A reality based independent journal of observation & analysis, serving the Flathead Valley & Montana since 2006. © James Conner.

28 July 2016

Green Party trying to put Jill Stein on Montana ballot

Green Party members in Montana are collecting signatures to put Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on the ballot in November. According to the GP’s ballot access page for Montana, the signature gatherers have until 17 August to collect 5,000 signatures of registered voters.

Ryan Moore of Bozeman is the Green’s statewide coordinator. There are regional coordinators in Helena, Billings, Missoula, Great Falls, and the Flathead. The email address for Missoula coordinator Dani Breck is missoula4bernie@gmail.com, which suggests that the resurgence of the Greens is in part a consequence of Bernie Sanders’ losing the Democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton. Paul Daughtry is the coordinator for the Flathead.

The Green Party presidential candidate was on Montana’s general election ballot in 2000 and 2004. In 2000, the GP’s candidate was Ralph Nader, who returned to Montana’s 2004 and 2008 ballots as an independent candidate.

prez_vote

If Montana’s Greens succeed in getting Jill Stein on the ballot, they’ll provide an opportunity for leftists and disgruntled Bernieites to cast a protest vote for a left wing candidate.