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SUMMARY:JP Petitioning for IRV: Voter Choice Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:An opportunity which puts ordinary people in the process o
 f democracy..\n\nI have made a pledge to get 200 signatures and I woul
 d like all of you to make a pledge to get signatures too. There will b
 e a training and you will have a partner to work with.. It's wonderful
 ly empowering of yourself and others in the political process...\n\nLE
 TS KEEP BUILDING A BETTER MASSACHUSETTS\n\nLed by Martin Bourqi at 972
 -951-3365, Citizens for Voter Choice MA, http://www.meetup.com... and 
 his local petition team, this weekly contingent will gather signatures
  and volunteers from the good people of Boston, focusing on the Jamaic
 a Plain neighborhood.\n\nWith its history steeped in lively progressiv
 e politics, Jamaica Plain serves as a VERY receptive audience to our w
 ork.\n\nInstant Runoff Voting.. www.voterchoicema.org is an I&R (Initi
 ative and Referendum) we are working to bring to a vote in 2010. WE NE
 ED 100,000 signatures by November 19\nWhat is Ranked Choice Voting?\n\
 nRanked Choice Voting, which is also known as Instant Runoff Voting, w
 ould let voters rank candidates in order of preference (first, second,
  third, etc.) instead of being restricted to choosing only one candida
 te. If a voter's first choice is eliminated, their vote is automatical
 ly reassigned to their second choice, ensuring that no voter is \"thro
 wing their vote away\" by voting for the candidate that represents the
 ir views, regardless ofthat candidate's chance of winning\nGather sign
 atures. Meet cool people. Work as a team. Get Voter Choice on the ball
 ot!\n\nLETS KEEP BUILDING A BETTER BOSTON\n\nLed by Martin Bourqi, Cit
 izens for VoterChoice MA, http://www.meetup.com... and his local petit
 ion team, thisweekly contingent will gather signatures and volunteers 
 from the goodpeople of Boston, focusing on the Jamaica Plain neighborh
 ood.\n\nWithits history steeped in lively progressive politics, Jamaic
 a Plain serves as a VERY receptive audience to our work.\n\nDrop in an
 d join us any time between 1 and 4pm (and probably later, too).\n\nWe'
 ll begin atJP Licks, and send some people to walk down Centre Street a
 nd into the surrounding areas.\n\n*Note: All are welcome, though we st
 rongly encourage team members to set their starting goal as 100 signat
 ures for the course of the campaign. Completing this goal takes about 
 4-6 total hours.*\n\nFor more information visit http://neighborsfornei
 ghbors.org/events/jp-petitioning-for-irv-voter-1
DTSTART:20091025T170000Z
DTEND:20091025T200000Z
CATEGORIES:street, work
LOCATION:JP Licks
WEBSITE:http://www.voterchoicema.or
URL:http://www.voterchoicema.or
CONTACT:617 429-9168
ORGANIZER;CN="Diane Whitehouse":http://neighborsforneighbors.org/profi
 le/DianeWhitehouse
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 itehouse":http://neighborsforneighbors.org/profile/DianeWhitehouse
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