Jill Stein, the Green Party nominee for president in 2012, received primary season matching funds on August 28, 2012. The funds were helpful to Green Party ballot access costs and other campaign expenses, but they would have been more helpful if they had arrived earlier.
This year, Stein is already working to qualify. If she raises $5,000 from each of 20 states, soon enough, she could potentially receive federal matching funds on January 1, 2016. So far she has already received enough contributions from California, and is over halfway for Washington, New York, and Massachusetts.
Where is the information confirming she has raised $5000 in California? That is impressive if she has.
If she managed to get $5000 in 20 that is $200000 at the very least again. If she manages to get more matching funds then last time, then the .36% that she got last time would only increase.
$5,000 multiplied by 20 equals $100,000, not $200,000. The information comes from a Green Party fundraising appeal.
I suspect she will easily meet and surpass the requirements for matching funds this time around, likely by the end of 2015.
Yes it does equal $100000, I am including the matching funds that will come of $100000 to make $200,000.
In the fundraising appeal? Okay cool.
Are any of the major party candidates planning to pursue primary season matching funds? None of them did in 2012.
You’re right, Joshua. In 2012 the only three presidential candidates who got primary season matching funds were Buddy Roemer, Gary Johnson, and Jill Stein. Most Democratic and Republican candidates no longer try to get primary season matching funds because if they do, they have limits on how much they can spend in primary season in any particular state.