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Vol. 72/No. 16      April 21, 2008

 
Boston: socialists petition for ballot status
 
BY LAURA GARZA  
BOSTON—“I want to thank my supporters who went out today and collected nearly 500 signatures to place the Socialist Workers Party on the November ballot,” William Leonard said as he welcomed people to an April 5 Militant Labor Forum.

Leonard, a meat packer and union supporter, is the Socialist Workers candidate for State Senate in the Second Suffolk District in Massachusetts. The district, one of two within the city of Boston, includes the overwhelming majority of African Americans who live here.

Another 100 signatures were collected the following day, more than the required number. The signatures will be turned into the State Election Division by May 5 to place the SWP on the November ballot.  
 
 
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