A PROMISE TO KEEP: 5%
A Ballot Committee of
Citizens for Limited Taxation & Government
PO Box 408 * Peabody, MA 01960
Phone:(617) 248-0022 /(508) 538-3900 E-Mail:
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*** Promise Update ***
Wednesday, November 26, 1997

Secretary of State’s (Unofficial) Running Totals

Hello Activists.

It’s my turn to give you the latest numbers on the 1997 petition drives. But first, I want to say this to those of you who were concerned about the numbers the first time you saw them: you were not alone. If you are still concerned, you are still not alone and I’m glad to have company.

Like Chip Ford, and I’m sure all of you, I know what a snapshot is, and what preliminary numbers are. But I’ll bet I’m not the only one who didn’t like that first snapshot. Those of us who don’t immediately grasp the meaning of the preliminary numbers may not be AS SMART as those of you who do; we are probably the kind of people who don’t grasp why polls work, why a sample of 600 people tells pollsters how two million people are going to vote. This does not make us bad people. My partner Chip Ford says these are just numbers and have no meaning; I’m not so sure. This does not necessarily make me a good person, either.

So here are the numbers. Have a happy Thanksgiving.

Love,
Barbara

[The first column of numbers are the totals as of yesterday; The second column of numbers are the totals as of today at 3:49 PM; The third column, "TOTAL", we’ll save for the final, real, official, complete, only-one-that-really-matters total—when it’s over and done and we *have* the final total. All numbers are according to the Secretary of State / city & town clerks computer certification system.]

                                11/25    11/26  TOTAL
         CLT&G (Tax Rollback) - 53,281 - 55,344 - ?
         LIMITS (Term Limits) - 39,364 - 42,988 - ?
    Free the Pike (End Tolls) - 59,334 - 64,156 - ?
      Campaign Finance Reform - 79,054 - 81,412 - ?
ComFAST (Unearned Income Tax) - 63,806 - 66,337 - ?

PS -- *Repeated from Monday’s message*:
"Please appreciate that this is but a snapshot of an ongoing process that by law isn’t required to be completed by the clerks until 5:00 PM on December 1st. Also, we make no claims as to the accuracy of these preliminary numbers; they are the numbers available at the specific time and date noted, according to clerks providing us with access to this new system."

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