This is a draft text that will explain how the criteria for who is a Green Party candidate and/or officeholder applies in each state. The draft text is in process and should not be considered definitive.
Alabama
Voter Registration: Alabama is not a voter registration-by-party state.
State and Federal office:
School Board: School board elections are partisan in Alabama, one of only four states where automatically allow partisan school board board elections or party labels to appear on the ballot.
Alaska
Voter Registration: Alaska is a voter registration-by-party state. The Alaska state government tracks Green voter registrations. The list of Green voter registrations is available for purchase from the Alaska Secretary of State.
Any registered Green Party member in Alaska who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office: These races are partisan. Candidates are listed on the ballot by party. Any candidate listed as a Green is a registered Green and thereby qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
Municipal, school board, county and other local offices: These races are non-partisan. If a registered Green runs for a non-partisan office, they qualify to be listed in the Elections Database. To identify Greens running for non-partisan office, the list of candidates for these offices should be compared to the list of registered Greens.
Affiliation: The Green Party of Alaska is not currently affiliated with the Green Party of the United States. It was affiliated between 2001 and 2020.
Arizona
Voter Registration: Arizona is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Arizona who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office: These races are partisan. Candidates are listed by party. Any candidate listed on the ballot as a Green is a registered Green and thereby qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database. If the Green Party does not have ballot status, it may run candidates as official write-ins. Any write-in candidate who is a registered Green qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database
Municipal, school board, county and other local offices: In some cases these races are partisan and in some cases non-partisan.
If a registered Green runs for a non-partisan office, they qualify to be listed in the Elections Database. To identify Greens running for non-partisan office, the list of candidates for these offices should be compared to the list of registered Greens.
Affiliation: The Arizona Green Party is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States. It was affiliated as one of the founding GPUS parties in 2001 and remains affiliated.
Arkansas
Voter Registration: Arkansas is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Arkansas who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office:
California
Voter registration: California is a voter registration-by-party state. One can register to vote with any of the ballot status parties, with a non-ballot status party and/or there is also a non-affiliated-with-a-party registration option called No Party Preference (NPP) .
The Green Party of California is a ballot qualified state party. The state of California maintains a publicly available list of registered Greens.
Any registered Green Party member in California who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office: All state and federal elections in California are partisan. Any candidate who is registered with a ballot-status party will have their party affiliation on the ballot next to their name. Candidates running in state and federal elections who are registered with a non-ballot status party or registered NPP will not have a party affiliation listed next to their name. Instead it will say ‘No Party Preference’.
After the ballot qualification period has concluded, the list of ballot-qualified candidates is certified by the Secretary of State. All Greens on that list are included in the Database. For primary elections only, there is a later period to file an official write-in candidate. Once certified, these Green candidates would also be included in the Database.
All other elections in California are officially non-partisan – be they for county, city, education or special district office. For these offices, there is no party label listed next to the name of any candidate. To identify Greens running in these races, it is necessary to compare the most current list of registered Greens with the lists of all candidates running. These candidate lists are provided by the county registrar of voters (except in a very small number of cases, by the city in which the election is held.)
Green Party of California bylaws also provide for non-citizens to be considered party members, if they are approved by their county Green Party under procedures described in that county party’s bylaws. However non-citizens can not run for most offices in California, as one has to be a registered voter to run for almost all public offices. An exception is for Neighborhood Councils in Los Angeles, where candidates need not be US citizens nor legal residents to qualify.
The Green Party of California is a ballot qualified state party and is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States as an accredited state party.
Colorado
Voter Registration: Colorado is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Colorado who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office:
The Green Party of Colorado is a ballot qualified state party. The Green Party of Colorado is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States as an accredited state party.
Connecticut
Voter Registration: Connecticut is a voter registration-by-party state. (Does the GPCT have an updated list of registered Greens, how is this obtained?)
Any registered Green Party member in Connecticut who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
However, although it is possible to register by party in Connecticut, because the Green Party is a minor party (and does not have ballot status statewide for all partisan offices), it is not currently possible to register Green in the entire state, but only in some towns and legislative districts where the Green Party has ballot status . Which places one can register Green has varied over the years, depending upon where in the state the Green Party has had ballot status.
Ballot Status: Since 1996, the Green Party of Connecticut has had some form of minor party status in the state. What is the definition of a minor party in Connecticut?
