The Green Party voted on August 2 over the location of its 2016 presidential convention. Houston was chosen. The party has never before had a presidential convention in the South. Toledo was the runner-up. The dates will be August 4-7, the latest presidential convention of any party in 2016, so far at least.
Past Green Party presidential conventions have been: 1996 Los Angeles; 2000 Denver; 2004 Milwaukee; 2008 Chicago; 2012 Baltimore.
That would be great news for all the hard working Green party members here in Houston.
For a while, former Green presidential nominee David Cobb was very active in the Harris County Green Party leadership.
The 9th USA Parliament is United with the American Green Party United Coalition in 2015:
County Level United Coalition Candidates for 2015 Elections:
Carey Campbell [Green Independent for Fairfax County, Virginia County Supervisor
Joseph Phillips [Green] for Duchess County, New York County Supervisor
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We’ve been using pure proportional representation for twenty consecutive years and our guidelines are supported by all parties and independents:
http://www.usparliament.org/rules.php
It’s official now. Houston, here we come!
Thanks to Jody, who just answered my question about the dates.
How many states of ballot access are they writing off if these dates are correct? Starting alphebetically, they will have less than two weeks to complete Alabama, with no substitution allowed, during blazing hot August, with no substitution permitted (new deadline,, August 18).
Any other states where they would face similar problems?
I hope the Green Party sues Alabama over presidentisl substitution. Federal courts in Florida, Virginia, and South Dakota have ruled that the equal protection clause requires substitution. State courts in Pennsylania, Indiana, and Alaska have interpreted state election laws to mandate substitution though state officials had interpreted them differently. Alabama will look pretty silly explaining why it allows vice-presidential substitution but not presidential substitution. Or, alternatively, Jill Stein is free to petition in Alabama as an independent presidential candidate at any time, and that would probably work out because she probably will be the nominee.