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2000: The
Green Party of Texas qualified for
statewide ballot status in May 2000.
In Texas, the criteria to qualify for statewide ballot status is a number of
petition signers equal to 1% of the previous gubernatorial vote. The petition
signatures must be gathered in 75 days after the primary election, and only
from people who didn't vote in the primary.
In 2000, the total number of petition
signers needed was 37,381 The Green Party of Texas gathered over 72,000 petition
signatures. Enough were valid to clear the 37,381 threshold for the Green
Party of Texas to qualify for statewide ballot status as of May 2000.
2000: The
Green Party of Texas retained statewide ballot
status in November 2000.
The criteria for retaining ballot status in Texas is to receive either 5% in
any statewide race other governor, or 2% for governor.
Three candidates passed the 5% needed
for the Green Party of Texas to retain its statewide ballot status: Ben
Levy received 9.7% and 450,885 votes for Texas Supreme Court; Gary
Dugger received 7.3% and 344,806 votes for Texas Railroad Commission;
and Charles Mauch received 7.2% and 336,781 votes for Texas Railroad
Commission.
For more information on the 2000 qualification
effort, see the following articles from Tejas Verde, the Green Party
of Texas state newsletter:
• Nearly
Half a Million Texans Vote Green; Party to Stay on Ballot for 2002;
Candidate Levy Sets National Record
• Statewide
Candidates Ensure Green Ballot Access for 2002
2002: The
Green Party of Texas lost its statewide ballot
status in November 2002.
Eleven candidates received between 0.6% and 1.8%, all below
the 5% threshold necessary for the Green Party of Texas to retain its statewide
ballot status.
In contrast to 2000, when Greens ran mostly in two-way and three way races
without Democrats participating, in 2002 the Democrats ran for several state
races for the first time since before 1986, with the intent of preventing the
Greens from retaining ballot status.
2010: The
Green Party of Texas achieved statewide
ballot status in November 2010.
The criteria for retaining ballot status in Texas is to receive either 5% in
any statewide race other governor, or 2% for governor.
Ed
Lindsay’s
251,842
votes and 6.34% for Comptroller was sufficienct
to achieve ballot status.