October 11th, 2016 IRC Meeting
Review
Wikileaks Birthday
Rock Against the TPP - Boston
Projects
Aaron James Campaign
Ballot Question Poll
Forty seven people responded to the poll we emailed out. One response came after the due date we specified and it lined up with the majority in each of the questions. I bolded the items that got the most votes.
The poll allowed people to provide comments on their votes, and there were numerous comments.
| Question # | Description | For | Against | Undecided | Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allow the Gaming Commission to issue an additional slots license | 12 | 20 | 13 | 2 |
| 2 | Authorize 12 new charter schools and expansion of existing charter schools | 11 | 30 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Prohibits certain methods of farm animal containment | 33 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Legalizes recreational marijuana for individuals at least 21 years old | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
November Run for local office conference
The objective is to teach people to run for local office. Suggestions for speakers for:
- running for representative town meeting
- running for town-wide and city elections
- what you can accomplish in local office.
Sign up sheet?
Upcoming Events
- 10/19, 5pm, Last day to register to vote
- 10/22, BPL Cryptoparty
- 10/26, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty
- 11/8, Election Day
- 11/12, 12:30-5pm, Running for local office conference, Democracy Center, Harvard Sq., Cambridge
- Dec?, Democracy/IT meeting
- Jan?, How to file a FOIA request by Maya Shaffer
Participants
- jokeefe
- srevilak
Observers
- davidd
- igel
- pagegaai
- Velveeta_chef
Summary
Wikileaks Birthday party. Went well. Around 12 people at the standout, and dinner afterwards.
Rock Against the TPP. Event was very well attended. Jamie will post some pictures on the blog.
Aaron James campaign. Still going door to door. Updated literature.
Ballot question poll. We got a nice response rate, and unanimous support for question four.
Run for local elections workshop. Have signup page for event. Steve will do orientation @ democracy center, likely in a week or so.
Minutes
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