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It’s petition drive season
in Massachusetts and CLT has agreed to help get signatures on two of
them (with a third optional, entirely your call).
The first, which drew CLT
into this process, addresses Gov. Baker’s unilateral decision to
enroll Massachusetts in a “multi-state compact” called the
Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), claiming the power to
impose this gas tax on his own without legislative approval.
For almost two years we have been working with an anti-TCI coalition
of other grassroots groups in the dozen affected New England and
Atlantic coastal states to stop it. Only Massachusetts of the
dozen states has committed to this hidden gas-tax scheme but Baker
intends to move ahead, alone if necessary. We continue to
fight to stop what New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu termed
at its outset “Baker’s Boondoggle.”
The best way at this point
to defeat it is The Petition to Repeal the TCI Gas Tax —
designated by the Secretary of State as Petition M. You can
find its summary below.
The second petition, which
only makes common sense — yet is vehemently opposed by the Democrat
super-majority in the Legislature that refuses to consider it
legislatively — is called A Law to Require Voter ID —
designated Petition F. Its summary can also be found below.
There is a third petition
available, sponsored by some of the people who are helping collect
signatures on the above first two, but is likely to be perceived by
some as more controversial. CLT officially neither endorses
nor opposes it. CLT has never been involved in social-issue
petitions so the “Born Alive” petition [designated Petition
N] won't be included in the package being mailed to all CLT members,
both current and lapsed.
All three petitions and
their respective FAQ pages — including the third for those who may
be interested in it — are available for download and printing below
if you so choose to print, sign and/or circulate any of them.
The instructions for all three are the same.
If you print your own
petitions, please be
absolutely sure to carefully read and comply with the most
important document of all:
Instructions for Petitioners
— or your entire page of signatures could be disqualified for one
small mistake and none will count, collecting those signatures will have been
a complete waste of your time.
The rules for
petitioning are incredibly strict —
no exceptions.
THE ABSOLUTELY MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT!
CLT'S
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PETITIONERS
Go no
further until you have read this very carefully!
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The
Petition to Repeal the TCI Gas Tax [Petition M]
Summary: This proposed law would prohibit Massachusetts from imposing
any tax, fee, revenue-generating measure, or
market-based compliance measure if it would reduce or
restrict the supply of gasoline, diesel fuel, special
fuels, or other motor fuels available to meet consumer
demand.
CLICK HERE
ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
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A Law to
Require Voter ID [Petition F]
Summary: This
proposed law would require prospective voters to show a
photo identification before being given a ballot at a
polling place on Election Day. The photo
identification presented would have to be issued by a
branch of the United States Government, or by the state,
or by a tribal authority recognized either by the United
States or the state. Voters who do not present
such identification would be permitted to vote if they
execute an affidavit attesting to their identity and
residence.
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HERE
ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
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A Law to
Protect Babies Born Alive [Petition N]
Summary: This
proposed law would require that, notwithstanding any
other law to the contrary, if a child is born alive, all
reasonable steps in keeping with good medical practice
shall be taken to preserve the life of a child born
alive.
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ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
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