{news} RE: Green Party State Wide races

[David Bedell]

Important update!

Thanks to Robin Schafer and Colin Bennett, who have agreed to serve as 
placeholder candidates for Lt. Governor and Comptroller, respectively.  This 
completes our petition application for all the statewide offices:

- for Governor:  Clifford Thornton, founder of the drug policy reform group
Efficacy, who will be CT's first African American candidate for Governor;
- for Attorney General:  Nancy Burton, environmental activist and founder of
CT Coalition Against Millstone;
- for Secretary of the State:  Mike DeRosa, founder of Project VOTER - Voter
Opportunity Through Election Reform;
- for Treasurer:  David Bue, socially responsible investment advisor with
First Affirmative Financial Network;
- for U.S. Senator:  Ralph Ferrucci, former candidate for New Haven mayor
and for U.S. Representative, 3rd CD.

Mike DeRosa will submit the application Monday and Ralph Ferrucci will pick 
up the petition on Wednesday.  We need help (see below)!  If you would like 
a copy of the petition, please contact Ralph at ralphferrucci@ sbcglobal.net 
or me at dbedellgreen@ hotmail.com.  If you give a mailing address, we will 
mail it to you with instructions.

David Bedell


----Original Message Follows----
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:14:25 -0500
From: ralph ferrucci <ralphferrucci@ sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Green Party State Wide races

Friends,
I have great news, we now have a full slate of candidates and the forms
will be submitted on Monday.

I should have the petitions back by Weds. and in time for the March
18th, and 19th Anti-War rallies.

We need your help to get ballot access.

We will need to get between 10 and 12,000 signatures. With the turn out
at the last few years Anti-War rallies, we may be able to get between 1
and 2,000 signatures next weekend but we will need your help to do it.

If you can help please email me and let me know which rally you will be
at.
Ralph Ferrucci