the morning or evening rushes. Every valid signature
helps. In NC, if only 300 people got 200 valid signatures each that day,
the entire petition drive would be completed—with nary a penny spent! If
200 people did the same in AL, ditto.
If you can volunteer your time as a petitioner in NC or AL on Election
Day, Tuesday, November 2, please contact the Executive Director of that
state’s LP so he can find you your own big polling place:
LPNC: Sean Haugh, 919-286-0152,
LPAL: Mike Rster, 205-328-8683,
In no small measure, what we will accomplish on Election Day in NC and AL
will keep the Libertarian Party America’s Premier Third Party. Thank you
for doing what you can to make that so.
Sincerely,
William Redpath
LNC At-Large Representative
National Ballot Access Coordinator
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