[Gpca-votes] Discuss: ID 133 - Election: Coordinating Committee, unscheduled vacancy, one female seat, remainder of July 2016 - June 2018

Thu Oct 5 12:12:57 PDT 2017

Hi Erik, all,

The Vote Administrators are working on that now and will post right away with any added candidates and their bios.

There was a glitch in the old email system and we are just catching up with it. We should have confirmations of any added candidates within a day or two.

Eric Brooks

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Subject: Re: [Gpca-votes] Discuss: ID 133 - Election: Coordinating Committee, unscheduled vacancy, one female seat, remainder of July 2016 - June 2018

Can anyone confirm that Nicole Castor from GP Sacramento applied for the CC seat before the deadline?

On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 7:27 PM GPCA Votes <gpca.votes at gmail.com<mailto:gpca.votes at gmail.com>> wrote:
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Discussion has begun for the following GPCA SGA ranked choice vote.

Ranked Choice Vote ID: 133
Ranked Choice Vote: Election: Coordinating Committee, unscheduled vacancies, one female seat, remainder of July 2016 - June 2018
Number of Seats: 1
Ranked Choice Vote Administrator: Laura Wells
Discussion Dates: 10/02/2017 - 11/12/2017
Voting Dates: 11/13/2017 - 11/19/2017
Voting ends at Midnight Pacific Time

Background:

This election is to fill one unscheduled vacancy for one female seat on the GPCA Coordinating Committee http://www.cagreens.org/committees/coordinating resulting from resignation by Adia Williams, elected in June 2016 http://sga.cagreens.org/vote/irvresult?pid=88 to serve the remainder of the two year term running from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018. The Coordinating Committee's Duties and Authority are found here http://www.cagreens.org/bylaws/2016-07-03#Section_8-1_Duties_and_Authority

When such unscheduled vacancies occur, the Coordinating Committee shall publish a Notice of Vacancy and Call for Candidate Submissions to the active County Organizations, as per GPCA Bylaws 8-4.5 http://www.cagreens.org/bylaws/2016-07-03#Section_8-4_Elections This was sent on July 10, 2017.

According to GPCA Bylaws 8-2.1, "The Coordinating Committee shall be composed of up to 24 voting members, with 12 men and 12 women. Six men and six women shall be elected each year to serve staggered, two year terms" http://www.cagreens.org/bylaws/2016-07-03#Section_8-2_Membership and 8-4.1 "Elections shall be conducted each year by the Standing Green Assembly using Ranked Choice Voting with a No Other Candidate option, with the six week discussion period beginning on the first Monday of May and the one week voting period commencing immediately thereafter" http://www.cagreens.org/bylaws/2016-07-03#Section_8-4_Elections 8-4.3(b) adds that the election as it is posted to the Standing Green Assembly shall include: "A full and detailed explanation of Ranked Choice Voting, an explanation of the No Other Candidate option, and an encouragement that delegates make their choices seriously and a reminder that they do not have to fill all seats unless they feel there are enough qualified candidates."

Ranked Choice Voting is explained here:
http://www.fairvote.org/fair_representation#ranked_choice_voting_pr • http://www.fairvote.org/reforms/instant-runoff-voting • http://sfgov.org/elections/marking-your-ballot (click “Ranked-Choice Voting”) • http://www.acgov.org/rov/rcv/ . Ranking 'No Other Candidate' (NOC) means once NOC passed the approval threshold, no further candidates will be elected, other than those (if any) who have already been elected before NOC reached the threshold.

Candidates:

No other candidate
Deatra Cohen

Bio and Statement - Deatra Cohen:

I’m interested in serving on the Coordinating Committee because I believe passionately in the potential of the Green Party of California to be the force for political, ecological, social and environmental change that it should be. One of the ways we can accomplish this is by ensuring the Coordinating Committee, as the backbone of the state party, is healthy. What do I mean by healthy? Transparent, inclusive, democratic.

I was a public librarian for over twenty years. My work history includes extensive organizational experience with strategic planning, partnering with other municipalities, budgeting, coordinating events, facilitating meetings, fundraising, mentoring graduate students, data collection, and report writing, to name a few key responsibilities.  Over the course of my career I served on long- and short-term coordinating committees, both local and distributed.

On a more personal note, I saw daily, through my work with library patrons of all ages and ethnic and economic backgrounds, that we all want to be listened to, heard, and understood, and that we all need a basic level of compassion. In the interest of transparency, inclusivity, and democracy, I welcome uncomfortable conversations, the ones we’ve long been taught are lacking in decorum. Isn’t it time we talk to each other with a fearless compassion that breaks down the barriers and assumptions that have held us back for far too long? I invite you to ask me anything regarding my bid for this position. I will respond with as much candor and compassion as I can muster!

Deatra Cohen
Green Party of Yolo County

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Full details are available at:

http://www.sjcgreens.org/sga_vote_cc_vacancy_female

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