[statecom-discuss] RE: Natlcomaffairs, 19 ballot lines

[jamie mclaughlin]

nationaly, the Green party now has 19 ballot lines,
Jill Stein recieved more voted than any other green party candate nation 
wide go jill go!!!!

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>Today's Topics:
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>    2. Ballot Access related races and how we faired. (Brent McMillan)
>    3. offical party status, MA (jamie mclaughlin)
>       5. Aimee Smith Campaign Update (alsmith at hvgreens.org)
>    6. GP RELEASE Greens advance on Nov. 7,	prepare for 2008
>       national run (Scott McLarty)
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>Message: 2
>Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 00:43:28 -0500
>From: "Brent McMillan" <brent at gp.org>
>Subject: [usgp-dx] Ballot Access related races and how we faired.
>To: <natlcomaffairs at green.gpus.org>
>Message-ID: <000001c703c1$ff4916e0$0701a8c0 at BRENT>
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>Dear NC Delegate:
>
>Following is a draft of how we did on ballot access. I am not trying to
>step on anybody's toes here. We need to get this information together
>quickly for the Media committee. It looks to me that out of the 31
>ballot access lines that we had going into the election that we either
>maintained or established 19 ballot lines. Following is what I
>understand of this so far. Please consider the language that I use for
>each one carefully. Did it maintain a ballot line or establish one?
>
>In Service:
>
>Brent McMillan, Political Director
>Green Party of the United States
>202-319-7191
>brent at gp.org
>
>DRAFT
>
>Alaska 	3%
>	Eva Ince for U.S. House At Large, essential relative to the
>lawsuit.
>http://www.evaforcongress.us/
>Eva received 1,366 votes for 0.7% which was not enough to maintain
>ballot access
>
>Arkansas	3%
>	Jim Lendall for Governor
>http://jimlendall2006.com
>Jim received 12,070 votes for 2% which was not enough to establish
>ballot access.
>
>California	2%
>        Enough Registration so that it's irrelevant
>
>Colorado	1,000 registrants
>
>Connecticut	1%
>
>	Clifford Thornton, Jr. for Governor, Jean de Smet for Lt.
>Governor
>http://www.votethornton.com
>Clifford received 9,585 votes for 0.85% and was not enough to maintain
>ballot access in Connecticut.
>
>Delaware	(regis.) .05%
>
>D.C.		1%
>	Ann Wilcox for City Council At Large
>Ann received 3,920 votes for 7% and easily maintained ballot access for
>the DC Statehood Green Party.
>
>Florida	be organized
>
>Hawaii	2%
>10 year rule in affect. Any party that maintains ballot access three
>cycles in a row is given a 10 year recess from ballot access drives.
>
>Illinois	5%
>	Rich Whitney for Governor
>http://www.whitneyforgov.com
>Rich received 325,528 votes for 11% and established ballot access for
>the Green Party of Illinois in this historic run!
>
>Indiana 	2%
>	Bill Stant for Secretary of State (write-in campaign)
>http://www.citizensforstant.org
>?
>
>Iowa		2%
>	Wendy Barth for Governor
>http://www.votewendy.org/
>Wendy received 7,745 votes for 1% which was not enough to maintain
>ballot access.
>
>Louisiana	1,000 registrants
>
>Maine		5%
>	Pat LaMarche for Governor
>http://www.pat2006.org/
>Pat received 33,528 votes for 10% to easily maintain ballot access in
>Maine (with a lot of hard work.)
>
>Maryland	1%
>	Eddie Boyd for Governor
>http://www.edboydforgovernor.org/
>
>Eddie did not get enough votes to get ballot status. At 98% of precincts
>reporting it was 13,749 votes for 0.88%. They needed 15,612 votes or
>more.
>There is also a petition drive underway which could succeed.
>
>Massachusetts	3%
>	Jill Stein for Secretary of State
>http://www.jillstein.org/
>Jill received 351,495 votes for 18%!
>
>Way to go Jill! Jamie O'Keefe also did very well.
>
>Michigan	.6%
>	Lynn Meadows for Secretary of State
>http://www.lynnmeadows.net/
>Lynn received 69,651 votes for 1.9% maintaining ballot access for the
>Green Party of Michigan. (There were also several other races that could
>have maintained this as well but Lynn got the highest percentage.)
>
>Minnesota	5%
>	Dave Berger for State Auditor
>http://daveberger.org/
>Dave received 49,087 votes for 2.3%
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>	Michael Cavlan for U.S. Senate
>http://www/cavlan.org
>Michael received 10,722 votes for 0.5%
>
>	Ken Pentel for Governor, John Kolstad for Attorney General
>http://www.kenpentel.org/
>Ken received 10,854 votes for 0.5%
>
>None of these results were high enough for ballot access in Minnesota.
