[SfN] [illinoisballot] DEMS WITHDRAW OBJECTION! WE WIN!!! (fwd)

[daria karetnikov]

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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 22:03:25 -0000
From: Dan Johnson-Weinberger <proportionalrepresentation at msn.com>
Reply-To: illinoisballot at egroups.com
To: illinoisballot at egroups.com
Subject: [illinoisballot] DEMS WITHDRAW OBJECTION! WE WIN!!!

Today at 4:00 pm at a hearing before the State Board of Elections 
hearing officer the Democrats withdrew their objections to the Nader 
petitions!! After the state came up with their figure of at least 27, 
698 signatures and the Greens came up with a figure of about 900 
more, the Democrats ceded defeat and surrendered.

NADER IS ON IN ILLINOIS!! SPREAD THE WORD!! NADER IS ON IN ILLINOIS!!!

Call the press -- call the radio stations -- Nader in on the ballot 
in Illinois!! We will be having a press conference at 11 am at the 
new office (59 East Van Buren, 14th floor) so invite everyone you 
know and come to celebrate our victory!

How did the Green Party manage to fight back an onslaught from the 
Democratic machine? With TREMENDOUS people power! We had more than 
150 different people work on the Battle for the Ballot. 150 different 
volunteers coming in to defend Nader's place on the Illinois ballot --
 that is extraordinary. That's how we are celebrating now -- because 
of people working hard to defend our democracy.

Not to mention the dozens and dozens of people that worked so hard to 
collect the 39,000 signatures in the first place. A huge thank you to 
everyone -- especially Emmitt, Rita and Sean -- who worked so 
tirelessly to keep on collecting signatures, in the face of what 
seemed to be hopeless desperation. They kept on plugging away and 
thanks to them we are running the Nader/LaDuke campaign in Illinois.

This is not formally complete (we have to wait for the State Board of 
Elections to meet early next week and officially rule on the report 
from the hearing officer), but the Democrats have withdrawn all 
objections, so there is nothing left but the paperwork.

TIME TO SING FAT LADY!!! THE BATTLE FOR THE BALLOT IS ALL OVER!!!!

NOW, we need to fill the Pavilion October 10th. Get in to the office 
at 59 East Van Buren, 14th floor. Get some tickets for the super 
rally, sell them to your friends and family and get ready to rock on 
October 10th with some independent progressive politics!

Dan Johnson-Weinberger
Nader 2000 General Committee
312.588.0974




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