Steve Funk Launches Write-In Campaign
Posted on August 27th, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Evanston, IL – August 27, 2010
Steve Funk Launches Write-In Campaign for State Representative
Steve Funk, Libertarian candidate for 18th District State Representative, has filed the required paperwork to be an eligible write-in candidate in the November 2 general election.
“Voters in our district deserve an independent choice for State Representative,” Mr. Funk said. “For the third election cycle in a row, there will be only one candidate on the ballot to vote for to represent us in Springfield. Citizens who share my support for a balanced budget without tax hikes or new debt, public pension reform for all state employees, health care freedom, school choice, and ballot access equality now have an option besides simply not voting for my opponent, Robyn Gabel.” Ms. Gabel is the Democratic Party nominee and incumbent 18th District State Representative.
Steve Funk was removed from the ballot by the Cook County Electoral Board after Susan Greene, a campaign contributor to Ms. Gabel, filed an objection asserting that nearly half of Mr. Funk’s 3,300 petition signatures were invalid for various reasons, including “forgery.” Ms. Greene was represented by attorney Michael J. Kasper, one of House Democratic Leader Michael Madigan’s “favorite weapons” according to the Chicago Reader’s Ben Joravsky. Mr. Funk filed an appeal in circuit court, but Judge Robert Bertucci sustained the Board’s ruling to keep him off the ballot.
“Hundreds of voters who signed my petition in good faith have been systematically disenfranchised by the so-called ‘Democratic’ Party’s flagrant abuse of our election laws to advance their own personal gain and remain unopposed in November,” Mr. Funk declared. “It is now up to the voters to put me back on the ballot by writing in Steve Funk for State Representative.”
The Cook County Clerk’s Office notes that voters can write in candidates on a paper ballot or a touch screen, and that votes for registered write-in candidates will be counted “as long as the election judges can determine a voter’s intent to select a specific write-in candidate.” The Clerk’s office will provide a list of eligible write-in candidates to each precinct on Election Day.
“I am asking all concerned voters to help raise awareness about my write-in campaign by distributing flyers, writing letters to the editor, posting information online, and talking to their neighbors and co-workers,” Mr. Funk said. “This is truly a grassroots effort with no support from special interest groups or the establishment parties. Declare independence! Write in Steve Funk for State Representative!”
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