Make your best sign. Wave it at your local politicians!

Posted on November 8, 2011 by kwilder

Tuesday, November 8th is Election Day. Today is your today to make a miniature sign, and wave it at the politicos and elected officials in your neighborhood. You can do this by pulling levers or writing things on the ballot! If you must, you could even use the pencil provided to draw a picture on […]

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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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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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Sec State cand La Pietra (G-MI) Calls on Bureau of Elections to Fix More Errors

Posted on September 14, 2010 by iwilder

Voters should be Better Informed of General-Election Candidates Voter Information Center Not Ready to Show Sample Ballots or Campaign Links; Candidates Given Wrong Deadline Date to Verify Invisible Information For the second time in a week, John Anthony La Pietra — the Green Party of Michigan’s (GPMI)candidate for Secretary of State — is trying to […]

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Sec State cand La Pietra (G-MI) on Making Elections Fairer

Posted on August 28, 2010 by iwilder

Offers Ideas on Protecting Election Rights, Withdrawing Petition Signatures, and How to Make Elections Fairer and Better for Voters John Anthony La Pietra, nominated by the Green Party of Michigan (GPMI) as the party’s 2010 candidate for Secretary of State, has posted the first three “position discussion papers” on his campaign Website.  The home page […]

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VOTERS’ CHOICE ACT BOLSTERS BALLOT ACCESS, MORE FAIR ELECTIONS (via “No Party” Party of Pennsylvania)

Posted on August 25, 2010 by iwilder

In July of 2008 state Senator Mike Folmer introduced the “Voters’ Choice Act,” which would require all candidates for an election to garner an equal amount of nominating petition signatures for ballot access.  In the wake of all six third-party candidates for statewide offices being struck from the ballot by the powerful resources of the […]

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New York State: Mixed reviews for new voting machines

Posted on November 5, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Here in my county, Suffolk, we had the regular, lever voting machines (though, there was an electronic one available for people with disabilities.)  A Green Party State Committee person who experienced electronic voting this week was very dissatisfied, and wrote a rant on a green list-serve. I prefer simple, and the old machines. Though, […]

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NY Governor hits historic low rating (Good news for third parties!)

Posted on March 3, 2009 by kwilder

Thoughts on the Governor’s race in New York for 2010 in light of Governor Paterson’s low approval rating. List of third parties who may be interested in running a candidate for NY Governor.

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Audience at debate heckles candidate who kicked opponent off ballot

Posted on February 23, 2009 by kwilder

I found this story at Ballot Access News. Gathered info from other sources, notably Elizabeth Benjamin’s page at the Daily News and the Queens Chronicle. While this all happened related to a City Council race in the Howard Beach area of New York, it is interesting to see the audience at a debate respond so […]

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Voting FAQ for Louisiana, 2nd District Congress/3rd District State Senate

Posted on November 18, 2008 by iwilder

Update: 12/7/08: Anh “Joseph” Cao (Republican) won. Malik Rahim  got at least 3%.  The update on Wilderside is: here. More info on voting at bottom and in article: here 2008 Early voting in Louisiana is over! (It was Tuesday, Nov. 18th to Tuesday, Nov. 25th) Greens around the country have been focused on ways to […]

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From Ballot Access News: All prez candidates on the ballot in at least one state

Posted on October 27, 2008 by iwilder

Great list over at Ballot Access News: here.

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Donations needed……………………….. Help run a Green Party primary in NY

Posted on March 9, 2008 by iwilder

aaaaa We’re on a Mission: aaaaaaaaaaaaaa The Green Party wants to run its own primary in New York State! Can you help us raise the money needed to send a ballot (and information) to our 20,000 plus enrolled Green Party members? If you can help, please donate here. (Or see where to send a check […]

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