|
John --
?
The two corporate parties never
make it easy for Greens to get on the ballot, and Illinois has some of
the worst ballot access laws in the nation. Even before the COVID-19
pandemic hit, it was extremely difficult for third-party candidates to
satisfy the high petition-signature requirements that the duopoly
parties had established to qualify for the November ballot. After the
pandemic, it went from extremely difficult to impossible -- until the
Green and Libertarian parties successfully sued state officials to
lower those requirements and allow electronic petitioning in this
election cycle.
?
Even after our legal victory, it
was still quite a challenge to meet the lower requirements. But thanks
to a lot of hard work by our candidates and volunteers, voters in
Illinois will be able to cast a ballot on November 3rd for candidates
who stand for real social progress -- not just for President and U.S.
Senate, but, in many parts of the state, Congress, State Rep and local
candidates as well.
?
Here is a list of the Green Party
candidates that will be on the November 3,2020 ballot:
?
-
- Howie Hawkins for President of the
U.S.
- Angela Walker for Vice President of the
U.S.
- David F. Black for U.S. Senate (IL)
- Thomas Wilda for Congress (IL-5) - parts of
Cook and DuPage Counties
-
State Representative
-
Christopher Kruger
for State Representative (IL-17) - parts of Cook County
-
Anna Schiefelbein for
State Representative (IL-85) - parts of DuPage and Will
Counties
-
Randy Auxier for
State Representative (IL-115) - parts of Jackson, Jefferson, Perry,
Union, and Washington Counties
-
Metropolitan Water Reclamation
District (MWRD) of Greater Chicago - Cook County
- Tammie Felicia
Vinson
- Troy Antonio
Hernandez
- Rachel Wales
-
Jackson County Board
-
Joshua Hellmann -
District 3
-
Rich Whitney -
District 4
- Charlie Howe - District 6
-
Jessica Bradshaw for
Jackson County Circuit Clerk - all of Jackson County, IL
-
Rich Giovanoni for
Niles Township Green Party Committeeperson, Cook County?
?
?
More information on the candidates
can be found at www.ilgp.org.?
?
In addition, we expect the
following two candidates for state representative to appear on the
ballot, pending the outcome of objections filed by persons seeking to
protect the duopoly candidates. We are optimistic that we will defeat
the objectors and give voters a real choice in these races as
well:
- Alia
Sarfraz for State Representative (IL-52) - parts of Cook, Kane, Lake,
and McHenry Counties
- John
Keating for State Representative (IL-96) - Christian, Macon, and
Sangamon Counties
IN OTHER NEWS .? .? .?
?
-
The Green Party US Presidential
Nominating Convention was held on July 11, 2020 virtually. Howie
Hawkins, of New York, and Angela Walker, of South Carolina, were
nominated as the Green Party US Presidential and Vice Presidential
Candidates, having received 210 of 355 delegate votes cast at the
convention.? Howie and Angela, who are also the Socialist Party USA
nominees, are running on a platform of an Ecosocialist Green New Deal.
To learn more about Howie and Angela you can visit howiehawkins.us or tune in for their weekly livstream,
every Tuesday night at 7:00 PM CDT. Streaming on Facebook, YouTube,
Twitter, Periscope, and Twitch.?
- The
Wisconsin Green Party is in their petition drive to get Howie Hawkins
and Angela Walker on the ballot. The signatures are due August 4th.?
If anyone is interested in going to Wisconsin for petitioning, they
are offering to pay $1 per valid physical signature. Volunteers are
welcomed.
?
? ? ? ? Contact
information:
? ? ? ? Dave Schwab
? ? ? ? Co-chair, WI
Greens
? ? ? ?
[email protected]
? ? ? ? 518.610.2708
?
- Pastor
Anthony W. Williams will begin a hunger strike calling forth Illinois
state lawmakers to pass Violence as a Health Crisis
HR0433.?
?
? ? ? ? Major press conference:
Friday, July 31st at 12 noon, Rhodes Funeral? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Home; 1018
W. 79th Street; Chicago, IL 60620.?
?
? ? ? ? ?Contact
Information:?
? ? ? ? ?Anthony W.
Williams?
? ? ? ? ?708-690-5339?
? ? ? ? ?[email protected]
?
BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!
?
Sign up today at: https://www.ilgp.org/membership
As a reminder, the Green Party does
not accept corporate contributions. Our only funding comes from
individual, grassroots members like yourself.
If you would like to volunteer,
please e-mail [email protected] or call 773-999-3915.
|