Connecticut General Statutes §9-372(6) defines minor party to mean, “a political party or organization which is not a major party and whose candidate for the office in question received at the last-preceding regular election for such office,…at least one percent of the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for such office at such election.” (Emphasis added).
Green Party membership: Green Party of Connecticut Bylaws recognize registered Greens as Green Party members and also provide a definition of Green Party membership in towns where it is not possible to register Green:
1.2 Members
1.2.1 Registered Members
To the extent that the State of Connecticut recognizes the Green Party of Connecticut as a Minor Party, a person who registers to vote in the State of Connecticut and lists their party affiliation as Green Party is considered to be a registered member for all purposes relevant to these bylaws, provided that they have not been registered with any other political party recognized by the State of Connecticut during the previous ninety (90) days.
1.2.2 Affiliated Members
Whether or not the State of Connecticut recognizes the Green Party of Connecticut as a Minor Party, any person who is at least sixteen (16) years of age and is a resident of Connecticut and not a member of any other ballot qualified political party in Connecticut may become a member of the Green Party of Connecticut by signing and submitting to an officer of the Green Party a membership application in the form set out in Appendix A. All members shall enjoy the same rights and privileges, except to the extent prohibited by law.
State and Federal office: These races are partisan. Candidates are listed by party. Any registered Green or otherwise a Green Party member under GPCT bylaws running for state or federal office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
Explain here how candidate gets on the ballot with a Green Party ballot line, what role party endorsements/nominations play with getting on the ballot.
Also , is it possible to be a GPCT member and get on the ballot with a GP ballot line, but not have received the endorsement/nomination of the GP in CT?
Municipal, school board, county and other local offices: Explain here how almost all of these races are partisan, and the small number that are not. (I think Douglas Lary specified these in a recent email)Is the process for appearing with a GP ballot line the same for these races as for state/federal?School Board: School board elections are partisan in Connecticut, one of only four states where automatically allow partisan school board board elections or party labels to appear on the ballot.
Affiliation status: The Green Party of Connecticut is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States as an accredited state party.
Delaware
Voter Registration: Delaware is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Delaware who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office: These races are partisan. Candidates are listed by party. Any candidate listed as a Green is a registered Green and qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
Municipal, school board, county and other local offices: These races are non-partisan. If a registered Green runs for a non-partisan office, they qualify to be listed in the Elections Database. To identify Greens running for non-partisan office, the list of candidates for these offices should be compared to the list of registered Greens.
State party affiliation: The Green Party of Delaware is a ballot qualified state party. The Green Party of Delaware is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States as an accredited state party.
District of Colombia
Voter Registration: The District of Colombia is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in the District of Colombia who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office:
All races are partisan in the District of Colombia, with the exception of Advisory Neighborhood Council (ANC), which are non-partisan. All partisan races are posted by the D.C. Department of Elections, with Green next to the candidate’s name.
To identify all Greens running for ANC, it is necessary to compare the most current list of registered Greens with the lists of ANC candidates.
The D.C. Statehood Green Party is a ballot qualified state party. The D.C. Statehood Green Party is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States as an accredited state party.
Florida
Voter Registration: Florida is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Florida who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office: These races are partisan. Candidates are listed by party. Any candidate listed as a Green is a registered Green and qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
Municipal, school board, county and other local offices: These races are non-partisan. If a registered Green runs for a non-partisan office, they qualify to be listed in the Elections Database. To identify Greens running for non-partisan office, the list of candidates for these offices should be compared to the list of registered Greens.
The Green Party of Florida is a ballot qualified state party. The Green Party of Florida is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States as an accredited state party
Georgia
Voter Registration: Georgia is not a voter registration-by-party state.
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Hawaii
Voter Registration: Hawaii is not a voter registration-by-party state.
State and Federal office:
On the nomination paper, candidates sign a sworn certification by self-subscribing oath that they are a member of the party. This requirement is in Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 12-3 (a)(7) (http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0012/HRS_0012-0003.htm).
An officer of a political party may file an objection to a candidate’s nomination paper with the circuit court. The nomination paper objection process is outlined in Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 12-8 (http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0012/HRS_0012-0008.htm).
https://www.greenpartyofhawaii.org/bylaws_2019_06_05
ARTICLE II – MEMBERS
Section 2.1. Membership:
(1) Membership is open to anyone regardless of age, race, color, national origin, spiritual belief, gender, sexual orientation, or physical challenge.
