[Peace-discuss] "who's on the (two-sided!) ballot" question from tonight's AWARE meeting

[John W.]

At 02:49 AM 1/14/2008, C. G. Estabrook wrote:

>Thanks for digging these up, Stuart.
>
>Perhaps we should make an effort to publicize both the Champaign and 
>Urbana referenda in the three weeks between now and the election. --CGE


So suppose that a majority of voters don't even discover these referenda on 
the back, or don't vote on them for one reason or another?  Does each 
referendum have to be passed by (a) a majority of registered voters, or (b) 
a majority of those voting in the primary, or (c) a majority of those 
voting on the referendum itself, or (d) some other criterion?

John Wason



>Stuart Levy wrote:
>
>>   ...
>>   The referenda are on the BACK OF THE PAGE.  When you're at
>>   the polling places, make sure the election judges are pointing out
>>   to everyone that it's a two-sided ballot!  The Champaign referenda are:
>>
>>     Proposition To Restore The Level Of General
>>     Assistance Funding Provided To The Township
>>         Shall the voters of the City of Champaign
>>         Township ask the Township Trustees to
>>         restore the level of general assistance
>>         funding by actively pursuing any and
>>         all means available to them in order to
>>         preserve the health and well-being of
>>         individuals, children, families and adults
>>         living in extreme poverty in our Township?
>>
>>     Proposition To Call Upon Congress To Repeal
>>     Or Amend The Military Commission Act
>>         Shall the voters of City of Champaign
>>         Township call upon their elected
>>         representatives in Congress to do all
>>         in their power to repeal or amend the
>>         military Commission Act in order to restore
>>         the U.S. Constitutional right of habeas
>>         corpus and to uphold the internationally
>>         recognized rules of law, thereby preventing
>>         the cruel and inhuman treatment and the
>>         arbitrary and indefinite detention for
>>         all detainees held by the U.S.  Government?
>>
>>     Proposition To Call Upon Congress To Limit
>>     Military Funding In Iraq
>>         Shall the voters of the City of
>>         Champaign Township call upon their elected
>>         representatives in Congress to pursue all
>>         available means to limit military funding
>>         in Iraq to only what is required to bring
>>         all U.S. troops home safely?
>>       ...