By Michael Feinstein,Spokesperson, Green Party of California
Executive Summary: Proposition 14, passed by the voters in the June 2010 primary, has had profoundly negative effects upon California’s smaller, long-standing ballot-qualified parties:
The GPCA General Assembly declares as a goal for the GPCA in 2014 that there is a unified and coordinated slate of Green candidates for California's statewide constitutional offices
In view of the devastating effect the Top Two system is having on California's smaller parties, the following statement was sent to all 120 members of the California state legislature
Green Presidential Debate, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, January 13th, 2008. Featuring 2008 Green Presidential candidates Jared Ball, Kent Mesplay, Cynthia McKinney, Kat Swift and Jesse Johnson.
• Welcoming Remarks - Ross Mirkarimi (San Francisco Board of Supervisors), Amiee Allison (Master of Ceremonies), Gayle McLaughlin (Mayor, Richmond, CA) (7:33)
• Opening Statements - all candidates (24:46)
Based upon a proposal by the Green Party of California, the Green Party of the United States will conduct its first ever presidential campaign debriefing at its 2013 Annual National Meeting, July 25-28 in Iowa City, Iowa.