(2) Any person who wishes to become a member of the Green Party of Hawai`i shall sign an application form which states that the applicant agrees to abide by the Bylaws of the Green Party of Hawai`i and agrees in principle with the Political Platform of the Green Party of Hawai`i. The Green Party of Hawai`i reserves the right at any time to reject any membership application or cancel membership if the State Coordinating Committee determines that the prospective applicant’s application contains any false information or if the member violates these Bylaws. Notice of the State Coordinating Committee’s consideration of rejection of an application or cancellation of a membership shall be made to the prospective applicant or member in writing by US mail, e-mail, or fax, and said applicant or member shall have 10 business days in which to respond. After 10 business days, and in consideration of any response from an applicant or member, the State Coordinating Committee shall determine whether or not to reject the application or cancel the membership by a majority vote of those attending a State Coordinating Committee meeting.
(3) A payment for dues shall accompany the application, if dues are required. If dues are required, such dues shall be renewed after a full year of membership. Renewals shall be due on or before the 1st day of May to maintain current membership status. Dues will be determined by the State Coordinating Committee as prescribed in Article VII. If payment of dues constitutes an economic hardship for an individual member, then dues may be waived upon application for a hardship waiver. Hardship waivers may be approved by a majority of those attending a State Coordinating Committee meeting.
(4). Membership shall be designated as “Members” or “Affiliate Members”.
- (a) Members are persons who reside in Hawai`i, and are current in their membership dues as defined in (II 2.1.3) above.
- (b) Affiliate Members are any other persons are supporters of, and wish to be affiliated with the Green Party of Hawai`i. Affiliate Members are not entitled to vote in Green Party of Hawai`i meetings, but they may otherwise participate in the activities of the Green Party of Hawai`i.
(5) Members of the Green Party of Hawai`i shall not be members of any other political party. Any Green Party of Hawai`i member who joins or participates as a member of another political party shall forfeit their membership in the Green Party of Hawai`i. In order to reapply, a copy of written resignation of membership in the other political party must be attached to the application form.
Idaho
Voter Registration: Idaho is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Idaho who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office:
Illinois
Voter Registration: Illinois is not a voter registration-by-party state.
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Indiana
Voter Registration: Indiana is not a voter registration-by-party state.
State and Federal office:
Iowa
Voter Registration: Iowa is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Iowa who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office:
Kansas
Voter Registration: Kansas is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Kansas who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office:
Kentucky
Voter Registration: Kentucky is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Kentucky who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office:
Louisiana
Voter Registration: Louisiana is a voter registration-by-party state.
State and Federal office:
Any registered Green Party member in Louisiana who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
The Green Party of Louisiana is a ballot qualified state party. The Green Party of Louisiana is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States as an accredited state party.
Maine
Voter Registration: Maine is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Maine who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office: These races are partisan. Candidates are listed by party. Any candidate listed as a Green is a registered Green and qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
Municipal, school board, county and other local offices: These races are non-partisan. If a registered Green runs for a non-partisan office, they qualify to be listed in the Elections Database. To identify Greens running for non-partisan office, the list of candidates for these offices can be compared to the list of registered Greens.
The Maine Green Independent Party is a ballot qualified state party. The Maine Green Independent Party is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States as an accredited state party.
Maryland
Voter Registration: Maryland is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Maine who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office:
Massachusetts
Voter Registration: Massachusetts is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Maine who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office: These races are partisan. Candidates are listed by party. Any candidate listed as a Green is a registered Green and qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
Municipal, school board, county and other local offices: These races are non-partisan. If a registered Green runs for a non-partisan office, they qualify to be listed in the Elections Database. To identify Greens running for non-partisan office, the list of candidates for these offices should be compared to the list of registered Greens.
Michigan
Voter Registration: Michigan is not a voter registration-by-party state.
Ballot Status: The Green Party of Michigan is considered a minor party under Michigan state law. The party has had ongoing minor party ballot status since the November 2000 elections.
State and Federal office: These races are partisan. Candidates are listed by party. Any candidate listed as a Green is a Green Party member and qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
Michigan state law MCL 168.686a: requires the Green Party to nominate by state party convention or caucus and not by primary (at least until/unless a top-of-ticket statewide candidate gets 5% or more of the vote total of the latest winning candidate for Secretary of State).
County Office: County elections in Michigan are partisan. Any candidate listed as a Green is a Green Party member and qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
Michigan state law MCL 168.686a: requires the Green Party to nominate by state party convention or caucus and not by primary (at least until/unless a top-of-ticket statewide candidate gets 5% or more of the vote total of the latest winning candidate for Secretary of State).
