Jack,
As reported in the Indianapolis Star and various other resources, the Indiana Green Party [INGP] is the lead plaintiff of a coalition of democracy supporters that filed a lawsuit in the US District Court of the Southern District of Indiana in filing a lawsuit against incumbent Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan challenging Indiana’s very outdated – and extremely draconian – ballot access law.
Among reasons why the INGP has filed this lawsuit are as follows:
-
Needing a large amount of canvassers to collect a MINIMUM of 45K certified signatures [see page 120/128 HERE]; and collecting double that amount, to prepare for any challenges to our signatures
- Having to go to all the county clerks’ offices around the state to get our signatures certified…and that’s an entirely different issue.
- And, then, of course, the cost: upwards of $465K-$565K for a successful ballot access drive, for a party that prides itself on not accepting corporate donations, it’s a bit daunting
There’s also inherent benefits of this filing, such as:
-
Allowing a wider variety of candidates that are willing to discuss the issues that affect all Hoosiers, such as cannabis legalization, Medicare For All, tenants’ and ratepayers’ rights, labor rights/Green New Deal, living wages, environmental legislation and various other issues;
- Of course, reforming election laws such as redistricting, ranked choice voting, making voters registration and mail-in voting easier, etc.
That being said, this suit requires a significant amount of money and resources [such as depositions, filing fees, etc.], we need your assistance to step up and become a donor. As mentioned above, for a party that prides itself on working for the people and not accepting corporate donations, the INGP needs your help, with as little or as much as you are able to.
