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Green Party New York: Poll: 58 Percent of Voters Say a 3rd Political Party is Needed

Posted on October 17, 2010 by iwilder

    Howie Hawkins traveled to Rochester alone. No massive campaign machine in sight. What you get from this Green Party candidate for governor is an earnest discussion of tax and ethics reform. “People say ‘you sound like the democrats used to sound.’ New deal democrats don’t exist any more,” Hawkins explains. ‘The new democrats […]

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Vote for change. Vote Green Party. Vote Hawkins for NY Guv

Posted on October 11, 2010 by iwilder

from the Hawkins campaign: This November, vote for change. Vote Green Party. Howie Hawkins for Governor. The Democrat Party is not the answer. They’re the problem. Like the Republicans, they represent the corporations, the rich, the military industrial complex. 1. Just like private health insurance is the root cause of the failures of the American health care system. […]

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Redistricting: Gerrymandering as a Competitive Sport | Dissident Voice

Posted on October 8, 2010 by iwilder

The House of Representatives, state legislatures, county Boards of Supervisors, and city councils are all examples of elected representative bodies that should reflect the views of the voters of the region as accurately as possible. For example, when electing a five-person body from a region inhabited by people whose viewpoints are 55% A, 20% B, […]

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Sec State cand La Pietra (G-MI) Goes Even More “Public” With Invitations to Voters, Opponents to Help Get Fairer, Better Elections

Posted on October 3, 2010 by iwilder

John Anthony La Pietra — the Green Party of Michigan’s candidate for Secretary of State – has gone even more “public” with his leading proposals to bring Michigan fairer, better elections. With the media generally ignoring his open letter four weeks ago and a general news release two weeks ago, John took the opportunity of […]

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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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TN legislator gives up attempt to require proof of citizenship with voter registration

Posted on February 10, 2010 by kwilder

from Ballot Access News Tennessee Legislator Gives Up Attempt to Require Proof of Citizenship to Accompany Voter Registration Forms February 9th, 2010 Last year, Tennessee Representative Eric Watson (R-Cleveland) introduced HB 270, to require new voters, when they register, to include a copy of a passport, birth certificate, or naturalization certificate, to prove that the […]

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The power of writing in: Candidates win in PA, and other write-ins listed in media

Posted on November 18, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Perhaps because I am a poet, I find writing in to be a powerful tool, even if the idea or candidate I write in does not win. At least I get to express what I believe and what I demand (in order to get my vote the next time.) The usual people who see […]

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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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Papa John Kolstad, IRV and Pizza

Posted on August 26, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Below is an article I wrote for Independent Political Report: While the mainstream news reports on Papa John’s pizza, and its founder’s retrieved Camaro, the political world has been percolating the story about a unique, independent candidate running for Mayor of Minneapolis, who happens to be called “Papa John.” Papa John Kolstad received his […]

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Interesting Voting Rights Act decision in Ohio

Posted on July 15, 2009 by kwilder

from Ballot Access News Federal Court in Ohio Approves Limited Voting for Euclid School Board Elections July 15th, 2009 On July 13, U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen O’Malley ruled that the city of Euclid, Ohio, should use Limited Voting in its school board elections. The decision, USA v Euclid City School Board, is here. Euclid […]

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A state’s supreme court upholds Instant Runoff Voting (IRV)

Posted on June 12, 2009 by kwilder

Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) is a way of voting where voters can rank their candidate choices. It is supported by Fair Vote and by the Green Party. Since IRV is a new idea to some people, they often worry if it can be done, and if their local governments will allow it. So, the court […]

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3 election law bills, including one for Katherine Harris

Posted on June 12, 2009 by kwilder

(Well, I think the last one below, HR 512 would have discouraged Katharine Harris from cheating in the 2000 election! -KW) from Ballot Access News Congressional Committee Passes 3 Election Law Bills June 11th, 2009

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Troops’ Absentee Ballots Are Not Always Counted

Posted on May 25, 2009 by kwilder

On Memorial Day, this is a good example to me of hypocrisy. Many people in government say “support our troops” in order to promote war. But, when it comes to genuinely helping our troops and our veterans, they do not do enough. What an outrage that a citizen could be sent overseas to fight “for […]

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