Municipal Office: Cities can choose whether their elections are partisan or not.
Minnesota
Voter Registration: Minnesota is not a voter registration-by-party state.
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Mississippi
Voter Registration: Mississippi is not a voter registration-by-party state.
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Missouri
Voter Registration: Missouri is not a voter registration-by-party state.
Any member of the Missouri Green Party who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database. Membership in the Missouri Green Party is defined in its bylaws.
State and Federal office: These races are partisan. Candidates are listed by party. Members of the Missouri Green Party who run for these offices qualify to be listed in the Elections Database.
When the Green Party has pre-existing ballot status – either statewide, or only for individual districts or counties – there is a Green Party nominating primary (Section 115.317 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri). The winner of the Green Party primary is considered the party’s General Election nominee However, non-Missouri Green Party members may also appear on the Green Party primary ballot. If they win the Green Party primary, they would appear on the general election ballot as the Green Party candidate. However since they would not be a Missouri Green Party member, they would not qualify to be listed in the Elections Database, neither as a candidate in the Primary nor the General Election.
County offices: County elections are partisan, for county prosecutors, commissioners, clerks, sheriffs and other county offices. Members of the Missouri Green Party who run for these offices qualify to be listed in the Elections Database. Similarly as above, a non-Green Party member may run in the Green Primary and possibly advance to the General Election, but would not qualify to be listed in the Elections Database.
Municipal, school board and other local offices: These races are generally non-partisan. Members of the Missouri Green Party who run for these offices qualify to be listed in the Elections Database.
In some places (like the City of St Louis), local elections are partisan (It is possible to check with local elections here https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/localelectionauthority.) In these cases members of the Missouri Green Party who run for these offices qualify to be listed in the Elections Database and non-members do not, even if they appear on the ballot with a Green Party ballot line.
Ballot Status: Under Section 115.317 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, a party that does not already have ballot status can petition for ballot access. Obtaining 10,000 valid signatures gives the party the right to run candidates for any office in the state. Candidate names are submitted at the same time as the petitions and are automatically on the November ballot if the petitions are successfully validated, without a primary. Then if any district or county candidates receives 2% or more in the General Election, that district gains ballot access for the next four years. If any candidate receives 2% for a statewide race (Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, US Senate, or President), that ensures statewide ballot access for all partisan offices in the state for the next four years.
A Missouri Green Party member can run in a partisan race as an independent, where the party does not have ballot status. But the signature threshold to qualify for the ballot is the same number as to form a party and run multiple candidates for any and all offices. So it would be unlikely for a party member and their supporters to undertake that tact.
Montana
Voter Registration: Montana is not a voter registration-by-party state.
State and Federal office:
Nebraska
Voter Registration: Nebraska is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Nebraska who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office:
Nevada
Voter Registration: Nevada is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Nevada who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office:
The Green Party of Nevada is not a ballot qualified state party. The Green Party of Nevada is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States as an accredited state party.
New Hampshire
Voter Registration: New Hampshire is a voter registration-by-party state.
State and Federal office:
New Jersey
Voter Registration: New Jersey is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in New Jersey who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office:
The Green Party of New Jersey is a ballot qualified state party. The Green Party of New Jersey is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States as an accredited state party.
New Mexico
Voter Registration: New Mexico is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in New Mexico who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office:
In New Mexico, regular local elections (§1-22-3(B)) and judicial retention elections (§1-26-2(A)) are non-partisan. County, state, and federal elections are partisan.
The Green Party of New Mexico is a ballot qualified state party. The Green Party of New Mexico is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States as an accredited state party.
New York
Voter Registration: New York is a voter registration-by-party state. The State of New York maintains a publicly available list of enrolled (registered) Greens.
Any enrolled (registered) Green Party member in New York who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office: All state and federal elections in New York are partisan.
When the Green Party has had ballot status in New York (1998-2002, 2010-2021), an enrolled Green could collect the required number of signatures from registered Green voters and appear on the ballot for state or federal office as a Green Party candidate. They would be included in the Elections Database.
Under New York’s fusion law, such an enrolled Green could have a Green Party ballot line and the ballot line of another ballot qualified party. In practice this never has occurred for state or federal office. But if it did, the candidate would be included in the Elections Database and the number of votes the candidate got on each ballot line would included.
