The Story of the Green Party Primary in Ulster County District 12
So I am starting to see the nasty side of electoral politics up close. And I think people need to know about it. If you know me well, you know that I'm not exactly someone who is going to sit back and keep my mouth closed when there is something wrong going on. Let me tell you the story about the recent primary for the Green Party ballot line in Plattekill District 12. A primary that was for the position of Ulster County Legislator. The situation started out as pretty straightforward. There were about 15 Green Party members in our district when I checked early this summer. For me to be able to have the "opportunity to ballot" (OTB), I needed to have at least one of them sign a petition with my name indicating that they were OK allowing me to have the opportunity to ballot. So I did and that all took place without incident. As the primary approached, I took steps to target the Green voters of the district.Working conscientiously, I wrote a per...