Maureen Smith

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Maureen Smith was a

Peace and Freedom Party (United States) and her running mate was Elizabeth Cervantes Barron. She also served as the chair of the party from 1978 to 1980, 86–88, 90–92. She was also Santa Cruz County chair of the party.[1]

Smith was a write-in running mate of former Democratic U.S. Senator from Minnesota Eugene McCarthy during his unsuccessful 1988 campaign, where she and McCarthy were on the ballot only in California and got 243 votes.[2]

Family

Maureen is married to Michael J. Smith.[3]

Efforts

Since 2003, Maureen and her husband Mike have worked to ensure that electronic voting machines are required to provide a "paper trail" to verify authentication.[3]

References

  1. ^ "State Chairpersons". Pecae and Freedom Party. July 3, 2008.
  2. ^ "Presidential Candidates". Peace and Freedom Party. Retrieved July 3, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Maureen Smith". Join California. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
Preceded by
People's Party
)
Peace and Freedom nominee for
President of the United States

1980
Succeeded by