Category Archives: Elections

Vermorel for Parliament!

Véronique Vermorel is a French Pirate running in a special election for the French National Assembly.  She also lives in the Boston-area and is finishing up her internship for her business school.  Her district includes the US, which is pretty … Continue reading

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Our 2012 ballot question endorsements

At our last IRC meeting we endorsed the three statewide ballot questions.  Our statement for each question is below: Ballot Question 1 – Availability of Motor Vehicle Repair Information As automobiles increasingly become computers with wheels, manufacturers are trying to … Continue reading

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Some Conference Videos Available

Processing the videos of the conference is taking a bit of time, unfortunately, but Erik has been toiling away. Thankfully, his efforts have been successful and two of the talks are currently available: Kopimism by Lauren Pespisa Campaign to Win … Continue reading

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How 2 Run 4 Office Class This Sun., Oct. 30th, 1pm in Boston

Captain James O’Keefe, a two time candidate for Massachusetts Treasurer, will give a class on how to run for office this Sunday, October 30th at 1pm. It will be at Occupy Boston on Dewey Sq. next to South Station. We … Continue reading

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Pirate Party Supports Campaign Finance Reform

Chris Walsh will present the following statement to the Massachusetts General Court’s Joint Committee on Election Laws hearing today: The Massachusetts Pirate Party supports the Massachusetts Disclosure Act (S.304), the Massachusetts Corporate Accountability Act (S.305) and the Massachusetts Fair Elections … Continue reading

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The Florida Pirate Party Is Running A Candidate For The House of Representatives

The Florida Pirate Party is running a candidate for the House of Representatives! I’m a little late with this, but I just found this out, apparently it was announced over the summer! His name is Ryan Moffitt, and he’s running … Continue reading

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Candidates Needed

Want to run for office in 2012?  Offices range from town offices such as select board, school committee and town meeting member to state representative and senator and up to US House of Representative.  We need you! We will run … Continue reading

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