INC NEWS - support court funding by tax form check mark

[RW Pickle]

Please pass this along to your neighborhood list servers. It cost you
nothing and helps fund our court systems. This is something we voted on to
support in one of our recent INC meetings. Our support was for local court
funding. This will help them all (including ours).
Thanks,
Randy Pickle
Forest Hills

-----Original Message-----
From: Gov. Hunt/Gov. Holshouser [mailto:ncvce at mindspring.com]
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 10:56 AM
To: pickle at patriot.net
Subject: NC Assn Leaders/Employers: Tax Deadline Message
Importance: High


Dear Civic Association Leader/Employer:

The April 15 tax deadline is fast approaching.  We hope you will circulate
this announcement to all your listservs concerning a special check-off on
the NC tax form.  Have you already sent this out?

Your help to protect the integrity of our courts and increase civic
awareness is greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much,
Jim Hunt and Jim Holshouser


FIND THE BOX: PUT YOUR MARK ON HISTORY

       If you haven't filed your N.C. tax return yet, please pay
special attention. Former Governors Jim Hunt and Jim Holshouser
have asked us to circulate this message:  What you do on the state
tax form can improve our state court system.

       North Carolina began a new way to elect the judges on our
top courts in 2004.  About 4 million Voter Guides were mailed to
homes and 12 of the 16 candidates qualified to receive help from a
Public Campaign Fund.  This historic program, a first for the nation,
is praised by the American Bar Association, League of Women Voters and
and many others -- but it won't keep working unless you do your part.

       Please look hard and find the question on your N.C. tax form --
a $3 "check-off" box for the N.C. PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FUND.

       When you mark "Yes" for the PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FUND, it costs you
nothing; your tax or refund stays the same. But your "Yes" will earmark
$3 of the taxes you are already paying for the Fund.

       The new Fund pays for:

       **  an independent Voter Guide, prepared by the State Board of
Elections, that helps you cast an informed vote in statewide judicial
elections (NC Supreme Court and Court of Appeals);

       **  an independent source of campaign funds for candidates in
statewide judicial races who accept strict fundraising limits, so they
don't rely on money from those who present cases in their courts.

       If you use a tax consultant, be sure to tell him/her to
mark "Yes" on the $3 box for the N.C. PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FUND.
(WARNING: The question is often hard to find and is described
in different ways on different software; look for the key words,
PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FUND.)

       This program is endorsed by dozens of N.C. organizations and a
bipartisan coalition of civic and business leaders. It is administered
by the State Board of Elections with a distinguished advisory council
chaired by former Supreme Court Justice Willis Whichard, now Dean of
Campbell University's School of Law.

       Please help spread the word to others!  Say YES to provide
better information in judicial elections and protect the integrity of
our courts.

For more, call 1-888-OUR-VOTE or click on:  http://www.ncjudges.org