Green Party Watch held a presidential poll with the following results: 1,792 votes cast, Jill Stein received 1,223 of them, or 68%. Roseanne Barr, who had just entered the race in the last week, picked up 526 votes, or 29%. There were 35 votes for Kent Mesplay, and 8 votes for Harley Mikkelson GPW reports [...]

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The Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania is due to hold its state convention in Wilkes-Barre in April and it’s received some positive attention from the local press. “We’re hoping to pack the house,” Jasikoff said Thursday. “This could be one of the biggest political events in history for Wilkes-Barre.” He said Wilkes-Barre was selected during the [...]

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From the Green Party of Philadelphia: The City Committee of the Green Party of Philadelphia (GPOP, http://www.gpop.org) applauds Seth Williams’ decision on December 7 to end the District Attorney office’s long fight to impose the death sentence in the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal. This is a huge victory for justice, the result of many years [...]

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“As I write this commentary, Joe Paterno has been fired as Penn State football coach — effective immediately. Thousands of Penn State college students are in the streets, angry, sad, disillusioned, emotionally wrecked, overturning cars, and chanting Joe Paterno’s name. The riot police are in place to prevent the situation from getting out of hand. Those aren’t hoodlums with no hope and no future. They are educated, middle class, salt-of-the-earth Pennsylvania college kids attending a well-respected university. What is wrong with this picture? What does it say about America?” – Wayne Allyn Root

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From the Philadelphia Public Record (H/T to Chris Robinson): Neither Democrat State Rep. Jewell Williams (D-N. Phila.) nor Republican Joshua West may be aware, and most voters won’t know until the week before Nov. 3, Cheri Honkala, the feisty, nationally renowned crusader for the homeless, will be also seeking the office for Sheriff, on the [...]

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Sent to IPR by Lou Jasikoff: Commentary: Free and Equal elections By Louis R. Jasikoff, Chair Pennsylvania Libertarian Party Contact: ljasikoff@gmail.com The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania states in Article 1, Section 5 that “Elections shall be free and equal; and no power, civil or military, shall at any time interfere to prevent the [...]

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News Release For Immediate Release—May 11, 2011 NE Pennsylvania Libertarians Contact: Lou Jasikoff at ljasikoff@gmail.com or Betsy Summers at betsy.summers@midwestvet.net Jasikoff takes State Chair, Summers tapped for NEPA Chair Wilkes-Barre, PA— At the annual state convention on April 30th in Franklin, the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania elected a new slate of officers and adopted a [...]

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News Release For Immediate Release – May 19, 2011 www.lppa.org & www.gpofpa.org Contact: Lou Jasikoff at ljasikoff@gmail.com or 570-677-2607 Carl Romanelli at cjromanellii@yahoo.com Libertarian and Green Parties slam GOP Judicial Choice “Stabile not deserving for Superior Court Judge” Wilkes-Barre, PA—Pennsylvania Libertarian Party chair Lou Jasikoff declared the GOP’s choice for Superior Court Judge as nothing [...]

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The Green Party of Philadelphia’s candidate for Sheriff, long-time activist Cheri Honkala, recently opened an official campaign office.  Other news from the campaign is also below the fold, including a protest against the current Sheriff of Philadelphia resuming sheriff’s sales.

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The Green Party of Philadelphia has three events in the next two weeks.  First, they will be demonstrating against fracking on Earth Day.  Next, they will be holding a monthly meeting.  Finally, on May Day they will be having a community celebration.  More details below. Earth Day demonstration at the local Department of Environmental Protection: [...]

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From an editorial by the The Observer-Reporter newspaper (Washington & Greene Counties of PA): Minor political parties in the country are viewed with suspicion. Many of us dare not question the sanctity of the two-party system and consider third parties as gaggles of eccentrics on the lunatic fringe. For sure, some of them are. The Libertarian [...]

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From the York Daily Record: York, PA - Demonstrators supporting Wisconsin unions waved and shook their signs at drivers who beeped their horns as they passed U.S. Rep. Todd Platts’ office in Springettsbury Township at rush hour Friday.Signs reading “Stand with Wisconsin workers” and “Support a teacher” were held by some in the group who decided [...]

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Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader via LP blog: Seven more candidates have surfaced in the Luzerne County Council race, bringing the total number of contenders to 28 Democrats, 13 Republicans and one Libertarian. .. Tim Mullen said he will run as a Libertarian. .. Independent, Libertarian and other third-party candidates won’t be selected in the primaries but will [...]

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Recently, Pennsylvania State Representative introduced a version of the Senate’s Voters’ Choice Act in the State House.  The York Dispatch reports on the bill and why it was introduced (video included on the newspaper’s webpage): DePasquale’s proposal would make the number of signatures independent and third-party candidates need to get their names on the November [...]

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Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch (with amendments from comments): Tuesday Feb 15, the Logan Square Green Party in Chicago Illinois are meeting at the Green Party office on Fullerton Ave. The Northeast Ohio Greens will meet tonight at Mac’s Backs Bookstore 1820 Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights – 7pm-9pm. Wednesday Feb. 16 the Los [...]

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Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch: Local and State Green Party groups meet throughout the year. Is there a local in your area? Do you want to start one? See this nice Organizing Kit put together by GPUS. Monday Feb 7, the Triangle Greens (NC) met at the Durham County Library. This Saturday the Green [...]

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Ballot Access News: Last month, Schuykill County’s elected Controller, Melinda Kantner, changed her registration from “Democratic” to “independent.” She will run for re-election this November as an independent candidate. According to this newspaper story, she is the first countywide elected official in approximately 100 years who is neither a Republican nor a Democrat. Schuykill County [...]

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Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch: Local Chapters of the Green Party are meeting across the Nation this week. Does your local chapter have a meeting or event coming up? If so, let us know! GPW@greenpartywatch.org See our Events Calendar for other meetings and events. Tuesday February 1, 2011 – Hernando Greens (Florida) 6 PM [...]

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Ross Levin at Op-Ed News (H/T Gregg Jocoy at Green Party Watch): The quickly growing Green Party of Philadelphia has a community dinner, citywide meeting, and fundraising concert with folk singer Tom Neilson/the bard insurgent all coming up in the next few weeks. We’re also supporting a march to end foreclosures in Philadelphia on Monday. [...]

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TPID: Former sheriff of Graham County, Arizona, Richard Mack, will be a featured speaker at the Spring 2011 Constitution Party national meeting in Pennsylvania.  In a statement by Mack reproduced at the Constitution Party discussion forum, Mack argues that “the greatest threat we face today is not terrorists; it is our own federal government.”  From [...]

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