[NV Greens] FWD: thank you from Craig Bergland

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Would it be heresay for anyone to advocate that "none
of the above" be removed from Nevada ballots?  No
other state uses it (except that in a few states,
presidential primaries have an "uncommitted" choice). 
Even Nevada doesn't use it for district office; Nevada
only uses it for statewide office.  It seems useless
to me, but since it has been there since 1976, I guess
it would politically damaging to advocate its repeal.

--- jdenzin at clarkcountygreens.org wrote:

> Please read the e-mail below from Craig Bergland:
> 
> 11/10/2006
> 
> Dear friends and Greens and Green voters.
> 
> I think the campaign was a sucess. We got 6,731
> votes, which is more
> than the number of registered Greens in Nevada.
> 
> As many of you know, I tried to help support Titus
> in the final days. It
> was a gamble, but I thought we had the 1% solidly,
> and wanted to help
> keep Gibbons out of office. She came close to
> beating him, and if not
> for the 20,000 or so people who voted None of the
> Above, she might have
> won.
> 
> And, at least then we would have someone receptive
> to Green ideals in
> office.
> 
> Why would 20K people vote none of the above, with a
> candidate to the far
> right (Hansen) and one to the far left (me)?
> 
> Not enough choices??? What a waste of humanity and a
> waste of air.
> 
> Thank you all for your encouragement and your
> support.
> 
> Especial thanks to David Curtis, Paul Etxeberri, and
> Craig Ayres-Sevier,
> who were the major funders for this excursion.
> 
> YOU good folks got us ballot access!
> 
> Thanks to Jason for being my conscience, and for
> talking to me at some
> very important times.
> 
> Also to Charles I, and Charles L. and all others who
> were motivators for
> me. Thanks to all those out of state who were
> supportive.
> 
> Thanks to all the volunteers from High schools and
> others who hustled
> literature out into the real world, and to Bean and
> Harold for their
> computer expertise.
> 
> And thanks to DJ for her early and long lasting
> encouragement and ideas.
>  Thanks to the Tahoe Greens, let's get together
> soon.
> 
> Now that we have ballot access, are you ready to
> run? I learned that it
> takes 2 years to mount a good campaign. Let's start,
> think about it,
> I'll help.
> 
> And let's build our wonderful Green Party of Nevada.
> 
> There are over 3,000 who voted who are not yet
> registered Greens.
> 
> And, how many more can we pick up in the next 2
> years?
> 
> Now that it's over, we find that it is not over. It
> is time to start
> working.
> 
> You folks were wonderful. It was an incredible
> experience. I doubt I'll
> want to do this again, but we did pick up some tools
> from all this, and
> now perhaps we can use them.
> 
> NNEMA.org should be up in a week or two.
> 
> Is anyone in N. Nevada able to take on Washoe Green
> website work?
> 
> Can anyone in Las Vegas help with updating? We can
> use my cell number on
> the state site as a contact for Washoe county
> (775.376.3570). Paul X's
> post office box is still good for mail.
> 
> Is anyone up to writing a Green letter to editor
> once a month or so? And
> getting others to do the same?
> 
> What other kinds of activities can we get started
> on?
> 
>  
> 
> Let's rest a day or two, and then brainstorm.
> 
> I love you all,
> 
> Yours in Peace,
> 
> Craig Bergland
> 
> 
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