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| Protect Your Right to Vote on Local Sales Tax Hikes in Ramsey County |
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| Tuesday, 30 August 2011 16:24 |
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The Ramsey County Charter Commission has a meeting scheduled for next Wednesday (August 31) to vote on amending the Ramsey County Charter in order to ensure the people will get to vote on whether they want the sales tax raised for funding a Vikings stadium. In 2006, the state legislature voted to allow the Hennepin County commissioners to suspend the right of the citizens to vote on whether or not to raise sales taxes to build the Twins Stadium – a tax imposed only on the residents of Hennepin County . Just to be clear, the vote next Wednesday will be to begin the process that will place the Amendment on the November 2012 ballot, allowing voters to decide the sales tax issue then. Take Action: Call the members of the charter commission and tell them to ensure that the right of the citizens of Ramsey County to vote on a tax increase to fund a stadium must be preserved. Just make the point that the Charter Commission has a duty to let the people vote and by approving the Amendment, he or she will be supporting Ramsey County . More information about this issue is available here. 1. Bev Aplikowski 651.633.3863 2. Bud Berry 651.777.6704 3. Russ Miller 651.210.3363 4. Chris Leifeld 651.698.6873 5. Peter Hendricks 651.228.0290 6. Richard Sonterre 763.227.2972 (chair) 7. Fred Perez 651.224.1001 The Charter Commission meeting will be held on Wednesday night, August 31st, 125 Charles Ave , near Rice Street . While it is a closed hearing (in that no public testimony will be heard), the public is welcome to observe, and are encouraged to attend. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites           |
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Restore partisan-basis municipal elections so each party can be represented.
We need to stop the erosion of our franchise rights.
Our surveys show that most voters said they had virtually "no clue" who they voted for in various municipal, school district and judicial elections.
In The Media
Andy Cilek appeared on the Jason Lewis Show on 8/24/2007.
Andy Cilek spoke with Joe Soucheray, on October 14th -2nd hour.
Andy talked with Don Shelby in December 2008.
Photo ID Support
“I support a photo ID requirement. ... Requiring one and giving it free of charge gives those at the poverty level a tool that enables them to independently participate in the economic process and the election process.”
- Andrew Young, former US State Rep, GA; Atlanta mayor and United States Ambassador
Voter Protection Pledge
"I pledge to the voters of the State of Minnesota that I will support all efforts to institute a requirement to show photo I.D. to access a ballot in any election for public office in the state."
The Minnesota Voters Alliance is sponsoring an initiative to request all 490 statewide candidates sign the above pledge to protect voters and the integrity of elections. (See current tally)