Greens hand in enough signatures to appear on the ballot!
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| Stack of Slate Petitions at the IL Board of Elections, June 26, 2006. |
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Most people are unaware that in Illinois, Republican and Democratic Party politicians together passed laws so that they themselves only have to gather 5,000 voter signatures to appear on the state wide ballot -- but then require the Illinois Green Party to gather 25,000 signatures in only 12 weeks! Help the Greens overcome this extreme barrier to offering voters another choice this November. |
ILGP Announces 2006 Statewide Slate
The Illinois Green Party is running a full slate of candidates for statewide office in 2006, including Rich Whitney for Governor and Julie Samuels for Lieutenant Governor.
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“We believe that everyone in Illinois should have the chance to vote for someone that reflects his or her values. If you believe in grassroots democracy, social justice, ecological wisdom, and nonviolence, the Green Party offers you a chance to see your values reflected in your state’s government,” said Phil Huckelberry, state party co-chair.
The six candidates are a diverse group representing different parts of the state. They are:
The Illinois Green Party is also running candidates for local office including:
- Dorian Breuer for 1st State Senate (near S.W. side of Chicago)
- Roberto Cepeda for 2nd State Rep (Pilsen and Bridgeport area of Chicago)
- Kathy Cummings for 4th State Rep (Wicker Park area of Chicago)
- Timothy Curtin for 78th State Rep (Oak Park, Melrose Park areas)
- Tom Abram for 103rd State Rep (Champaign-Urbana)
- Phil Huckelberry for 88th State Rep (Bloomington-Normal)
- Charlie Howe for 115th State Rep (Carbondale and surrounding area)
- Nathan Helsabeck - 8th State Representative (Oak Park, Berwyn, Austin)
To volunteer to help gather signatures, please click here.
To join the ILGP, please click here.
ILGP March Membership Meeting just completed!
| See the draft notes of the ILGP 2006 Spring Membership Meeting here. The meeting happened on March 24-26, 2006 at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. |
