{"id":69,"date":"2010-08-24T19:23:33","date_gmt":"2010-08-24T23:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.libertyunionparty.org\/?p=69"},"modified":"2010-08-25T17:55:02","modified_gmt":"2010-08-25T21:55:02","slug":"email-exchange-peter-diamondstone-and-deborah-markowitz-8242010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenmountainpeaceandjusticeparty.org\/?p=69","title":{"rendered":"Email Exchange: Peter Diamondstone and Deborah Markowitz – 8\/24\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

From: Peter Diamondstone<\/font><\/p>\n

To: Deborah Markowitz, Vermont Secretary of State<\/font><\/p>\n

Cc’d: Kathy DeWolf, Director Elections and Campaign Finance<\/font><\/p>\n

From: Peter Diamondstone<\/font><\/p>\n

To: “Deborah Markowitz” <\/font><\/p>\n

Cc: “Kathy DeWolfe” <\/font><\/p>\n

Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 10:06:15 AM<\/font><\/p>\n

Subject: party designations<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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from Peter <>stone<\/font><\/p>\n

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This is an appeal from the Secretary of State’s decision to treat our Socialist Party nominations as “independent” nominations, and to void that decision.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Perhaps the fact that all of us are members of The Socialist Party USA, one of the oldest political parties in the US, the party of Margaret Sanger, Eugene V. Debs, and Helen Keller, will support our request sufficiently to convince you that the Socialist Party nominations are not independent nominations, but as the 1st two lines of the petitions themselves state, these are party nominations.<\/font><\/p>\n

In the event that you nor the judicial process agree with our position, I designate the the Socialist Party to be my nominating party for the US Senate in the general election.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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RESPONSE:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

From: “Kathy DeWolfe” <kdewolfe@sec.state.vt.us><\/p>\n

To: “Peter Diamondstone<\/p>\n

Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 11:18:14 AM<\/p>\n

Subject: RE: party designations<\/strong><\/p>\n

HI Peter,<\/p>\n

As the socialist party is not organized as a political party in Vermont, the Office of the Secretary of State cannot treat the name \u201csocialist\u201d as a party name but rather as an independent name chosen by a candidate.<\/p>\n

I appreciate your response this week as this will be very helpful in allowing us to prepare the general election ballot.<\/p>\n

I am confirming that it is your choice to be shown on the General Election ballot for the office of US Senator as \u201cSocialist\u201d.<\/p>\n

I would appreciate it very much if you would encourage the other candidates that submitted both a Liberty Union nomination and a socialist petition to let us know the political name to use for the General Election.<\/p>\n

I hope you and Doris are enjoying the summer with family.<\/p>\n

Best Regards, Kathy<\/p>\n

Kathleen\u00a0 <\/span>S. DeWolfe<\/p>\n

Director of Elections & Campaign Finance<\/p>\n

Office of the Secretary of State<\/p>\n

26 Terrace St.<\/p>\n

Montpelier, VT 05609-1101<\/p>\n

(802) 828-2304<\/p>\n

Visit us at http:\/\/www.sec.state.vt.us, click on Elections<\/p>\n

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RESPONSE:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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From: Peter Diamondstone
\nTo: “Kathy DeWolfe”<\/p>\n

Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 11:49:15 AM
\nSubject: Re: party designations<\/strong><\/p>\n

from Peter<\/span>\u00a0That is not correct.<\/span>\u00a0When the Secretary of State replies, if that reply agrees with yours, we will procede to court.<\/span>\u00a0Note that my email was sent to the Secretary of State, and you were simply copied as a courtesy.<\/span>“<\/span>In the event that you nor the judicial process agree with our position, I designate the the Socialist Party to\u00a0be my nominating party for the US Senate in the general election.”<\/span><\/span>The word “you” means Sec of State Markowitz to whom my email is addressed.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0My designation does not become effective until both the Sec of State and the courts decline the relief I am seeking<\/span><\/p>\n

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