>
>Mississippi	be organized
>
>Missouri	2%
>	Terry Bunker for State Auditor
>http://www.bunkerforaurditor.com/
>Terry received 20,819 votes for 1.0%
>
>	Lydia Lewis for U.S. Senate
>http://www.ppmo.org/lydialewis2006.html
>Lydia received 17,983 votes for 1.0%
>
>None of these results were high enough to maintain ballot access in
>Missouri.
>
>Nebraska	5%
>	Doug Paterson for Secretary of State
>Doug received 27,180 votes for 5.03% enough to squeak by.
>
>Nevada	1%
>	Craig Bergland for Governor
>http://www.bergland4governor.org
>Craig received 6,731 votes for 1.2%, enough for Greens to regain
>Qualified Status in Nevada. (Lost in 2004)
>
>New Mexico	5%
>	David Bacon for Public Regulation Commission
>http://www.davidbacon2006.org
>David received 18,601 votes for 27.4%
>(There is some question as to whether this race qualifies, although
>David had for more than needed if it does.)
>
>New York	50,000 votes
>	Malachy McCourt for Governor
>http://votemalachymccourt.org/
>Malachy received 40,346 votes, not enough to regain ballot status. Ugh!
>
>Ohio		5%
>Bob Fitrakis for Governor does not have the party label and does not
>qualify.
>http://www.bobforohio.com
>If he had he would still not had enough votes. Bob received 38,769 votes
>for 1%
>
>Oregon	1%
>	Enough Registration so that it's irrelevant
>
>South Carolina	run candidate (which they did)
>
>Tennessee	5%
>	Same problem as Ohio, also in the 6th circuit
>        Chris Lugo for U.S. Senate
>http://www.chris4senate.com/lugo/
>Chris received 2,532 votes for 0.1%
>
>        Howard Switzer for Governor
>Howard received 2,710 votes for 0.1%
>
>Not near enough to get the ballot line.
>
>Utah		2%
>	Julian Hatch for U.S. Senate
>http://www.hatchforsenate.org
>Julian received 2,373 votes for 0.4% and does not establish the ballot
>line.
>
>Vermont	be organized
>
>Washington	5%
>	Aaron Dixon for U.S. Senate
>http://www.aarondixon.org
>Aaron received 11,907 votes for 0.9% and does not establish the ballot
>line.
>
>Wisconsin	1%
>	Nelson Eisman for Governor
>http://wisconsingreenparty.org/pages/elections/candidates/eisman
>Nelson received 40,858 votes for 2%
>
>		Rae Vogeler for U.S. Senate
>http://www.VoteRae.org
>Rae received 42,300 votes for 2%
>
>The Green Party of Wisconsin maintains it's ballot line.
>
>19 Ballot Lines
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>Message: 3
>Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:55:05 -0500
>From: "jamie mclaughlin" <experimental_radio at hotmail.com>
>Subject: [usgp-dx] offical party status, MA
>To: natlcomaffairs at green.gpus.org
>Message-ID: <BAY129-F264D7DE7AF59B20A53957EDF00 at phx.gbl>
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>Last night, the Geen-Rainbow party of MA won back our State party status,
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>with:
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>Jill stein for secratary of state: 18%
>james O'keefe for state treasurer: 16%
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>peace
>
>jamie mcalughlin
>delgate, ma
>
>
>Message: 5
>Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 01:28:46 -0500 (EST)
>From: alsmith at hvgreens.org
>Subject: [usgp-dx] Aimee Smith Campaign Update
>To: natlcomaffairs at green.gpus.org, usgp-media at gp-us.org,
>	peace at gp-us.org
>Cc: migreens-elections at yahoogrpups.com, hvgreens at yahoogroups.com,
>
>
>
>report from a supportive blogger here:
>http://zionistsout.blogspot.com/2006/11/aimee-smith-update.html
>
>Thanks to everyone for the support and encouragement
>for my campaign for Congress.  We got nearly 10,000
>votes and 5% in MI's 15th district.
