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

[Eric Brooks]

I support the proposal, but I also agree that we need to figure out a way to empower all California registered Green voters to vote in these primaries in the future. It is doable.

Eric Brooks

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I cannot support this proposal. The idea of a small group of deligated picking the candidate would go against the value of decentralization. Not to mention that most candidates are already on the ballot. That doesn't change, even if they drop out. This makes this process entirely pointless. Now if it had been done six months ago when candidates first start getting their campaigns together it might be more effective, but even then, there should be input from all registered greens on which candidate to endorse, and not putting that power into the hands of the few of us privileged enough to serve as deligates. I will be voting no on this proposal based mostly on the key value of decentralization.

On Feb 16, 2018 10:50 AM, "Mimi Newton" <mimi.newton at gmail.com<mailto:mimi.newton at gmail.com>> wrote:
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<mailto:snug.bug at hotmail.com>> wrote:



In the third WHEREAS, I'd add a clarifying comma between "past" and "GPCA members".



In the fourth WHEREAS, I'd add "existed" so the text becomes "fewer applications were received than seats existed for GPUS Delegation Alternate".



In THEREFORE, I'd replace "and that" with "in which" or even "in which election".

Brian Good







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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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