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Plebiscite Fixes Languish

April 22, 2012 By massmarrier

A lot of vigorous, alarming huffing and puffing comes from the bad guys on civil-right issues. In the half of the states that allow ballot referenda or initiative petitions, the wolves try to blow away the protections for groups of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ballot-initiative, cynthia-stone-creem, denise-provost, H1830, jamie-eldridge, plebiscites, S12, signatures

Grace’s Signatures

May 11, 2010 By chris-horton

This system is needlessly archane and the signature-gathering process can be daunting, but it can be done if the activist base wakes up early and focuses on the fact that the outcome in November is often determined by what people are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: activists, signatures, union

Two candidates drop out of 23rd Middlesex special election for Representative

December 30, 2007 By AmberPaw

Susan Lovelace and Suzanne Gordon were not able to get the required signatures and have dropped out.  See story at:  http://www.yourarlington.com/j... And there will be further updates, I am sure.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 23rd-middlesex, signatures, special-election

Last Few Days to Collect Signatures

May 6, 2006 By cos

To get on the ballot, each Democratic candidate for statewide office needs to get both 15% of the delegate vote at the state convention on June 2-3, and a certain number of certified signatures from voters: Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts, signatures, vote-9.19.2006

Tim Murray has his 10,000 Signatures!

May 1, 2006 By smart-sexy--liberal

I have heard from a few other volunteers that Mayor Murray has already collected his 10,000 certified signatures to get on the ballot in September. I figured as much, but this is the first I have heard of the campaign reaching its certified … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ballot, lt.-governor, mayor-murray, nomination-papers, signatures, tim-murray

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