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The Socialist Party of Florida (SPFL) was the Florida state chapter of the Socialist Party of the United States of America (SPUSA), a democratic socialist party. The SPFL was the local organization of the members of the SPUSA who lived in or claimed legal residence in Florida. ==History and political activity== The first Socialist Party of America (SPA) local in Florida was founded in Orlando on November 18, 1901, a few months after the national party was founded. The original Socialist Party of Florida was founded as a part of the SPA, July 14, 1902. The Socialist Party of America voted 73:34 to change its name to Social Democrats, USA in December 1972.〔 〕 SPUSA was founded in 1973, after which the SPFL was founded on March 16, 1998. The SPFL became inactive in about June 2011 and on December 20, 2011, the Florida Division of Elections revoked the status of the SPFL as a registered party in the State of Florida.〔Florida Division of Elections website, at http://election.dos.state.fl.us/PublicRecordsBER/wfPublicImagesBER.aspx?account=27751 .〕 SPFL was active around several main issues. The SPFL was involved in the anti-war movements around Iraq and Afghanistan, working on behalf of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, and opposing the anti gay marriage amendment effort. In addition, the SPFL worked on bringing a lawsuit against the State of Florida over violations of minor parties' First Amendment rights. While the party was primarily an activist organization, it was also an official minor party in Florida, which enabled it to field candidates for office. The SPFL ran candidates for President in 2000 (David McReynolds) and 2004 (Walt Brown). In 2006, the SPFL attempted to field a write-in candidate for governor, but failed to gain eligibility.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wftv.com/politics/9674663/detail.html )〕 SPFL member Brian Moore was nominated to run for President in 2008 by the SP national convention. In 2010, SPFL member, David Maynard, was elected to the Hillsborough County Soil and Water Conservation Board. The SPFL had locals in the county of Broward and the Tampa Bay Area. 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「Socialist Party of Florida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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