[CFR-Announce] Hot off the press!!

[Liz Trojan]

Hot off the Press
Our Oregon campaign finance reform initiatives, #8 and #37
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Campaign Finance Reform signature sheets are hot off the press and ready 
to go. The clock is ticking. We have until July 7, 2006 to gather 
100,000 valid signatures on #8 and 100,000 valid signatures on #37 for 
the November 2006 ballot.

The more of us who participate the easier this task will be.

In 1997, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that the existing Oregon 
Constitution does not allow limits on political campaign contribution 
amounts.  Initiative #8 is a single sentence constitutional amendment 
to  allow limits on campaign contributions, which already exist in 45 
other states.  Initiative #37 is the detailed statute setting out the 
limits we want--banning corporate contributions and limiting individual 
contributions to $500 in a statewide race, for example.  The full texts 
and summaries are at:

http://www.FairElections.net

These two initiatives combined will allow our elected officials to put 
constituents before big donors.

We are asking you to help gather some signatures. Gathering signatures 
is a simple but powerful way to participate in getting these two 
initiatives on the ballot.  Provide your name and address to us by 
email, phone, or mail, and we will mail you a packet of signature sheets 
for both initiatives, along with the texts of the measures and 
instructions. The signature sheets are self-mailers;  just sign the 
bottom of the sheet, fold it up, put a stamp on it and pop it in the mail.

If you have questions, don't hesitate to call.

Liz Trojan




End Mad Cash Disease
FairElections Oregon
www.FairElections.net
P.O. Box 8488
Portland, OR 97207
503.246.2906 - Portland
800.939.8011 - outside of Portland
liz at fairelections.net