SCREAM AND RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES! VERMONT STATE LEGISLATURE FAILED TO MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL!
Do you want to help make marijuana legal in Vermont? The state legislature did not make marijuana legal this spring, so it is up to you to do something!
You can get on the Nov. 8, 2016 general election ballot in Vermont for the Vermont Marijuana Party http://www.facebook.com/cris.ericson.94 by collecting petition signatures.
Go to http://www.sec.state.vt.us and click on Elections, https://www.sec.state.vt.us/elections.aspx then click on Candidates,https://www.sec.state.vt.us/elections/candidates.aspx then click scroll down to Independent Candidates.
Independent candidates file a statement of nomination (petition) and consent of candidate form with the Secretary of State in order to be placed on the ballot in the general election (November 8, 2016). Independent candidates for justice of the peace file with the town clerk. Independent candidate’s statement of nomination and consent forms must be filed no sooner than Monday, April 25, 2016 and no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 4, 2016.
Now, click the green link for Indpendent Candidate Petition and Consent!
ON THE CANDIDATE PETITION IN THE SPACE BEFORE THE WORD “party” PUT “MARIJUANA” AND YOU WILL BE LISTED ON THE OFFICIAL ELECTION BALLOT FOR THE MARIJUANA PARTY!!!
Next, go back to Candidates https://www.sec.state.vt.us/elections/candidates.aspx and on the right see : FAQS and click it.
Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.sec.state.vt.us/elections/frequently-asked-questions/state-candidates.aspx#faq-4378
1. How do I become a major party candidate?
2. How do I become a minor party candidate?
3. How can I run as an independent candidate?
4. Can I be a candidate under my own party name
5. How many signatures do I need to collect to appear on the ballot? •Statewide candidates must collect 500 signatures •State senate candidates must collect 100 signatures •State representative candidates must collect 50 signatures •County candidates (sheriff, high bailiff, state’s attorney, probate judge, assistant judge) must collect 100 signatures
6. Do you have a sample petition form I can use?
7. Where do I file my petition and consent of candidate form?
8. Can I run in multiple party primaries in the same election?
9. Who can sign my petition?
10. Is there a filing fee to become a candidate?
11. When can I file?
12. When can I start collecting signatures? 13. Which offices are incompatible (the same person cannot hold at the same time)? 14. Can I submit petitions for more than one office? 15. If the clerk says I don’t have enough signatures do I have more time to collect? 16. Can I withdraw as a candidate after submitting my petition? 17. Can I put my nickname on the ballot?
Please remember to do this before you start collecting petition signatures: ON THE CANDIDATE PETITION
IN THE SPACE BEFORE THE WORD “party” PUT “MARIJUANA” AND YOU WILL BE LISTED ON THE OFFICIAL ELECTION BALLOT FOR THE MARIJUANA PARTY!!!
Please join the Vermont Marijuana Party http://facebook.com/cris.ericson.94 Over the past 14 years, facebook has deleted many of Cris Ericson’s marijuana party pages, so if they delete this one, go to http://usmjparty.com and sign up there.
Cris Ericson is on the official statewide Primary Election Ballot in Vermont Aug. 9, 2016 as a Democratic Party candidate.
2016 Vermont Statewide Primary Election Qualified Candidate List for August 9th https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/757630/2016-statewide-primary-qualified-candidates.pdf
If Cris Ericson loses the Democratic Party Primary, she could still get on the Nov. 8, 2016 general election ballot for the Marijuana Party.
We will be far more likely to get the Vermont Legislature to move forward with marijuana legalization if we
have a full slate of statewide and local candidates running for the Marijuana Party in Vermont.
When you collect petition signatures, you will find it very enjoyable to meet new people and make new friends. Just stand on the street or at recycling or in front of a post office and when someone comes along you say,
“Hi! Are you a Vermont voter? Do you have a quick minute? Are you registered to vote in Vermont? Did you vote in the last election or is this all new to you? I’m collecting petition signatures to appear on the November general election ballot for the Marijuana Party in Vermont, would you like to help make marijuana legal? Getting my name on the ballot for the Marijuana Party will help raise awareness to the issue, will you sign my petition?”
So, are you ready to go out now and make 50 or 100 new friends? Get ready, get your petition printed out at home or the library, and get going!
Cris Ericson has been campaigning in Vermont starting in 2002 to make marijuana legal, and it is time for YOU to get on board and help fill the entire ballot with Vermont Marijuana Party candidates!
Get going! Do you want to wait another 14 years for marijuana legalization? Come on! Get out there and make new friends! AND MAKE CERTAIN WHEN YOU FILL OUT THE CANDIDATE CONSENT FORM THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT WITH YOUR PETITION PAGES, THAT YOUR WRITE MARIJUANA PARTY ON THE FORM IN THE SPACE FOR YOUR POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION.
