[GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discuss ID 153: Bylaws Interpretation: Election of GPUS Delegation Alternate seats

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Discussion has begun for the following GPCA SGA ranked choice vote

Ranked Choice Vote ID #153
Ranked Choice Vote *Bylaws Interpretation: Election of GPUS Delegation
Alternate seats*
Ranked Choice Vote Administrators: Victoria Ashley, Brian Good, Laura
Wells, Eric Brooks, Mike Goldbeck
Discussion  02/12/2018 - 03/25/2018
Voting  03/26/2018 - 04/01/2018
Voting ends at Midnight Pacific Time

*Background*

The GPCA state Coordinating Committee approved the bylaws interpretation
below on July 10, 2017, as amended by the Coordinating Committee during its
August 7, 2017 and February 5, 2018 Meetings.

GPCA Bylaws 13-3 governing bylaws interpretations state that such
interpretations may be made by the Coordinating Committee, subject to
confirmation by the Standing General Assembly (http://www.cagreens.org/
bylaws/2013-06-23#Article_13-3_Bylaws_Interpretation.)  This interpretation
is being put forward simultaneously with the election it authorized.

*Proposal*

That the Standing General Assembly approve the following bylaws
interpretation:

— WHEREAS, the GPCA's timeline for Standing General Assembly applications,
discussion and voting is based upon the practice of predictable
communications via the GPCA's email lists, web pages, voting pages and the
GPCA Inform list; and

— WHEREAS, in the spring of 2017, the GPCA’s information infrastructure
faced unanticipated problems; and

— WHEREAS, in the past GPCA members used this information to decide whether
or when to run for GPUS Delegate or Alternate; and

— WHEREAS, in April 2017, fewer applications were received than seats for
GPUS Delegation Alternate (nine for 12 seats), while there were far more
applications for GPUS Delegate than seats (22 for 13 seats); and

— THEREFORE, the GPCA shall hold a special election to fill the remaining
three Alternate seats for the remainder of the July 2017 to June 2019 term,
and that any GPCA member who correctly follows the application process may
qualify for the ballot.

Resources:
References:

Delegate Apportionment Formula in Section 8-6 of GPUS Rules and Procedures
Article VIII National Committee Size and Delegate Allocation:
http://gpus.org/rules-procedures/#08
GPCA Bylaws Article 8, Section 8-2

Membership: http://www.cagreens.org/bylaws/2013-03-23#Section_8-2_Membership

GPCA Bylaws Article 13, Section 13-3 SGA Confirmation of Coordinating
Committee Bylaws
Interpretations: http://www.cagreens.org/bylaws/2013-06-23#Article_13-
3_Bylaws_Interpretation

Full details will be available at:
http://www.sjcgreens.org/sga_vote_bylaw_interpretations

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