South Central Illinois Green Party (Mt. Vernon)

April 30-May 1, 2005

At its membership meeting, the ILGP elected officers to two-year terms and
conducted workshops on electoral politics.
Click here to see the press release of May 2, 2005.

April 2005

Illinois Green Party candidates for
8th, 88th, and 115th State Representative,
Champaign County Board,
Union County State's Attorney, and
Fayette County Board
established their districts.
In the primary elections of 2006,
over 150,000 voters in the state will be able to choose a Green primary ballot in
these districts. Under state law, a voter will be able to choose a
hybrid ballot with a Green primary ballot for County Board and a
Democratic, Republican, or Independent ballot for every other race.

October 2004

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2004 Peace Prize to
Wangari Maathai
for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.
The Kenyan Green Party founder will accept the Prize this year in Stockholm–
she is the first African women to win the prize, which is the first awarded to an environmentalist.

In 2004,
for the first time in history,
a Green Party primary ballot was available in Illinois.
In various parts of the state,
the Illinois Green Party will also run candidates for
state representative,
county board, and school board.

In December 2003,
the number of people registered to vote in the Green Party nationwide
passed 300,000 for the first time.

According to the GPUS newsletter, out of 263 Green electoral candidates in 2003,
58 won their races.