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Political Parties In Massachusetts
In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (a U.S. state), there are two recognized political parties and an additional 30 political designations in which registered voters may choose to enroll. Voters may also choose to remain as "unenrolled voters" (i.e., independents). Political parties hold primary elections, while political designations do not. A political designation is a one-to-three word descriptive term which may appear next to candidates' names on election ballots. Background To be recognized as a political designation in Massachusetts, fifty registered voters must file a document with the state seeking this status. To be recognized as a political party, a designation must either have obtained at least 3% of the vote for any state-wide office at the preceding biennial state election, or have enrolled at least 1% of all registered voters. Election ballots include the candidates' names followed by either the candidates' party or their designation. In many cases, non-party design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut [Massachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət],'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Maine to the east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York (state), New York to the west. The state's capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city, as well as its cultural and financial center, is Boston. Massachusetts is also home to the urban area, urban core of Greater Boston, the largest metropolitan area in New England and a region profoundly influential upon American History of the United States, history, academia, and the Economy of the United States, research economy. Originally dependent on agriculture, fishing, and trade. Massachusetts was transformed into a manuf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Party USA
The Greens/Green Party USA (G/GPUSA) was a political organization formed out of the Green Committees of Correspondence in 1991 and was recognized as a national political party by the FEC from 1991 to 2005. It was based in Chicago. '' Synthesis/Regeneration'', an affiliated journal of green social thought, was published in St. Louis. The now predominant Green Party of the United States split from the G/GPUSA in 2001. History The Greens/Green Party USA (G/GPUSA) was founded at the August 1991 Green Gathering in Elkins, West Virginia, restructuring the Green Committees of Correspondence with the idea that the Green movement and Green Party would operate as part of a single organization. A press conference was held in Washington, D.C., to announce the new organization, featuring Charles Betz (G/GPUSA Coordinating Committee member), Howie Hawkins and Joni Whitmore (Chair, Green Party of Alaska), as well as Hilda Mason of the D.C. Statehood Party, and was featured on C-SPAN. Subsequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts Elections
This is an incomplete list of Elections in Massachusetts, elections in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts sorted both by offices sought and by years held. Elections are administered by the individual municipalities. There is some oversight by the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Office of Campaign and Political Finance. Individual elections are listed with the winner. General * November 5, 1861 * November 4, 1862 * November 3, 1863 * November 8, 1864 * November 7, 1865 * November 6, 1866 * November 5, 1867 * November 3, 1868 * November 2, 1869 * November 8, 1870 * November 7, 1871 * November 5, 1872 * November 4, 1873 * November 3, 1874 * November 2, 1875 * November 7, 1876 * November 6, 1877 * November 5, 1878 * November 4, 1879 * November 2, 1880 * November 8, 1881 * November 7, 1882 * November 6, 1883 * November 4, 1884 * November 3, 1885 * November 2, 1886 * November 8, 1887 * November 6, 1888 * November 5, 1889 * November 4, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Election Law
Election law is a branch of public law that relates to the democratic processes, election of representatives and office holders, and referendums, through the regulation of the electoral system, voting rights, ballot access, election management bodies, election campaign, the division of the territory into electoral zones, the procedures for the registration of voters and candidacies, its financing and propaganda, voting, counting of votes, scrutiny, electoral disputes, electoral observation and all contentious matters derived from them. It is a discipline falling at the juncture of constitutional law and political science, and involves "the politics of law and the law of politics". History and the field After the legally-contested 2000 United States presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore, the importance of election law has grown in the United States. According to the National Law Journal, election law "grew from a niche to multi million-dollar draw." The UCLA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Party Strength In Massachusetts
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in Massachusetts: *Governor *Lieutenant Governor * Secretary of the Commonwealth *Attorney General * Treasurer and Receiver-General *Auditor The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: *Massachusetts Senate *Massachusetts House of Representatives * State delegation to the United States Senate * State delegation to the United States House of Representatives For years in which a United States presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes, and whether they won the election or lost the election. Each time an official is elected or re-elected, a new box for that official is included to indicate their repeated political party strength. 1780–1843 1844–present References See also * Politics of Massachusetts * Elections in Massachusetts * Government of Massachusetts * United States state legislatures' partisan trend { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Elections In Massachusetts
This is an incomplete list of elections in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts sorted both by offices sought and by years held. Elections are administered by the individual municipalities. There is some oversight by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Office of Campaign and Political Finance. Individual elections are listed with the winner. General * November 5, 1861 * November 4, 1862 * November 3, 1863 * November 8, 1864 * November 7, 1865 * November 6, 1866 * November 5, 1867 * November 3, 1868 * November 2, 1869 * November 8, 1870 * November 7, 1871 * November 5, 1872 * November 4, 1873 * November 3, 1874 * November 2, 1875 * November 7, 1876 * November 6, 1877 * November 5, 1878 * November 4, 1879 * November 2, 1880 * November 8, 1881 * November 7, 1882 * November 6, 1883 * November 4, 1884 * November 3, 1885 * November 2, 1886 * November 8, 1887 * November 6, 1888 * November 5, 1889 * November 4, 1890 * November 3, 1891 * November 8, 1892 * November 7, 1893 * November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Working Families Party
