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In this issue: New Meeting Location and Time
GP-US Presidential Candidates
More Candidates Wanted
Greens Can Win

 

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New Meeting Location and Time

 

The next general/program meeting of the Green Party of Pima County will be on the previously announced date-- Tuesday Feb 7 -- but is at a new location, the Joel Valdez / Downtown Library, and. to accommodate the library, at an earlier time - 6-7:45pm.   The change was because our contract with the former meeting location had ended, and a new, accessible location, with free parking, was sought. 

 

The program is a discussion of 2012 elections.  What else?

 

 

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GP-US Presidential candidates

 

As we said in the last DIGEST, the presidential primary date in Arizona is Feb 28, but early ballots, for those signed up to receive them, have already been mailed.   Here is an update on who is a qualified candidate, according to the Presidential Support committee of the GP-US. 

 

Dr Jill Stein, MD, of Wisconsin, has clearly qualified, surpassing both the signature and the donor minimums.  Thus, all votes tallied for Dr Stein will be cast, proportionally, by AzGP delegates to the GP-US convention, in Baltimore, in July.  More information about Jill Stein, and how to further support her candidacy, may be found at  http://www.jillstein.org/.

 

However,  Kent Mesplay of California, while meeting the signature minimum, is appealing a decision regarding his donor minimum.  Mr Mesplay is relying on donations made, but not spent, in previous runs for president, as well as this one, to meet, and surpass the minimum, and the committee has ruled that contributions must be from this election cycle only.  We will keep you posted about the status of this race.  If Mr Mesplay subsequently qualifies, then votes tallied for him will also be cast proportionally, by AzGP delegates to the convention  in Baltimore, in July.  If you would like to help candidate Mesplay qualify, donations can be made at http://www.mesplay.org.

 

Votes cast for persons on the ballot who do not qualify, and have made no attempt to gather signatures or to file with FEC showing that they have met the minimum requirement for donations, will be tallied, but will not be cast at the convention. 

 

In breaking news, actress RoseAnne Barr, of California has announced that she will also seek the Green Party nomination for president.   She appears to have met the minimum qualifying criteria, very rapidly, but she did not file in time to be on the ballots in several states, including Arizona and California. 

 

The winners, among qualified candidates on the AZ ballot, will receive votes apportioned by vote totals, at the 2012 GP-US convention in Baltimore, from July 12-15.  Convention web site: http://www.gpconvention2012.com

 

 

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More Candidates Wanted

 

It is still possible to run as  the Green Party candidate for the Congressional seat recently vacated by Gabby Giffords, in CD 8.  But papers must be filed by 5pm on February 27, so you have less than a month to decide, talk to us about what is involved, and prepare.  The primary is April 17, with a special election on June 12.  The term starts when the election is certified, and lasts til a new Congress is seated, next January

 

The timetable for candidates to run for all other state, county or federal offices [including the redistricted CD 8, which will be renumbered and have new boundaries, remains the same-- file in May.  Candidates are being sought for all positions. 

 

 

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Greens Can Win

 

132 Greens hold public office in the United States, including five mayors.  Richmond California's Mayor Gayle McLaughlin serves the largest constituency.  The Green Party, and our candidates, accept no money from corporate PACs.

 

 

 

                                   ----------------------  GPD editor:  claudia ellquist

 

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