STATE

Party
Ballot Status:

Party Ballot Access Requirement:

2000 Pres.
Vote, % and Total:

Registered Greens:

Greens in Office:

ALABAMA
 



 

NO

Statewide Race: 20% of popular vote OR
petition 3% of total vote in last governor's race (approximately 40,000).

1.1%
18,323

--

None

ALASKA

YES

3% in Gubernatorial Election OR
3% of Gubernatorial Vote total registered as GREEN.

10.07%
28,747

4,528

None

ARIZONA

NO

Petition to get on the ballot Retain ballot: __ % of total registered voters (~16,000).

2.98%
45,645

4,832

None

ARKANSAS

NO
(Cobb YES)

10,000 Signatures

1.46%
13,421

Can't Reg as Green

None

CALIFORNIA

YES

Total registered voters = 1% of the #voters in gubernatorial election. OR signatures = 10% of # voters in gubernatorial election.

3.82%
418,707

157,749

65

COLORADO

YES

10,000 signatures OR 1,000 voters to register as Green.

5.25%
91,434

5,307

9

CONNECTICUT

YES
(President only)

All lines are office-by-office. Any party receiving 1% of vote retains ballot status for THAT office only. Party Line status achieved with 20% in race for Governor or has 20% of all registered voters.

4.42%
64,452

1,964

4

DELAWARE

YES

235 registered members.

2.54%
8,307

637

none

FLORIDA

YES

Any party organized on a statewide basis can qualify for the ballot.

1.63%
97,488

6,192

1

GEORGIA

NO

37,153 signatures

0.52%
*13,432

Can't Reg as Green

HAWAII

YES

Petition signatures from .001 of registered voters.

Retain Ballot:10% in a statewide race;
10% of all votes cast in at least 50% of Cong. dist.;
10% of all votes cast in six state senate districts with lowest vote totals
10% of all votes cast in at least 50% of all state rep districts.

5.88%
21,623

Can't Reg as Green

1

STATE

Party
Ballot Status:

Party Ballot Access Requirement:

2000 Pres.
Vote, % and Total:

Registered Greens:

Greens in Office:

IDAHO

NO

10,033 signatures

2.45%
*12,292

Can't Reg as Green

1

ILLINOIS

NO

No procedure for party in 2004

2.19%
103,759

Can't Reg as Green

INDIANA

NO

No procedure for party in 2004

0.84%
*18,531

Can't Reg as Green

IOWA

NO
(Cobb YES)

2% in gubernatorial or Presidential election to get and retain Party Ballot Status.

2.23%
29,374

Can't Reg as Green

2

KANSAS

NO

16,714 signatures

3.36%
36,086

Difficult to register Green

1

KENTUCKY

NO

No procedure for 2002, must run for president (2%) in 2004 for 2006 ballot.

1.50%
23,192

Govt does not tally

LOUISIANA

NO
(Cobb YES)

140,000 registrants
(note: Bill pending Governor's Signature: 1,000 registered voters and pay one-time fee of $1,000 OR any candidate receives 5% in statewide election).

1.16%
20,473

885

MAINE

YES

5% or more in gubernatorial OR Presidential election secures ballot status for 4 years.

5.70%
37,127

19,006

9

MARYLAND

YES

Party Ballot Line: gubernatorial or presidential candidate receives 1% of vote OR 10,000 signatures 'supporting' the party. All recognized political parties have ballot access for President.

2.66%
53,768

6,319

1

MASS.

YES

Statewide candidacy

6.42%
173,564

8,893

23

MICHIGAN

YES

Statewide candidacy

1.99%
84,165

Can't Reg as Green

6

MINNESOTA

YES

5% or more for any statewide office, plus at least one vote in every county, in at least one two consecutive elections. 5% in any statewide race extends ballot access 4 years.

5.2%
126,696

Can't Reg as Green

8

MISSISSIPPI

YES

Organized as a state party.

