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Green Party of Suffolk Celebrates at its Annual Meeting

Posted on February 7, 2011 by iwilder

The Green Party of Suffolk invites all enrolled Green Party members to come to their annual membership meeting to celebrate regaining their ballot line.  The meeting will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2011.  It will start at 12pm at the Stony Brook Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 380 Nicolls Road,  E. Setauket.  (Directions)   For […]

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On Blogtalk Radio, Wed 1/19: Brian Bittner & Andy Jacobs on Maryland ballot access petitioning and arrest

Posted on January 19, 2011 by kwilder

from IPR/Independent Political Report IPR Blogtalk Wednesday: Brian Bittner, Andy Jacobs on Maryland ballot access petitioning and arrest IPR blogtalk will be on…Wednesday at 8 PM Eastern (7 PM Central) with Brian Bittner, Andy Jacobs and myself [Paulie from IPR], plus possibly other people to be announced later. If you would like to join us […]

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Veteran, third party petitioner, pepper-sprayed and arrested in Maryland

Posted on January 17, 2011 by kwilder

from Richard Winger of  Ballot Access News: Veteran Petitioner Andy Jacobs Arrested for Petitioning Outside Public Library in Maryland January 13th, 2011 Andy Jacobs, a professional petition circulator, has been arrested for collecting signatures in front of a public library in Maryland. He was working on the Green Party’s ballot access petition at the time. […]

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Green Party certified as ballot qualified Party in NY

Posted on December 27, 2010 by iwilder

The Green Party was officially certified Monday December 14 by the NYS Board of Elections as the newest ballot qualified party, with the  Gubernatorial ticket receiving 59,928 votes. 50,000 votes for Governor is needed to qualify a party. The Greens received 49,201 votes outside of NYC. Key issues for the Green Party in 2011 will […]

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The BRAD BLOG : NY, AK Election Contests Demonstrate, Again, Why Paper Ballots Need to Actually Be Counted

Posted on December 25, 2010 by iwilder

h/t TruthOut Having paper ballots is one thing. Seeing them actually be counted, unfortunately, continues to be quite another matter. For those of you who may not understand why it’s not enough to merely have hand-marked paper ballots that are tallied only by oft-failed, easily-manipulated computers — even if those paper ballots could be counted […]

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Green Party (NY) Urges a Full Hand Count of Ballots in 7th Senate District

Posted on December 18, 2010 by iwilder

The Green Party of New York said today that it supported a full recount of the votes in the contested race for New York State Senate District 7. Jeff Peress, a Nassau County State Committee representative to the Green Party of New York State, stated that though he “did not care for any of the […]

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Good news for Libertarians in NY!

Posted on December 2, 2010 by kwilder

In NY State, a party must receive 50,000 votes for Governor in order to gain automatic ballot status (and have its party name appear on the voter registration form.) News that the NYC vote tally is 17% higher than first reported, bodes well for the Libertarians, whose candidate, Warren Redlich, was close to the 50,000 […]

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All the ballots in Suffolk must be counted by hand…

Posted on November 10, 2010 by kwilder

KW: I am with Newsday columnist Joye Brown, who asserts we need a full, hand recount in Suffolk County. The reason you have paper ballots is in case things go wrong. Things went wrong. I want to be assured that the new system accurately counts the results of this first general election, where things got […]

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For NYC voters: Careful filling in the ovals

Posted on November 1, 2010 by kwilder

An article about this and other of NYC 2010 election concerns is at the NY Times: here. – (excerpt from) Fox News New York City Nominated for Ballot Bungle Booby Prize Published October 28, 2010 New York City’s election ballot is so confusing it’s starting to get national recognition. The city’s paper ballot has drawn […]

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Guv cand Rich Whitney, LeAlan Jones & IL Green Party Sue WTTW over Debate Exclusion

Posted on October 30, 2010 by iwilder

    The Illinois Green Party and candidates Rich Whitney and LeAlan Jones filed suit in federal court late yesterday against public television station WTTW, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Public Broadcasting Service and President and CEO of WTTW Daniel J. Schmidt. Gubernatorial candidate Whitney and Senatorial candidate Jones were both excluded from debates […]

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NYCLU to Dutchess County: Protect Bard & Vassar College Students’ Voting Rights

Posted on October 29, 2010 by iwilder

NYCLU to Dutchess County: Protect College Students’ Voting Rights The New York Civil Liberties Union is urging the Dutchess County Board of Elections to take specific precautions to protect the voting rights of Bard College and Vassar College students at polling places on Election Day. Following the 2009 general election, the NYCLU received numerous complaints […]

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CT Green Party: Demands Every Vote Be Counted Since Audit Shows a “Broken Election System

Posted on October 25, 2010 by iwilder

Green Party candidates and officials stated today a recent audit of state voting system showed a “broken election system” that needs reform, upgrades to ballot security, and transparency. Greens were shocked that ballots to be audited were left unsecured, left under desks and had differences in the ballot count, according to the audit report. In […]

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Wayne County, MI Board of Elections leaves Green Party candidates off ballot

Posted on October 23, 2010 by iwilder

Voters denied opportunity to hear Green program for jobs Wayne County Board of Elections did not place Green Party candidates Dianne Feeley for County Commissioner, 5th district and Louis Novak, County Commissioner 6th district on ballots already distributed to absentee voters. The Green Party of Michigan will hold a press conference, Monday, 11 am, in […]

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Third parties in Pennsylvania team up for ballot access lawsuit

Posted on October 21, 2010 by kwilder

from Ballot Access News Pennsylvania Minor Parties File Brief in 3rd Circuit October 20th, 2010 On October 20, the Constitution, Green and Libertarian Parties of Pennsylvania filed this 39-page brief in the Third Circuit.  The case is Constitution Party of Pennsylvania v Cortes, 10-3205.  The issues are the Pennsylvania challenge system that subjects minor parties […]

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