[Sosfbay-discuss] FW: [GPCA Official Notice] GPCA General Assembly Announcement

[Drew Johnson]

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Subject: [GPCA Official Notice] GPCA General Assembly Announcement
From:    "County Contacts" <contacts2006 at lists.cagreens.org>
Date:    Fri, February 13, 2009 17:57
To:      "County Contacts" <Contacts2006 at cagreens.org>
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GREEN PARTY COUNTY CONTACTS MESSAGE

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Dear Greens,

The next General Assembly (GA) of the GPCA will be May 16 & 17 in
Venice, L.A.

More details will be posted at http://cagreens.org/plenary/ and
circulated on this list as they become available.

This GA will include:

+ The annual operating budget proposal.
+ Confirmation of the party officer nominees (Treasurer and State Liaison)
+ Election for two Coordinating Committee at-large seats.
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PARTY OFFICERS

The following message was circulated on Jan. 28:

Notice to all Greens:

The party officers' terms are up effective with the next plenary [April
or May]. The incumbents, Jane Rands, Secretary of State Liaison, and
Jeanne Rosenmeier, Treasurer, are each willing to serve another term.
Anyone else interested in being nominated by the CC to these jobs needs
to submit a resume to the CC (gpca-cc at cagreens.org) by Friday, February
20, 2009.

Thank you.

Paz,
Larry Mullen, Coordinating Committee
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CC AT-LARGE SEATS

The Coordinating Committee (CC) is accepting applications for the
at-large seats on the CC.  There are four at-large seats and the term of
office is two years.  We normally elect two seats each year.

Candidates must submit an application to the CC <gpca-cc at cagreens.org>
that includes a biography and what they hope to accomplish. The
application form can be downloaded at
http://www.cagreens.org/cc/co-cos/application_cc_at_large.rtf. Bios will
be posted on the web.  The web address will be in the plenary packet.

  The deadline for submission is March 1, 2009.

Serving on the CC requires a minimum of ten hours of long-distance
teleconferencing and email work per month.  Members are expected to
serve  on committees and working groups as active members or CC
liaisons.  It is  recommended that one have an adequate email connection
and telephone  service.

The CC recommends that women, young people and people of color apply to
  achieve gender, age and ethnic balance for diversity.

The job description for at-large rep is in the bylaws and copied below.
The election process is in the bylaws and may be found copied below the
job description.

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At-Large Representative
Green Party of California Coordinating Committee
Job Description

The duties of the Green Party Of California - Coordinating Committee
GPCA-CC) At-Large Representatives include:    All activities to do with
maintaining a pro-active role as a voting member  of the GPCA-CC, not
limited to and including GPCA bylaws Art.7 Sec.1.3.

Specific duties:
1. At-large GPCA-CC positions supplement the tasks of the CC beyond
those  required of regional representatives. Those tasks of brief,
intense or  sustained work periods, such as: agenda committee, database
updates,  maintenance of rosters, ad-hoc committees, etc. At-large rep.
should be  prepared to assist CC/SC/WG co-coordinators as needed.
2. At-large CC positions supplement regional rep. positions as needed.
To  assist, or take a leading role of a regional representative as
absences,  emergencies, and work-loads dictate.
3. Provide pro-active guidance and assistance to ad-hoc committees, SCs
and  WGs and locals whose organization is in need of support,
restructuring oris  malfunctioning.
4. Attend all GPCA-CC meetings, teleconferences, voting sessions, and
GPCA  General Assemblies. Inform co-coordinators of impending absences
or  scheduling changes in a timely manner, so that any necessary
adjustments may  be made promptly
5. Be attentive to, and participate if necessary, in the GPCA-CC
listserve  at a minimum of twice a week. Those participating without
online  capabilities will require additional communication effort
(shared computer,  library computer, telephone).
6. Inform the GPAC-CC co-coordinators when communication is interrupted,
  e.g. computer failure, vacation, resignation, so that any necessary
adjustments may be made promptly.
7. Maintain a working knowledge of the GPCA bylaws and platform, and
perform  Coordinating Committee duties accordingly.    8. Encourage
personal responsibility, and cultivate truly interested greens,  by
actively recruiting and training GP members who indicate interest in
future GPCA-CC regional rep or at-large rep, standing committee or
working  group positions.
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ELECTION PROCESS (from bylaws)

7-1.8	Choice Voting
Each delegate shall be provided a written secret ballot containing the
names  of the candidates in random order. The ballot shall also include
a "No Other  Candidate" (NOC) option. The delegates shall vote by
ranking the candidates  along with the NOC option in order of
preference. The ballots shall be  tabulated utilizing a Choice Voting
system with fractional transfers and a  Droop threshold, 1/(n+1) (1/3
threshold with two open seats). No candidate  shall be seated who does
not cross the threshold before NOC. Choice Voting  is the Single
Transferable Vote (STV) form of proportional representation  described
in the International IDEA Handbook of Electoral System Design.
(Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA). First
published  1997. Second edition. Stockholm, Sweden).

7-1.10	Single Candidate Election: Approval Voting
When only one candidate seeks office, an Approval Voting election shall
be  held. Each delegate shall be provided a written secret ballot
containing the  name of the candidate seeking office. The ballot shall
allow the opportunity  to indicate a "yes" or "no" preference on the
seating of the candidate. The  candidate must receive "yes" votes on at
least two-thirds (2/3) of ballots cast to be seated.






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