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Friend --
If you registered to vote as a "Green", you may have received or
soon will be receiving a notice from the Board of Elections informing
you that the Green Party has been de-certified as a political party
and your registration is being changed to "Other - Green". We wanted
to answer some questions you may have and recommend how to
respond.
Our recommendation is to do nothing at this time. If
you simply take no action, you will stay on the voter roll with a
record of your past affiliation as "Green", and when the Green Party
is once again ballot-qualified, the Board of Elections will
automatically list you as a "Green" again.
Here are answers to
a few questions:
- Q: Am I still registered to vote?
A: Yes! You are still
registered to vote.
- Q: Why is this happening?
A: State law requires that all
non-principal parties must meet certain qualifications in order to
stay ballot-qualified. The Green Party was unable to meet those
requirements during the 2022 election, so it has to qualify for the
ballot again.
- Q: What is the Green Party doing to resolve the situation?
A:
We have to collect 10,000 signatures of Maryland voters by summer 2024
in order to qualify for the ballot again (at which point the Board of
Elections should automatically change your voter affiliation back to
"Green").
- Q: Can I help get the Green Party back on the ballot?
A: Yes!
You
can download the petition here. You can sign it yourself and ask
your family, friends, and neighbors to sign as well. You can mail
petitions to the address at the top of the sheet. Instructions
for collecting signatures are here.
- Q: Is there anything else I can do to help?
A: Yes, you can make
a contribution to help the Maryland Green Party hire signature
gatherers to help the party get back on the ballot.
Again, when you receive notification from the Board of Elections
that your party affiliation is being changed to "Other - Green",
please do nothing at this time as we work to regain ballot access. You
are still registered to vote and your party affiliation will be
changed back to "Green" once our ballot access drive is
complete.
If you have further questions, please contact us.
Maryland Green Party
http://www.mdgreens.org/
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