Man Working For “Moderate Party of Kansas”
Associated Press – Fri 10:35 AM 06/14/2013
Aaron Estabrook says his proposed political party would give moderates a voice to respond to extremism he sees in the current political parties.
Various news about the Rhode Island Moderate Party since the election:
Most recently, the party’s chairman Robert Corrente stepped down from that position so that Ken Block, who had resigned while he ran for governor, could take over.
… Read more ...Party executive director Christine Hunsinger says former U.S. Attorney Robert Clark Corrente (kuh-RENT’-ee) resigned the week after the Nov.
from Ballot Access News
Minor Party Presidential Ballot Status, Compared to Four Years Ago at this Point
November 5th, 2010
The Libertarian Party now has an automatic spot on the 2012 presidential ballot in 26 states. If it meets the vote tests in New York and/or Utah, that will go up to either 27 or 28. … Read more ...
from Ballot Access News
Political Parties Gain Qualified Status in Some States, Lose it in Others
November 2nd, 2010
Here is a partial rundown on whether various minor parties in various states either gained, kept, or lost qualified status, as a result of votes cast on November 2, 2010: [These are based on early returns.
Emailed by the Ken Block for governor campaign to contact.ipr@gmail.com:
Warwick–Starting today, a new Block commercial will run. Moderate Party Gubernatorial Candidate, Ken Block’s newest ad sets him apart from his opponents by poking fun at the back and forth mudslinging that occurs between recycled politicians.
“The two best known candidates are attacking one another in the hopes that no one will notice the lack of substance in their plans for fixing Rhode Island,” said Block.… Read more ...
Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com:
Moderate Party Gubernatorial Candidate, Ken Block, released the following statement in reaction to the American Federation of Teachers’ endorsement of Lincoln Chafee:
“The American Federation of Teachers’ choice to endorse before meeting with all of the candidates was uniformed and demonstrates that union leadership is out of step with its membership.… Read more ...
Starting Tuesday, June 1st, the Ken Block for Governor campaign will be up on television with our first commercial. As someone who has been supportive of the ideas of Moderate Party and Ken Block, we’re giving you the opportunity to view the commercial before everyone else.
We know that Rhode Island’s problems are largely self inflicted – and therefore solvable!… Read more ...
Moderate Party of Rhode Island chairman Kenneth J. Block will be running for governor on his party’s ballot line. He will be replaced as chairman by former US attorney Robert Corrente. According to Ballot Access News, the party needs to poll at least five percent in the governor’s race in order to retain its spot on the ballot.… Read more ...
Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com:
time is now
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Why it matters now, more than ever
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Two years ago now, this effort began as a journey of one. Now, we count more than a thousand followers and we are on this journey together.
Through conversations with friends, colleagues and neighbors, it is clear that Rhode Island needs something other than what it currently has; we deserve better.… Read more ...
From Ballot Access News:
The Rhode Island State Board of Elections wants to levy a fine of $10,000 against Ken Block, because Block donated $20,000 to the Moderate Party of Rhode Island. Block is the person most responsible for conceiving of the Moderate Party and bringing it into existence as a ballot-qualified party earlier this year.
Posted at http://www.moderate-ri.org/, Sept. 3:
A lot has been going on in the 2 weeks since we attained party status!
We have filed for and received our non-profit status, set up bank accounts, got all set up with the Board of Elections campaign finance division, set up our PayPal account and filed all of our federal paperwork.… Read more ...
from Ballot Access News
Rhode Island Moderate Party Makes Headway
July 23rd, 2009
… Read more ...The Moderate Party, currently working to get 23,589 valid signatures so as to qualify as a “political party” in Rhode Island, says it has now collected 10,000. This is the largest number of signatures any minor party in any particular state has collected this year.