(CNN) – Embattled New York Gov. David Paterson is expected to announce later Friday that he won’t seek a full term in office, but will remain as governor for the rest of the year, a Democratic Party source tells CNN. Paterson is expected to go before cameras later Friday in New York City. Full story [...]
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Romanelli to Seek Legal Redress Against Democrats
By John Morgan The Pennsylvania Progressive, February 21, 2010 Carl Romanelli, the Pennsylvania Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006 will seek legal redress in the courts against Democrats who threw him off the ballot using legislative staffers working on public time and with public resources. I asked Mr. Romanelli whether he and Ralph [...]
Support grows for city to rethink the way it draws election districts
Fairness and transparency complaints about the 2002 redistricting process and map are fueling a review of how Minneapolis draws electoral boundaries. By STEVE BRANDT, Star Tribune Momentum is building at Minneapolis City Hall for devising a fairer process for drawing the ward and other election boundaries that govern for whom voters may vote. The effort [...]
Seven plead guilty in Pennsylvania corruption case
[From: Green Party Watch] by Gregg Jocoy Back in 2006 Carl Romanelli sought to run as a Green Party candidate for US Senate in Pennsylvania. His ballot access petitions were challenged. He was tossed off the ballot. Later he was charged the costs of the challenger’s expenses. Pennsylvania is the only state to do this. [...]
Green Party Supports Council Districts In Huntington, NY
Contact: Roger Snyder, Green Party of Suffolk Chair 631-351-5763 Green Party Supports Council Districts In Huntington, NY “The Green Party of Suffolk supports the proposition to bring council districts to Huntington town,” said its chair Roger Snyder, a Huntington resident. “A key value of the Green Party is Grassroots Democracy, and it is clear that [...]
The Democratic Party is a bad, “Yo Mama” joke
[From On the Wilder Side. Posted on November 25, 2009 by kwilder] Thanks to Green Party Watch for the tip. Dan Kairis is running for Congress, 14th District, in Illinois. Kairis filed signatures to run on the Green Party line. Those challenges are being brought by someone who is receiving help from lawyers connected to [...]
Greens Gain Majority on Fairfax, CA City Council
Greens won a majority on the Fairfax, CA city council, just down the road from Richmond where Green Gayle McLaughlin is mayor. It would be the third time Greens have held the majority on a city council in California – Arcata (1996-1998) and Sebastopol (2000-2006) have also had Green majorities, according to the Green Party [...]
