GLBT Families are under Attack in Illinois
On Monday, May 8, the right-wing Illinois Family Institute submitted an estimated 345,199 signatures to the Illinois State Board of Elections to get a marriage amendment referendum on the November ballot (they needed 283,111). The so-called Illinois Family Institute is seeking to write discrimination into the Illinois Constitution with a ban on marriage equality.
Equality Illinois has helped form the Fair Illinois campaign to defeat this hateful amendment and the best way to do that is to keep it off of the ballot.
Equality Illinois believes that many of the signatures submitted are invalid under Illinois law. With our allies, we are mobilizing to uphold Illinois election law and challenge invalid and false signatures.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
By mid-June we need to check each and every one of the over 300,000 signatures submitted. Experts tell us that our chances are good – the "Family" Institute needs 83% of their signatures to be valid (a very high percentage). We can definitely win this and keep the amendment off the ballot, but only if we have enough volunteers checking signatures.
Upon delivering the petitions, David E. Smith of the Illinois "Family" Institute called gay and lesbian families “an infection that is dangerous to the absolute institution of marriage.” This is the kind of intolerance we are up against. Please join us in this fight.
We can beat this anti-gay initiative but we need money and volunteers. You can help us in two ways:
Donate!
This effort will cost tens of thousands of dollars to win.
Make your secured credit card donation to fight this effort by clicking here
You may also send checks, made payable to Fair Illinois to:
Fair Illinois
3712 N. Broadway
PMB# 418
Chicago, IL 60613
Volunteer your time beginning this Saturday, May 13
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cook County Clerk’s Office
69 W. Washington, 5th Floor, Chicago
Sign up by emailing fairillinois@yahoo.com
or call Equality Illinois at 773-477-7173 or 888-434-7888
Remember, this is a big task and an ongoing effort. If you can’t join us this Saturday, contact us and let us know when you can. We need volunteers working all shifts: day, evening & weekend - through mid-June. We will have a volunteer location on Chicago's north side, and we also need volunteers in DuPage and other counties in Illinois. Any time that you can give us is urgently needed.
We can do this IF we have the money and the volunteers! Let's show these anti-gay forces that Illinois is a state made up of fair minded and decent people.
Rick Garcia
Director of Public Policy
Equality Illinois
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FAIR ILLINOIS needs your help to defeat the
Illinois “Family” Institute’s discriminatory referendum!
THE BAD NEWS: On Monday, the Illinois “Family” Institute turned in an estimated 345,199 signatures to put an advisory referendum on the November ballot to ban gay marriage in the Illinois Constitution – and to outlaw any kind of domestic partnership. Their leader called gay and lesbian families “an infection”.
THE GOOD NEWS: Fair Illinois, a group of concerned citizens coming together for fairness, believes that many of the signatures submitted are invalid under Illinois law. Fair Illinois is organizing to uphold Illinois election law, challenge invalid and false signatures and protect gay and lesbian families around the state.
We need to stop this mean spirited attack on our families. Each of the 345,199 signatures must be checked for validity and compliance with Illinois elections law. Experts tell us that our chances are good, IF we have your help, your time and your money.
WHAT YOU CAN DO: In order to go through over 40,000 petitions we need:
Donations: Checks, made payable to Fair Illinois, may be sent to
Fair Illinois
3712 N. Broadway, PMB# 418
Chicago, IL 60613
Volunteers: We need volunteers working day, evening, and weekend shifts through mid-June. Email fairillinois@yahoo.com, or call 773-477-7173 to sign up for a shift.
The first work session will be held Saturday, May 13, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at:
Cook County Elections
69 W Washington, Fifth Floor
Chicago
Call 773-477-7173 or email fairillinois@yahoo.com with your name, phone number & email address to sign up today!
Organizations: If your group or organization would like to assist in this effort, please
Email fairillinois@yahoo.com for more information.
For more information, please contact: fairillinois@yahoo.com or call 773-477-7173.
Equality Illinois has helped form the Fair Illinois campaign to defeat this hateful amendment and the best way to do that is to keep it off of the ballot.
Equality Illinois believes that many of the signatures submitted are invalid under Illinois law. With our allies, we are mobilizing to uphold Illinois election law and challenge invalid and false signatures.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
By mid-June we need to check each and every one of the over 300,000 signatures submitted. Experts tell us that our chances are good – the "Family" Institute needs 83% of their signatures to be valid (a very high percentage). We can definitely win this and keep the amendment off the ballot, but only if we have enough volunteers checking signatures.
Upon delivering the petitions, David E. Smith of the Illinois "Family" Institute called gay and lesbian families “an infection that is dangerous to the absolute institution of marriage.” This is the kind of intolerance we are up against. Please join us in this fight.
We can beat this anti-gay initiative but we need money and volunteers. You can help us in two ways:
Donate!
This effort will cost tens of thousands of dollars to win.
Make your secured credit card donation to fight this effort by clicking here
You may also send checks, made payable to Fair Illinois to:
Fair Illinois
3712 N. Broadway
PMB# 418
Chicago, IL 60613
Volunteer your time beginning this Saturday, May 13
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cook County Clerk’s Office
69 W. Washington, 5th Floor, Chicago
Sign up by emailing fairillinois@yahoo.com
or call Equality Illinois at 773-477-7173 or 888-434-7888
Remember, this is a big task and an ongoing effort. If you can’t join us this Saturday, contact us and let us know when you can. We need volunteers working all shifts: day, evening & weekend - through mid-June. We will have a volunteer location on Chicago's north side, and we also need volunteers in DuPage and other counties in Illinois. Any time that you can give us is urgently needed.
We can do this IF we have the money and the volunteers! Let's show these anti-gay forces that Illinois is a state made up of fair minded and decent people.
Rick Garcia
Director of Public Policy
Equality Illinois
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FAIR ILLINOIS needs your help to defeat the
Illinois “Family” Institute’s discriminatory referendum!
THE BAD NEWS: On Monday, the Illinois “Family” Institute turned in an estimated 345,199 signatures to put an advisory referendum on the November ballot to ban gay marriage in the Illinois Constitution – and to outlaw any kind of domestic partnership. Their leader called gay and lesbian families “an infection”.
THE GOOD NEWS: Fair Illinois, a group of concerned citizens coming together for fairness, believes that many of the signatures submitted are invalid under Illinois law. Fair Illinois is organizing to uphold Illinois election law, challenge invalid and false signatures and protect gay and lesbian families around the state.
We need to stop this mean spirited attack on our families. Each of the 345,199 signatures must be checked for validity and compliance with Illinois elections law. Experts tell us that our chances are good, IF we have your help, your time and your money.
WHAT YOU CAN DO: In order to go through over 40,000 petitions we need:
Donations: Checks, made payable to Fair Illinois, may be sent to
Fair Illinois
3712 N. Broadway, PMB# 418
Chicago, IL 60613
Volunteers: We need volunteers working day, evening, and weekend shifts through mid-June. Email fairillinois@yahoo.com, or call 773-477-7173 to sign up for a shift.
The first work session will be held Saturday, May 13, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at:
Cook County Elections
69 W Washington, Fifth Floor
Chicago
Call 773-477-7173 or email fairillinois@yahoo.com with your name, phone number & email address to sign up today!
Organizations: If your group or organization would like to assist in this effort, please
Email fairillinois@yahoo.com for more information.
For more information, please contact: fairillinois@yahoo.com or call 773-477-7173.
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