First, our sincere thanks to all of you who helped with petitioning, whether it was out in the street collecting signatures, spreading the word on social media or sending in a donation. The Green Party of New York (GPNY) accepted the challenge of collecting 45,000 valid signatures, which meant at least 25,000 over that, to place Jill Stein on the ballot for the Green Party. We were not going to be defeated just because Cuomo and the Democratic majority State Legislature stole our ballot line by passing a change in the election law under the cover of the pandemic. 

A bill to require ranked choice voting for all congressional primary and general elections has been introduced in both houses of Congress. The U.S. Senate sponsor is Peter Welch (D-Vermont). The two chief sponsors in the House are Jaime Raskin (D-Maryland) and Don Beyer (D-Virginia).

It would require ranked choice voting in both primaries and general elections, so that the current top-two systems in California and Washington would need to be revised. Furthermore, it says that if a state uses systems without party nominees, at least three candidates must be allowed to advance to the general election.

Yesterday we sent out some exciting ballot access updates that we wanted to make sure you didn't miss.

First, we got the news that we WILL be on the ballot in Georgia. The Secretary of State wrote a letter confirming that we qualified - we beat another of the anti-democratic party’s attempts to kick Jill and Butch off the ballot!!

We have some exciting ballot access updates. First, we got the news this morning that we WILL be on the ballot in Georgia. The Secretary of State wrote a letter this morning confirming that we qualified - we beat another of the anti-democratic party’s attempts to kick Jill and Butch off the ballot!! 

On September 3, the Indiana Green Party asked for rehearing en banc in the Seventh Circuit, in the party’s ballot access case. Indiana Green Party v Morales, 23-2756. Both the U.S. District Court and the Seventh Circuit had upheld the 2% petition requirement even though the state had presented no evidence in support of the law, and even though the party had submitted a great deal of evidence. That evidence, which is uncontested, establishes that no statewide independent petition, or petition for an unqualified party nominee, can succeed without the expenditure of approximately $500,000.

Carson City, Nevada - The Nevada State Supreme Court has ruled to bar Dr. Jill Stein and the Green Party from the ballot in 2024.

In their 5-2 decision, justices ruled that the Green Party should not appear on November ballots because the petition forms they used did not include a line for signatories to attest that they are registered voters in their county of residence.

• Georgia puts Cornel West, Jill Stein and Claudia De la Cruz on the state's presidential ballots

• Georgia voters are likely to be able to choose from six candidates for president

ATLANTA -- Georgia voters are likely to be able to choose from six candidates for president after Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Thursday put Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz back on the ballot and ruled that the Green Party's Jill Stein had qualified by another route.

• A Georgia judge’s rulings barring third parties from the presidential ballot reflect strategic efforts by both major parties to maintain control.

A Georgia judge ruled that several independent and third-party candidates failed to qualify for the 2024 presidential ballot this week. The decisions were in response to lawsuits filed by the Georgia Democratic Party challenging the four candidacies, while Republicans threw legal support behind keeping one of them — a socialist — on the ballot. 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will remain on the ballot in the crucial swing state of Wisconsin after the state Supreme Court decided on Monday not to hear a Democratic challenge seeking to oust her.

Democrats are concerned that third-party candidates could draw votes away from Vice President Kamala Harris and help Republican Donald Trump win Wisconsin. The presence of independent and third party candidates on the ballot could be a deciding factor in a state where four of the last six presidential elections have been decided by between 5,700 votes and about 23,000 votes.

We received word this morning from the State Board of Elections that the Maryland Green Party is once again recognized as a political party. Our 2024 candidates will be on the ballot, and we will be able to nominate candidates for local, state, and federal offices in 2026.

Thank you to everyone who signed the petition, volunteered to gather signatures, donated, and helped spread the word about our petition drive over the last two years! Our full statement is below.