Posted by Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch:
The ACLU and the Green Party of Arkansas has filed a law suit against Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels who has determined that the Green Party will no longer be recognized based on not exceeding 3% of the vote for President in Arkansas in 2008. In that same year, Rebekah Kennedy earned 20% of the vote in Arkansas in a state wide race for US Senate, and candidates for 3 of 4 US House seats earned 23% (Deb McFarland), 21% (Abel Tomlinson) and 14% (Joshua Drake), and elected a candidate to the State House (Richard Carroll).
More on this case as it develops, but here is the lawsuit, and here is the press release issued by the ACLU.
Ballot Access News found this TV News report.
Fuck Charlie Daniels!!!
I am presuming that Secretary of State Charlie Daniels is more closely related to Jack Daniels than to the singer Charlie Daniels?
From what I’ve heard, he’s very closely related to Jack Daniels.
Hopefully their case goes well.
Good luck Arkansas Greens!
I am presuming that Secretary of State Charlie Daniels is more closely related to Jack Daniels than to the singer Charlie Daniels?
Probably not. It will still be easier to be reelected as a Democrat.
If the Green Party becomes a recognized party in that state, will Richard Carroll head back to the GP?