Thanks to your financial support, we are now over the 8,000 signature mark in North Carolina! We should surpass 9,000 signatures by this coming weekend. Kevin Hays is doing an incredible job of not only coordinating the petition drive but he has also been successful in getting a growing number of volunteers to help gather signatures. Of the signatures gathered thus far, volunteers have secured over 3,000. That is a remarkable $6,000.00 savings to the party. Gaining ballot access in that state will be a landmark achievement. If the validity rate of 83% holds up, we should be able to secure the required 12,000 valid signatures with a total of about 15,000. We continue to average getting about 1,200 signatures a week in spite of the inclement weather being experienced in that state. At this rate, we should be able to complete the signature drive by mid-May, but we have our work cut out for us since that is the day we have set for ourselves to turn our signatures into the counties. Once verified by the county clerks, we then have to deliver them to the North Carolina Secretary of State on June 1st.
Besides Nicholas’ work, we have volunteers working gun shows every weekend and the number of volunteers grows each week. The goal of the party leaders is to gather signatures in all 100 counties in the state. At this point, they have succeeded in getting signatures from 97 of the counties. This is a most remarkable feat and has been possible only because of the increased number of volunteers who are gathering signatures. However, in order to reach our goal we are going to need additional financial assistance from our supporters. We are paying Nicholas $2.00 a signature which is a very reasonable rate compared to what other professional signature gathers have quoted us.
This is where we need your help and we need it very urgently. We must keep the funds coming in so that we can keep Nicholas there. A donor from North Carolina has offered to match dollar for dollar any funds that we raise up to $4,900.00. Due to the generosity of our supporters, we have now qualified for the matching funds, but we are still going to need additional donations to reach our 15,000 signature goal. If you are in a position to donate any amount, please go to www.constitutionparty.com and donate what you can to ballot access. If you wish, you may also send a check payable to the Constitution Party to PO Box 1782, Lancaster, PA 17608. A donation of $5.00, $10.00, $15.00, $20.00, $25.00. $50.00. $100.00, $500.00, or whatever you are able to donate would be deeply appreciated. It is urgent that we raise those funds immediately.
Gaining ballot access in North Carolina is opening other doors for us in yet more states. New Mexico has begun gathering signatures and should need minimal help from national to get the 2,565 valid signatures required by that state. Again, I plead with you to give what you are able to. Then, share this message with family and friends of like mind. Your sharing this message with others is paying off as we are receiving donations from people who have never donated to the party before. I can not thank you enough for the effort you are making to help us make history in North Carolina. I have been extremely impressed with the hard work and dedication of the party leaders there. Together, we can achieve heights we have never reached before.
My sincere thanks and appreciation to each of you for your past support and encouragement.
For God Family and Country,
National Chairman
Constitution Party
www.constitutionparty.com