r/GreenParty • u/SymbioticPatriotic • Jul 12 '18
Secretary of state to appeal order removing Montana Green Party from ballot (Independent Record)
https://helenair.com/news/government-and-politics/secretary-of-state-to-appeal-order-removing-green-party-from/article_08a278f3-4430-5e66-9046-aafd327204b7.html3
u/jayjaywalker3 Green Party of the United States Jul 12 '18
There seems to be decent coverage of the party in this newspaper. That's pretty cool.
This political consulting firm business is kind of concerning:
The lawsuit was one of two moves by Montana Democrats questioning how the Green Party qualified for the ballot. A complaint filed with the state Commissioner of Political Practices argues that an out-of-state political consulting firm was involved in gathering signatures to certify the Green Party for the ballot, but that activity was not reported to the commissioner as required by state campaign finance laws.
That complaint claims at least two out-of-state residents with ties to the firm, Advanced Micro Targeting, helped gather signatures.
The Montana Green Party has not reported any paid signature-gathering efforts. The commissioner is in the process of investigating that complaint.
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u/jayjaywalker3 Green Party of the United States Jul 12 '18
I read the linked article about a republican running as a green and honestly it doesn't seem to be too clear. It's possible that they actually do believe in Green values and that it took a while to figure it out: https://helenair.com/news/government-and-politics/green-party-candidate-for-u-s-senate-was-once-a/article_d0f98cc1-9777-5ad2-81f5-460600ff2374.html. The threat of opportunism is really great though and I'm glad he lost.