Author Hugh Esco

Understanding the history of Georgia’s Ballot Access Barriers

The rules related to ballot access in Georgia are shifting.  This article is intended to share a bit of background to help readers understand some of the history which brought us to this moment, focusing on the litigation and legislation… Continue Reading →

Georgia Party lends technical assistance to Barnhill Recall Campaign

On the initiative of Thano Paris, state committee member and a former co-chair of the Georgia Party, members of the Georgia Party leadership sought to engage with and support the #IRunWithAhmaud effort to demand justice for the lynching death of… Continue Reading →

Juneteenth Reflection from Georgia Green Party Chairman, J. Kweku Lumumba

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” (Frederick Douglass, 1857) On the occasion of the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, the struggle which is being broadcast before the world today is against ​ police brutality . ​ This brutality,… Continue Reading →

Additional Annual 2020 Convention of the Georgia Green Party

Notice is given of, and Greens from across Georgia are urged to participate in an additional Annual Convention in 2020 for the Georgia Green Party. Pursuant to recent changes to the party convention rules, and a finding by the officers… Continue Reading →

Oral Arguments in Cowen v Raffensperger

Building on the 2016 victory in Georgia Green Party vs Kemp, in Federal District Court for Georgia’s Northern District,  candidates this year have challenged the 5% ballot access barrier as it applies to Libertarian Congressional candidates.  The Libertarian Party of… Continue Reading →

PrsRls: Georgia Green Party to Hold Virtual State Convention

Georgia Green Party to Hold Virtual State Convention rules adopted to suspend some rules under ‘exigent circumstances’ Today the officers of the Georgia Green Party have published their determination that exigent circumstances exist, necessitating the suspension of certain rules for… Continue Reading →

Georgia Party Responds to Invitation from Lavender Caucus

At the Georgia Green Party’s recent Bonaire Nominating Convention on February 22d, Delegates without objection adopted an amendment to the Platform of the state party endorsing the Declaration on Women’s Sex-Based Rights. Late that night, the news was released in… Continue Reading →

Judicial Relief Sought: Ballot Access Barriers a Public Health Threat in Pandemic Conditions

Ballot Access Barriers a Public Health Threat in Pandemic Conditions Represented by Bryan Sells, a sole practitioner specializing in voting rights, election law and redistricting, the Georgia Green Party joined litigation filed today (1:20-cv-01312-ELR) in Georgia’s Northern District of the… Continue Reading →

Jimmy Cooper declines qualifying fee to run as Democrat Secures nomination of Georgia Green Party in Georgia’s 8th Congressional District

Just as the 2020 Nominating Convention of the Georgia Green Party was convening, a Democrat operative showed up at the Convention venue in Bonaire Georgia to entice Jimmy Cooper to abandon his plans to seek the Green Party nomination for… Continue Reading →

The Georgia Green Party’s slate of Presidential Electors

The Platform of the Green Party of the United States has long called for the abolition of the Electoral College, as an anti-democratic institution, a legacy of the slavocracy which founded this nation. And yet,  .  .  . A component… Continue Reading →

Trump Prosecutors Make Move to Ensure that Embassy Protectors are Convicted

By Ajamu Baraka and Bahman Azad Co-Chairs of the Embassy Protectors Defense Committee As the trial approaches, the lawyers for the Trump Administration’s  prosecution of the four Venezuelan Embassy Protectors who were arrested last May are asking the court to… Continue Reading →

Georgia Party officers Welcome Governor’s focus on Sex-trafficking, Urge Support for Nordic Model

With the opening week of the 2020 legislative session, local media have been reporting daily on public statements and events involving Georgia Governor Brian Kemp urging increased state action to protect Georgians from the exploitation of sex-trafficking. The officers of… Continue Reading →

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