[GPSCC-chat] nomination delegates

[Jim Doyle]

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CRITICAL-ACTION NEEDED: Deadline is April 5 to apply to be a delegate
to the Presidential Nominating Convention

COUNTY CONTACT GREENS-IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU DISTRIBUTE THIS TO
YOUR LISTS AND THAT EACH COUNTY COUNCIL RESPONDS TO THE DELEGATE
SELECTION COMMITTEE WITH YOUR LIST OF UNDECLARED DELEGATES BY THURSDAY
MIDNIGHT.

THE CAMPAIGNS MUST ALSO SUBMIT THEIR SLATES BY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT SO IF
ANY OF YOUR COUNTY GREENS WISH TO BE A DELEGATE FOR A SPECIFIC
CANDIDATE, YOU NEED TO GET THAT INFORMATION TO THE CAMPAIGN CONTACT
INDIVIDUALS LISTED BELOW BEFORE THAT TIME.

The complete Delegate Selection Procedure for the Presidential
Nominating Convention for CA is on our website  at
http://www.cagreens.org/gpus#PNC  DEADLINE TO 
<http://www.cagreens.org/gpus#PNC%C2%A0%C2%A0DEADLINE%C2%A0TO> APPLY IS 
APRIL 5.

Every year there is an Annual National Meeting which is attended by
National Committee (NC) Delegates.  In addition, once every four years
there is a Presidential Nominating Convention.  For more information
about the Baltimore convention, see http://www.gpconvention2012.com/:

So in addition to the Annual National Meeting which is attended by the
NC Delegates, state parties also send Presidential Nominating
Convention (PNC) Delegates.  CA has been alloted 65 delegates out of
about 400.  Every state has their own procedure to select their
Nominating Convention Delegates and the responsibility of those
delegates.  California is very specific: Policies and Procedures for
Selection and Conduct of GPCA Delegates to the GPUS Presidential
Nominating Convention

Basically, any GPCA members can apply to be delegates to the GPUS
Presidential Nominating Convention, while only NC delegates will
attend the Annual National Meeting.  The convention itself will be on
July 14. Generally NC delegates will also apply to be PNC delegates,
but we need many more. You can either apply in support of a particular
candidate or through your county with no designation.  Read through
the procedure to understand that better. Applications must be
submitted 60 days before the Presidential Primary, which would be
April 5.  If you want to apply directly to the candidates send your
application with subject line CA Delegate to PNC to:

For the Jill Stein delegation, write  "Erika P Wolf"<wolf at jillstein.org 
<mailto:wolf at jillstein.org>>
For the Kent Mesplay delegation, write "Kent Mesplay"<info at mesplay.org 
<mailto:info at mesplay.org>>
For the Roseanne Barr delegation, write "Farheen Hakeem "
<farheen at gp.org <mailto:farheen at gp.org>>

If you are applying through your county, send your application to your
County Council.....AND MAKE SURE YOUR COUNTY COUNCIL KNOWS TO SUBMIT
IT TO THE DELEGATE SELECTION COMMITTEE BY APRIL 5.

On your application, include your name, address, phone, and email.  If
you are selected, you will also need to submit your year of birth.

The candidate delegate slates and the county delegate slates will be
submitted to the Delegate Selection Committee. That committee will
work with the lists as proscribed in the procedure.  After the
Presidential Primary on June 5, the committee will intensify their
work, selecting delegations proportionally to the results of the
Primary election votes.

Because of the date of the primary as compared to the date of the PNC,
the committee will need to notify delegates very quickly and you will
need to be prepared to make your final decision to accept the positon
quickly as well.  If you are selecting to go, you will need to
register immediately, though you can register now if you so choose.
There are specific rules guiding how you will represent California.

Another important note:  GPCA will not fund your trip as a PNC
delegate.  You may see if your county will help raise funds for you,
and in some instances, candidates have been known to help with your
expenses.

If you have questions, contact any member of the Delegate Selection 
Committee:
Sanda Everette, San Mateo, sanda at greens.org <mailto:sanda at greens.org>
Peggy Koteen, San Luis Obispo, pkoteen at aol.com <mailto:pkoteen at aol.com>
Richard Gomez, Fresno, nate136_66 at yahoo.com <mailto:nate136_66 at yahoo.com>