FW: CTA Campaign 2010 Update - May 17

 

MAY 17, 2010—There are 22 days left until the June 8 primary.

 

SPOTLIGHT

Repeal Corporate Tax Loopholes Initiative: CTA received statewide media coverage about our announcement this week that we will submit collected signatures to the state to qualify our Repeal Corporate Tax Loopholes Act initiative for the November ballot. More than 800,000 signatures – twice the number required to qualify – have been collected! In her Education Week blog, Leslie Maxwell begins with: “The always formidable California Teachers Association has got tax breaks for corporations in its sights.” Always formidable… we like it! Kind of reminds us of former Governor Pete Wilson calling us a “Relentless Political Machine.” Did we not start sporting “RPM” buttons?

 

DON’T MISS

Save the date for Virtual Town Hall Meeting with Torlakson: 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 26, for CTA’s Virtual Town Hall with state schools chief candidate Tom Torlakson. This is your chance to submit questions to our candidate. Alert your members to mark their calendars. Members can participate in the call either by dialing in to a toll-free number (877-229-8493/passcode 14804) or by responding to a “robocall” from CTA President David A. Sanchez that will invite them to stay on the line to join the call. More details will be on www.cta.org soon.  

 

New Website on Prop. 14: Proposition 14 is a trick to confuse and frustrate voters. It will destroy voters’ choice. Learn more on the new website, www.noonproposition14.com.

 

Sign up for real-time updates. Send an e-mail to campaign2010@cta.org or text “CTAVOTES” to 69866.

 

RESOURCES

Register to vote by May 24

Register to vote by mail by June 1

Jerry Brown vs. Meg Whitman: A Gubernatorial Comparison

CTA Legal Advisory about Campaign Activities (ATTACHED—PLEASE READ)

 

CTA CAMPAIGN NEWS

Your members can expect to receive our first mail piece this week. Many may have received it over the weekend. Our second piece is in the works and will focus on the differences between Tom Torlakson and Gloria Romero. Through our calls to members, we are hearing that many voters don’t know much about Torlakson, but when they hear about where the candidates stand on the issues, they overwhelmingly support Torlakson. Help us get his name and positions out there.

 

Don't be shocked when you get your sample ballot—there are 12 candidates running for Superintendent of Public Instruction. 

  

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