Posted at Ballot Access News:
On the night of July 4-5, Vic Roberts died unexpectedly in his sleep. He had been nominated in the Illinois Green Party primary in February this year, to run for U.S.
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Posts tagged as “Illinois”
Alan Augustson pens global warming comic strip
By Administrative Team on June 30, 2008 6:30 PM
Green Party candidate for U.S. Congress in Illinois’ 5th district, Alan Augustson, thinks that the only viable solutions to global warming involve “curbing our lifestyle.”…
Constitution Party’s Carter aims for U.S. House in Illinois
By PJO on June 27, 2008 11:37 PM
The Peoria Journal Star of Illinois reports Constitution Party candidate Brad Carter filed this week to run for Congress in the state’s 18th District, an open-seat race where GOP Rep.…
Nader to submit Illinois signatures
By PJO on June 22, 2008 11:41 PM
The Chicago Tribune says Ralph Nader’s independent presidential campaign “says it will file more than 50,000 candidacy petition signatures with the state Board of Elections on Monday –double what’s required to appear on the November ballot.…
Green U.S. House candidate plans $10,000 campaign
By PJO on June 19, 2008 8:16 AM
Jason Wallace, the Green Party nominee in the 11th Congressional District in Illinois, plans to spend just $10,000 on his campaign. Wallace said, “We’re going to rely on individuals to go out and campaign for us.…
Greens challenge Obama on Iran
By paulie on June 16, 2008 6:00 PM
Posted by Ronald Kane Hardy at Green Party Watch
In a press release the Green Party (US) is coming out critical of Barack Obama and his recent statements regarding Iran:
WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party leaders and candidates expressed alarm that presumed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has joined President Bush in threatening a US attack on Iran
In a speech last week before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Sen.
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Illinois Greens issue press release
By Gregg Jocoy on June 12, 2008 2:33 PM
Not surprisingly, the subject is the removal of four of their Congressional candidates.
Green Party Candidates Removed from the November General Election Ballot
This week, the State Officers Electoral Board decided to remove four anti-war Green Party congressional candidates from the November ballot, two of whom served during the Iraq War.…
Four Illinois Greens removed from ballot
By Gregg Jocoy on June 9, 2008 9:44 PM
Richard Winger reports that four Greens have been removed from the November ballot by the State of Illinois. Ballot Access News They are Iain Abernathy in the 8th district, David Kalbfleisch in the 10th district, Robert Hill in the 14th district, and Troy Dennis in the 17th district.…
Alan Augustson among 61 Illinois Greens on ’08 ballot
By Administrative Team on June 1, 2008 12:49 PM
Alan Augustson started out running for the Green Party’s presidential nomination. He participated in several online debates and was active in the blogosphere. Then last summer, he suspended his presidential campaign and announced he would instead be running for Congress against Democrat Rahm Emanuel.…