[Sosfbay-discuss] draft of bylaw re regional rep election

[Jim Doyle]

Here is a draft of the Santa Clara County version of the bylaw to elect
a regional representative and an alternate representative to the GPCA
coordinating committee.

The text has to be very very close to the final version.  Barring 
unforeseen
circumstances it will be the final version.

Pardon the formatting.  I have fumbled with it long enough.
I have attached an msword document which should display a better format for
those who can access an msword document file.

We hereby open it up for comments and suggestions.

Jim Doyle

 

            PROPOSED BY-LAWS RE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE

 

 ARTICLE 9   ELECTION OF REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES (RR) AND ALTERNATES

 

 9.0  Definitions in GPCA bylaws

       Regional Representation on the GPCA Coordinating Committee is 
defined by the GPCA bylaws, Articles 6, 7 and   
       elsewhere.  This bylaws article                   constitutes an 
alternative election process as provided for in the GPCA             
 bylaws section 7-1.5.

  9.1  RR Election Meeting

       RR election meetings are considered valid if they meet the 
following               
        conditions:
            1)  the election is authorized and called by the County Council
            2)  the meeting is open to all county party Members and all

                Members present can vote in the election,

            3)  the election has been publicly announced on county party

                email lists at least 15 days in advance of the election 
meeting and

            4)  where the RR Election is a preannounced agenda item for 
the meeting.

 

9.2   Declaring Candidacy

       Candidates shall declare their candidacy on the email lists of 
the counties        of the region prior to the RR Candidate Presentation 
Meetings at which a          vacancy or replacement is considered. 

 

9.3   Presentation and Election Meetings      

       The RR election process may be conducted as part of the regular 
monthly             meetings of the GPSCC.  Alternately, a special 
meeting may be called if so

       decided by the county council.  Candidates shall present 
themselves to the          electorate at a valid meeting.  This 
presentation shall be at a meeting that  precedes the meeting where the 
vote occurs. 

 

9.4   Election Process

       This election process assumes this region is allocated one 
representative.         This section shall be amended if the allocation 
is increased.  The Regional

       Representative and Alternate Representative shall be chosen by 
separate             votes.  The Regional Representative shall be chosen 
first.  In an election           where there is only one declared 
candidate, the decision shall be made in            Accordance Article 5 
of these bylaws.  Regional Representative elections            shall be 
deemed business decisions.  If more than one candidate has declared      
 their candidacy, the election shall be conducted using Instant Runoff 
Voting,     with section 7-1.9 of the GPCA bylaws as guidance.

 

9.5   Regional Coordination

       A candidate must be approved by all of the county parties of the 
region.  If        different candidates are approved by the county 
parties the decision(s) shall        be retaken by the county parties 
until agreement on candidates between the              county parties is 
reached.

 

9.6   Representational Balance in the Region

       It shall be an objective to have the Regional Representative and 
the first          Alternate Regional representative be from different 
counties wherever                possible.

 

 9.7  Replacement or Recall

       A Regional Representative or an Alternate Regional Representative 
may be            replaced or recalled using the same process for 
election described here.

 

 9.8  Effective Date

       This amendment, Article 9 of the by-laws, shall take effect after 
formal            approval by the GPSCC, and after the bylaws of 
substantially the same form           have  been adopted by all counties 
in the region. Upon adoption, the County          Council from each 
county party shall separately and independently notify the    GPCA of 
their bylaws amendments adding this alternative election process to      
       the default procedures provided by the state Green Party Bylaws.

 

 9.9  Expiration of Article 9

       This article 9 detailing the selection of regional 
representatives to the           GPCA Coordinating Committee shall 
expire if a county party in the region             rescinds it, or if 
the region is redefined and a new county party added to              the 
region decides not to adopt this bylaw.

 


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