0.82%
8,122

Can't Reg as Green

MISSOURI

NO

No procedure for party in 2004

1.63%
38,515

Can't Reg as Green

STATE

Ballot Status:

Ballot Requirement:

Vote Total in 2000:

Registered Greens:

Greens in Office:

MONTANA

YES

5.94%
24,437

NEBRASKA

YES

4,810 signatures OR achieve ballot status for individual candidates in 3 Congressional districts.

3.52%
24,540

137

1

NEVADA

YES

1) votes in any county, state or fed statewide race = 1% of total vote in the state's Cong. districts OR 2) 1% of all registered voters; OR 3) signatures for minor party status = 1% of total vote in the state's Cong. districts; OR 4) petition w/250 signatures on behalf of a statewide candidate AND 100 signatures on
behalf of a non-statewide candidate.

2.46%
15,008

2,697

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NO

13,260 signatures

3.90%
22,198

No Govt tally

NEW JERSEY

NO
(Cobb YES)

no procedure for party in 2004

2.97%
94,554

495

2

NEW MEXICO

YES

5% in a statewide race (only in the governors or Presidential race).

3.55%
21,251

9,855

2

NEW YORK

NO

No procedure for party in 2004

3.58%
244,030

38.492

5

NORTH CAROLINA

NO

58,842 signatures

--

No Govt tally

1

NORTH DAKOTA

NO

7,000 signatures

3.29%
9,486

Can't Reg as Green

OHIO

NO

32,290 signatures

2.5%
117,857

Can't Reg as Green

OKLAHOMA

NO

51,781 signatures

--

Can't Reg as Green

OREGON

YES

1% of vote in statewide race and registration of one-tenth of 1% OR one-half of 1% registered.

5.04%
77,357

13,166

8

PENNSYLVANIA

NO (Minor)
(Cobb YES)

15% of the total enrollment in all parties (excluding independents).

2.10%
103,392

12,227

26

STATE

Party
Ballot Status:

Party Ballot Access Requirement:

2000 Pres.
Vote, % and Total:

Registered Greens:

Greens in Office:

RHODE ISLAND

YES

5% for President or governor, in either of the last two elections.

6.12%
25,052

775

1

SOUTH CAROLINA

YES

1.46%
20,200

Can't Reg as Green

SOUTH DAKOTA

NO

8,364 signatures

--

No Govt Tally

TENNESSEE

NO

41,322 signatures

0.95%
19,781

Can't Reg as Green

TEXAS

NO

1% of the previous gubernatorial vote. Signatures must be gathered w/in 75 days after primary election and only from people who didn't vote in the primary.
(~45,000)

2.15%
137,994

Can't Reg as Green

1

UTAH

YES
(however,
Cobb is NOT on the ballot)

by statewide candidacy

4.65%
35,850

812

VERMONT

YES
(Cobb Pending)

6.92%
20,374

Can't Reg as Green

2

VIRGINIA

NO

no procedure for party in 2004

2.17%
59,398

Can't Reg as Green

3

WASHINGTON

NO
(Cobb YES)

no procedure for party in 2004; for 2006 must run for statewide race (5%) in 2004

4.14%
103,002

Can't Reg as Green

4

D.C.

YES

5.24%
10,576

4,780

3

WEST VIRGINIA

NO

no procedure for party in 2004; for 2006 must run for governor (1%) in 2004

1.65%
10,680

329

WISCONSIN

YES

Receive at least 1% in any statewide race. Ballot status lasts for two years. Party can only lose status in a gubernatorial election year not in a presidential election year.

3.62%
94,070

Can't Reg as Green

20

WYOMING

NO

3,644 signatures

2.12%
*4,625

No Govt Tally

1

Green Party has Party Ballot Status in 24 states.

David Cobb and Pat LaMarche are on the ballot in 28 States (so far) for the 2004 Pres. Election.

2.74%
2,882,955

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