[Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: [GPCA-CC] Fwd: [G-C-F] Discussion Has Begun on GP-US Proposal: ID 191 - BylawsAmendment to Clarify Affiliation Agreement]
Gerry Gras
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Fri Nov 18 15:10:21 PST 2005
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [GPCA-CC] Fwd: [G-C-F] Discussion Has Begun on GP-US Proposal: ID
191 - BylawsAmendment to Clarify Affiliation Agreement
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:38:51 -0800 (PST)
From: John Morton <jlm108 at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: GPCA Coordinating Committee <gpca-cc at marla.cagreens.org>
To: Coordinating Committee - GPCA <gpca-cc at marla.cagreens.org>
This may have an effect on the plenary discussion of
the affiliation proposal. Should we ask the proposal
presenters to consider this?
John
--- "Michael S. Wyman" <mswyman at comcast.net> wrote:
> From: "Michael S. Wyman" <mswyman at comcast.net>
> To: "Cal Forum" <grns-cal-forum at greens.org>
> Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:19:21 -0800
> Subject: [G-C-F] Discussion Has Begun on GP-US
> Proposal: ID 191 -
> BylawsAmendment to Clarify Affiliation Agreement
>
> Dear Cal Forumistas,
>
> I don't normally post proposals from the national
> party to this forum, but
> this proposal seems sufficiently portentious to
> merit discussion on our
> list.
>
> If you would like any of your comments posted to the
> list serve of the
> National Committee, please notify me, or the
> delegate of your choice.
>
> Please keep such comments polite and constructive,
> thank you.
>
> Yours,
>
> Mike Wyman
> GPUS-DEL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <voting at gpus.org>
> To: <natlcomvotes at green.gpus.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 9:01 PM
> Subject: [usgp-coo] Discussion Has Begun on GP-US
> Proposal: ID 191 -
> BylawsAmendment to Clarify Affiliation Agreement
>
>
> > Discussion has begun for the following proposal:
> >
> > Proposal ID: 191
> > Proposal: Bylaws Amendment to Clarify Affiliation
> Agreement
> > Floor Manager: Jody Grage Haug,
> jodyhaug at hotmail.com
> > Discussion Dates: 11/15/2005 - 11/27/2005
> > Voting Dates: 11/28/2005 - 12/04/2005
> >
> > Voting ends at Midnight Pacific Time
> >
> > The GP-US strives for consensus, which involves
> several steps,
> > taken in order..
> >
> > Clarifying questions and responses from the group
> making the proposal.
> > Airing of concerns and discussion about how to
> improve the proposal
> > by taking into consideration those concersn
> > Call for consensus on the final proposal.
> >
> > Background: In consideration that:
> >
> > Support for the Green Party National Nominating
> Convention will result
> > in the strongest national campaign possible in
> 2008, and;
> >
> > The strongest candidates for President will be
> most motivated to seek
> > the Green nomination if Green state parties
> support the decision of the
> > Nominating Convention, and would be less motivated
> to seek our
> > nomination if they believed they would need to
> campaign to individual
> > state Green parties directly after the Convention,
> and;
> >
> > The Nominating Convention will receive the
> strongest support and
> > participation if Greens and potential Presidential
> candidates both know
> > that the nomination decision will be respected,
> and;
> >
> > In implementation of the affiliation agreement
> between the Green Party
> > of the United States and its affiliated state
> parties;
> >
> > Proposal: Be it resolved that the following rule
> is adopted by the
> National
> > Committee of the Green Party of the United States
> and added to the
> > Rules and Procedures of the Green Party of the
> United States as new
> > Number 3 of Section 1.V of Article 2:
> >
> > "Any state political party affiliated with the
> Green Party of the
> > United States that places on their state's general
> election ballot any
> > Presidential candidate other than the candidate
> nominated at the Green
> > Party National Nominating Convention, as confirmed
> by the Secretary, or
> > any state party that leaves an existing and
> available ballot line blank
> > for the office of President, will be in violation
> of their affiliation
> > agreement with the Green Party of the United
> States and will be subject
> > to disaffiliation upon the offering of such a
> proposal by two or more
> > state parties and by a subsequent vote of at least
> two-thirds of those
> > National Committee delegates voting for or
> against, using the normal
> > rules of quorum as applied for any other type of
> accreditation
> > decision. This clause does not apply to any state
> party whose ballot
> > line does not include the nominated candidate due
> to a lack of
> > petitioning success."
> >
> > And that Article II, Section 2 of the Official
> Bylaws of the Green
> > Party of the United States be modified as follows
> :
> >
> > "The National Committee of the Green Party of the
> United States shall
> > consist of the representatives of the accredited
> state parties and
> > accredited caucuses of underrepresented groups as
> long as they are in
> > compliance with their affiliation agreement, as
> determined by the
> > National Committee."
> >
> > Resources: D.C. Contact: Michael Piacsek,
> piacsek at mindspring.com,
> 202.302.7604
> > Wisc. Contact: Jeff Peterson,
> peterson at lakeland.ws, 715.472.2728
> >
> > References: Proposal 180:
>
http://green.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/propdetail?pid=180
> > Official Rules:
> http://green.gpus.org/documents/rules.shtml
> > Official Bylaws:
> http://green.gpus.org/documents/bylaws.shtml
> >
> > Full details are available at:
> >
> > http://gp.org/cgi-bin/vote/propdetail?pid=191
> >
> > Please send your comments to
> natlcomvotes at green.gpus.org.
> >
> > Thank you and have a wonderful day!
> > --The GP-US Voting Admin
> >
> >
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> > If your state delegation changes, please see:
> >
>
http://gp.org/committees/nc/documents/delegate_change.html
> >
> > For other information about the Coordinating
> Committee, see:
> > http://gp.org/committees/nc/
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