LOWV "you have not met the criteria"

Below is my non answer from the LOWV Oakland
with my reply.

I think both speak for themselves.

Don


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: September 23 Mayoral forum (was:RE: LOWV non response)
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:32:14 -0700
From: Donald Macleay
To: Helen Hutchison
CC:

Helen,

In my prior letter I explained that we had no intention of trying to meet the exclusive criteria.
For example, you require that we have an office. We have gone to a lot of trouble to build a cloud computer space so that we would not need an office.

I know that your co-sponsors are very influential but can the LOWV-Oakland not give reasons for the criteria that excludes candidates from their own event? The LOWV candidate forum is something of a local tradition, or at least it was.

My real question now for the LOWV and the other two sponsors is this:

How does the Sept 23rd Mayoral candidate event serve the voters of Oakland?

Yours

Don Macleay

Green Party Candidate for Mayor of Oakland 2010



----- Original Message -----
From: "Helen Hutchison"
To: "'Donald Macleay'"
Sent: Monday, September 13 2010 11:34:16 PM
Subject: September 23 Mayoral forum (was:RE: LOWV non response)

> Mr. Macleay -
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> This is to inform you that you have not met the criteria for participation
> in the September 23 Mayoral Forum, cosponsored by the Bay Area Business
> Roundtable, Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women
> Voters of Oakland.
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> If you have questions about the criteria specifically, I'd be happy to
> answer your questions. If you have questions about why the criteria are
> being used for this forum, I would refer you to Bernard Ashcroft of the
> Business Roundtable and Scott Peterson of the Chamber of Commerce.
>
> Helen Hutchison
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> -------------------------------------------------------
> Join the League of Women Voters where the hand-on work to safeguard
> democracy leads to civic improvement.
>
> Helen Hutchison
> League of Women Voters of Oakland
> 510 654 2216 - home
> 510 332 6252 - mobile
> lwvoakland.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donald Macleay [mailto:candidate@macleay4mayor.org]
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 4:44 PM
> To: helen@helenhutch.com
> Cc: orlando@macleay4mayor.org
> Subject: LOWV non response
>
> To: Helen Hutchison LOWV Oakland,
> helen@helenhutch.com 510 332 6252 ? mobile
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> Last week I wrote you a letter asking the League of Women Voters to change
> policy around your Mayoral Forum on Sept 23rd. We have not had any
> communications from the LOWV about this letter. As far as we know, there has
> been no change of policy and not all ballot qualified candidates are welcome
> to attend.
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> Would you be able to let us know your intentions by Sept 15th?
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> After that time, we will need to put our efforts into organizing an
> alternative event.
>
> Thank you
>
> Don Macleay
> 2010 Green Party Candidate for Mayor of Oakland.
> Candidate@macleay4mayor.org
>
> Orlando Johnson, Campaign Manager,
> orlando@macleay4mayor.org
> 510 866-7488
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