Two State Green Parties are currently working on petition drives to maintain ballot access.
The Green Party of Hawaii, which has had continuous ballot status since 1992, needs 663 signatures to retain ballot access for 2010. They recently got press for this effort here and here
The Arizona Green Party has a stiffer requirement but [...]

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GREEN BEAT
NEWSLETTER OF THE GREEN PARTY OF OHIO
NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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State Convention Saturday, January 23, 2010.
Save the Date! The Green Party of Ohio state convention will be held in Columbus on Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 10am- 4pm . The day-long event will be in Room 100 of the Northwood Building, 2231 North High Street. There [...]

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As part of the Green Change Blog Local Action Day, I am contributing by posting what Greens in my local chapter are doing to bring change to our local community. (By the way, if you are a Green that is looking to network with other Greens I highly encourage you to get involved with the [...]

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Dennis Spisak, a Green Party member who was recently re-elected to the Struthers City Board of Education this past November, has announced he will seek the Green Party Nomination for Governor for Ohio in 2010.
Spisak plans on running a highly Progressive Green campaign.
His new web-site is up at www.votespisak.org/governor/

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Inspired by the global day of blog action on climate change, Green Change is holding its own blog action day. The topic is local action.
We’re organizing Green bloggers to write about local action this Tuesday. Want to share an idea for local action? Have you run for local office or worked on a campaign? Publish [...]

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In the challenge filed against Green Party Congressional Candidate Dan Kairis’ signatures, the challenger suggests that his own mother’s signature is a forgery. Kairis was only required to file 38 signatures to get on the ballot. He filed 62, mostly friends and family he admits.
Christina Tobin of Free and Equal are defending Kairis in [...]

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In a special primary election California Green Jane Rands received 1,067 votes, or 2.8% in special primary election for State Assembly. She will advance to the run off election with the Democrat and the top vote getting Republican since no candidate received over 50% of the vote. The runoff election will be held January 12, [...]

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Sent in from RNA (Rwanda News Agency)
Friday, 20 November 2009
Kigali: The scheduled founding conference of the troubled Green Party did not take place Friday as the group wait for a Police certificate from the new Commissioner-General, Brig. Emmanuel Gasana. But not without new allegations, RNA reports.
A man by the names Gaston Bihibindi is claiming [...]

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GREEN-RAINBOW RISING
2009 Green-Rainbow Party State Convention
A day of inspiration, action, and traction!
Join us to jumpstart a Healthy, Green Massachusetts!
Speakers! Workshops! Tabling! Good Food! Great Music!
WHEN: Saturday, November 21, 9AM – 5:30PM
WHERE: Clark University — Tilton Hall
950 Main Street, Worcester, MA
REGISTER NOW!
www.greenrainbow.org

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Bruce Dixon of Black Agenda Report has an intriguing article about the future plans of the Georgia Green Party to address the issue of the high rate of incarceration among African-Americans. The article is entitled “Why Democrats and Republicans won’t confront the issue of black mass incarceration, and why the Green Party will”. Some excerpts:
With [...]

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This just in from the Maine Public Broadcasting Network:
Maine’s largest city has a new mayor. The Portland City Council yesterday chose Nicholas Mavodones Jr., 49, to serve in the post. It’s Mavodones third stint in the job, according to the Portland Press Herald. In the past, councilors took turns being mayor, based on seniority. But [...]

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GP US Release:
WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party leaders today called the Stupak Amendment in the recently passed US House bill on health care reform a disaster for women’s reproductive rights and a betrayal of the Democrats’ stated support for women’s rights and well-being.
Many Greens foresee growing anger among Democratic voters, especially women, and possible [...]

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Hi folks, from time to time I will post some Green or political thing that I think is funny to lighten the mood around here.. Here’s a real good cartoon from Troubletown.
Enjoy your Monday!

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On Thursday, 11/12, Politico asked “Will Nader challenge Dodd?” Ralph Nader, the Green Party’s presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000, is a Connecticut native and eligible to run for US Senate there.
The consumer crusader, perennial presidential aspirant and Winsted, Connecticut native says lots of people are asking him to run for the Senate against Dodd [...]

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Scoop daily carried a story entitled “Growth of Independents could Bolster Green Party” on Nov. 9th:
Voters have increasingly re-registering as independents in recent years, growing from 30 percent of all registered voters in 2007 to 39 percent of all registered voters in April 2009, according to the most recent Pew Research Center surveys.
Already established in [...]

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