Impressive ballot drive and tough campaign to protect it put Texas Greens on political map
by David Pollard, Arlington (TX) Texas State Green executive committee member Volume 5, Issue 1 Winter / Spring 2001 Of all the successful ballot drives in 2000, perhaps the most impressive – and significant – was that of the Green Party of Texas, which qualified by overcoming one of the nation’s most difficult ballot-access hurdles. Texas Greens collected more than 76,000 signatures in just 75 days, with a grassroots effort earning national political acclaim. The drive qualified both Nader/LaDuke and…