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 CT GREEN TO FILE COMPLAINT OVER BALLOT SIZE ISSUE
GREEN PARTY OF CONNECTICUT
News release- November 4,, 2008- for immediate release
CONTACT; Tim McKee, Spokesperson and Green National Committee, cell (860)
860-778-1304 (Best) or (860)-643-2282, timmckee@mail.com
Mike DeRosa, State Co-Chair (860)956-8170 or (860) 919-4042 (cell)
CT GREEN TO FILE COMPLAINT OVER BALLOT SIZE ISSUE
Ballot Space for "write in" votes too small
Connecticut Green party officials announce that they would file a complaint with the state elections officials because the space for the "write in" votes for their candidates and other third parties was too small and questioned whether their votes would be counted.
Tim McKee, a spokesperson for the Green Party said "At less than one inch, and using large black markers, it is next to impossible to ‘write in' any candidate for any office. Green Party, Libertarian Party and Constitution Party are once again being discriminated by the poor design of the ballot and that may cost us thousands of votes and future ballot lines. Other states allow average space to write in candidates for ALL offices, but Connecticut design makes it very, very hard.
McKee added, "This is not just about The Green's Cynthia McKinney or Libertarian's Bob Barr at the Presidential level, but lower races where we are trying to get ballot lines for local offices as well. Write In candidates have won local races and getting even 1% means a party does not have to petition for often thousands of signatures for each ballot line again."
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