Under New York election law, any candidate from any party (or from no party) could also collect the required number of signatures from registered Green voters and appear on the ballot as a Green Party candidate. These non-enrolled Greens would not be included in the Elections Database, even if they won a contested primary vs. an enrolled Green for the same office.
When the Green Party has not had ballot status in New York (1994-1998, 2002-2010, 2021 to the present), an enrolled Green could still collect the required number of signatures from registered Green voters and appear on the ballot for state or federal office as a Green Party candidate. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES BETWEEN WHEN THE PARTY HAS BALLOT STATUS AND WHEN IT DOES NOT. They would be included in the Elections Database.
Elections for city and town offices are partisan.
Village elections are partisan, but candidates can’t use the labels of parties that have ballot status. So when the Green Party had ballot status in New York, Greens running in villages could not use ‘Green Party’ as their ballot label. But whe the Greenn Party did not have ballot stauts, enrolled Greens can (and have) runn as Greens on the village ballot.
They give themselves local labels (which are ofter synonyms for the real Democrats and Republicans, but not always — sometimes they reflect factions built around family or personal feuds).
Most school board elections are nonpartisan. Some are partisan, e.g., Syracuse and Rochester.
WhSo when Jason West and Rebecca Rotzler were elected in the village of New Paltz in 2003 when the Greens didn’t have statewide ballot status, they ran as Greens on the village ballot. The couldn’t have done that between 2011 and 2020 when we had ballot status and would have had to choose a non-ballot status party name. But it was clearly the Democrats under village party labels that fought to keep the Greens off the village board — everybody knew that.
The Green Party of New York is not a ballot qualified state party. It was a ballot-qualified state party between November 1998 and
The Green Party of New York is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States as an accredited state party.
North Carolina
Voter Registration: North Carolina is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in North Carolina who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
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North Dakota
Voter Registration: North Dakota is not a voter registration-by-party state.
State and Federal office:
Ohio
Voter Registration: Ohio is not a voter registration-by-party state.
State and Federal office:
Oklahoma
Voter Registration: Oklahoma is a voter registration-by-party state.
State and Federal office:
Oregon
Voter Registration: Oregon is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Oregon who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office:
Pennsylvania
Voter Registration: Pennsylvania is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Pennsylvania who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
State and Federal office:
School Board:School board elections are partisan in Pennsylvania, with a few exceptions., one of only four states where automatically allow partisan school board board elections or party labels to appear on the ballot.
Rhode Island
Voter Registration: Rhode Island is a voter registration-by-party state. But one can only register in a party that has ballot status.
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South Carolina
Voter Registration: South Carolina is not a voter registration-by-party state.
State and Federal office:
But did see these, so I assume these are it
https://southcarolinagreenparty.nationbuilder.com/by_laws
ARTICLE 2: MEMBERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION
2.1 ELIGIBILITY. Participation in Party activities is open to any resident of South Carolina who wishes to support our political efforts. According to state law, eligibility for membership in the Party is restricted to residents who are (a) at least eighteen years of age, (b) a registered voter, and (c) a citizen of South Carolina and the United States.
I see this text here, for certified parties – SECTION 7-9-20. Qualifications for party membership and voting in primary election.
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t07c009.php
And this defines a certified party
SECTION 7-9-10. Certification and decertification of political parties.
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t07c009.php
Is there a written history of becoming a certified party? And with that, the ability to remain so and retain ballot status?
This wiki page says
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_Green_Party
The party had been the South Carolina affiliate of the Natural_Law_Party_(United_States) but was taken over by the Green Party after the Natural Law Party officially disbanded its national organization in 2002. The party has been ballot qualified throughout its affiliation with the Green Party.
Did SCGP official ballot status begin with the 2004 elections? That is when the first SCGP candidates appear in the Elections Database
2.2 REQUIREMENTS. To be considered a member of the Party, a citizen must have, within the preceding year, either (a) paid annual dues or (b) been an active member of a party organization in the state. The Party will maintain a list of current members.
Is it possible to be a SCGP member and also a member of another ballot-qualified/certified party?
South Dakota
Voter Registration: South Dakota is a voter registration-by-party state.
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Tennessee
Voter Registration: Tennessee is not a voter registration-by-party state.
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Texas
Voter Registration: Texas is not a voter registration-by-party state. However the Texas state elections code defines party membership as someone who takes an oath, as explained in this 2020 advisory opinion from the state Director of Elections:
How does party affiliation work in Texas?
