Nader/Gonzalez team to file for president in Illinois elections

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Chris Driscoll, 202-360-3273, chris@votenader.org
IL Contact: Christina Tobin: 312-320-4101
THE NADER/GONZALEZ CAMPAIGN MONDAY WILL SUBMIT MORE THAN 50,000 SIGNATURES FOR AN ILLINOIS BALLOT LINE, FAR SURPASSING REQUIREMENT
Joint News Conference with Libertarian And Green Party Representatives Will Focus On Impediments to DemocracyThe Nader/Gonzalez Campaign will submit more than 50,000 signatures to the Illinois Board of Elections Monday, far more than the 25,000 required to secure a line on the state ballot in the November elections.

This is good news for voters who want a choice that matters in the 2008 election and an agenda (see: votenader.org) for numerous new directions for our country that a majority of Illinois voters support.Illinois coordinators of the Nader/Gonzalez presidential campaign will join state Libertarian and Green Party officials in a joint news conference Monday, June 23, at 1 p.m. Central Daylight Time, in the Capital Building Press Room, Mezzanine Level, Springfield IL, 62706.Christina Tobin, Nader/Gonzalez National Ballot Access Coordinator/Illinois Ballot Coordinator, Val Vetter, State Chairman of the Libertarian Party and Rich Whitney, IL Green Party 2006 gubernatorial candidate, and several Nader/Gonzalez Road Trippers--dedicated signature gatherers--will answer questions and comment on the undemocratic barriers imposed by restrictive ballot requirements.
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