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    The Green Party of New York State regained automatic ballot status by getting over 50,000 votes for their Governor candidate in 2010. Look for us soon on your voter registration form and your ballot.

    Gaining ballot status enables the Green Party to run more peace candidates, more single-payer candidates, more anti-fracking candidates, and more sustainable energy candidates.

    The last time that the Green Party of New York State had ballot status it set the record for running the most Green candidates of any state.

    The Green Party is an alternative party to the Democrats and Republicans. The four pillars of the Green Party are: Nonviolence/Peace; Grassroots Democracy; Social and Economic Justice; and Ecological Wisdom.

    If you are interested in getting involved in the Green Party of Suffolk,you can call 631-351-5763 or email info@gpsuffolk.org

    You can enroll in the Green Party by checking the box marked "Green Party" on the voter registration form and writing in the word "Green" on the line next to it. Click here to find a voter registration form.

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NY third party news: Procedural victory concerning vote-counting

Posted on May 14, 2011 by kwilder

from Ballot Access News Procedural Victory in New York Vote-Counting Case May 12th, 2011 On May 10, U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff issued an 18-page opinion in Conservative Party v Walsh, southern district, 10 cv-6923. This is the lawsuit in which the Conservative Party of New York, the Working Families Party of New York, [...]

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David McReynolds: How you can win in the Tuesday election! | Independent Political Report

Posted on October 27, 2010 by wilderside

The Governor’s race is in a separate category from the Senate races, because no matter how many votes the Green Party candidates get for their Senate candidates, it will not give them a ballot line. But if Hawkins and Mattera can rack up 50,000 votes, then New Yorkers will have a real “party of the [...]

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Guv cand Hawkins (G-NY) Supports Ban on Hydrofracking for Natural Gas; WFP & Cuomo don’t

Posted on October 15, 2010 by wilderside

WFP retreats even farther, adopting Cuomo’s “let’s wait for the study” Green Party of New York Governor candidate Howie Hawkins has  called for an outright ban on hydrofracking for natural gas. It presents Too many public health and environmental dangers. Plus it puts money into another fossil fuel when we should be investing in renewable energy and conservation [...]

Filed under: 3rd party, Action Alert!, activism, Ecology, election, Election 2010, elections, energy, Environment, governor, grassroots democracy, Green Party, howie hawkins, new york, New York State Politics, News, politics, sustainability, sustainable, third party, US Politics | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments »

Third Party primaries in Suffolk County, NY

Posted on September 13, 2010 by kwilder

Update: 2010 NY Governor Race Look HERE for the certified list of major party and third party candidates for NY Governor and other statewide offices at the NY State Board of Elections. _____________________ Previous Material on Primary: Update 9/14/2010 11:20am: Machines around state are messed up. Go early to vote! Story at Daily News: here. [...]

Filed under: 3rd party, Ballot issues, election, Election 2010, elections, local, long island, Long Island Politics, new york, New York State Politics, News, politics, third party, write-in vote | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

Hawkins to WFP members: Come Home to the Green Party!

Posted on June 7, 2010 by wilderside

The only way that the Green Party can regain ballot status in NY is to get 50,000 votes for their Governor candidate in 2010. This opportunity comes only once every four years, and it only applies to the Governor’s race. Gaining ballot status will enable the Green Party to run more peace candidates, more single-payer [...]

Filed under: 3rd party, activism, election, Election 2010, elections, grassroots democracy, Green Party, New York State Politics, News, Press Release, third party | Tagged: , | 2 Comments »

Working Families Party Considers Wooing Alec Baldwin

Posted on May 28, 2010 by kwilder

The Working Families Party is worried that a federal probe into their finances might keep Andrew Cuomo from accepting their ballot line. So, the WFP is considering replacement candidates, such as Alec Baldwin. In order for a party to retain its ballot access under NY law, the party must receive 50,000 votes for Governor.

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Money Into The Working Families Organization Buys Influence Over Ballot Lines For The Working Families Party

Posted on December 1, 2009 by wilderside

from City Hall Nothing demonstrates the connection between the Working Families Party and the Working Families Organization like the power the non-profit has over the Party’s political decisions. The Organization’s confidential New York City Coordinating Council Constitution & Rules and a not-for-distribution voting memo obtained by City Hall—backed by interviews and other documents—lay out a [...]

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NYC Mayor election is an eight candidate race

Posted on October 11, 2009 by kwilder

from Ballot Access News New York City Mayor Election Is an Eight-Candidate Race [List of all Mayor, Comptroller, and Public Advocate candidates on the ballot] October 11th, 2009 The November 3, 2009 New York city Mayoral ballot will include these eight candidates, in this ballot order: William C. Thompson (Dem., Working Families), Michael R. Bloomberg [...]

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The pointlessness of fusion parties like Working Families II

Posted on September 24, 2009 by wilderside

Recently, we chronicled why supposed-progressive candidate Richard Aborn’s support for the non-progressive Cy Vance Jr even though Aborn has his own supposed progressive Working Families line to run on just proves the pointlessness of fusion parties like Working Families, Now the story of the race for the seat of incumbent New York City Councilman Al [...]

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2009 Suffolk County Elections

Posted on August 20, 2009 by kwilder

September 2010 Update: 2010 primary election results for Suffolk County: here. Link to 2009 General Election Results at Suffolk BOE: here. ________ Kimberly says: There is so little exciting or worthwhile in the Suffolk County elections this year. The only thing that interests me is making a small gesture of disapproval to the Democrats and [...]

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Top Ten Reasons To Like Third Parties

Posted on June 11, 2009 by kwilder

This video relates indirectly to the current Republican coup happening in the NY State Senate. Check out “Reason Number Three” to like third parties and you will see why. I think that if there were third party Senators in the mix, the NY State Senate would be a lot more small “d” democratic, and it [...]

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New York Assemblymember J. Gary Pretlow is a Hypocrite

Posted on February 10, 2009 by wilderside

Ballot Access News: New York Bill to Double Vote Requirement for “Party” Status New York Assemblymember J. Gary Pretlow (D-Mt. Vernon) has introduced A2681, to change the definition of “political party” from a group that polled 50,000 votes for Governor, to a group that polled 100,000 votes for Governor. Assemblymember Pretlow has been in the [...]

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Please come watch some fun videos…

Posted on September 7, 2007 by wilderside

From Kimberly: I am very happy to think of new ways to share my obsession with youtube with the world (and my closest friends.) I have spent hours flipping through youtube, searching for good stuff, typing in “Green Party” and “sort by date” almost every day to see what is new and exciting. So, if [...]

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WRL Peace Gala Tues 9/28/07

Posted on September 6, 2007 by wilderside

You are cordially invited to the War Resisters League’s 42nd Annual Peace Award Ceremony and Reception, “Taking on the Torturers” A gala event celebrating the crucial work of two groups that have gone toe-to-toe with those who believe in fighting terror with terror TAKING ON THE TORTURERS Celebrating The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and [...]

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