The 2024 Green National Convention was a political event to select the

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nominees for president and vice president in the 2024 election. It was held on August 15–18, 2024, taking place as a

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. The party's delegates formally nominated

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as the party's presidential nominee and Butch Ware as her running mate.

Nominating process

According to the Green Party, states have different methods of nominating candidates such as a

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or a nominating convention. The party's standing committee for nomination, the Presidential Campaign Support Committee (PCSC), list certain requirements to be a recognized candidate; when the requirements are met the PCSC will give the candidates support to get their names on primary and convention ballots. Recognition is not required to be a candidate for the Green Party's nomination. Once state primaries, caucuses, and conventions are complete, delegates vote to nominate a candidate for president and vice-president.

Recognition

The following candidates have been either fully recognized, partially recognized, or recognized as seeking the party's nomination:

Fully recognized

, nominee for president in

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Partially recognized

*Jasmine Sherman, non-profit executive director *Jorge Zavala, businessman

Acknowledged active candidates

*Robert Cooke IV, self-proclaimed

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*Dashaun "Daví" Davis, activist * Randy Toler, co-chair of the Florida Green Party, disputed co-founder of the Green Party

Unrecognized

*Keith Bagley *Anita Belle *Mason Vicent Cysewski *Tyler Gray *Adam Hollick *

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*Jackie Tate

Guest speakers

The following people were announced as guest speakers and hosts of work-shops that will be held during the convention: *Jim Becklund, co-chair of the Green Party Elders Caucus *Chris Blankenhorn, former co-chair of the

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(2016–2018) *

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, author *Barbara Dahlgren, former co-chair of the Wisconsin Green Party *Andy Ellis, campaign organizer *Philena Farley, community organizer *

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, co-founder of the California Green Party *Asa Gordon, chair of the

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, Green Party co-founder and nominee for president in

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*Haig Hovaness, peace activist *Rita Jacobs, lawyer and anti-war activist *Emily Kawano, business owner *Terry Lodge *Daniel Lugassy *Rita Maniotis, campaign activist *Gloria Mattera, co-chair of the New York Green Party *Caledon Myers, non-profit executive director *Sue Peters, financial systems technologist *AJ Reed, organizer * Anita Rios, Green Party nominee for the 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election *Rob Richie,

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activist *Lynne Serpe, educator and campaign consultant *Ryan Swan, researcher *Howard Switzer, Green Party nominee for the 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election

Presidential delegate vote

2024 Green National Convention delegate vote

2024 Green National Convention presidential vote

Vice presidential selection

Stein announced Butch Ware as her pick for vice presidential running mate during a virtual rally on August 16, 2024.

References

External links

Video of Green Party US Presidential Nominating Convention 2024
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