{"article":{"id":98486,"heading":"LA County Greens win Voter Registration Award","author":"twirl","created":"2003-12-24 02:52:12","modified":"2013-11-11 00:28:10","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:28:10","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>GREEN PARTY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY <br>  <br> MEDIA RELEASE <br><br> For immediate release: <br>  <br> Monday, December 22, 2003 <br><br> Los Angeles County Greens win Green Party of California Voter Registration Award <br><br> Los Angeles - Los Angeles County Greens gained the greatest number of  <br>  <br> registrants of all California counties statewide in the Green Party of California  <br>  <br> (GPCA) \"Stand Up and Be Counted 2003 Registration Drive.\" &nbsp;The honor was awarded  <br>  <br> at the December Green Party of California State Plenary in Fullerton, CA. <br><br> \"Many voters have discovered the Green Party and how our Ten Key Values  <br>  <br> resonate with their own issues and ideals,\" said Lisa Taylor, Los Angeles Greens  <br>  <br> Membership Coordinator. &nbsp;\"During our registration drive, Economic Justice,  <br>  <br> Non-violence and Green Party Gubernatorial Candidate Camejo's campaign were some of  <br>  <br> the most frequent topics of conversation. &nbsp; <br><br> The Green Party is the fastest growing political party in California with  <br>  <br> more than165,000 registered statewide and 27,000 in Los Angeles county. &nbsp;The  <br>  <br> Green Party of Los Angeles County (GPLAC) realized a 7% growth in 2003. <br><br> During the Stand Up and Be Counted Registration Drive which lasted from  <br>  <br> May-October 2003, Green Party chapters in Los Angeles County registered 2185 new  <br>  <br> Green voters and hundreds to other parties. <br><br> \"People understand the limitations of two-party politics and want alternative  <br>  <br> candidates,\" said Joe Crompton, GPLAC Councilmember and co-founding member of  <br>  <br> Hollywood\/Silverlake Greens. &nbsp;\"The Green Party supports Instant Runoff Voting  <br>  <br> which allows people to vote for their candidate of choice without risk of  <br>  <br> spoiling the election.\" &nbsp; <br><br> Green Party members engaged voters at peace events, farmers' markets and <br>  <br> community festivals on issues such as opposition to the war, social justice, &nbsp; <br>  <br> fair wages, tax and electoral reform, universal single-payer healthcare and  <br>  <br> other Green Party platform policies. <br><br> \"By virtue of the numbers of people who registered Green, compared to other  <br>  <br> parties,\" said Taylor, \"We're confident that our registration efforts will  <br>  <br> yield more Greens in public office.\" <br><br> For more info: <br>  <br>  www.cagreens.org\/lacounty <br>  <br> www.losangelesgreens.org <br>  <br> www.hsgreens.org <br><br> &ndash;END&ndash; <br>  <br> <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/cagreens.org\/lacounty","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Los Angeles County Greens gained the greatest number of registrants of all California counties statewide in the Green Party of California \r\n &quot;Stand Up and Be Counted 2003 Registration Drive.&quot; \u00a0The honor was awarded at the December Green Party of California State Plenary in Fullerton, CA.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2003\/12\/98486.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}