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

[Mimi Newton]

Thanks for the comments, Brian!

Mimi Newton
Marin County Greens
GPCA Coordinating Committee

On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 7:00 AM Brian <snug.bug at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> In the third WHEREAS, I'd add a clarifying comma between "past" and "GPCA
> members".
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> In the fourth WHEREAS, I'd add "existed" so the text becomes "fewer
> applications were received than seats existed for GPUS Delegation
> Alternate".
>
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> In THEREFORE, I'd replace "and that" with "in which" or even "in which
> election".
>
> Brian Good
>
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> *Subject:* [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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> <gpca-votes at sfgreens.org>*
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