{news} a better forum for state parties Green Party ballot access endeavors

[Charlie Pillsbury]

On 9/9/07, Phil Huckelberry <phil.huckelberry at gmail.com> wrote:

There are two listservs associated with the GPUS Ballot Access
Committee.  One list, 'bac', is the main committee list.  There is also a
second list, 'ballot-access', which was originally intended as sort of an
open list, but it has really not been used much since it was created.

Recently there have been some messages on GNC lists about ongoing ballot
drives in particular states and the need those state parties have for
financial assistance.  Based partially on those messages, partially on
recognizing that the GNC lists are not well-suited for sending out broad
updates or frequent updates about specific ballot drives, and partially on
trying to solve a couple of other related problems, I put forward the idea
of changing the 'ballot-access' list into a relatively low-volume
announcement list where we would try to get hundreds of interested Greens
involved.

This, then, is something of an experiment, to see if we can raise the level
of interest and also participation in Green Party ballot access endeavors
by creating a better forum for state parties to get the word out about what
they're doing and what they need.

To subscribe, send email to:
ballot-access-subscribe at lists.gp-us.org

>
> One example of what you'll see in the next couple of weeks is a request
> for
> out-of-state help with limited petition validation for the ongoing drive
> in
> Arkansas.  Their people _in_ Arkansas need to be out collecting
> signatures,
> but they also have a need for verifying signatures to ensure that they're
> getting a high validity rate, so that they'll a) know that their paid
> petitioners are doing a good job and b) be able to estimate how many raw
> signatures they'll really need to ensure 10,000 valid signatures.
>
> The two reasons why such requests don't make sense for GNC lists are
> really
> simple.  First, we want a whole lot more people than just GNC delegates
> and
> alternates receiving these messages, and potentially assisting.  Second,
> when we get into peak petitioning, there will be more messages on that
> list, and GNC members will appreciate being able to separate those
> messages
> from the business before the GNC.
>
> Please feel free to forward this message to your respective state
> parties.  If you have any difficulty subscribing to the list or if you
> have
> any questions, please email me off-list.  Remember that this is an
> experiment right now, so it might not take off at all, but maybe it will
> turn into a valuable tool to support our ballot drives.
>
> Phil Huckelberry
> Co-Chair, GPUS
> Co-Chair, Ballot Access Committee
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