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Newsletter of the Ohio Green Party                                                         January 19, 2008

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In this issue:

§        Dennis Spisak supports Ohio Senate Bill 221 and more green jobs

§        Jared Ball endorses Cynthia McKinney for President

§        Green Party Membership and Voting Procedures

§        Green Party Presidential Nominee Ballot

§        Links to Green Party Presidential Candidate Websites

§        Northwestern Ohio Greens to Meet

§        Kettler for Senate Campaign Update

§        Kettler PBS Interview Rescheduled

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Dennis Spisak supports Ohio Senate Bill 221 and more green jobs

Dennis Spisak, Green Party Candidate for State Representative for the 60th District, announced he supports Ohio Senate Bill 221which calls for support of clean energy for Ohio.

"Last week the Ohio House of Representatives heard testimony from Exxon-Mobile funded Heartland Institute to try and sway Ohio Legistlators from a clean energy bill by dismissing global warning and get Ohio to stay the course with dirty sources of power." said Spisak.


"If elected to the Ohio House I will work to bring solar energy companies, wind energy developers and renewable energy manufacturers to Ohio which will have a huge environmental and economic opportunity for our state." Spisak added.

Dennis Spisak again stressed the need to bring alternative energy companies, manufacturers, and green collar jobs to the Mahoning Valley.

"We need to provide workers training to take advantage of new opportunities and job growth in renewable and clean energy, providing pathways out of poverty for lower income communities. We can generate accelerated investment in clean energy technologies and businesses. As we switch to an economy less dependent on fossil
fuels, we will see growth in clean energy economies."



Http://votespisak.tripod.com

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Jared Ball endorses Cynthia McKinney for President

At the closing of the recent Green Party Presidential Debate, Jared Ball announced that his campaign would yield to and support Cynthia McKinney's bid for the Green Party Presidential Nominee. The Capitol Resistance component of the Jared Ball for President campaign will join the McKinney team and serve as the outreach and presentation arm of the her campaign. Please accept our thanks for your support and encouragement during our campaign - with special thanks to the volunteers and donors who made our work possible. Supporting the Green
Party and any Presidential Candidate the party chooses is one basic step that any concerned citizen should take to bring about positive change in our nation today. Our campaign has been about building the Green Party and opening its doors to the true majority in this nation women, the indigenous, the Hispanics, African-Americans and all poor and working class residents of our country without representation. We hope you will to join us in supporting the McKinney campaign to bring about this reality for the benefit of our communities.

Peace,
Jared Ball for President Campaign


ps. You can continue to support Jared Ball's work by visiting Voxunion Media, home of FreeMix Radio, the Original Mixtape Radio Show and other potent media.

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Green Party Membership and Voting Procedures

Green Party of Ohio 2008 Presidential Poll Official Ballot



Use of Poll:  The results of this poll will determine how the Green Party of Ohio's delegation to the National Green Convention votes on the first round of voting for the Presidential Nomination.  The Ohio delegation's votes will be split up on a proportional basis among the choices listed as first choice in the Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) ballot, below.



Who can vote:  Green Party of Ohio members, who are Ohio residents, registered with the Party thru

www.ohiogreens.org or on paper sent to the Secretary (mail to Tim Kettler, GPOH Secretary, 29674 TR 30,
Warsaw, OH, 43844), are eligible to vote.  You must be 18 years old and a registered voter to become a member of the Green Party of Ohio. 



People must register before the Convention to vote at the Convention. 

The deadline for registration is 10 AM on April 4, 2008, (the day before the Convention).



Registration is via participation and recognition in a Local Party whose membership is sent to the State Party or
registration on the website.  For identification purposes we require your name, email (if available), street address and phone number (if available) so we can match these with those we have in our membership records.

How to Vote:  Members can vote using the following methods:


1.  Complete the form at http://www.ohiogreens.org/elections/ (no later than April 4)


2.  Send an email (to pauld@columbus.rr.com) no later than April 4.


3.  Send US mail postmarked by March 31, 2008 to:

            Paul Dumouchelle,

            GPOH Treasurer,

            8832 Nairn Ct.,           

            Dublin, OH   43017


4.  Vote in person the morning of the State Convention (up until 1:30 PM).


If you vote before the Convention you will be allowed to change your earlier vote with an in-person ballot at the Convention.