In Texas, there are several main ways for a voter to affiliate with a party: by being accepted to vote in a party’s primary election, by taking the required oath at a party precinct convention, or by taking a party oath of affiliation generally (§§162.003, 162.006, 162.007). A voter’s affiliation with a party automatically expires at the end of each calendar year, which is December 31. (§162.010). A voter who has affiliated themselves with a party is ineligible to participate in the party affairs of another party during the same calendar year. (§§162.012, 162.013)
State and Federal office: These races are partisan. Candidates are listed by party. Any candidate who takes an oath
listed as a Green is a registered Green and thereby qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
In a non-registration-by-party state like TX, it would default to who is a GPTX member.
is in general agreement with the following 10 Key Values: Ecological Wisdom, Social Justice, Grassroots Democracy, Nonviolence, Decentralization, Community-based Economics, Feminist Values, Respect for Diversity, Personal and Global Responsibility, and Future Focus, and
- Commits to participate in a respectful manner and cooperate with conflict resolution.Section 4:
Membership with an affiliated county party or affiliated local party group shall be no more restrictive than the requirements for membership with the GPTX, except that county parties or local groups may limit voting privileges to those members who have achieved a minimum level of participation decided by the County parties or local groups, consistent with the Texas Election Code (Chapter 162).
Utah
Voter Registration: Utah is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Utah who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
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Vermont
Voter Registration: Vermont is not a voter registration-by-party state.
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Virginia
Voter Registration: Virginia is not a voter registration-by-party state.
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Washington
Voter Registration: Washington is not a voter registration-by-party state.
Any member of the Green Party of Washington State, who is not also a member of another registered political party, who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database. Membership in the Green Party of Washington State is defined in its bylaws.
State and Federal office (other than US President and Vice President): These elections are partisan. Each candidate must state a preferred party to appear on the ballot. A member of the Green Party of Washington State, who is not also a member of another registered political party, who runs for one of these offices qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database, regardless of their stated preferred party designation on the ballot.
Washington State has a top two multi-party primary for all offices other than US President and Vice President. The Washington State top two primary includes all candidates with all stated party preferences. Candidates for offices other than US President and Vice President need not be nominated by a political party to appear on the primary ballot, even with a stated party preference. Multiple candidates who prefer the same party may run for statewide or federal office on the same primary ballot in Washington State. A candidate who is not a Green Party member may appear on the primary ballot with Green Party as their stated party preference. Such a candidate would not qualify to be listed in the Elections Database.
County offices: For county elections that are partisan, a member of the Green Party of Washington State, who is not also a member of another registered political party, who runs for one of these offices qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database, regardless of their stated preferred party. Similarly, as above, a non-Green Party member may appear on the primary ballot with Green Party as their stated party preference. Such a candidate would not qualify to be listed in the Elections Database.
Municipal, school board and other local offices: These positions are generally non-partisan. A member of the Green Party of Washington State, who is not also a member of another registered political party, who runs for one of these offices qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
If any local elections are partisan, a member of the Green Party of Washington State, who is not also a member of another registered political party, who runs for one of these offices qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database; however, a non-Green Party member would not qualify, even if they appear on the ballot with a stated preference of Green Party.
Ballot Status: A candidate for US Congress, statewide office, county office, or local office can submit their name to appear on the Washington State primary ballot, either by petitioning (collecting signatures) or by paying a fee. Because of the top two multi-party primary system, political parties in Washington State are not granted ballot access, except for US Presidential elections.
Only the top two candidates advancing from the primary are entitled to appear on the general election ballot for each office. (Note: the top two primary in Washington State may change to a top four or top five primary if statewide Ranked Choice Voting is implemented.)
Candidates for US President and Vice President must petition for ballot access every 4 years unless their political party receives at least 5% of the statewide vote total in the Presidential election, in which case their political party maintains ballot access for the next US Presidential election. Candidates for US President and Vice President are nominated by their respective political parties separate from the top two statewide primary.
West Virginia
Voter Registration: West Virginia is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in West Virginia who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
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Wisconsin
Voter Registration: Wisconsin is not a voter registration-by-party state.
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Wyoming
Voter Registration: Wyoming is a voter registration-by-party state.
Any registered Green Party member in Wyoming who runs for office and/or serves in elected office qualifies to be listed in the Elections Database.
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