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Maine Green Independent Party
| Maine Green Independent Party | |
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| Location: | Portland, Maine |
| Type: | Political party |
| Affiliation: | Green |
| Top official: | Gil Harris, Co-chair Trish Jackson, Co-chair |
| Year founded: | 1984 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Maine Green Independent Party is the Maine political party affiliate of the national Green Party. The group is headquartered in Portland, Maine.
Background
The Maine Green Independent Party was established in January 1984 and is the oldest state-level Green Party in the nation. The party first gained ballot access in 1998 and has been the third largest political party in the state for more than 20 years. Maine is home to the nation's largest percentage of registered Green Party voters.[1][2]
Platform
The party's stated platform is composed of seven main issues:[3]
- Economic development
"Maximizing good and safe jobs, and including pollution and the depletion of resources into the full accounting of production costs, are Green goals in economic development decisions." - Political democracy
"The Maine Green Independent Party believes that grassroots democracy is the only political system that can work. We also believe that the American political system is no longer a true democracy." - Education
"We expect public education to provide the following to all: a learning environment free of corporate and military advertising, awareness of the individual's inherent rights as residents of the state, country and world, skills to use the tools and resources required to function in modern society, knowledge about the laws that govern communities, freedom to explore areas of interest, a connection to the larger community [and] a sense of personal, social and global responsibility." - Health
"It is the community's responsibility to provide a system that supports health maintenance for all, and promotes healthy behavioral patterns and preventative health practices." - Energy
"We believe in striving for a no-waste policy of energy production and use." - Natural resources
"We must encourage and support stewardship of the Earth. By our examples we will teach others that not only can we make our natural systems sustainable, but our social and economic systems as well." - Sustainable agriculture
"The Maine Green Independent Party believes that food grown in a sustainable way is a fundamental right of the people of the state of Maine. We believe in supporting the use of locally grown food and supporting those small family farmers who provide us with this basic necessity of life." - Social justice
"The Maine Green Independent Party believes in the equitable, respectful, and humane treatment of all people."
Rules and bylaws
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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 Maine Green Independent Party's rules. This summary focuses on the structure and governance of the party:[4]
- Local groups of the party must meet at least four times per year and designate an individual to act as a liaison to the state party.
- County committees are formed at conventions during even-numbered years.
- Municipal committees are formed via caucuses and are able to appoint one or more members to their affiliated county committee.
Convention
The date of the 2016 convention of the Maine Green Independent Party, when the party selects its delegates for the 2016 Green National Convention, was May 7, 2016.[5]
Leadership
The website for the Maine Green Independent Party lists the following state leadership:[6]
- Gil Harris, Co-chair
- Trish Jackson, Co-chair
- Tom MacMillan, Interim secretary
- Mako Bates, Treasurer
- Sam Chandler, At-large member
- Seth Baker, At-large ,ember
- Ben Schattenburg, At-large member
- Mark Brown, At-large member
- Sophia Starrett, At-large member
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Maine Green Independent Party Website
- Maine Green Independent Party on Facebook
- Maine Green Independent Party on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine Green Independent Party, "Home," accessed November 2, 2015
- ↑ Maine Green Independent Party, "Organization of the party," accessed November 2, 201
- ↑ Maine Green Independent Party, "Platform," accessed November 2, 2015
- ↑ Maine Green Independent Party, "Bylaws," accessed November 2, 2015
- ↑ Main Green Independent Party, "2016 Maine Green Independent Party Convention," accessed April 12, 2016
- ↑ Maine Green Independent Party, "State Committee," accessed April 12, 2015
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