[Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd:[GPCA Official Notice] Announcements From CCWG -- Deadlines, Etc.

Thu Nov 15 17:00:11 PST 2007

In a message dated 11/14/2007 4:27:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, WSB3ATTYCA  
writes:

In a message dated 11/9/2007 9:46:53 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
contacts2006 at lists.cagreens.org writes:

GREEN  PARTY COUNTY CONTACTS MESSAGE

This is an announcement from the GPCA  Contact List.  For more information, 
or questions related to the topic  of the posting, please do not hit reply.  
Follow the contact  directions
stated in the  email.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS  FROM
CAMPAIGNS AND CANDIDATES WORKING GROUP

Registration and  Filing Deadlines for Partisan Office  Candidates

The California  Elections Code requires that a candidate for 
partisan office    must have been registered for one year before 
the candidacy filing  deadline in   the political party for which 
nomination is  being sought.  However, a   person registered as 
“Decline  to State” one year before the filing date may   change 
to a  party registration and be eligible to run as a candidate of  
that   political party if they have changed their registration  at 
least 90 days before   the filing deadline.  All  candidates for 
partisan office must be registered  in  the  political party for 
which they are seeking nomination at least 90  days   before the 
filing deadline to have their name included  on the Primary 
Election   ballot.  Otherwise, anyone  seeking nomination in a 
Primary Election must be   certified  as a write-in candidate. 
The deadline for declaration of   candidacy  for the June 2008 
Primary Election is March 7,  2008.  The  deadline for a DTS 
registered voter to file a  change of party registration to  run 
as a Green  Party  partisan candidate is December 7, 2007.  Anyone 
considering  changing their  registration to run as a GPCA 
candidate should  be  urged to file their change  of voter 
registration BEFORE  December 7th.

The period for candidates to collect signatures in lieu  of filing 
fees to   qualify as candidates for the GPCA Primary  Election 
ballot begins December 28,   2007 and ends February  21, 2008 
(with an additional period ending March 7th to    collect 
additional signatures to replace disqualified signatures).  
Collecting signatures to eliminate the need for (or at least 
reduce)  the filing  fee  for State Senate, State Assembly and  
Congressional candidates can save a   candidate hundreds to  
thousands of dollars.  It is extremely important to  inform  
potential candidates for partisan office about these deadlines 
and  to  support  their signature gathering efforts.

County  Polling Starting Soon !!!

County Polling on the three ballot measures  appearing on the 
February 5,   2008 Election ballot is  beginning soon!!!  A 
separate announcement will be  sent   to this County Contacts 
list.  It is critical for County GP’s  to  respond to  the County 
Polling.  Because there will  be no General Assembly  before the 
election, the County Polling is  the only method for the GPCA to 
take  positions on  these  ballot measures.  Please also note that 
that there are  four  referenda  challenging the most recent 
Indian Casino Compacts that  are  undergoing  signatures review 
for certification to also  appear on the February  5th ballot.

Candidate Training Program  Videos Available

DVDs of the Candidate Basics training program held  in Petaluma 
March 19,   2006 are available for distribution to  County GP’s to 
use to recruit candidates   and as a program  resource.  The 
program was designed for prospective  GPCA   candidates and 
campaign helpers who have no or  little  previous campaign 
experience.  Topics include:   Deciding to be a candidate; Initial 
filing  requirements;  Media basics; and Campaign finance 
issues.  Program  sessions  are about an  hour and can be shown in 
order or  separately.   Packets have been distributed  to contacts  
in Alameda, Fresno, Humboldt, Kern,  Los Angeles, Marin, Orange,  
Placer, Riverside, San Diego, San Joaquin, Santa  Barbara,  
Santa Clara, Santa  Cruz, Sonoma, Tulare and Ventura, For more  
information, contact Warner  Bloomberg CCWG Coordinator at (408)  
295-9353 or _wsb3attyca at aol.com_   (mailto:wsb3attyca at aol.com)

Host(s) Sought For Spring 2008 Candidate  Training Program  and 
Strategy  Meeting

The CCWG  currently is seeking a host for a  one-day candidate 
training   program in March or April 2008.  Local Green  Party 
members  will need to identify a  weekend date and location for 
the  program  and provide volunteers for helping  with the  
program.  The CCWG will provide  speakers and materials.   The 
program  will build on the March 2006  Candidates Basics  program 
by focusing in  greater detail on selected   topics.  The CCWG 
also is seeking a host for a day-long   strategy meeting to  be 
held after the February 5th election.   If a single  host group is 
willing, the candidate training  workshops and the CCWG strategy 
meetings can be  held on the  same weekend.  For more 
information, contact Warner   Bloomberg  CCWG Coordinator at (408) 
295-9353 or  _wsb3attyca at aol.com_  (mailto:wsb3attyca at aol.com)

CCWG County Contacts Needed

The CCWG currently is seeking Green Party  members to serve as 
county   contacts.   CCWG County  Contacts have the responsibility 
to inform their  local  County  Councils, locals, caucuses and 
general membership about  CCWG  programs and  issues and to report 
back to the CCWG via  the email list, monthly  teleconference  and 
at plenary  meetings.  More than one person can serve as  the CCWG  
contacts  for their County GP.  To volunteer for these  positions, 
contact  Warner  Bloomberg CCWG Coordinator  at (408) 295-9353 
or _wsb3attyca at aol.com_   (mailto:wsb3attyca at aol.com)

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