MEDIA ADVISORY: Green Party of Texas Holds Press Conference and Turns in over 90,000 Signatures to Secretary of State on Monday

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WHAT The Green Party of Texas will turn in over 90,000 signatures on Monday, in an effort to get the party on the Texas General Election ballot this fall.

The Green Party was knocked off the ballot by the Democratic Party in 2002. This is the first time the Green Party has achieved ballot access since 2002.

The State of Texas maintains one of the nation’s most restrictive ballot access policies. Currently, a political party seeking a place on the ballot must gather 43,991 valid signatures before the Secretary of State recognize it as an official political party.

To further complicate the process, Texas requires that signatures be gathered during a very narrow time period of 75 days, and only registered voters who did not vote in the primary are eligible to sign. This “primary screen-out” provision is exclusive to Texas. All other states that previously had this provision have declared it unconstitutional.
WHEN Monday, May 24, 2:00 p.m. – signatures will be turned in immediately after the press conference
WHERE Outside the Secretary of State’s office, Rusk Building
208 East 10th Street, 3rd Floor, Austin
WHO Kat Swift
Statewide Coordinator, Green Party of Texas
Candidate for County Commissioner, Pct 2, Bexar County

Christina Tobin
Founder and Chair, The Free and Equal Elections Foundation
Founder and CEO, Free and Equal Inc.
Candidate for California Secretary of State

CONTACTS

Thomas Muhammad Kat Swift
State Co-Chair Statewide Coordinator
214-460-7672 210-471-1791
tmuhammad2003@yahoo.com kat@txgreens.org

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