If you're interested in signing the petition, you'd better act fast.
Local folks interested in signing should contact David Kellett of rural Powell today (Friday), because he plans to put the signatures he gathers in the mail on Saturday. To make the ballot, Haynes must submit the signatures of 4,988 registered Wyoming voters to the Secretary of State's office by Monday, Aug. 23.
Kellett, organizer of the Wyoming 9-12 Coalition, said he would have the petition available at his home on Lane 9. He can be contacted at 754-4354.
Haynes' campaign has received added attention since Tuesday's primary election, apparently from Republicans who view winner Matt Mead as not conservative enough. Ron Micheli had been viewed as the most conservative candidate in the Republican governor's race, but Haynes, also a registered Republican, may be even more so.Haynes told the Casper Star Tribune earlier this month he didn't think any of the leading Republicans "will take the hard, constitutionally-based line that I am saying I'll take." He was endorsed by Wyoming's Constitution Party last month.
On Haynes' campaign website, he lists his positions on a variety of issues, from taxes (minimize them) to abortion ("protect the life of the unborn unequivocally, no exceptions") to voluntary school prayer (a First Amendment right). But state sovereignty comes across as a clear key issue.
"We must contain the Federal Government to its constitutionally legitimate roll (sic)," says Haynes' home page "We CAN accomplish this by exercising the constitutional authority vested in Wyoming at statehood and returning to our traditional Christian values. We must protect what we’ve been given. We must DRAW THE LINE."
If he makes the Nov. 2 ballot as a gubernatorial candidate, Haynes, as an independent, would face Republican Mead and Democrat Leslie Petersen.
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