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Green Party of Colorado
| Green Party of Colorado | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Denver, Colo. |
| Type: | Political party |
| Affiliation: | Green |
| Top official: | Desmond Wallington, Co-chair Patrick Dillon, Co-chair |
| Year founded: | 1992 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Green Party of Colorado is the Colorado political party affiliate of the national Green Party. The party is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Background
The Green Party of Colorado aims to promote Green policies and support Green candidates throughout the state. The party was founded in 1992 and has maintained ballot access since 1998. Green candidates won several local elected offices across the state in 2002. According the Colorado Secretary of State, over 9,000 Coloradans had registered as Greens as of April 2016.[1][2]
Party chair
Desmond Wallington and Patrick Dillon are co-chairs.[3]
Party leadership
The website for the Colorado Green Party lists the following state leadership:[3]
- Desmond Wallington, Co-chair
- Patrick Dillon, Co-chair
- RJ Tobin, Treasurer
Party platform
The Green Party of Colorado follows the platform of the national Green Party.
Party rules and bylaws
- See also: Rules of the Colorado Green Party
The state party is governed by a set of rules and bylaws. Typically, these give structure to the different levels of organization—local, county, and state committees—and establish protocol for electing committee members. The bylaws also typically give details on the party's process for nominating and sending delegates to the national party convention during presidential elections. The following is a summary of the Colorado Green Party's rules. This summary focuses on the structure and governance of the party:[4]
- The Green Party of Colorado Council is the administrative body of the party. Any decision by the council is subject to review at each state meeting and can be overturned by a 60% vote.
- State meetings are held annually.
- Nominating conventions are held every two years in the even numbered years
Current elected officials
Note: The following table lists the current U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and the top state executive positions held by officeholders affiliated with this party. This table may not populate if no officeholders have been elected with this affiliated party. To report an error, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
| Office | State | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
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Party candidates
Note: The following table lists candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. This may also include candidates who filed to run with more than one political party. The list may not be comprehensive if the state's official filing deadline has not passed. This list may not populate if no candidates have filed to run with this political party. The table lists non-presidential candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. For more information on presidential candidates and elections, please click here.
Using the tools at the top of the table, you can increase the number of candidates shown on your screen or scroll through the table to view additional candidates. To report an error, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
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Recent news
See also
External links
- Colorado Green Party Website
- Colorado Green Party on Facebook
- Green Party of the United States homepage
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "March 2016 voter registration statistics," accessed October 29, 2015
- ↑ Green Party of Colorado, "Total Registered Voters By Party Affiliation and Status," April 1, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Green Party of Colorado, "State officers," accessed December 5, 2024
- ↑ Green Party of Colorado, "Bylaws," accessed October 29, 2015
