[GPSCC-chat] plenary registration and more

Wed Feb 24 20:20:37 PST 2010

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 REGISTRATION FOR THE MARCH GENERAL ASSEMBLY CLOSING IN ONE WEEK

Registration for the Green Party's March 6-7 General Assembly in San 
Jose will
close next Wednesday, March 3.

Registration is currently sparse. Early registration helps the host 
committee
and the CC prepare the event. Please help create a successful meeting by
registering online at

        http://www.cagreens.org/plenary/

County Councils please remember to submit your delegate list online, also.
It, too, will close on March 3.

IMPORTANT:  All delegate names must be submitted before the meeting. Due to
past problems, the Accreditation Committee will no longer accept 
delegate name
submissions at the meeting.
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COUNTY POLLING

County Polling on ballot measures also ends on March 3. Please be sure to
submit your county's response to the polling coordinators:

Warner Bloomberg   wsb3attyca at aol.com
Richard Gomez  nate136_66 at yahoo.com

The polling report with the measures is at

      http://www.cagreens.org/plenary/packet.html

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The following update was posted to the County Contacts list on 2/18.

To:  GPCA County Council Members, SC/WG Coordinators and Activists

From:  Warner Bloomberg, County Polling Coordinator

The Secretary of State has designated numbers for the various ballot
measures to be included with the June 2010 Primary Election (see
below).  Please include the number and title with your County Green
Party's polling reports.  Please see the current Plenary Agenda Packet
for the list of active GPCA county organizations and the applicable
number of votes (same as maximum delegates number).  Reports are due not
later than 11:59 pm Wendnesday March 3, 2010.  Your County Polling votes
report must be sent by a County Council member to both Warner Bloomberg
wsb3attyca at aol.com <mailto:wsb3attyca at aol.com> and Richard Gomez
nate136_66 at yahoo.com <mailto:nate136_66 at yahoo.com> so the votes report
can be confirmed.

At least half of all eligible County GPs must report and there must be
an 80% approval for a position.  Otherwise, these items will be part of
the the Plenary Agenda.   Full details of the previous County Polling
instructions and information also can be found at cagreens.org/plenary
<http://cagreens.org/plenary> (go to agenda page).

     June 2010 Statewide Ballot Measures

Proposition 13
Constitutional Amendment
SCA 4. (Resolution Chapter 115, 2008), Ashburn.

Property tax: new construction exclusion: seismic retrofitting.
<http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/pdf/sca-4-bill-20080827-chaptered.pdf> 

(Would exempt earthquake retrofitting as an improvement that would
otherwise trigger a real property tax increase assessment)

Proposition 14
Constitutional Amendment
SCA 4. (Resolution Chapter 2, 2009). Maldonado.

Elections: open primaries.
<http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/pdf/sca-4-bill-20090219-chaptered.pdf> 

(Would allow only top two primary election vote getters to appear in the
general election regardless of political party)

Proposition 15
Statute
AB 583. (Chapter 735, 2008). Hancock.

Political Reform Act of 1974: California Fair Elections Act of 2008.
<http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/pdf/ab-583-bill-20080930-chaptered.pdf> 

(Pilot Project For Public Financing For Secretary of State Candidates)

Proposition 16
Initiative Constitutional Amendment
1369. (09-0015) - Random Sample
<http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/pend_sig/init-sample-1369-011210.pdf> -
Updated as of January 12, 2010

New Two-Thirds Requirement for Local Public Electricity Providers.

Qualified: 01/12/10

Proponent: Robert Lee Pence c/o Steve Lucas (415) 389-6800

Requires local governments to obtain the approval of two-thirds of the
voters before providing electricity to new customers or expanding such
service to new territories if any public funds or bonds are involved.
Requires same two-thirds vote to provide electricity through a community
choice program if any public funds or bonds are involved. Requires the
vote to be in the jurisdiction of the local government and any new
territory to be served. Provides exceptions to the jurisdiction of the
voting requirements for a limited number of identified projects. Summary
of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal
impact on state and local governments: Unknown impact on state and local
government costs and revenues, depending on future voter decisions, due
to the measure's potential effects on electricity rates and publicly
owned utility operations. (09-0015.) (Full Text)
<http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/initiatives/pdfs/i812_initiative_09-0015.pdf> 

Proposition 17
Initiative Statute
1381. (09-0028) - Random Sample
<http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/pend_sig/init-sample-1381-012010.pdf> -
Updated as of January 20, 2010

Allows Auto Insurance Companies to Base Their Prices in Part on a
Driver's History of Insurance Coverage.

Qualified: 01/20/10

Proponent: Christina L. Wilson c/o Chip Nielsen (415) 389-6800

Changes current law to permit insurance companies to offer a discount to
drivers who have continuously maintained their auto insurance coverage,
even if they change their insurance company, and notwithstanding the ban
on using the absence of prior insurance for purposes of pricing.
Establishes that lapses in coverage due to nonpayment of premiums may
prevent a driver from qualifying for the discount. Summary of estimate
by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state
and local government: This measure would probably have no significant
fiscal effect on state and local governments. (09-0028.) (Full Text)
<http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/initiatives/pdfs/i824_initiative_09-0028.pdf> 

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