The Reform Party of New York State (also known as the
New York State Reform Party) is the state party organization for
New York State of the
Reform Party of the United States of America.
Reform
Party USA Logo
The Reform Party of New York State is duly authorized to use the
Reform Party USA Logo as the Reform Party New York State is
authorized by the National Executive Committee as verified by Reform
Party USA
[1][2]
Modern Party
In 2010 it was announced by the Reform Party National Committee
that the New York State was permitted to reorganized as a State
Chapter of the Reform Party USA.[3]
The reorganized Reform Party of New York State shares the National
party's current platform as set forth by the Reform Party USA
[1]
Leadership
The 2012-2013 Chairperson of the Reform Party of New York State
is Bill C. Merrell, and Vice Chair is Leigh Pollet.
The NYS Executive Committee is listed at
http://www.reformpartyny.org
[3]
[4]
Bill Merrell has been selected by the National Executive
Committee of the Reform Party USA to be the National Executive Director
[1] Recently, at
the National Convention, Bill Merrell was elected National Vice
Chairman of the National Reform Party
[1] in addition to
his position as Appointed Executive Director. Currently Bill
Merrell is the National Chair of the REform Party and the NYS Chair
of the Approved Reform Party with legal rights to use the name as
per our patent.
Election News
Mr. Carl Person, accepted our line as our candidate for Mayor in
NY City. New York City is the largest Mayoral election in New York
State, and Mr. Carl Person has decided to run with the National
Reform Party Banner, and ran for mayor. Although Mr. Person
did not win his bid for Mayor, the fact stands that Mr. Carl Person
was and is the candidate in 2013 as the official Reform Party
Candidate, running for mayor in New York City.
Focus of New York State Party
The New York State Chair, Bill Merrell, Vice-Chair Len Ungar and
the Committee established to reorganize the Reform Party in New York
State is working towards New York State ballot Access, which is, by
NYS Election Law obtained during Governor Races, in which the Reform
Party of New York State candidate must achieve 50,000 votes for
Governor.[5]
The Reform Party of New York State has been granted National
Affiliation with the Reform Party USA, The Reform Party National
Committee held its annual in-person meeting on October 22, 2010 in
Irving.
"We are also excited to announce the temporary affiliation of the
Reform Party of New York. Temporary affiliation allows the state
party to participate in Reform Party activities until the next
national convention is able to vote on full affiliation. The Reform
Party USA has not had an affiliate in New York State since the
Independence Party of New York disaffiliated in 2000"(Direct Quote)
[6]
RACES in 2012-2015. As the New York State Reform Party, we
endorsed many individuals on many different levels of Government,
from Town Counsel, School Board Member and even Mayor in the Great
City of New York. Carl E. Persons. Carl Persons, Esquire, was
granted the right to run for Mayor in 2013 n New York City. We were
very please that the NY City Board of Elections gave us permission
to allow Mr. Persons ballot access to run as the NYS Reform Party
Candidate for mayor in NEW YORK STATE. This was and is the official
Reform Party in NYS, and Bill C. Merrell is the New York State Chair
of the NYS Reform Party that gave Mr. Persons permission to run on
the Reform Party Line using the name, "REFORM PARTY".
National
Committee Members (See National Reform Party)
New York State Chair: Bill Merrell
External links
Reform Party National Presidential tickets
Reform
Party Platform
The Reform Party platform includes the following:
A noticeable absence from the Reform Party platform has been what
are termed
social issues, including abortion and gay rights. Reform Party
representatives had long stated beliefs that their party could bring
together people from both sides of these issues, which they consider
divisive, to address what they considered to be more vital concerns
as expressed in their platform. The idea was to form a large
coalition of moderates; that intention was overridden in 2001 by the
Buchanan takeover which rewrote the RPUSA Constitution to
specifically include platform planks opposed to any form of
abortion. The Buchananists, in turn, were overridden by the 2002
Convention which specifically reverted the Constitution to its 1996
version and the party's original stated goals.
Future
Goals of the New York State Reform Party
With our Reform Party volunteers in New York State, and our
National Affiliation with the Reform Party USA,the NYS State
Committee is working with local, regional, statewide and future
National elections to effect change
[3]
New York State Chair, Bill Merrell has been actively involved in
recruiting those who wish to become New York State Reform members.
The Reform Party of New York State has hosted informal gatherings,
and is planning to hold Reform Party of New York State meetings in
every County in New York State throughout 2011 & 2012, to create the
needed membership and committee of volunteers. This will allow the
Reform Party of New York State to grow and achieve ballot access to
effect positive change and further the New York State and National
Reform Party Platform
[1][3][4]
References
