Green Party of California
Ballot Status History
1992: The Green Party of California qualified for statewide ballot status in January 1992.
In California, political parties can qualify for statewide ballot status in either of two ways: by voter registration or petition. The number of registered voters needed is 1% of the number of persons who voted in the preceding gubernatorial election. The number of petition signers needed is 10% of the number of persons who voted in the preceding gubernatorial election.
The period of ballot qualification for the Green Party of California began in January 1990 and extended through December 1991.
As of December 31st, 1991, the Green Party of California had 100,897 Green voter registrants, surpassing the 78,992 needed for statewide ballot status.
1994: The Green Party of California retained statewide ballot status in November 1994.
A political party in California may retain ballot status in either of two ways - by voter registration or statewide race.
The number of registered voters needed is the same as to qualify for ballot status - 1% of the number of persons who voted in the preceding gubernatorial election.
The statewide race method is aparty may retain its ballot status by receiving at least 2% in any of seven statewide races - Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Controller, Insurance Commissioner.
Margaret Garcia received 3.8% and 315,079 votes for Secretary of State, surpassing the 2% threshold necessary to retain statewide ballot status.
Garcia's total retained ballot status for the Green Party of Californa, because after the November 1994 election, the number of voters needed to qualify (or re-qualify) went up to 89,007.
Had Garcia not received the total she did, the Green Party of California would have lost its ballot status as of January 1995, when it had only 78,597 registrants. In October 1995, its total was still only 79,825, and would not be above 89,007 again until September 1996, when it reached 89,106.
1998: The Green Party of California retained statewide ballot status in November 1998.
In November 1998, the Green Party had 98,443 registered members, more than the 89,007 needed at that point to retain statewide ballot status.
Sara Amir received 3.1% and 247,702 votes for Lt. Governor, also surpassing the 2% threshold necessary to retain statewide ballot status.
After the November 1998 election, the number of voters needed to qualify (or re-qualify) changed to 86,212. The Green Party of California's registration total has remained above that threshold (and subsequent ones) since.
2002: The Green Party of California retained statewide ballot status in 2002.
As of November 2002, the Green Party had 155,952 registered members, more than the 77,389 needed at that point to retain statewide ballot status.
Six candidates also received more the 2% necessary for the Green Party of California to retain statewide ballot status: Peter Miguel Camejo received 5.3% and 393,036 votes for Governor; Donna Warren received 307,254 votes and 4.2% for Lt. Governor; Larry Shoup received 282,340 votes and 3.9% for Secretary of State; Jeanne Marie Rosenmeier received 356,077 votes and 4.9% for Treasurer, Laura Wells received 419,873 votes and 5.8% for Controller; and David Ishmael Sheidlower received 277,667 votes and 3.9% for Insurance Commissioner.