>
>Sincerely,
>Aimee Smith
>
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>Message: 6
>Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 23:02:04 -0800 (PST)
>From: Scott McLarty <scottmclarty at yahoo.com>
>Subject: [usgp-dx] GP RELEASE Greens advance on Nov. 7,	prepare for
>	2008 national run
>To: natlcomaffairs at green.gpus.org, media-states at lists.gp-us.org,
>	lavender-caucus at green.gpus.org
>Message-ID: <86407.84830.qm at web51109.mail.yahoo.com>
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>GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
>http://www.gp.org
>
>For Immediate Release:
>Thursday, November 9, 2006
>
>Contacts:
>Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624,
>mclarty at greens.org
>Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805,
>starlene at greens.org
>
>
>Critical advances for Greens on Election Day 2006
>lay foundation for 2008
>
>• Greens win ballot status in Illinois, with
>gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney's 11%,
>overcoming prohibitive ballot access rules, and
>in Nevada
>
>• Strong antiwar vote in favor of warhawk
>Democrats shows a disconnect in U.S. politics;
>only Greens offered an antiwar platform; Greens
>warn that Democrats in Congress will do little to
>reverse Bush's foreign policy
>
>• 2006 Green Party election news and results:
>http://www.gp.org/2006elections
>
>
>WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Green Party leaders called
>the 2006 midterm election a small but important
>step forward for the party, preparing Greens for
>the 2008 presidential campaign.
>
>According to initial returns, Greens won at least
>35 races nationwide, with 18 wins in California,
>on November 7.  Among the California victories is
>Gayle McLaughlin, who defeated the incumbent for
>Mayor of Richmond, the first city with more than
>100,000 residents to have a Green mayor
>
>"The number of votes gained and the increased
>percentages in significant races show the party's
>steady growth," said Rebecca Rotzler, co-chair of
>the Green Party of the United States and Deputy
>Mayor of New Paltz, New York.  "We maintained
>ballot access in most states where we already had
>it, and gained a key state, Illinois, thanks to
>Rich Whitney, who received 11% in his run for
>Governor."
>
>Greens warned that antiwar voters may find
>themselves frustrated by Democrats in Congress
>during the next two years, especially on the war
>front.
>
>"Some Green candidates running for Congress
>probably contributed to the defeat of
>Republicans," said Jim Coplen, co-chair of the
>national party.  "While Democratic candidates
>offered weak criticism of Republicans on issues
>like the war in Iraq, Green candidates sharply
>criticized the war and other Bush policies.
>Ironically, outspoken Green criticism may have
>translated into votes for Democrats among voters
>who decided it was time to end Republican rule in
>Congress.  Unfortunately, many of the winning
>Democrats, like Hillary Clinton [N.Y.] and Howard
>Berman [Calif.], support the war.  They will only
>call for changes in military strategy in Iraq,
>they'll support President Bush's threats of an
>attack against Iran, and they'll maintain
>uncritical endorsement of Israel's murderous and
>illegal policies in regard to the Palestinian
>people."
>
>
>Thumbnail reports on Green campaigns across the
>U.S.:
>
>• Green candidate Rich Whitney drew 11% (325,598
>votes) for Governor in Illinois, achieving ballot
>status for the Green Party in preparation for the
>2008 election.  This is the first time a national
>third party has achieved ballot status in
>Illinois since 1920; Illinois has difficult
>ballot access rules and Gov. Rod Blagojevich
>spent $800,000 in taxpayers' money trying to keep
>Greens off the state ballot.
>http://www.whitneyforgov.org http://www.ilgp.org
>
>• Pat LaMarche, running on a strong universal
>health care platform, drew nearly 10% in her
>campaign for Governor of Maine.  Ms. LaMarche,
>who qualified as a 'clean elections' candidate,
>competed with the incumbent Democrat and a former
>Democrat who had reregistered as an independent
>in order to run, as well as a Republican.
>
>Also in Maine, the Green Independent Party won
>two seats on Portland City Council and maintained
>four seats on the city's School Committee,
>according to preliminary results.  Maine Greens
>were disappointed in the defeat of John Eder, two
>term member of the Maine statehouse.
>http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/local/061108portland.html
>
>• DC Statehood Greens won eight Advisory
>Neighborhood Commission races and easily kept its
>ballot line.  The Statehood Green Party has
>replaced the Republican Party as Washington,
>D.C.'s second party in terms of electoral
>participation.
>
>Joyce Robinson-Paul finished second out of two,
>receiving 14,109 votes for 14.7% in her race for
>D.C.'s U.S. Senate seat ('Shadow Senator').
>Keith Ware finished second out of three in his
>race for U.S. Representative, beating the
>Republican. He received 12,533 votes for 12.7%.
>
>• Green candidate Tom Kelly, running for the U.S.
>House in Colorado's District 1, has received
>25,096 votes for 21%. This is the highest
>percentage for a Green running for Congress this
>year.
