On December 13, 2010, the NYS BOE certified the election results from the November elections. The Libertarian Party did not receive the 50,000 votes for Governor needed to become ballot-qualified. This post also gives the election results for the other third party Governor candidates in New York.
Libertarian Party Did Not Poll 50,000 Votes for Governor of New York
December 14th, 2010 · 126 Comments
Tags: Green Party · Independents · Libertarian Party · Right-wing minor parties · Socialist/left parties
Georgia Greens Urge Negotiated Response to Georgia’s Inmate Sitdown Strike
December 14th, 2010 · 3 Comments
From the Green Party of Georgia, which has focused a lot of attention lately on the state’s prison system, via the Green Party of the US: Georgia Green Party leadership today are urging that calls of concern be placed to the Georgia Department of Corrections urging negotiations with, not retribution against peaceful strikers in six [...]
Tags: Green Party
With newly guaranteed ballot access, some New York Greens are ready to run
December 14th, 2010 · 5 Comments
From the Rochester City Newspaper: The Green Party became an officially recognized political party in New York on Monday – the day state officials certified the results of the November election. The Greens’ gubernatorial candidate, Howie Hawkins, received more than 50,000 votes, which was enough for the party to gain official recognition. That hasn’t happened [...]
Tags: Green Party
Ben Chipman, only independent in Maine legislature, to be on IPR Radio tonight at 8 PM EST
December 14th, 2010 · 20 Comments
Ben Chipman is a Green Party activist in Maine and was elected to the state legislature this year as an independent. I, Ross Levin, along with Daniel Surman, will be interviewing him tonight on blogtalk radio. Chipman has been a Green Party activist for a long time, including being an aide to Maine’s only former [...]
Tags: Green Party · Independents
Wikileaks: Diplomats Scoff at German Libertarian Party’s Concern for Data Security
December 14th, 2010 · 6 Comments
From Third Party and Independent Daily: The recent Wikileaks diplomatic document dump contains a cable from shortly before Germany’s 2009 general election, articulating worries among US diplomats that the German Free Democratic Party’s strong support for individual data privacy and protections against unreasonable search and seizure might hinder the efforts of the American national security [...]
Tags: Libertarian Party
Nader says: Bernie Sanders is a majority of one
December 14th, 2010 · 8 Comments
Former Green Party, and former independent candidate for US President, Ralph Nader, comments on Bernie Sanders’ recent speech to Congress. “On Friday, December 10, 2010, Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent Socialist, of Vermont, came of age. At last…”
Tags: Green Party · Independents · Socialist/left parties