The Working Families Party (WFP) is a minor political party in the United States, founded in New York in 1998. There are active chapters in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The Working Families Party of New York was first organized in 1998 by a coalition of labor unions, community organizations, members of the now-inactive national New Party, and a variety of advocacy groups such as Citizen Action of New York and ACORN: the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. The party is primarily concerned with healthcare reform, raising the minimum wage, universal paid sick days, addressing student debt, progressive taxation, public education, and energy and environmental reform. It has usually cross-endorsed progressive Democratic and some Republican candidates through fusion voting b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Independent Party
The United Independent Party or UIP was a political party based in Massachusetts, United States. The chairman of the UIP was Evan Falchuk, a former health care executive who submitted enough signatures to be on the 2014 gubernatorial ballot. When the party and Falchuk announced their intention to run in 2014, it billed itself as pragmatically progressive and fiscally sensible. The party won more than 3% of the vote in the 2014 gubernatorial ballot and was officially recognized in Massachusetts as a major party, alongside Democrats, Republicans, and the Green-Rainbow Party. Following the 2014 election, the party announced that it would seek to enroll 50,000 Massachusetts residents in the UIP by the end of 2015. The UIP was spearheading an effort to have a referendum on the Boston bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics before the bid was withdrawn. In November 2016, the UIP lost official party status in Massachusetts when it failed to get more than 3% of the vote. In February 2017, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Party Of Massachusetts
The Socialist Party of Massachusetts (SPMA) is a democratic socialist political party in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Since the 1970s, it has been the state chapter of the Socialist Party USA (SPUSA), after previously having been affiliated with the Socialist Party of America. It was re-organized in the 1970s, after the formation of the SPUSA by activists who had been members of the much larger Socialist Party of America. In 1993, SPMA activists were able to establish "Socialist" as an official political designation, the culmination of a campaign started in 1986. The Socialist Party of Massachusetts engages in both electoral politics and non-electoral activism. Electoral activities include Eric Chester's campaign for the United States House of Representatives and support for ballot questions on instant run-off voting, proportional representation, and public finance of elections. Non-electoral activism includes support for unions and unionization (often in cooperation with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reform Party Of The United States Of America
The Reform Party of the United States of America (RPUSA), generally known as the Reform Party USA or the Reform Party, is a centrist political party in the United States, founded in 1995 by Ross Perot. Perot believed Americans were disillusioned with the state of politics as being corrupt and unable to deal with vital issues. After he received 18.9 percent of the popular vote as an independent candidate in the 1992 presidential election, he founded the Reform Party and presented it as a viable alternative to Republicans and Democrats. As the Reform Party presidential nominee, Perot won 8.4 percent of the popular vote in the 1996 presidential election. Although he did not receive a single electoral vote, no other third-party or independent candidate has since managed to receive as high a share of the popular vote. The party has nominated other presidential candidates over the years, including Pat Buchanan and Ralph Nader. Its most significant victory came when Jesse Ventura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party (PRO) is a political party in the United States known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages and as an integral part of the temperance movement. It is the oldest existing third party in the United States and the third-longest active party. Although it was never one of the leading parties in the United States, it was once an important force in the Third Party System during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The organization declined following the enactment of Prohibition in the United States but saw a rise in vote totals following the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1933. However, following World War II it declined with 1948 being the last time its presidential candidate received over 100,000 votes and 1976 being the last time it received over 10,000 votes. The party's platform has changed over its existence. Its platforms throughout the 19th century supported progressive and populist positions including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts Pirate Party
The Massachusetts Pirate Party (MassPirates) is the Massachusetts affiliate of the United States Pirate Party and a political designation in Massachusetts officially recognized by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Pirate Party was formed in May 2010 by James O’Keefe, Christine Reynolds and Erik Zoltan. They are active in promoting privacy, transparent government, and innovation by reining in copyright laws and eliminating patent laws. MassPirates ran candidates for State Representative in 2014 and 2016 and elected their first office holder in 2015. History The MassPirates officially became registered as a party in Massachusetts in 2011. Massachusetts was the first state to have a registered pirate party. In 2012, they ran the first pirate candidate, JP Hollembaek, in United States history. Hollembaek ran for state representative in the 16th Middlesex District. In 2014, MassPirates ran two candidates, Noelani Kamelamela for 27th Middlesex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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