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Sites of the 2012 national party conventions.
The 2012 Green National Convention took place on July 12–15, 2012 in
Baltimore, Maryland .
[1] The Annual National Meeting of the
Green Party of the United States occurred at the
University of Baltimore (William H. Thumel Sr. Business Center), with the National Convention on July 14 being held at the
Holiday Inn
Inner Harbor (Chesapeake Room).
[2]
The convention was preceded by the
2012 Green Party presidential primaries .
Nomination
Jill Stein of
Massachusetts won the presidential nomination with 193.5 out of 294 delegates' votes. Television personality
Roseanne Barr received 72 votes and 17 votes were cast for activist
Kent Mesplay .
[3]
[4]
[5]
Candidates
Results
Vote by State Delegation Jill Stein
Kent Mesplay
Roseanne Barr
Stein/Barr tied
Green Party National Convention presidential vote, 2012
[7]
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Jill Stein
193½
66.96%
Roseanne Barr
72
24.91%
Kent Mesplay
17
5.88%
Harley Mikkelson
3½
1.21%
Other
3
1.04%
Totals
289
100.00%
Cheri Honkala , an anti-poverty activist from
Pennsylvania , won the vice-presidential nomination.
[3]
[5]
See also
References
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"Maryland Green Party - National Convention Delegates" . msa.maryland.gov . Retrieved 2020-12-09 .
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" "Updated schedule of events planned for news media at the Green Party's 2012 National Convention in Baltimore, Md., July 12–15," Green Party of the United States press release, Tuesday, July 10, 2012" . Archived from
the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-13 .
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a
b
"Jill Stein and running mate Cheri Honkala win the Green nomination at the Green Party's 2012 National Convention in Baltimore"
Archived 2012-07-19 at the
Wayback Machine , Green Party of the United States official press release. July 15, 2012.
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"Mass. doctor Jill Stein wins Green Party's presidential nod" .
USA Today . Associated Press. July 14, 2012. Archived from
the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012 .
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a
b Kilar, Steve (July 14, 2012).
"Green Party nominates Jill Stein for president at Baltimore convention" .
The Baltimore Sun . Archived from
the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2012 .
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"Harley Mikkelson for President" . GP.org. Archived from
the original on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011 .
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"GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CONVENTION VOTE" . Ballot Access News . August 1, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012 .
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GPAK is no longer affiliated to the GPUS, following disagreements with the national party during the
2020 presidential election b As of July 2021, the original
GGP is no longer affiliated to the GPUS, following disagreements over amendments passed in the GGP party platform
c As of December 2020, the original
GPRI is no longer affiliated to the GPUS, following disagreements with the national party during the 2020 presidential election
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