“Marijuana Reform Party”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The Marijuana Reform Party (abbreviated MRP)^[1] was a progressive minor political party in the U.S. state of New York dedicated to the legalization of cannabis.^[2] Founded in 1997, the Marijuana Reform Party ran a candidate for Governor of New York and other statewide offices in 1998 and 2002.^[3]

Finding that the ability of the Marijuana Reform Party to submit petitions containing enough signatures to run candidates in statewide elections demonstrated that it enjoyed a modicum of support in the New York State electorate, in 2004 a federal appeals court ordered the New York state board of elections to recognize the Marijuana Reform Party, allow voters to enroll in it, and to tabulate and make available lists of voters enrolled in the party.{{Citation needed|date=April 2017}}

The Marijuana Reform Party was one of several minor parties that fulfilled a role almost unique to New York State politics. New York law allows electoral fusion — a candidate can be the nominee of multiple parties and aggregate the votes received on all the different ballot lines. Several other states allow fusion, but only in New York is it commonly practiced. In fact, since each party is listed with its own line on New York ballots, multiple nominations mean that a candidate's name can be listed several times on the ballot.

Gubernatorial tickets

Election results

Results in New York City elections

Results in New York State elections

Results in federal elections

Competition with the Green Party

In 1998, gubernatorial candidate Tom Leighton accused the Green Party of New York of trying to have him removed several times from the November ballot by "challenging the validity of his petition signatures".^[12] The Board of Elections rejected the claim lodged by Richard Hirsh of the Green Party. Both parties, which appeal to liberal voters, competed for 50,000 votes required for an automatic ballot line on future ballots.^[12] After both parties failed to obtain enough votes to gain a place on local and statewide ballots, Leighton stated that he had "no plans to try again next time."^[13]

See also

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/elections/2001/results/parties.htm|title=Key to Party Abbreviations|work=The Washington Post|publisher=The Washington Post Company|year=2001|accessdate=November 13, 2009}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1998/05/26/1998-05-26_pol_is_taking_a_pot_shot__go.html|title=Pol is taking a pot show gov wanna-be has inhaled|first=Joel|last=Siegel|work=Daily News|publisher=Mortimer Zuckerman|date=May 26, 1998|accessdate=November 13, 2009}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nypress.com/article-10743-burnt-out.html|title=Burnt Out|date=December 28, 2004|accessdate=November 13, 2009|work=New York Press|publisher=Manhattan Media}} Note: Text may be scrambled, but can be copied.
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/1998-11-03/theater/reefer-madness/|title=Reefer Madness|date=November 3, 2008|accessdate=November 13, 2009|first=Frank|last=Ruscitti|work=The Village Voice|publisher=Village Voice Media}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5416|title=Marijuana Reform Party Candidates To Appear On New York State Ballot|date=September 20, 2002|accessdate=November 13, 2009|publisher=National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws}}
6. ^{{cite news | first= | last= | title=The 1997 Elections: Results | date=November 5, 1997 | website= | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/05/nyregion/the-1997-elections-results-the-races-for.html | work=The New York Times | pages= | accessdate= | language= }}
7. ^¹²³{{cite news | first= | last= | title=Election Results Summary: 2001 General Election | date=November 6, 2001 | website= | url=http://vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/results/2001/generalelection/general2001.pdf | work =New York City Board of Elections | pages = | accessdate = | language = }}
8. ^{{cite news | first= | last= | title=Governor Election Returns 1998 | date=November 3, 1998 | website=New York State Board of Elections | url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/1998/GOVWEB.pdf | work = | pages = | accessdate = | language = }}
9. ^{{cite news | first= | last= | title=Comptroller Election Returns 1998 | date=November 3, 1998 | website=New York State Board of Elections | url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/1998/COMPWEB.pdf | work = | pages = | accessdate = | language = }}
10. ^{{cite news | first= | last= | title=Governor Election Returns 2002 | date=November 5, 2002 | website=New York State Board of Elections | url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2002/general/2002_gov.pdf | work = | pages = | accessdate = | language = }}
11. ^{{cite news | first= | last= | title=United States Senator Election Returns 1998 | date=November 3, 1998 | website=New York State Board of Elections | url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/1998/USSENWEB.pdf | work = | pages = | accessdate = | language = }}
12. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/politics/newyork/features/3216/|title=Politics: Marijuana Party Accuses Green Party of Weed-Whacking|first=Christopher|last=Bonanos|date=September 28, 1998|accessdate=November 13, 2009|work=New York}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/07/us/2002-elections-smaller-parties-liberal-party-others-fall-short-votes-stay-ballot.html|title=The 2002 Elections: Smaller Parties; Liberal Party and Others Fall Short of Votes to Stay on Ballot|date=November 7, 2002|first=Robert|last=Worth|accessdate=November 13, 2009|work=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company}}