Olympia Voter-Owned Elections
Informational/Organizing Meeting
7 pm, Tuesday June 17th
Traditions Cafe
300 5th Ave SW Olympia

Adopting a system of "Voter-Owned Elections" will:

• Eliminate financial barriers to running for local office for persons demonstrating community support.
• Expand voter's choice of candidates.
• Allow candidates to focus on public issues instead of fundraising.
• Discourage excessive campaign spending.

Hello All,

We will have a regularly scheduled meeting at Tradition's Cafe (300 5th Ave SW, Olympia) on the third Tuesday of each month at 7pm. Our first will be Tuesday June 17th. Please come to discuss the work (and fun) needed to put Voter-Owned Elections on the ballot in Olympia. Please forward this message to anyone you know who might be interested.

For more information on public campaign financing for Washington State, go to www.washclean.org.

Upcoming Events/Outreach Opportunities:

Friday June 13th: Noon - 1:30, David Sirota will speak at the Capitol Campus in the Cherburg Bldg - Senate Hearing Room 4. David is the author of Hostile Takeover: How Big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government and How We Take It Back. His new book is The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Searing Wall Street and Washington.

Saturday June 14th: 10 am - 6 pm, Super Saturday at The Evergreen State College - look for our table among the community groups, come and table if you have time.

Tuesday June 17th: 7pm, meeting at Traditions to plan the campaign for Voter-Owned Elections in Olympia.

Saturday June 21st: 6-9pm in Seattle: Washington Public Campaigns Annual Dinner www.washclean.org/banquet08.htm

Sunday June 22nd: Capitol City Pride Festival, Noon to 5 pm at Sylvester Park; we are likely to have a table but have not yet heard for sure.

Tuesday June 24th: 6:30 at The Olympia Center: Public Hearing on the Comprehensive Plan proposed amendment on the Urban Waterfront rezone.

Thanks,
Laurie Davis and Monica Hoover
Co-chairs, outreach committee
Thurston Co. Chapter of Washington Public Campaigns.