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<DIV><FONT size=4>May 26, 2016</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Folks: Below is part of a message Laura Wells has asked
me to forward to the GPSCC email list. She is asking the Santa Clara
County GP to re-engage with GPCA Standing General Assembly (SGA) which acts as
an on-line decision making body between Plenaries, including electing GPCA
Coordinating Committee members, setting policies, amending bylaws, taking
positions on ballot measures and endorsing candidates. She feels that
these activities are too important for the GPSCC to be absent. We can have
up to five members on the SGA that are appointed at our monthly general meeting
(like tonight) or by the County Council through email consensus. If you
are interested in volunteering for this, please communicate on this list or to
one of our County Council members. If you want to see the full details of
the proposals being considered by the SGA (which I have omitted because our list
has content quantity limits), send me a private email. Warner Bloomberg,
GPSCC County Council member</FONT></DIV>
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From: <A href="mailto:laurawells@gmail.com">laurawells</A><BR>To: <A
href="mailto:WSB3@aol.com">WSB3</A><BR>Sent: 5/25/2016 9:23:01 P.M. Pacific
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face=Arial><BR><BR>Hi Warner — and everyone! <BR></DIV>
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<DIV>It was great to talk with you today, and with others in SCC, both on
the phone recently, and in person at the SF General Assembly (GA) on May
14-15.</DIV>
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<DIV><B>I’m hoping that at your Thursday night County Council meeting you
are able to appoint up to 5 people</B>. Actually I hope you appoint all 5!
This is a case when even a short-term commitment can be very helpful because
of the SGA votes happening June 20-26. There are the <B>Coordinating
Committee elections</B>, with 12 decent folks (“decent” stands for
“decentralization”) who want to expand the Green Party of California to be
inclusive and welcoming, rather than shrinking as it has been for the past
few years in terms of finances, strength of locals, publications, media,
general assembly attendance, the list goes on.</DIV>
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<DIV>Copied below (and attached) is way TMI - too much information - about
the <B>bylaw amendments that will also be up for a vote June 20-26</B>.
Judging from the discussion at the GA, we should at least vote DOWN the ID
90 amendment. It excludes as CC candidates those who haven’t been registered
Green for 90 days. That is a perfect example of a new “rule” that on its
face sounds reasonable, but in practice <B>excludes</B> people who really
are “committed Greens.” Many alternative suggestions came out during the GA
discussion, and so more work is needed on this issue; ID 90 is not the
solution. </DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times">"Candidates must submit an
application to the Coordinating Committee by the last Monday of April to
be eligible. Applications must include a biography and what they wish to
accomplish on the Coordinating Committee. To be eligible, candidates must
have been registered Green 90 days prior to filing their application of
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<DIV>One thing I do miss about campaigning in statewide races is getting
together with people around the state. If you have a meeting about strategy
or voter registration (there will be a lot of long-time Greens to welcome
back into the Green Party after the primary!) or whatever, please invite me
down to Santa Clara and let’s talk!</DIV>
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<DIV>Another world is possible, a growing Green Party of California is
crucial — </DIV>
<DIV>Laura</DIV>
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