June 8, 2026
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In a press release issued today, the Green Party of Phode Island announced the beginning of their petition drive. The press release follows:
Plans Underway for Green Presidential Candidate on RI Ballot
The Green Party of Rhode Island filed papers with the RI Secretary of State’s office today to begin the process of placing the Green Party Presidential nominee on the ballot.…
With the goal of creating a network of support for Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, South Carolina Greens and other supporters of her campaigns are coming together under the banner South Carolina for Cynthia McKinney, the effort’s first target is raising at least $5000 for Congresswoman McKinney’s campaign.…
In a media advisory sent out minutes ago, the Cindy Sheehan for Congress campaign has announced that Cynthia McKinney, the frontrunner for the Green party presidential nomination, has signed on as honorary co-chair in the independent campaign to unseat Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi.…
Eugene Platt has agreed to allow this writer to speak before the South Carolina Green Party. Why? Because the Commission staff has sent a message to the state’s political party officials in which he said that the state would refuse to place on the ballot in November any candidate who lost a Democratic or Republican primary, regardless of other party’s nominations.…
The Green National Committee is considering 3 proposals, including Proposal 355 This proposal would elect members of the Green Party House Campaign Committee. The Green Party has already established a Green Party Senatorial Campaign Committee which is recognized by the Federal Elections Commission.…
The AP reports that the Arkansas Green Party has, at the last minute, found a candidate to take on Democrat Dwayne Dobbins for the state legislature in a race that could be winnable.…
Wikinews reports than peace activist and independent congressional Cindy Sheehan has secured the endorsement of the San Francisco Green Party in her quest to unseat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from California’s 8th district:
Sheehan answered a wide variety of questions helping to overcome a common perception that she is a one-issue candidate.
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Florida’s Herald Tribune writes about three “mystery candidates” who filed for Florida legislative races “in the last hours before Friday’s noon deadline.” The three “entered three of the most heated races in the state for incumbents,” and the “suspicion among some Tallahassee folks is that the candidates representing the left-leaning party were entered by Republicans solely to siphon off a few votes from the Democrats.”…
The AP reports the Green Party of Arkansas “can’t find a candidate to run against a former legislator trying to regain the House seat he left almost three years ago to settle a felony sexual assault charge.”…