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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for the affirmation Shane<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>gpca-votes <gpca-votes-bounces@sfgreens.org> on behalf of shane que hee <squehee@ucla.edu><br><b>Reply-To: </b>GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes <gpca-votes@sfgreens.org><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, February 26, 2018 at 1:27 AM<br><b>To: </b>GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes <gpca-votes@sfgreens.org><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discuss ID 155: Endorsement Policy Amendment: GPCA Endorsements for General Election Candidates<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Wanda:<br><br>We all agree with the 4 Pillars and 10 Key Values--the question is what is the best test for Calfornia GPCA would-be candidates, vagueness or some definition?<br><br>One could also have the GPCA Platform as the reference-- A MUCH MORE RIGOROUS TEST.<br><br><br>.....Shane Que Hee, Feb 25 2018<br>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>At 07:44 PM 2/24/2018, Wanda Jean Lord wrote:<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you Genevieve for your thoughtful, logical, and practical enough to be simply implemented ideas below about the 4 pillars. I appreciate them and agree with them.<br> <br>Wanda<br> <br><b>From: </b>gpca-votes <gpca-votes-bounces@sfgreens.org> on behalf of Genevieve Marcus <genevieve.marcus@gmail.com><br><b>Reply-To: </b>GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes <gpca-votes@sfgreens.org><br><b>Date: </b>Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 9:15 AM<br><b>To: </b>GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes <gpca-votes@sfgreens.org><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discuss ID 155: Endorsement Policy Amendment: GPCA Endorsements for General Election Candidates<br> <br><a name="_MailOriginalBody">Again, talking to the GENERAL PUBLIC most of whom know little other than life in a big country like the U.S.<br>about decentralizing would be largely meaningless. It's a complex topic for novices. Some would say we're already decentralized...<br>into states and cities. However, the 4 Pillars are familiar and the candidate can talk about how the GP plans to implement<br>them. <br>Genevieve Marcus<br> <br>On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 10:56 AM, Eric Brooks <</a><a href="mailto:brookse32@hotmail.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>brookse32@hotmail.com</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>I donât think it is off topic. Endorsement of candidates is one way that the Green Party communicates with the public.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>I completely disagree with Genevieveâs thesis though.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>The way that we get the general public to start realizing what decentralization is and why it is important to their lives, is to endorse candidates who will talk about it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Eric Brooks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>SF, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>From: gpca-votes [</span><a href="mailto:gpca-votes-bounces@sfgreens.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> mailto:gpca-votes-bounces@sfgreens.org</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>] On Behalf Of Thomas Leavitt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2018 6:56 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>To: GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes <</span><a href="mailto:gpca-votes@sfgreens.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>gpca-votes@sfgreens.org</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Subject: Re: [GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discuss ID 155: Endorsement Policy Amendment: GPCA Endorsements for General Election Candidates<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Genevieve,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Aren't we off topic here, in that this is conditions we're asking to put in place when a non-Green seeks our endorsement? This proposal has nothing to do with how we communicate our values to the general public, which I agree is a worthy topic, just not relevant to the question of conditions required for endorsement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Thomas Leavitt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 6:20 PM, Genevieve Marcus <</span><a href="mailto:genevieve.marcus@gmail.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> genevieve.marcus@gmail.com</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Shane,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>This conversation mainly addresses non Green people who might be attracted to the Party by a non Green endorsement of someone they admire.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Of course, all Green parties should support the 10 Key Values. But some Values, like Decentralization, might not be understood by the 50%<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>of the population that doesn't vote. Especially because this is a big country and the Green Party continues to run candidates to lead it. Does that mean we don't support decentralization or does it mean we recognize that many Americans are immersed in jobs and lifestyles at this time<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>that make decentralization confusing? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Genevieve Marcus<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 1:54 PM, shane que hee <</span><a href="mailto:squehee@ucla.edu"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>squehee@ucla.edu</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Genevieve:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>I agree with Eric since it is GPCA and not GPUS.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>The Pillars are ideal for peopl who want things short , sweet and malleable like millennials<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Should all state Green partis hew to the GPUS line of the 4 pillars only?<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>.....Shane Que Hee, Feb 22 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>At 07:35 PM 2/21/2018, Genevieve Marcus wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Eric,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>The 10 Key Values are a bit extreme for attracting new Green voters.à The 4 Pillars are a more acceptable start.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Genevieve Marcus<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 6:36 PM, Eric Brooks <</span><a href="mailto:brookse32@hotmail.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>brookse32@hotmail.com</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>I put forward the friendly amendment *to* the proposed amendment to make it the 10 Key Values rather than 4 Pillars.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Eric Brooks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>SF, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>From: gpca-votes [</span><a href="mailto:gpca-votes-bounces@sfgreens.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> </span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><a href="mailto:gpca-votes-bounces@sfgreens.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>mailto:gpca-votes-bounces@sfgreens.org</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>] On Behalf Of Sadie Fulton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 2:04 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>To: GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes <</span><a href="mailto:gpca-votes@sfgreens.