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Illinois Governor to appoint a Green to state university board

November 4th, 2009 · 9 Comments

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is set to name four people to serve on the board of Chicago State University.  One of them, Julie Samuels, ran for Lt. Gov. as a Green in 2006 and is currently the vice president of the state party.  The Chicago Tribune says that the Green Party is “a group Quinn [...]

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IPR Exclusive: Libertarian race in PA brings minor party status for at least 2 years

November 4th, 2009 · 24 Comments

In Pennsylvania, in the race for Superior Court Judge, Marakay Rogers received about 13% of the vote of the highest vote getter. That means that Marakay Rogers has secured the Libertarian Party in Pennsylvania its minor party status for the next two years.

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Tags: Libertarian Party · Third parties, general

California Special Congressional Election Returns

November 4th, 2009 · 6 Comments

Third party showing in the 2009 Special U.S. House election in California’s 10th district are:

Green, Jeremy Cloward: 1.99%
Peace & Freedom, Mary McIlroy: 1.48%
American Independent Party, Jerry Denham: 1.23%

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Tags: Green Party · Right-wing minor parties · Socialist/left parties