Sunday, July 30, 2006
Sometimes great news slips by
and that is what happened to me recently. The Progressive Party of MO, that state's affialiate of the USGP, has filed enough signatures to qualify for ballot status in the fall's elections. All the exciting details are behind the "Read more!" link...
PROGRESSIVE PARTY OF MISSOURI
P.O. BOX 33106
Kansas City, MO 64114
July 24, 2006
PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
Contact: Dee Berry, Kansas City, (816) 942-3081
or Tim Barnhart, St. Louis, (314) 351-4268
PROGRESSIVE PARTY FILES BALLOT ACCESS PETITIONS
The Progressive Party of Missouri today (Monday, July 24, 2006) filed petitions containing 14,932 signatures with the Missouri Secretary of State to get the party on the November ballot in Missouri, together with papers nominating six candidates for statewide and congressional offices. Registered voters from 95 Missouri counties plus the City of St. Louis signed the petition. The signatures amounted to 49% more than
the 10,000 required by law.
Progressive Party leaders are confident that enough of the signatures are valid to place the party on the ballot, because all of the signatures were collected by party volunteers. Signatures obtained by volunteers historically have higher validity rates than those obtained by paid petitioners.
Missouri law requires Secretary of State Robin Carnahan to determine and announce no later than August 22 whether the party and its candidates have met legal requirements to appear on the ballot. The party will announce its candidates after Carnahan certifies them for the ballot.
The party failed in a similar attempt in 2004, when election authorities disallowed enough signatures to cause the party to fall 377 short. This year the party submitted over 2,000 more signatures than in 2004. The party previously placed two candidates for state representative on the ballot in 2002.
The Progressive Party of Missouri is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States.
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PROGRESSIVE PARTY OF MISSOURI
P.O. BOX 33106
Kansas City, MO 64114
July 24, 2006
PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
Contact: Dee Berry, Kansas City, (816) 942-3081
or Tim Barnhart, St. Louis, (314) 351-4268
PROGRESSIVE PARTY FILES BALLOT ACCESS PETITIONS
The Progressive Party of Missouri today (Monday, July 24, 2006) filed petitions containing 14,932 signatures with the Missouri Secretary of State to get the party on the November ballot in Missouri, together with papers nominating six candidates for statewide and congressional offices. Registered voters from 95 Missouri counties plus the City of St. Louis signed the petition. The signatures amounted to 49% more than
the 10,000 required by law.
Progressive Party leaders are confident that enough of the signatures are valid to place the party on the ballot, because all of the signatures were collected by party volunteers. Signatures obtained by volunteers historically have higher validity rates than those obtained by paid petitioners.
Missouri law requires Secretary of State Robin Carnahan to determine and announce no later than August 22 whether the party and its candidates have met legal requirements to appear on the ballot. The party will announce its candidates after Carnahan certifies them for the ballot.
The party failed in a similar attempt in 2004, when election authorities disallowed enough signatures to cause the party to fall 377 short. This year the party submitted over 2,000 more signatures than in 2004. The party previously placed two candidates for state representative on the ballot in 2002.
The Progressive Party of Missouri is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States.
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// posted by Gregg Jocoy @ 1:37 PM 
