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Green Party Committees: Presidential Campaign Support (PCSC)

GPUS 2012 Presidential Process

The Green Party of the United States nominated Jill Stein as its 2012 presidential nominees, at its July 14th Presidential nominating convention in Baltimore.

The Green Party has run presidential candidates in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and now 2012. Our process for 2012 included:

- A Presidential Exploratory Outreach Letter and Questionnaire to individuals recommended by Greens across the US. This process occured in the first half of 2011 . See responses to the GPUS Presidential Exploratory Outreach Questionnaire here.

- Official recognition as a candidate seeking the GPUS Presidential nomination. To become officially recognized as a candidate seeking the GPUS Presidential nomination for President, one must demonstrate a level of grassroots support within the Green Party and a level of legal and financial organization as a candidate. The officially recognized candidates as of the GPUS July 14th Presidential Nomination were:



Roseanne Barr

Kent Mesplay
www.mesplay.org
GPUS questionnaire

Jill Stein
www.jillstein.org
GPUS questionnaire

Roseanne Barr
www.roseanneforpresident.com
GPUS questionaire

- Decision-making by state parties during 2011 and 2012 regarding which presidential candidates' names will go on their primary election ballot, in those states where there are Green Party primaries in 2012. This process is detailed on this GPUS 2012 Presidential Calendar; and

- Individual state parties choosing delegates in 2012 to the 2012 Green Party Presidential Convention via a variety of processes, including primaries, caucuses and state conventions, followed by

- The 2012 Green Party Presidential Nomination Convention


For more information:

How to Seek the Green Party’s nomination
What the GPUS Has to Offer Green Presidential Candidates

Candidates interested in seeking the nomination should contact the PCSC co-chairs for more information.

 

 

 


"The Green Party is no longer the alternative, the Green Party is the imperative"

~ Rosa Clemente