Forrest Hill (CA Secretary of State candidate)
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Forrest Hill is a 2006 Green Party
candidate for the California Secretary of State's office, currently occupied by Bruce McPherson
. He is an openly gay candidate who supports gay marriage and benefits for domestic partners. He has previously been involved with the campaigns of Peter Camejo
and Ralph Nader
.
and is currently an Oakland investment analyst.
reform, public financing of elections, domestic partnership rights, immigrant rights and granting prisoners the right to vote, among others. His positions on voting machine reform (particularly Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) and Proportional Representation
) include the ideas that all electronic voting machines should use open source software, produce Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail
, be capable of implementing representative elections (such as IRV and other rank choice voting methods), and the creation of legislation to prohibit voting machine manufactures from making political contributions. Hill's uncontested primary run on the Green Party ticket for Secretary of State in June 2006 gave him 31,763 votes.
Following the June 26, 2004, the Green National Convention, Forrest Hill wrote an essay with Carol Miller, titled "Rigged Convention; Divided Party'," which described the convention elections as undemocratic. Other Green Party members responded, such as Greg Gerritt, with his piece, Green Party Tempest.
Green Party (United States)
The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties...
candidate for the California Secretary of State's office, currently occupied by Bruce McPherson
Bruce McPherson
Bruce A. McPherson is a California politician who was the 30th California Secretary of State, sworn in March 30, 2005. He was nominated to replace former Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, who resigned on March 4. McPherson, a Republican from Santa Cruz County, served his term as Secretary until...
. He is an openly gay candidate who supports gay marriage and benefits for domestic partners. He has previously been involved with the campaigns of Peter Camejo
Peter Camejo
Peter Miguel Camejo was an American author, activist and politician. In the 2004 United States presidential election, he was selected by independent candidate Ralph Nader as his vice-presidential running mate on a ticket which had the endorsement of the Reform Party.Camejo was a three-time Green...
and Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government....
.
Early life
Forrest Hill is a former researcher for the Institute of Theoretical Dynamics at UC Davis and has a PhD from M.I.T. While attending UC Davis, he started the campus Green Party and also got involved in the Yolo County branch, which helped to influence his current political viewshttp://www.californiaaggie.com/media/storage/paper981/news/2005/11/22/FrontPage/Former.Uc.Davis.Scientist.To.Run.For.Secretary.Of.State-1321831.shtml?norewrite200607252223&sourcedomain=www.californiaaggie.com. He was a campaign strategist for the 2004 presidential campaign of Ralph NaderRalph Nader
Ralph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government....
and is currently an Oakland investment analyst.
Political platform
Hill’s platform stresses the issues of DRE voting machineDRE voting machine
A direct-recording electronic voting machine records votes by means of a ballot display provided with mechanical or electro-optical components that can be activated by the voter ; that processes data by means of a computer program; and that records voting data and ballot images in memory components...
reform, public financing of elections, domestic partnership rights, immigrant rights and granting prisoners the right to vote, among others. His positions on voting machine reform (particularly Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) and Proportional Representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
) include the ideas that all electronic voting machines should use open source software, produce Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail
Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail
Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail or Verified Paper Record is intended as an independent verification system for voting machines designed to allow voters to verify that their vote was cast correctly, to detect possible election fraud or malfunction, and to provide a means to audit the stored...
, be capable of implementing representative elections (such as IRV and other rank choice voting methods), and the creation of legislation to prohibit voting machine manufactures from making political contributions. Hill's uncontested primary run on the Green Party ticket for Secretary of State in June 2006 gave him 31,763 votes.
Following the June 26, 2004, the Green National Convention, Forrest Hill wrote an essay with Carol Miller, titled "Rigged Convention; Divided Party'," which described the convention elections as undemocratic. Other Green Party members responded, such as Greg Gerritt, with his piece, Green Party Tempest.
See also
- Peter CamejoPeter CamejoPeter Miguel Camejo was an American author, activist and politician. In the 2004 United States presidential election, he was selected by independent candidate Ralph Nader as his vice-presidential running mate on a ticket which had the endorsement of the Reform Party.Camejo was a three-time Green...
- Ralph NaderRalph NaderRalph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government....
- Todd ChretienTodd ChretienTodd Chretien , an American activist. Chretien is a leading member of the International Socialist Organization. He was the Green Party candidate for United States Senate in California in 2006.-Background:...
- Mehul ThakkerMehul ThakkerMehul M. Thakker is the first South Asian person to run for a Statewide office in California as a Green Party candidate. In 2006, he ran for State Treasurer as a Green Party candidate but was defeated....
- Green Party (United States)Green Party (United States)The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties...