Green Party of New Mexico
Encyclopedia
The Green Party of New Mexico is the state party organization for New Mexico
of the Green Party of the United States
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New Mexico is the only state that requires the nominee of a qualified party to submit his or her own petition. Although the Green Party meets the 5-percent vote test for a party to be entitled to its own primary, and meets as well the one-third of 1 percent registration membership test, its candidates cannot appear on New Mexico ballots because the 2010 Green Party presidential candidate, Cynthia McKinney, did not poll at least one-half of 1 percent of the vote.
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
of the Green Party of the United States
Green Party (United States)
The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties...
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New Mexico is the only state that requires the nominee of a qualified party to submit his or her own petition. Although the Green Party meets the 5-percent vote test for a party to be entitled to its own primary, and meets as well the one-third of 1 percent registration membership test, its candidates cannot appear on New Mexico ballots because the 2010 Green Party presidential candidate, Cynthia McKinney, did not poll at least one-half of 1 percent of the vote.
External links
- Green Party of New Mexico (Official site)