Month: April 2014

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Green Party State Convention, May 3rd, Columbia SC

The South Carolina Green Party is excited to announce its 2014 State Convention, to be held on Saturday, May 3rd,  from 12:00 to 3:00 PM in the banquet room of the Arabesque Restaurant, 2930 Devine Street, Columbia, SC 29205.  If needed, overnight accommodations ($55) are available at the Riverside Inn, 111 Knox Abbott Drive, Cayce, SC 29033.

The main agenda items are the election of Steering Committee members and the nomination of candidates for the 2014 elections.  Candidates seeking the Party nomination are:

  • State House District 20: Jon Eames
  • State House District 114: Sue Edward

The South Carolina Green Party is a ballot qualified political party established in 2002 and is the state chapter of the national Green Party of the United States.

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Nominations Open for Steering Committee

Nominations are now open for election to the Steering Committee of the South Carolina Green Party. Nominations must be received no later than April 19th (two weeks before the State Convention). The terms of four Steering Committee members are expiring (Sue Edward, Scott West, Dave Crossley, and David Gillespie), plus we may have one vacancy for a 2013-2015 term.

Nominations may be emailed (to scgreenpartyinfo@earthlink.net or davidpwhiteman@yahoo.com) or mailed (to SCGP, P.O. Box 5341, Columbia, SC 29250).

In order to be eligible to be on the ballot, anyone nominated must certify by April 19th that they (a) are interested in being on the ballot, (b) are a member of the Party, and (c) do not occupy a leadership position in any other political party. All nominees should also submit a brief personal statement for inclusion in the SCGP Bulletin and the State Convention agenda packet.

After nominations are closed on April 19th, the Steering Committee will provide a final list of nominees.