The State Convention will be held

Saturday, April 5 at

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens

184 Longview Heights,

Athens, OH 45701. 



Doors will open no later than 9:30 AM.
 

Votes will be counted by a committee of State Coordinating Committee members to include the Treasurer and at least one other designated person, results will be presented to the State Convention.

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Green Party Presidential Nominee Ballot


In the space next to each name, rank your choices 1-6.  The person you prefer most should be ranked #1, your second choice #2, and so on.  We will use an IRV process to determine an overall winner of the poll. 



The purpose of this is to demonstrate how IRV works and to provide additional information to interested groups or individuals.  If you only mark one choice, that will be counted as your first choice.  You are not obligated to rank additional choices; however, ranking as many choices as you would support makes it more likely that your ballot will be counted in multiple 'instant runoff' rounds.  Comments included in other guidance will be communicated to delegates.



You May Rank Your Choices 1 - 6


Jesse Johnson -



Cynthia McKinney -



Kent Mesplay -



Ralph Nader -



Kat Swift -



Write in -                                                   Rank -



None of the Above -
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Other Guidance for Delegates to National Convention -







Your Name -





Address -

                        (Street, City, State, and Zip Code)



Phone Number -





Email -

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Links to Green Party Presidential Candidate Websites



Jesse Johnson  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMxgYnmdHfg


Cynthia McKinney  http://www.runcynthiarun.org/


Kent Mesplay  http://www.mesplay.org/


Kat Swift  http://www.bexargreens.org/katforprez/


DRAFT CANDIDATE:
Ralph Nader  http://www.draftnader.org


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Northwestern Ohio Greens to Meet

The Northwest Ohio Green Party will hold their next meeting on Saturday
January 26, 2008. The meeting will begin at noon and will be held at
the Lagrange Branch Library, 3422 Lagrange St. Toledo, Ohio.

For more information call Anita Rios (419) 243-8772

All Green Party meeting are open to the general public. You are
cordially invited to attend.

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Kettler for Senate Campaign Update

Kettler for Senate meets first goal!

A significant goal has been met! After today's signature gathering
activities the Kettler for Senate Campaign has reached the amount of
valid signatures needed to make the ballot. We have now gathered 1230
signatures and from here begin to accumulate the cushion to cover those
signatures that may be invalidated. The sense that I have is we may
qualify a rather large number of sigs due to the demographic of the
signers and the locations where we have gathered. A large number of
signers are older, perhaps 65+ with the largest amount coming from the
25-45 age group of college students, a very reliable group when it
comes to registered voters.

Some validity rates and sigs needed:

70% valid...... 1800 signatures
65% valid...... 1950     "
60%   "  .......2100     "

In my 2006 campaign for Secretary of State we qualified 67% of the
signatures. We gathered in areas that produced high volume but not
always high validity. I expect to have a better outcome this time.

Although this is an encouraging milestone we are now moving into the
worst of the weather. If you have been gathering please continue to do
so as weather and time permits. If you have yet to start and were
intending to do so please use those good weather days to your advantage
as your schedule permits.

Thanks to everyone for their efforts and support.

To date we have raised $2775, almost all of it qualifying as public
funds. Some contributions have come from those with no Ohio Income Tax
liability or are over the credit amount. Thanks for your personal
contributions!

To donate or volunteer go to http://www.votekettler.com/



Tim
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Kettler PBS Interview Rescheduled



The WOUB TV ch. 20/WOUC TV ch. 44 Newswatch broadcast of a live interview with me has been

rescheduled for Friday Jan. 25, 6:30 pm. This broadcast will be available the following day on the web at



http://woub.org/tv/

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Don't forget the Green Party of Ohio State Convention April 5, 2008 in
Athens. The event will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
of Athens, 184 Longview Heights Rd.Athens. Doors open for registration
at 9:30 am with the convention convened at 10 am. A special keynote
speaker will deliver an important presentation of interest to all
advocates of justice. You must be a registered member of the Green
Party of Ohio at least 24 hours prior to the convention in order to
cast a vote in the Green Party Presidential Primary conducted during
the convention. (see info above)

More details to come or contact secretary@ohiogreens.org, subject
line...convention info.

Paid for by the Ohio Green Party,  8832 Nairn Ct., Dublin, OH 43017   Paul Dumouchelle, Treasurer



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