Now that one or two other state Rep's have proposed legislation regarding the eligibility of presidential candidates, I thought I would approach my representative and see if he would be willing to author a bill as well. Here is my request:
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Rep. Rice,
My name is Justin Riggs. I am a member of your district, and recently, I submitted a ballot initiative proposal that would require all presidential candidates to provide evidence of their eligibility for office before being placed upon the state ballot. Looking at the requirements to get the initiative placed on the ballot, however, I realize that it will be difficult for me to achieve this feat. I was wondering if you might be willing to represent me (and other concerned citizens of your district) by authoring a bill with language similiar to that of my proposed ballot initiative.
I appreciate your consideration of this request, and eagerly await your response...
Sincerely,
Your Fellow Citizen,
Justin W. Riggs
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Review and Comment Meeting
The Secretary of State's office has contacted myself and the other individual behind this petition (two are required - I am protecting the privacy of the other individual until I receive permission to use his/her name), and we have scheduled a review and comment meeting to be held Thursday, December 18th at 3:30 pm.
The purpose of the Review and Comment meeting, according to the Steps for Placing an Initiated Proposal on the Statewide Ballot document, is to:
1) review wording of an initiative with the proponents so that the initiative accomplishes the proponents' intent and
2) give the public notice that a proposal on a given topic is under consideration.
Before the meeting, staff from the SoS' office will prepare written suggestions for my initiative, and provide them to me so that I can come to the meeting prepared. I can use the suggestions I am provided, but only if I wish to do so.
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Right now, I have the feeling I've opened a can of worms - I'm not going to be able to close the lid on this until I either succeed in getting the initiative onto the ballot or fail to do so.
The purpose of the Review and Comment meeting, according to the Steps for Placing an Initiated Proposal on the Statewide Ballot document, is to:
1) review wording of an initiative with the proponents so that the initiative accomplishes the proponents' intent and
2) give the public notice that a proposal on a given topic is under consideration.
Before the meeting, staff from the SoS' office will prepare written suggestions for my initiative, and provide them to me so that I can come to the meeting prepared. I can use the suggestions I am provided, but only if I wish to do so.
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Right now, I have the feeling I've opened a can of worms - I'm not going to be able to close the lid on this until I either succeed in getting the initiative onto the ballot or fail to do so.
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