Denver UFO ballot initiative petitions filed

September 4, 12:45 PMDenver UFO ExaminerJeff Peckman

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Over 7,000 petition signatures for the Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission ballot initiative were filed with the Denver Elections Division Friday, September 4. Of these, 3,973 valid signatures of registered Denver voters must be validated to qualify the initiative for the Denver election ballot.

If the Denver City Clerk and Recorder determines there are enough valid signatures, the measure will be certified for the ballot in 2010. If there are not enough valid signatures, the proponents of the measure will be given twenty-five more days as the "cure" period to collect the additional signatures needed.

The proposed ordinance states that the commission will be funded only by “grant, gifts, and donations” and not with Denver taxpayer money. If passed by the voters, the Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission  would collect and share with the public, credible evidence of extraterrestrial UFOs and intelligent life forms that have been visiting Earth. It would also refer people to the best public and private services if they want to report UFO sightings or close encounters with extraterrestrial intelligent beings.

Voter education about the Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission ballot initiative will begin with the Sept. 25-27 Galactic Gathering Conference on Extraterrestrial Civilizations. The conference will be in Denver at the Doubletree Hotel DTC. It will familiarize Denver residents with extraterrestrial civilizations. Jeff Peckman, author and spokesperson for the ballot initiative, will be the conference moderator

The Institute for the Study of Galactic Civilizations is hosting the “Galactic Gathering”. The event and its speakers will honor Dr. Maury Albertson, co-founder of the Peace Corps, and founding president of ISGC until his passing in January 2009. The purpose of the Institute for the Study of Galactic Civilizations (ISGC) is to educate the public about Earth's galactic visitors, their culture, and their influence on humanity.

The filing of petitions follows the worldwide media coverage of recently released UFO files from the UK and Russian Navy, along with the previous comment by Miyuki Hatoyama, Japan’s new first lady, of her soul’s trip to Venus on a UFO.

The UFO ballot initiative was inspired by the story of Stan Romanek and his encounters with extraterrestrial beings now described in his book “Messages - The World's Most Documented Extraterrestrial Contact Story”.

High praise was expressed for the petitioning volunteers and especially for Larry W. Bryant as the major donor to the petitioning campaign. Bryant is a columnist for UFO Magazine and a long time advocate for government disclosure of UFO evidence. Gratitude was also expressed for two other major donors, Bill and Nancy Birnes, publisher and editor of UFO Magazine.

Related article containing full text of ballot initiative:
New Launch for Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission Initiative in Denver