<div dir="ltr">Yolanda appears to have interpreted this text on the GPCA Forum mailing list to require that a person be a registered Green. "The gpca-forum is open to GPCA members only." That message is, I presume, directed not at folks who can't register as a Green Party member, but at folks who are eligible to register, but are not members of the GPCA. Perhaps a clarification referencing the rule Sanda E. quotes should be added?<br><br>Also, and I think this is a critical point, given recent entrants and the undue emphasis on "County Councils" (an structural artifact foisted on us by the state), in every way other than that legally mandated by law, folks who can't register Green (such as minors, felons who've lost their voting privileges, residents both legal and undocumented) are equally eligible to participate and lead. Historically, we've enshrined this, in many counties, by explicitly stating in bylaws that the county Green Party Assembly (meeting of the whole) is the supreme authority on all matters Green, and that the County Council exists only as a formality and only has those powers affirmatively granted and/or delegated to it by the GA. I mention this, because the emphasis on County Councils results in the explicit exclusion of non-registered voters from positions of leadership and influence due to state law.<br><br>Here's our relevant Santa Cruz County bylaws:<br><br>A.2. [...] The Green
Assembly shall be the policy setting body for the Green Party in Santa Cruz County, and has control of all
actions taken in the name of the Green Party of Santa Cruz County<br><br>A.4. Membership Exceptions:
a) Any person not registered as a member of the Green Party that resides in Santa Cruz County shall be
eligible and welcome to attend these meetings, and shall be considered a voting member of the Green
Assembly, if all of the following applies to her/him:
1) She/He has attended at least two previous meetings of the Green Assembly within the last six
months.
2) She/He shows a commitment to the Ten Key Values of the Greens (USA).
3) If she/he is not registered to vote in any other political party and has no voting privileges in any
other political party, and any one of the following apply:
• She/He is not a legal citizen of the United States.
• She/He is under 18 years of age but over 12.
• She/He is a paroled convicted felon of a non-violent crime.
b) Any or all of the above exceptions are void when in violation of State or local law. <br><br>This is the sole benefit of being on the County Council:<br><br>A.6. Members of the County Council of the Green Party of Santa Cruz County shall be considered voting
members of the Green Assembly regardless of previous Green Assembly meeting attendance.<br><br>Regards,<div>Thomas Leavitt</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 8:18 AM, yolanda catzalco <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ycatzalc@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ycatzalc@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Eric, John, Greens, I hope so because either on this discussion/forum list serve instructions for subscription via email or on the Facebook Green party California questionnaire to participate they required I be registered
Green. If I can I'll go through discussion/forum email to look at it again. My time is very limited, but can I also participate in Green Party Hispanic Caucus if I'm not in California state Green Party GPCA/SAG? </p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 4, 2018 2:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> yolanda catzalco; GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes<br>
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Undocumented citizens are fully included in the Green Party. Our lists do not exclude them.<br>
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Eric brooks</span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>yolanda catzalco<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 02, 2018 4:33 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes <<a href="mailto:gpca-votes@sfgreens.org" target="_blank">gpca-votes@sfgreens.org</a>>; Eric Brooks <<a href="mailto:brookse32@earthlink.net" target="_blank">brookse32@earthlink.net</a>>; Rita Goldberger via active <<a href="mailto:active@sfgreens.org" target="_blank">active@sfgreens.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [SFGP-A] How to subscribe to the GPCA-Forum general discussion email list (was RE: Note Of Subject Header Change For This Email List)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Eric, CA Green Party--HOW ABOUT GREEN CARD HOLDERS, UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS? THIS LIST ONLY FOR REGISTERED GREENS IS NOT FAIR!!!</span></p>
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on behalf of Eric Brooks <<a href="mailto:brookse32@hotmail.com" target="_blank">brookse32@hotmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 1, 2018 1:26 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [GPCA-SGA-Votes] How to subscribe to the GPCA-Forum general discussion email list (was RE: Note Of Subject Header Change For This Email List)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
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FYI: To subscribe to the GPCA-Forum general discussion email list, go to:<br>
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<a href="http://lists.cagreens.org/listinfo/gpca-forum_lists.cagreens.org" id="m_-768630361542040596LPlnk358082" target="_blank">http://lists.cagreens.org/<wbr>listinfo/gpca-forum_lists.<wbr>cagreens.org</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Brooks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 31, 2018 4:13 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes <<a href="mailto:gpca-votes@sfgreens.org" target="_blank">gpca-votes@sfgreens.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [GPCA-SGA-Votes] Note Of Subject Header Change For This Email List</span></p>
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<p class="m_-768630361542040596x_xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Hi again all,<br>
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I’ve just changed the lead text for the subject header of this email list to:<br>
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[GPCA-SGA-Votes]<br>
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I did this to make more clear that this list is just for discussion of directly *<b>SGA</b>* related votes and issues.<br>
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So that we can avoid burning anyone out with non list related discussions, please take all discussions of *<b>other</b>* Green Party issues to our Forum discussion list at the email address below.
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<a href="mailto:gpca-forum@lists.cagreens.org" target="_blank">gpca-forum@lists.cagreens.org</a><br>
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thanks,<br>
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Eric Brooks</span></p>
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