The La Riva/Puryear PSL Presidential Campaign is proud to announce that we have achieved ballot status in Florida and Washington! We are already on the ballot in three other states: Arkansas, Vermont and Colorado. Over the next six weeks, we are working to gain ballot access in many additional states, including Utah, New Jersey, Louisiana, Iowa, New York, Wisconsin, Rhode Island, California and others.
Please make an urgently needed donation to help us get on the ballot in states across the country!
Our campaign volunteers are working hard and around the clock to get PSL Presidential Candidate Gloria La Riva on the ballot in states all over the country.
The PSL Presidential Campaign is dedicated to giving workers a voice at the polls. Through the hard work of our volunteers, workers will have the opportunity to protest the corrupt two-party electoral system of capitalism through their vote, and express support for a socialist solution to society’s ills.
The La Riva/Puryear PSL Presidential Campaign is proud to be on the ballot in Florida and Washington. This tremendous accomplishment was made possible by the hard work of PSL volunteers. The La Riva/Puryear campaign is a grassroots campaign with no paid campaign workers.
In order to achieve ballot status in Washington, we had to collect 1,000 valid signatures of registered Washington voters. This meant collecting 2,000 signatures to ensure that the PSL would be on the ballot.
Teams of volunteers from around the country traveled to Washington during the month June. Petitioning efforts centered around two major public events in Seattle—the Fremont Solstice Parade and Festival, and the Seattle Pride Parade and PrideFest.
In order to achieve ballot status in Florida, the PSL had to meet requirements for minor party status and secure more than two dozen presidential electors. As a result of the hard work of our volunteers and supporters, the ballot access process in Florida is now complete.
Everywhere that the La Riva/Puryear PSL Presidential Campaign has traveled, we have been received with great enthusiasm by working-class people. Through our petitioning efforts, we are meeting people from all different walks of life who agree with our message of “People Over Profits.” Regardless of nationality, age, occupation and all the other differences used by the capitalist class, our campaign is bringing people together on the basis of working-class unity. Our campaign can inspire more working-class organizing, agitation and revolutionary consciousness. We are building a true peoples’ movement.
People who have never even thought about socialism are subscribing to our publications and eagerly learning about the inherent contradictions of capitalism. Our volunteers have been thanked by workers who are sick of being attacked by a system that cares only about profits. They are excited to know that a revolutionary party is on the streets fighting for our class’s liberation everyday.
Unlike the campaigns of the Democratic and Republican candidates, who have hundreds of millions of dollars from corporations and lobbyists, the La Riva/Puryear PSL Presidential Campaign is a grassroots effort. Getting the PSL’s candidates on the ballot has been carried out on the smallest budget possible. But still there have been many expenses, including travel, supplies and petitioning materials, and the production of campaign flyers, posters, brochures and more.
We need your help to continue this effort. Ballot access and concrete solidarity and struggle are necessary components of the PSL’s 2008 Presidential Campaign. Our necessary work can only continue with your assistance.
Get Involved
1) Please make an urgently need donation to the La Riva/Puryear PSL presidential campaign today.
2) Click this link to volunteer with the VotePSL campaign.
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