Memorandum

To:	Judge Dorothy Toth Beasley

Judge Edward H. Johnson

Judge G. Alan Blackburn

Judge Frank M. Eldridge
From:	William L. Martin, III
Subject:	Qualifying Forms
Date:	April 21, 1998

Please be advised that your qualifying forms can be filled out and sworn to before a notary public before you go to qualify at the Secretary of State's office, Elections Division, next week. In the past, Jeff Lanier had required the forms to be signed and notarized in his office on the day of qualifying, but that was a policy decision, and not a requirement of the law.

The Elections Division has requested that you have the forms completed, signed and notarized before reporting for qualifying in an effort to speed up the process.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thank you.