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The Illinois Green Party is a statewide political party in Illinois. The party is state affiliate of the Green Party of the United States. Its stated mission and purpose are to advance the Ten Key Values of the Green Party in Illinois through political means and to support individual members and the formation of Green Party locals. In 2006, the party ran its first statewide candidates led by Rich Whitney, candidate for Illinois Governor, who received 361,336 votes for 10% of the total vote, making the Green Party one of only three legally ''established'', statewide political parties in Illinois, in addition to the Democratic and Republican parties. Though after the 2010 election the Illinois Green Party lost their established party status, because none of their candidates for statewide office broke the 5% threshold, which determines established parties in Illinois. There are currently 12 local chapters affiliated with the party,〔(Illinois Green Party - Affiliates )〕 as well as ten members holding elected office in the state.〔(Illinois Green Party Elected Officials )〕 At the 2007 Green National Meeting the Illinois Green Party submitted a Proposal to host the 2008 Green Party National Convention. () Greens from four cities had submitted proposals for the 2008 convention but in the end The National Committee chose Chicago.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2007.08.30: Greens choose Chicago for 2008 )〕 As an established party it was entitled to a presidential primary, if at least two candidates qualify for that primary. In 2007, Illinois law required all candidates in the presidential primary to submit 3,000 signatures by November.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ballot Access News - Illinois Greens Determined to Have a Presidential Primary )〕 On November 5, 2007 the deadline for candidate petitions to run in the Green presidential primary, four Greens filed Cynthia McKinney, Kent Mesplay, Jared Ball and Howie Hawkins. (Hawkins was believed to be a stand-in for Ralph Nader).〔(Illinois Democratic, Green Presidential Primary Filing Deadline is Today ) Ballot Access News, November 5, 2007〕 Only eight state affiliates of the Green Party held presidential primaries in 2008 (other states nominated by caucus or convention). ==The Ten Key Values== Key values of the Green Party platform include the following:〔(Platform of the Illinois Green Party )〕 #Ecological wisdom #Social justice #Grassroots democracy #Nonviolence #Decentralization #Community-based economics #Feminism #Respect for diversity #Personal and global responsibility #Future focus 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Illinois Green Party」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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