June 2, 2026
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from Ballot Access News
Southern Political Report Misinforms Readers About the 1860 Presidential Election / November 16th, 2009
Southern Political Report of November 16 has a story about divisions in the present-day Democratic Party over health care.
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Posted at onthewilderside.com. Based on a national Green Party press release:
Greens blast the anti-choice Stupak Amendment in the Democrats’ health care bill, predict voter anger and defections from the Democratic Party over the amendment
Green Party leaders today called the Stupak Amendment in the recently passed US House bill on health care reform a disaster for women’s reproductive rights and a betrayal of the Democrats’ stated support for women’s rights and well-being.
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from Ballot Access News
America Votes 28 Is Now In Print
November 15th, 2009
Ever since 1956, the election returns book series called America Votes has been published after each presidential election and each midterm election.
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The full press release (H/T to Joey Dauben):
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from Ballot Access News
California Likely to Hold 3-Party Special Legislative
Election on January 12, 2010
The California Assembly seat, 72nd district, is currently vacant. The district is in northern Orange County and is considered safely Republican.
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from Ballot Access News
Tennessee Deposition of State Chairs of
Minor Parties Lasts 7 Hours
November 14th, 2009
On Friday, November 13, an Assistant Attorney General for Tennessee conducted depositions of the former or current state chairs of the Tennessee Libertarian, Constitution, and Green Parties, in that time order.…
On November 3rd in various towns in Connecticut, several Green Party members were elected to the largely symbolic and partisan office of constable. One of them, a college student named Cole Stangler, reflects on his victory:
Last week, I became a constable in my Connecticut hometown, representing the Green Party.
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from Green Party Watch
Democrats playing dirty tricks in Illinois
by Gregg Jocoy / November 12, 2009
In two stories at Ballot Access News, Richard Winger covers efforts by Democrats in Illinois to run against Tom Tressler in the Green Party primary in Tressler’s bid to win the nomination for President of the Cook County Board, and to keep Green Bill Scheurer from running for Congress on the Green Party line.
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GPUS Release:
WASHINGTON, DC — In the wake of a US House vote passing a Democratic health care bill (HR 3962), Green Party leaders and health care activists are calling for a defeat of the bill, calling it little more than a program to subsidize the insurance industry.…