LA County Green Party endorses ballot measure to overturn Top Two elections

The Green Party of California (GPCA) and the Green Party of Los Angeles County (GPLAC) have endorsed the Initiative to Repeal The Top Two Candidates Open Primary Law – a ballot measure that would overturn Top Two elections in California. "Californians deserve more choice in elections, not less," says Michael Feinstein, former Mayor of Santa Monica and co-founder of the Green Party of California. "Top Two elections undermine democracy by limiting voters to only two general election choices, while driving up the cost of running for office and making ballot access more difficult. Continue reading

Candidate Reveal & Press Conference

Join the Green Alliance of Southwest Missouri at the Joplin Public Library on November 21st at 5pm for our HISTORIC candidate announcements! For too long candidates have ran unchecked and uncontested in Representative & Senate races across Southwest Missouri. Uncontested elections like these don't even give the illusion of a Democracy like what was envisioned by our countries founders. Continue reading

Green Party Election Challengers Monitor Flint Polls

(FLINT, MI) – Volunteers from the Vehicle City Greens monitored the polls during Tuesday's election, correcting minor issues and ensuring election counts by electronic voting machines matched records kept by Election Inspectors. "The Green Party is serious about the issue of election justice," said Group Leader John Early. "The laws of the State of Michigan allow political parties to have oversight over the election process. We want election workers to know that they are being held accountable to run the election in a fair and accurate manner and for voters in Flint to know that the Green Party intends to support their right to democratic and honest elections." Continue reading

Green Party victories and highlights from the Nov. 7 election

  WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Green Party racked up several victories in local races in the Nov. 7 general election. At least 127 Green candidates were on the ballot on Nov. 7, of whom at least 22 were elected. 13 ran for state or federal office, so the municipal victory count is 22 out 114 races. In all 2017 elections (not just Nov. 7), Greens won 44 out of 164 races. Continue reading

Green Party of Philadelphia calls for an elected School Board to replace the School Reform Commission

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The Green Party of Philadelphia (GPOP) applauds the tireless work of the grassroots coalition Our City Our Schools, whose pressure led Mayor Jim Kenney to announce on November 2 that he will abolish the School Reform Commission and return Philadelphia schools to local control. The state takeover of our schools by an unaccountable body has been a failed experiment, and this victory belongs to the many community activists who made their voices heard. However, Mayor Kenney's decision to move to a model of a Mayoral-appointed board is a missed opportunity to reorganize Philadelphia's public school system under the democratic control of its students, parents, and teachers. Continue reading

Waterford Greens Win Big

Waterford, CT – Waterford's 2017 municipal elections were highly contested, with over 50 candidates running on three different party lines. Newest to town is the Waterford Green Party, having been founded back in the fall of 2013. The Waterford Greens have been growing over the past several years, running their first candidate in 2014, and winning their first election in 2015. In the 2017 race they nearly doubled the size of their slate from 2015, endorsing a total of nine candidates. Continue reading

Vote Today!

Voting is taking place today for 124 Green Party candidates. There are 14 candidates for state or federal offices, with the rest running for local offices, including 10 Mayoral candidates. In races earlier this year, Greens won 22 of 66 campaigns. A full list of our 2017 candidates can be viewed here. Continue reading

Green Party of New Jersey Condemns Endorsement of Assemblyman Parker Space by the New Jersey Herald

TRENTON, N.J. (Nov. 6, 2017) – In response to this past Sunday's endorsement of Assemblyman Parker Space (R – 24th District) by the New Jersey Herald editorial board, the Green Party of New Jersey issued the following statement: The Green Party of New Jersey strongly condemns the New Jersey Herald's endorsement of Assemblyman Parker Space. In addition, the Green Party of New Jersey demands the removal of editorial staff responsible for the utterly inappropriate and unacceptable language published in justification of their endorsement of Assemblyman Space. Continue reading

Green Governor Candidate Takes Aim at Trump’s Racist Response to NY Deaths

Jersey City, NJ – Pausing amidst his last days of campaigning in this racially diverse city, gubernatorial candidate Seth Kaper-Dale denounced what he qualified as the "racist politicization of terror and fear" by the Trump Administration, and claimed racism is becoming more evident in this country and his state since Trump took office. "This is outrageous. Barely grieving for the victims, the hater-in-chief is exploiting the Uzbeki origin of the man responsible for the mischief-night killings in New York to advance his policies of racial and ethnic cleansing," Kaper-Dale said after President Trump labeled the man alleged to be responsible for the Manhattan bike path killings a terrorist who should be sent to the Guantanamo military prison while taking aim at the federal Diversity Visa program. Continue reading

Green Party of Rhode Island announces details for it's 25th Anniversary celebration

2016 Presidential and Vice Presidential Nominees Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka to appear at Green Party of RI Regional Summit This December For the past 25 years, the Green Party of Rhode Island has been an active force in New England politics both in the ballot box and in the streets. Now we are going to mark the occasion in a historic and important way. Continue reading