HELP TO GET A TROOP WITHDRAWAL QUESTION ON THE BALLOT

Bloomingdale or Downers Grove Townships, where several of our people are going to attempt- FOR THE THIRD TIME-in 3 years, to get a Troop withdrawal question on the ballot in November.

As in previous years, this will be a non-binding referendum question:

"Shall the United States government immediately begin an orderly and rapid withdrawal of all of its military personnel from Iraq, beginning with the National Guard and Reserves?"

We would like to have as many of our peace-minded friends in place that night, whether or not you live in the township!!

Here's the agenda, and what to expect:

NOTICE BLOOMINGDALE TOWNSHIP ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters, residents of the Town of Bloomingdale in the County of DuPage and the State of Illinois, that the Annual Town Meeting of said Town will take place on:

Tuesday, April 8, 2008 being the second Tuesday of said month at the hour of 7 o'clock PM

at the Senior Center, 6N050 Rosedale Road, Bloomingdale, Illinois for the transaction of the miscellaneous business of the township; and after a Moderator has been elected, will proceed to hear and consider reports of officers, and decide on such measures as may, in pursuance of law, come before the meeting, in accordance with the following agenda:

• Call to order
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Read call of Meeting
• Elect Moderator to Conduct Meeting
• Amend Agenda ( Say AYE to add question- BE AS LOUD AS YOU CAN!! )
• Approve Minutes - Annual Town Meeting, April 10, 2007
• Supervisor's Annual Statement for Fiscal Year 2007/08
• Establish date for 2009 Annual Town Meeting
• Disposition of Surplus Property Comments from the Electors Adjourn

Dated March 18, 2008
Sylvia Chris Harris Town Clerk
March 28, 2008 Suburban Life Publications 7299 BL 3/27/08

Wear your BRING TROOPS HOME button if you have one.

WE WANT TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY AND TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THIS EFFORT.

SINCE LAST APRIL, ANOTHER 733 SOLDIERS HAVE DIED, and ANOTHER 5,297 WOUNDED.

source: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_casualties.htm

Here's the background:

All Illinois Townships hold their annual meetings on April 8, 2008 at 6:01 pm or later (check your Township for exact time).

Any resident registered voter may participate in this democratic process and submit advisory referendum questions that will appear on the Illinois general election ballot November 4.

The electors present first vote to place it on the agenda and then vote to accept the question.

Advisory referendum questions create a public record of the voters' growing desires to end the war. They serve as reminders to our elected official that they must work to serve those desires. DAWN urges all Illinois township residents to take part.

In November 2006, a dozen Illinois Townships passed referendum questions supporting "immediate withdrawal" of all US forces from Iraq including Downers Grove.

BLOOMINGDALE TOWNSHIP ANNUAL MEETING
TIME to be announced - plan on 6PM!
Web: www.bloomingdaletownship.com

REGISTERED VOTERS IN THOSE TOWNSHIPS CAN AND SHOULD VOTE " AYE " THAT NIGHT TO ADDING AN AGENDA ITEM IF NEED BE AND " AYE " IN GETTING THE QUESTION ON THE BALLOT.

Do not vote "aye" to table the discussion or get tricked in some other parliamentary move to postpone or delay voting on this April 8.

BE AS LOUD AS YOU CAN!!!!!