[Summit] Recall Update: Kevin Jackson Still Hasn't Filed Campaign Finance Reports

Thu Apr 27 15:09:57 UTC 2017

Thank you one and all, Mark, Michael, Tricia, and anyone else who helped
the effort along.  I greatly appreciate it.  (I'm voting YES, if it wasn't
already clear from the previous sentences.)

--  Bob M

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 5:38 AM, Kelly Taylor <ktaylor at ktid.net> wrote:

> Wow Tricia!
>
> Beautifully and concisely said.
>
> I left Ward 3 two years ago, so sadly, I cannot vote—if I could, I would
> vote YES—get him OUT!  He has acted above the law for years by refusing to
> tell us where his campaign funds have been coming from and going—and then,
> to no surprise, he is accused of mis-using them.  Long before he was
> indicted, I felt he should go.  NO ONE is above the law.
>
> I can’t vote on Tuesday, but I’ll be at the polls helping other people
> vote.
>
> I lived in Ward 3 from 2001 to 2014 and now I am in Ward 2, not that far
> away.  Ward 3 deserves better.  This city deserves better.  Council people
> affect a lot more than the individual neighborhoods they each serve.  I
> personally hope that each of you will vote YES to removing Kevin Jackson.
> We owe it to the city of Providence to clean up our city council.
>
> Cheers,
> Kelly
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> On Apr 26, 2017, at 9:39 PM, Karina Holyoak Wood <karinahwood at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hear, Hear! Thank you, Mark and Michael for all your great work on the
> Recall effort!
>
> Tricia Kammerer, the leader of the Recall Jackson grassroots campaign
> wrote an excellent op-ed making the case for Jackson's recall that was
> published in the Providence Journal:
>
> http://www.providencejournal.com/opinion/20170426/tricia-
> kammerer--why-providences-ward-3-residents-should-vote-yes
>
> VOTE YES ON TUESDAY!
>
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 1:37 PM, Michael McGlynn <mmcglynn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> >>This is an opportunity for you to make yourself heard.<<
>>
>> And this opportunity comes, in part, from the valiant and selfless
>> efforts of some of our neighbors. Were is not for them and their generous
>> donors, the councilor's frivolous challenges at multiple stages of the
>> process could have scuttled this election.
>>
>> It also comes from *good* people in city and state government doing
>> their job. All politicians are *not* the same.
>>
>> I for one, plan to mark that distinction on May 2.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Mark Binder <mark at markbinder.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Neighbor,
>>>
>>> On Tuesday May 2, voters in Providence's Ward 3 have the opportunity to
>>> vote to recall our City Councilor, Kevin Jackson.
>>>
>>> I've heard people complain, "It won't do any good. All politicians are
>>> the same."
>>> This is an opportunity for you to make yourself heard.
>>> It will take about five minutes of your time. I encourage you to show up
>>> and vote, no matter what you choose.
>>>
>>> One of the reasons for the recall is the long years of neglect by Mr.
>>> Jackson of campaign finance rules
>>>
>>> Despite the recall process, Mr. Jackson has not filed a Campaign Finance
>>> Report since February 2016.
>>> As of today (April 26), he currently has all of 2016 reports listed as
>>> past due*.
>>>
>>> Filing a campaign finance report is not rocket science. It's not
>>> difficult. It's minor bookkeeping designed to show that an official is
>>> being honest. It's an obligation of a public official. Mr. Jackson, who
>>> gave your campaign money? Where did you spend it? We don't know.
>>>
>>> I'm voting to Recall Kevin Jackson.
>>>
>>> I encourage you to do the same.
>>>
>>> - Mark Binder
>>>
>>> *You can verify this yourself at: http://www.ricampaignfinance.c
>>> om/RIPublic/Filings.aspx
>>> Put "Jackson" in the Last Name/Org Name field.
>>>
>>> For additional information about why many citizens have called for a
>>> recall:
>>> https://recallkevinjackson.org/why-recall-kevin-jackson/
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Thank You,
>> Michael McGlynn
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