Green Party of Ohio
www.ohiogreens.org
June 29, 2006
Bob Fitrakis for Governor Certified for November Ballot
Press Conference Scheduled for 12 pm noon Friday June 30 at the Arnebeck/Fitrakis Law Office, 341
S. Third Street, Ste 10,Columbus, OH.
COLUMBUS -- The secretary of state's office
notified Green Party candidates Bob Fitrakis and Anita Rios that they have
successfully been certified to appear on the November 2006 statewide general election ballot in the race for
Governor/Lt Governor. The Fitrakis/Rios team will appear as Independent candidates on the November
ballot.
The Ohio Green Party voted to endorse Bob Fitrakis and Anita Rios for Governor/Lt. Governor
during their convention last February. Bob Fitrakis is an attorney, an award winning
journalist and a professor of political science. He earned his law
degree at the Ohio State University Moritz School of Law and his Ph.D. in
Political Science from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
Anita Rios is a longtime union activist and community organizer with a background in mental
health. Anita is the former chair of the Green Party National Committee. She grew up one of
eight children to parents who were Mexican American migrant farm workers.
The Fitrakis/Rios team promises to form a rainbow
coalition of Greens by creating an alliance of the Green Party faithful with
independent progressive people of color. The Green Party offers a true alternative to the corporate
influenced two party system. Fitrakis and Rios will serve the PEOPLE of Ohio through their
"people first" agenda:
*Zero Tolerance for Corruption (accepts NO Money from Corporate Interests)
*New Job Growth in "Green" Industries and through Fair Trade *Universal Health Care for All Ohioans (supports
SPANOhio's Ballot Initiative) *Development of Alternative Energy Industries and
Mass Transportation *Fair, Transparent & Verifiable Elections *Bring Our National Guard Home from
Overseas NOW!
"Our unprecedented grassroots effort sends a clear signal to both major parties that people
are fed up with the bipartisan collusion of the two major parties and their kowtowing to
corporate interests.
Both parties allow our jobs to be shipped to China and other repressive regimes that torture
and deny human rights, while at the same time remaining silent on our own illegitimate Bush
regime that practices torture, conducts warrantless searches, and continues to wage
immoral and illegal war in Iraq." - Bob Fitrakis
A press conference was scheduled for 12 noon, Friday June 30, 2006 at the Arnebeck/Fitrakis Law Offices, 341 South Third, Suite 10
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Kettler Makes Ballot for OH Sec of State
"Elections should be about voters, not machines." - Tim Kettler
Tim Kettler, Green Party Candidate for Ohio Secretary of State, learned that his petitioning effort had succeeded in gathering
the requisite 5000 valid signatures from registered Ohio Voters to gain a place on the November ballot. In contrast to the
major party candidates who were required to submit only 1,000 valid signatures Kettler Campaign workers garnered over
10,000 signatures petitioning during the foul weather months of January, February, March and April
"This opportunity to participate in our democratic process is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of citizens across the
state who volunteered their time and energy to a campaign to protect their voting rights from the partisan manipulations of
the Democrats and Republicans. They were determined to give their fellow Ohioans a real choice in November and the
people of Ohio responded in overwhelming numbers to grant us access to the ballot," said Kettler. "I am both honored and
humbled by the support that has been demonstrated for my agenda to protect voting rights and reform the office of
Secretary of State. I have renewed my resolve and commitment to earn the votes of Ohio citizens so that together we may
enact the sorely needed changes in the way our state allows elections to be conducted."
Tim's Agenda
Putting People First: Voting Rights
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"I have made reforming the way our state runs elections the cornerstone of my
campaign and have a number of specific goals under the broad headings of inclusion, representation, and transparency. I
believe meeting these goals is necessary for the conduct of free and fair democratic elections."
Inclusion
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More neighborhood precincts; More voting booths per precinct.
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Register to vote on Election Day.
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Statewide holiday on Election Day.
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Vote anywhere in your county.
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Reexamine new voter identification provisions.
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Appoint independents and third parties to election boards.
Representation
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Ease restrictions for getting citizen initiated laws on the ballot, registering to vote, and granting party status.
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Allocate Electoral College vote by percentage of popular vote won.
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Non-partisan oversight of elections and redistricting.
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Instant Runoff Voting in place of primaries.
Transparency
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Eliminate computer voting.
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Use clear simple paper ballots marked directly by the voter.
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Issue durable paper ballot receipts to voters.
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Establish a non-partisan board to investigate irregularities.
Contact: Roberta Kettler at timkettler@sostim06.com
(740) 824-3828
http://www.sostim06.com
