• Wisconsin Green Party Objects to the Democrats’ Attempt to Remove Jill Stein from Ballot

• Announces plan to recruit candidates in 2026 legislative and congressional elections

1. We are coordinating with the Jill Stein campaign to vigorously defend any lawsuits or further undemocratic actions of the Democratic Party.
   
   
2. Any further action will result in a public media campaign that exposes the Democratic Party as undemocratic.
   
   
3. We are not backing down. We are aggressively recruiting candidates for the 2026 federal and state legislative election races, targeting districts in Wisconsin where our message will have the most impact.
   
   
4. The Wisconsin Green Party is setting up a special fund to get these candidates on the ballot and will aggressively fundraise for their campaigns.
   
   
5. In the next several days, Greens will file to run for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, First and Third District Congress, and several State Assembly and Senate seats in 2026. 

"The Democratic Party must learn that they cannot manipulate elections through attacks on the voter’s rights to choose the candidates who match their values," said Dr. Michael White, co-chair of the Wisconsin Green Party. "Their actions are undemocratic, and we, the party of people, planet, and peace, will not stand by and idly watch these attacks on democracy."

The Wisconsin Green Party is running to win these seats in 2026. We are committing substantial resources to these campaigns and are creating a coordinated campaign committee to support these candidates. Several people have pledged generous donations to assist in this effort.

"I am sure that the Democrats perceive this as ‘spoiling’ their chances to win these upcoming elections, and they may perceive this as they wish," said Pete Karas, Elections Committee chairperson. "The Dems can avoid this perception of ‘spoiling’ an election easily by passing a ranked-choice voting law in Wisconsin."

"The DNC appears to believe that if they knock Jill Stein off the ballot, her voters will have no choice but to vote for the Democratic ticket," said Dr. White. "But Green Party members have expressed the intent to vote against the Democrats in down-ballot races. This won’t win voters to the Democratic Party. It will further fragment the progressive vote. The solution to the Democrats’ dilemma is not voter suppression, like the Republicans. The solution is ranked-choice voting. The Democrats want to make certain Green votes won’t be counted. The Green Party wants to ensure every vote will be counted."