Recently I posted about the Green Party of Utah completing its ballot access drive and the numbers being certified by the state.
The next step in the process was to choose a new name for the ballot, due to another group having the same name as the Nationally Affiliated Group (with the Green Party of the United States). The unaffiliated group finished its drive first and the state recognized them with the affiliated group’s legal (incorporated and trademarked) name, stating that only the courts could resolve the name dispute for the ballot, remaining silent on state commerce law.
Putting the split issue aside (because of the need to move forward),and after a lot of deliberation with teh Elections Office, the new name for the political arm of the Green Party of Utah is “Desert Greens”.
By the end of March there will be a website linked from the Green Party of Utah‘s site to the political arm Desert Greens. The Desert Greens site of the Green Party of Utah will contain all the political, electoral, and candidacy information of Greens running for office for this party. The Desert Greens site will link back to the Green Party of Utah site.
By early next week canidates will be filed with the Desert Greens Green Party of Utah.
The Nationally Affiliated Green Party of Utah retains its legal name and will use it everywhere, in conjunction with its registered political party name, “Desert Greens”, except on the ballot. The name “Desert Greens” only will appear on the ballot.
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 