Green Party of Maryland
| Maryland Green Party | |
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| Location: | Baltimore, Md. |
| Type: | Political party |
| Affiliation: | Green |
| Top official: | Charlotte McBrearty, Co-chair Mary Rooker, Co-chair |
| Website: | Official website |
The Green Party of Maryland is the Maryland political party affiliate of the national Green Party. The group is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland
Background
The Green Party of Maryland aims to promote Green principles and support Green candidates throughout the state. The party is one of four recognized political parties in Maryland. The group first gained ballot access in 2000 and maintained recognition through 2010. The party lost ballot access in 2011 when the Maryland State Board of Elections determined that a number of petition signatures submitted by the party were invalid. The Green Party of Maryland subsequently submitted enough valid signatures to regain ballot access in November 2012. [1][2]
Platform
The party's stated platform is composed of 4 main issues:[3]
- Drug policy
"The Green Party call for an end to the "war on drugs," legalization of drugs and for treating drug abuse as a health issue. The "war on drugs" has been an ill-conceived program that has wasted billions of dollars, misdirecting law enforcement resources away from apprehending and prosecuting violent criminals while crowding our prisons with non-violent drug offenders and disproportionately criminalizing youth of color." - Economic equality
"In our Green New Deal for Maryland, we urge the Maryland General Assembly to understand that we cannot truly move forward until the roots of inequality are pulled up and the seeds of a new, healthier, economy are planted." - Energy policy
"We advocate the phase-out of nuclear and coal-fired power plants. We oppose further oil and gas drilling or exploration on our public lands. We oppose industrial-scale biofuel production and biomass burning. We have no objection to small-scale biofuel production under local control. We call for a ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking)." - Marriage equality
"The Green Party affirms the right of all individuals to freely choose intimate partners, regardless of their sex, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation. The Green Party recognizes the equal rights of persons who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, intersex, transsexual, queer or transgender to housing, jobs, civil marriage, medical benefits, child custody, and in all areas of life including equal tax treatment."
Rules and bylaws
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Note: This article is not intended to serve as a guide to running for public office. Individuals should contact their state election agencies for further information.
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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 Maryland Green Party's rules. This summary focuses on the structure and governance of the party:[4]
- The state coordinating council is the authoritative body of the Green Party of Maryland.
- The state coordinating council works through a committee structure to implement party policies.
- Party officers are elected at the annual Maryland Green Party assembly.
Convention
The date of the 2016 Maryland Green Party assembly, when the party selects its delegates for the 2016 Green National Convention, was June 12, 2016.[5]
Leadership
The website for the Green Party of Maryland lists the following state leadership:[6]
- Charlotte McBrearty, Co-chair
- Mary Rooker, Co-chair
- Tim Willard, Treasurer
- Brian Bittner, Secretary
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland Manual On-Line, "Green Party," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Political parties," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Maryland Green Party, "Platform," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Maryland Manual On-Line, "Green Party," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Maryland Green Party, "Green Party Presidential Primary," accessed April 12, 2016
- ↑ Maryland Green Party, "Members," accessed October 16, 2023
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