Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Help Greens Across the Nation Gain Ballot Status

This Summer New York will be working to regain it's status as a ballot access party, to volunteer to help with that effort please contact GPoMC at (585) 234-6470. Across the US the Green Party is working to gain ballot access, check out what you can do to help the Green Party get on ballot for years to come!


Green Ballot Access Drives

Ohio
# of Signatures Needed: Goal of 8,000 (5,000 valid needed)
Races: Governor, Secretary of State (separate petitions)
Dates of Petition Drive: underway, ends in May
http://www.bobforohio.com/
http://www.ohiogreens.org/
(more information needed from Ohio)


Texas
# of Signatures Needed: Goal of 70,000 (45,540 valid)
Dates of Petition Drive: March 15-May 30
VOLUNTEER: If you want to volunteer, contact Ramsey Sprague at
rsprague@tarrantgreens.org or check for your county contacts at
www.txgreens.org
DONATE: If you want to donate, write a check to "Green Party of Texas"
send to Green Party of Texas
c/o Joy Glatz
11031 Cinderella Ln.
Dallas, TX 75229-4012.

Illinois
# of Signatures Needed: Goal of 45,000 (25,000 valid needed)
Races: Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Comptroller,
Treasurer, Attorney General
Dates of Petition Drive: March 28 - June 26
VOLUNTEER: If you want to volunteer, please fill out the volunteer form
at www.ilgp.org and someone will contact you.
DONATE: Write checks to "Illinois Green Party" and send to Illinois
Green Party, PO Box 623, Urbana, IL 61803 or donate by paypal at
www.ilgp.org
Other information - additional petition drives are occurring in
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. Housing for volunteers is available in
Urbana-Champaign and may be available in the Chicago, Rockford, Chicago
suburbs, Bloomington-Normal, and Carbondale.

Indiana
# of Signatures Needed: Goal of 50,000 (32,000 valid needed)
Races: Secretary of State
Dates of Petition Drive: January 1 - June 30
VOLUNTEER: If you want to volunteer, visit www.citizensforstant.org for
contact information. Call 812-988-6793
DONATE: Write checks to "Citizens for Stant" and mail to
Citizens for Stant
PO Box 1700
Nashville, IN 47448
Other Information - Housing for volunteers may be available in
Bloomington and Brown County. Please contact the campaign for more
information.

Arkansas
# of Signatures Needed: 10,000
Dates of Petition Drive: Now until June 30, 2006
VOLUNTEER: If you want to volunteer, please contact Mark Swaney, Phone-
479-738-1077, E-mail - mswaney@madisoncounty.net
DONATE: If you want to donate, write a check to "Green Party of
Arkansas" and send it to PO Box 444, Omaha, AR 72662

Missouri
# of Signatures Needed: Goal of 15,000 (10,000 valid needed)
Dates of Petition Drive: now through July 22
VOLUNTEER: If you want to volunteer...
Phone- (St. Louis, Tim Barnhart, 314-351-4268) (Columbia, Melissa
Skinner, 573-441-1897) (Kansas City, Marie Smith, 816-523-1813)
E-mail - You can go to our web site and download petitions and
instructions. www.ppmo.org. Missouri residency is required for
petitioning, but an address of where petitioner is staying is all that
is required. Or call Dee Berry at 816-942-3081 or email at
dberry7@sbcglobal.net OR Tim Barnhart at above number or email him at
tvbarnhart@sbcglobal.net for more info.
DONATE: If you want to donate, write a check to "Progressive Party of
Missouri" and send it to PP Box 33106, Kansas City, MO 64114 (The
Progressive Party is the affiliated Green Party in Missouri)
Housing - If someone want to come to Columbia, Kansas City or St. Louis
we can find housing.

Nebraska
Races that you're petitioning for: Secretary of State
# of Signatures Needed: Goal of 2000 (valid - 1764 plus cushion in
District 3 (the largely rural western part of the state))
Dates of Petition Drive: before the end of July 2006
VOLUNTEER: If you want to volunteer... Contact MJ Berry
Phone- 402.489.0598
E-mail - mjberry@inebraska.com
DONATE: If you want to donate, write a check to "Nebraska Green Party"
and send it to PO Box 85442, Lincoln, NE. 68501

Pennsylvania
# of Signatures Needed: Goal of 100,000 (60,700 valid needed)
Dates of Petition Drive: July 28, 2006
VOLUNTEER: If you want to volunteer...
Please e-mail - blyden4@comcast.net
DONATE: If you want to donate, write a check to "Green Party of
Pennsylvania" and send it to
P.O. Box 11962
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1962

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