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To: calgal who wrote (1935)	8/21/2004 7:56:40 PM
From: calgal	Respond to of 27181

Four States Deny Ballot Access to Nader NewsMax Wires Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004 WASHINGTON -- Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader suffered setbacks this week as election officials in Virginia, Maryland, Illinois and Missouri all denied him access to state ballots this fall. Story Continues Below In each case, officials said Nader campaign workers either did not submit enough valid signatures on ballot petitions or failed to follow proper procedures. On Friday, Virginia's election board secretary, Jean Jensen, said Nader workers failed to meet state requirements that the signatures be grouped according to congressional district, and then by localities within each of the 11 districts. "The State Board of Elections must apply the rules to all parties, and there was no reason to deviate from that policy," Jensen said. The decision was a victory for John Kerry's campaign and for Virginia Democrats who believe even modest support for Nader could reduce Kerry's votes - and the party's chance of winning a presidential race in the state for the first time in 40 years. Also Friday, Nader's supporters fell 500 signatures short of getting him on Maryland's ballot, as campaign officials said many who signed the petitions were not registered voters. Nader was denied access to Missouri's ballot on Wednesday after the secretary of state said his supporters failed to submit enough valid signatures in the battleground state. On Thursday, the Illinois State Board of Elections voted not to certify Nader for the state's ballot after finding about 12,000 of the signatures he turned in were invalid. Nader appeared on the ballot in all four states in 2000 when he ran on the Green Party ticket, gaining about 3 percent in Maryland and 2 percent in the others. Nader spokesman Kevin Zeese said the candidate is contesting the decisions in all four states. He condemned "this really bizarre system in the United States where we have 50 different ballot access laws. They're really laws to keep people off the ballot and keep it a two-party system." Across the nation, Democrats have filed legal challenges to Nader's efforts to gain access to state ballots, frustrating his supporters and draining his resources. They have already shut Nader off the Arizona ballot by uncovering irregularities in his petition signatures and are contesting his standing in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Nader has already met requirements to appear on ballots in 11 states and has filed petitions to appear on about 20 more. He is on track to appear on ballots in most of the battleground states where President Bush and Kerry are actively campaigning. URL:http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/8/21/112022.shtml

To: calgal who wrote (1935)	8/21/2004 7:56:51 PM
From: calgal	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 27181

MoveOn.org Funds Counter Swift Boat Ad NewsMax Wires Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2004 WASHINGTON -- MoveOn PAC today released a new 30-second TV spot attacking George W. Bush for failing to call on one of his major donors -- a long-time associate of Karl Rove and leading Texas Republican funder -- to stop the smear campaign on John Kerry's Vietnam service being run by a group called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. The ads, which start running in three states and nationally Tuesday, call on the President to personally denounce the ads for their false and misleading attacks on Senator Kerry -- just as Senator John McCain has called on him to do. Story Continues Below Though the White House and the Bush-Cheney campaign deny involvement in the ads, SBVT is a clear Republican Party front. The group is funded primarily by Robert J. Perry, the largest donor to Republican causes in Texas, a long-time donor to George W. Bush, and a supporter of the political work of Karl Rove and Tom DeLay, among others. "Karl Rove and the Republicans are up to their usual dirty tricks," said MoveOn PAC Director Eli Pariser. "Once again, they're funding and coordinating an outrageous smear campaign while denying their involvement and refusing to condemn it. John McCain knows what it's like to be on the receiving end of these attacks. Tactics like these should have no place in American politics, and, with one call, George W. Bush could stop them." Called "Swift Response", the 30-second ad features footage of a young George Bush in National Guard Uniform, his medical form being stamped with his failure to appear, and footage of the young John Kerry in Vietnam. The ad will run initially for one week in each market where the SBVT ad was shown -- in Toledo and Youngstown, Ohio; in Charlestown, West Virginia; and in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The nearly $200,000 buy will yield 400 Gross Rating Points (GRPs) in all four local markets. (U.S. Newswire) newsmax.com

To: calgal who wrote (1935)	8/21/2004 8:23:04 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 27181

Thx again Westi. That one goes to my email list plus a few liberal message boards. They won't be happy.<g>