[GPSCC-chat] recruiting volunteers for Citizens' Advisory Commission on Elections & Greens County Council

[Spencer Graves]

Hello, All:


1. COUNTY COUNCIL: Our official County Council is supposed to have 7. 
After John Thielking leaves in June, we will be down to 3 (Jim Doyle, 
Betsy and me). The duties are simple: Respond to an occasional email or 
phone call to help decide an issue that we prefer not wait for the next 
monthly meeting. Other requirements: Live in Santa Clara County and have 
been registered Green for at least a year. It's not necessary to come to 
meetings.


2. SANTA CLARA COUNTY CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS: This 
Commission meets the first Tuesday of each month except on election 
days. It helps the Board of Supervisors manage the Registrar of Voters. 
They currently have a vacancy in Supervisorial District 2 
(www.sccgov.org/sites/bos/bnc/CABODocs/MaddyReport.html#CITIZENS’ 
ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS).


** This is a key post from which to advance instant runoff voting (IRV) 
and increasing the volume of information available to the public 
including about campaign finance. I've been attending their meetings 
since last September. If we had had 1 or 2 people actively attending 
these meetings for the past decade and pushing gently for IRV, we would 
likely have gotten it 5 years ago or so, shortly after San Francisco and 
Alameda Counties started using IRV. One of the current Commissioners is 
a Peace & Freedom party member (Dave Kadlecek), which indicates that you 
don't have to be a Democrat or a Republican to be appointed to this 
board. Two of the current board members asked me to apply. 
Unfortunately, I'm not eligible, because I do not live in Supervisorial 
District 2. This is an unpaid position.


I'd be pleased to talk with anyone who might be interested either in 
serving in trying to find someone to serve in either of these capacities.


Best Wishes,
Spencer


-- 
Spencer Graves, PE, PhD
President and Chief Technology Officer
Structure Inspection and Monitoring, Inc.
751 Emerson Ct.
San José, CA 95126
ph:  408-655-4567
web:  www.structuremonitoring.com