>
>• Green candidate Malachy McCourt, running for
>Governor of New York, received 40,485 votes,
>missing the state's requirement of 50,000 votes
>in a presidential or gubernatorial race for
>ballot status.  However, several other statewide
>candidates received over 50,000 votes, and New
>York Greens, led by senatorial candidate Howie
>Hawkins <http://www.hawkinsforsenate.org>, are
>calling for a legal challenge asking for the
>state to recognize these votes as qualification
>for Green Party ballot status in 2008:
>
>Malachy McCourt for Governor/Alison Duncan for
>Lt. Governor: 40,351 votes (0.97%)
>Rachel Treichler for Attorney General: 57,564
>votes (1.43%)
>Julia Willebrand for Comptroller: 108,030 votes
>(2.82%)
>Howie Hawkins for U.S. Senate: 51,538 votes
>(1.22%)
>
>• Green candidate Gayle McLaughlin
><http://www.gaylemclaughlin.net> appears to have
>won her race against an incumbent for Mayor of
>Richmond, California, a few miles from Oakland
>and San Francisco.  Ms. McLaughlin, who refused
>corporate donations and raised about $14,000, was
>outspent by the incumbent, who raised more than
>$110,000 from contributors, the biggest of which
>was Chevron.  Gayle first won office two years
>ago when she ran for Richmond City Council.
>Richmond, with a population of 103,000, is now
>the largest city with a Green mayor.
>
>Also in California, incumbent City Council member
>Larry Robinson was reelected in Sebastopol,
>retaining the Council's Green majority, in place
>since 2000
>
>• In U.S. Senate races, Todd Chretien
>(California) drew over 110,000 votes (some
>precincts still haven't reported), more than any
>other Green senatorial candidate.  In
>Pennsylvania's 15th District, Greta Brown drew
>31,443 votes, the most of any Green candidate for
>the U.S. House.  14 Greens ran for the Senate, 42
>for the House.
>
>• The Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party needed 3%
>in a statewide vote to maintain ballot status.
>Dr. Jill Stein, running for Secretary of the
>Commonwealth, accomplished this by receiving
>351,495 votes (the most votes for any Green
>candidate on November 7) for 18% in a two way
>race.  Jamie O'Keefe, running for State Treasure,
>also had a high enough vote percentage to
>accomplish this. He received 16% (322,493 votes).
>
>• The following state Green Parties appear to
>have lost ballot status in the 2006 election:
>Alaska, Connecticut, and Maryland.  However,
>these parties have sufficient infrastructure to
>collect petition signatures and place candidates
>on the ballot in 2008 and are likely to regain
>ballot status.
>
>• 8.7 million voters across the U.S. voted for
>withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and for
>impeachment resolutions on local and state
>ballots that were promoted or supported by
>Greens.  Troop withdrawal initiatives won in all
>ten localities in Wisconsin, including Milwaukee,
>and all 11 communities in Illinois, including
>Chicago.  Of 139 cities and towns in
>Massachusetts voting on the troop withdrawal
>measures, only a handful voted nay on initiatives
>demanding that Congress and the White House end
>the war immediately.  In California, San
>Francisco voters supported a local impeachment
>measure by 59.41%. In Berkeley, a similar
>resolution won the support of 68.56% of the
>electorate.  Greens supported and led the
>initiative campaigns; in April, 24 of 32
>communities voted in support of the 'Troops Home
>Now' resolutions that were promoted by Greens.
>(More information:
><http://www.LibertyTreeFDR.org>)
>
>"Tuesday's vote represents more of a defeat for
>Republicans and the Bush agenda than a victory
>for Americans who oppose the war on Iraq," said
>Liz Arnone, co-chair of the Green Party of the
>United States.  "Only the Green Party offered a
>real antiwar platform, calling for immediate
>withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.  The danger
>now is that Democrats in Congress will ignore the
>will of the American people, according to
>numerous polls and voters' initiatives, and keep
>U.S. troops in Iraq while only criticizing the
>Bush Administration on strategic grounds.  A lot
>of antiwar votes may prove to have been wasted on
>November 7."
>
>
>MORE INFORMATION
>
>Green Party of the United States
>http://www.gp.org
>1700 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 404
>Washington, DC 20009.
>202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
>Fax 202-319-7193
>
>Green campaign listings, news, photos, and web
>sites http://www.gp.org/2006elections
>Database of 2006 Green candidates
>http://www.greens.org/elections
>Video clips of Green candidates
>http://www.gp.org/2006elections/media.shtml
>Green Party News Center
>http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
>
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