A unity of local Green Party chapters, the CTGP is committed to grassroots democracy, social justice, non-violence and ecological wisdom. These are the Four Pillars of all Green parties worldwide and are the first four principles of the 
At our June 17 State Central Committee meeting, the Green Party of Connecticut reported the results of our presidential primary and selected our nine delegates to the party's national convention (scheduled for July 11). Only Jill Stein received enough votes to win some pledged delegates.
THE VOTES
| Ballot-qualified candidates: |
Pledged delegates (based on vote support) |
1st-rank votes |
2nd-rank votes |
3rd-rank votes |
4th-rank votes |
5th-rank votes |
| Jasmine Sherman | 0 | 1 | 9 | |||
| Jill Stein | 9 | 23 | ||||
| Jorge Zavala | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Write-in candidates: | ||||||
| Jean de Smet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marianne Williamson | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| None of the Above | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ballots were emailed to all Green Party members whose email addresses are on file with the party, and it was available for download on our website. Paper ballots were mailed to those who requested them. Ballots had to be returned by US mail or hand-delivered at our April 19 fundraiser event. They were separated from all identifying information before counting. A process of Ranked Choice Voting/Single Transferable Vote was used to determine apportionment of delegates. Write-in votes and "None of the Above" were also counted.
THE COUNT
| Candidate | 1st round votes = delegates |
2nd round votes = delegates |
| Jasmine Sherman | 1 (3.7%) = 0 | 1 (3.7%) = 0 |
| Jill Stein | 23 (85.2%) = 7 | 24 (28%) = 8 |
| Jorge Zavala | 1 (3.7%) = 0 | 0 (0%) = 0 |
| Jean de Smet | 0 (0%) = 0 | 0 (0%) = 0 |
| Marianne Williamson | 0 (0%) = 0 | 0 (0%) = 0 |
| None of the Above | 2 (7.4%) = 0 | 2 (7.4%) = 0 |