Several months have passed since the election, and it is time to start looking toward the future. It is now time to have your voice heard and set this country back on the right track. The Constitution Party (www.ConstitutionParty.com) is ready to better represent this nation.
Two years ago House Bill 867 was introduced, which would have lowered the petition requirements for ballot access from 2 percent of voters in the last gubernatorial election to .05 percent, and would have lowered the threshold for maintaining ballot access from 10 percent to 2 percent.
Though it passed committee, the co-speakers in the legislature denied it a vote. The bill has been reintroduced as House Bill 88. The state representative who introduced the bill says if we want this bill heard this year, we need to pressure the Finance Committee to move on it. Paul Luebke is the sponsor and one of the finance chairs. He suggests writing the other co-chairs of the Finance Committee and asking that they hear House Bill 88:
Martha Alexander, Marthaa@ncleg.net, (919) 733-5807
Pryor Gibson, Pryorg@ncleg.net, (919) 715-3007
Julia Howard, Juliah@ncleg.net, (919) 733-5904
Paul Luebke, Paull@ncleg.net, (919) 733-7663
Danny McComas, Dannym@ncleg.net, (919) 733-5786
William Wainwright, Williamw@ncleg.net, (919) 733-5995
Michael Frisbee
Thomasville
Comments (2)
Thanks for promoting this bill, Michael! The passage of H88 would be the best news we've had in a long time.
There's one error in your letter, however, which may be the fault of the newspaper. H88 will lower the requirement for ballot access from 2 percent of voters in the last gubernatorial election to 0.5 percent, not .05. Would it were .05!
Yes, people, please write the members of the Finance Committee and urge them to create greater electoral fairness in the state of North Carolina. This will give you more choices in the voting booth. How many people on this list would have liked to have voted for candidates who did not appear on the ballot? Well, this bill will allow you those choices in the future.
Posted by Paul Elledge | June 7, 2005 7:40 PM
Paul,
"Would it were"? You're starting to sound like a democrat. hee hee hee.
Posted by truth | June 8, 2005 10:05 AM