[SfN] Fwd: [illinoisballot] It's official: WE ARE ON THE BALLOT

[Arun Bhalla]

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>From: "Dan Johnson-Weinberger" <proportionalrepresentation at msn.com>
>Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 15:57:49 -0000
>Subject: [illinoisballot] It's official: WE ARE ON THE BALLOT
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>The State Board of Elections just voted 6-0 to place Ralph Nader and
>Winona LaDuke on the November Illinois ballot!!
>
>At 10:00 this morning, the board disposed of the pending Democratic
>objections to Nader's appearance on the ballot. Today's action was
>more a formality than a surprise, as the Democrats has said they
>didn't have any chance to take Nader off the ballot last week, but it
>sure is nice to have the official, legal word that Nader will
>definitely appear on the November ballot.
>
>After we had more than 150 different volunteers come in to defend our
>signature from the onslaught of the Democratic machine, we were able
>to save at least 27,698 valid signatures, more than enough to pass
>the 25,000 mark that Illinois state law requires. (And how about
>lowering the number to create a more inclusive system? What are the
>Dems and GOP legislators afraid of? A little political competition?)
>
>Congratulations to all the volunteers who worked tirelessly for more
>than three weeks to defend the signatures, and a huge thank you to
>the volunteers who collected the 39,000 signatures in the first place!
>
>We'll be holding a press conference at 11:30 this morning outside the
>Thompson Center. Hope to see you there.
>
>Dan Johnson-Weinberger
>Nader 2000 General Committee, Inc.
>312.588.0974
>59 East Van Buren, 14th floor
>Chicago, IL 60615
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