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Contact Chris Covucci at 845-309-2654 or chris.covucci@kml2008.com

Lalor to Get Energy Security Now! On the Ballot

To focus on energy independence and reducing energy prices in the short and long term, the Kieran Michael Lalor for Congress campaign has already gathered thousands of signatures for an independent ballot line called Energy Security Now!

After gathering more than 6,000 signatures to get the Republican line on the ballot and 800 signatures to get the Conservative line, the Lalor campaign began gathering signatures to get Energy Security Now! and its gas pump emblem on the ballot as a third line.

According to Lalor spokesman Chris Covucci, “Energy Security Now! gives Hudson Valley voters an opportunity to make the election a referendum on energy policy.  The response has been overwhelming.  People in the Hudson Valley are thrilled that a candidate has come up with a comprehensive and bold way to make sure real solutions to the energy crisis take center stage in the upcoming election.”

According to New York state election law, any registered voter in the district can sign an independent nominating petition as long as they did not sign a petition for the 19^th Congressional race during the initial petitioning period.  “We’ve gotten signatures from Republicans, Democrats and independents and will continue to do so until the petitions are submitted to the Board of Elections in mid-August” said Covucci. 

Getting thousands of signatures helps take Lalor’s message of Energy Security, Economic Security and National Security directly to voters.  Said Lalor, “Every person who signs our petition meets an enthusiastic volunteer and gets literature about our campaign.  We’ve even had voters sign the petition and then ask if they could help out and carry Energy Security Now! petitions.  This is as grass roots as it gets.” 

Lalor concluded, “We must recognize this opportunity to take back our economic and energy security and change the haphazard and ineffective course the federal government has taken for decades.  This a pivotal moment for our country and its energy future and we must act comprehensively, decisively and boldly.”

Energy Security Now! launched its website www.EnergySecurity2008.com last week. 

The emblem of Energy Security Now! will appear on the ballot.