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>gpca-votes@sfgreens.org</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Subject: Re: [GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discuss ID 155: Endorsement Policy Amendment: GPCA Endorsements for General Election Candidates<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>I agree - Genevieve's proposal sounds fantastic. Win/win. :)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>On Wed, Feb 21, 2018, 13:17 Ann Menasche <</span><a href="mailto:aemenasche@gmail.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>aemenasche@gmail.com</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>That is an excellent suggestion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>On Feb 21, 2018, at 11:30 AM, Genevieve Marcus <</span><a href="mailto:genevieve.marcus@gmail.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> genevieve.marcus@gmail.com</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>To reconcile these two excellent opinions, what if, in addition to not accepting corporate funding we added a requirement that<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>the prospective endorsee supports our Four Pillars?à That shouldn't be hard.à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Then, when we announce our endorsement, we would mention that among the reasons for the endorsement is the fact thatà s/he also supports the GP values expressed in our Four Pillars:à Grassroots Democracy, Social Justice and Equality, Ecological Wisdom, and Non-Violence.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>That way we promote the GP as well as the candidate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Genevieve Marcus<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 9:10 AM, Erik <</span><a href="mailto:erikrydberg34@gmail.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>erikrydberg34@gmail.com</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> > wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Everyone read the language. We will not endorse candidates that take Corporate Money or who belong to parties that take Corporate Money. This proposal clearly prohibits endorsing Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, American Independent, etc. But it opens the doors for Peace and Freedom(badly wants to work with us), Socialist Alternative, African Peopleâs Socialist Party, Corporate-Fr-Free Independents, etc.à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>The oldest Green Party in the United States is the Maine Green Independent Party. They were the first one to form in 1984. They opened their ballot to Independents and even hyphenated their name and they currently are running more candidates than any state party. 38 compared to our 18. Iâm not suggesting we hyphenate our name but we shoshould become the vehicle for corporate free parties and candidates.à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>This proposal sends a signal that we are inclusive to Socialists and corporate free parties and candidates.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Please vote yes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><IMG_4783.jpg><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 4:43 AM Thomas Leavitt <</span><a href="mailto:thomleavitt@gmail.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>thomleavitt@gmail.com</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>I oppose this. What drew me to the Green Party in 1990 was the idea that to be a member of the Green Party, you MUST adhere to the Ten Key Values (and if you did not do so, you could not be an active member), that the Green Party was a party of principle, that refused to compromise its core values for the purposes of political advantage. Unlike the Democrats, who bluntly stated "we would rather be a party of the majority, than a party of principle" (the individual who said this was later convicted of corruption and removed from office). Candidates running for office in other parties are not obligated to abide by Green principles, or to adhere to the Green Party Platform, and are not accountable to the membership of our party.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>We should not be endorsing any candidate not registered as a Green, and running on the Green Party ticket (unless the office is non-partisan and the candidate cannot run as a Green). The Green Party of California exists to promote the Green Party, and to support and promote Green Party candidates. Our limited resources should be focused on promoting our own candidates and our own party. If people want access to them, they can seek our endorsement and run on our ballot line. The logic behind this will inevitably lead to justifying our endorsement of "progressive Democrats" who ostensibly refuse contributions from PACs and corporations (while benefiting from corporate funded Democratic Party resources deployed on their behalf); more importantly, it will be the functional death of our party as ambitious individuals seek office as "independents" with the goal of having their cake (our endorsement) and eating it (not being accountable to our party once elected); the likely result should such individuals be elected is affiliation with the Democrats for purely pragmatic reasons (and as the consequence of extreme peer pressure from fellow electeds). We already lose enough folks to the Democratic Party as it is. We are not a political lobby, we do not make general purpose endorsements. Either you're a Green, or you're something else (and not eligible for our state party's endorsement).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Thomas Leavitt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 12:43 PM, GPCA Votes <</span><a href="mailto:gpca.votes@gmail.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>gpca.votes@gmail.com</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Please send your discussion comments toà </span><a href="mailto:gpca-votes@sfgreens.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>gpca-votes@sfgreens.org</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Discussion has begun for the following GPCA SGA ranked choice vote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Ranked Choice Vote ID #155<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Ranked Choice Vote Endorsement Policy Amendment: GPCA Endorsements for General Election Candidates<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Ranked Choice Vote Administrators: Victoria Ashley, Brian Good, Laura Wells, Eric Brooks, Mike Goldbeck<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Discussionà 02/12/2018 - 03/25/2018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Votingà 03/26/2018 - 04/01/2018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Voting ends at Midnight Pacific Time<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Backgroundà <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>The Green Party of California is currently prohibited from endorsing candidates who have good Green values and who take no corporate money: the GPCA needs visibility, in a positive way, and putting our name on endorsement lists of good candidates is one way to get the Green Party name in the public eye.à The GPCA wants to help voters vote for good candidates, even in races where we have no candidate.à For instance, the Peace and Freedom Party can and does endorse Green Party candidates in state and federal races, but the GPCA is prohibited from endorsing Peace and Freedom candidates.à The GPCA currently cannot endorse candidates with No Party Preference or any other voter registration, even when we have no candidate running in the race.à The GPCA cannot help voters differentiate between good candidates who are aligned with Green values and take no corporate money and bad candidates (who may speak well) from the two-party system.à The current endorsement policy is confusing: county parties are not prohibited from endorsing candidates who are not Green, but the state party is; in addition, it precludes a possible endorsement even in the face of grassroots interest.à The current endorsement policy was promulgated in the pre-Top-Two era, and, if left unreformed, will further hobble party-building efforts in California.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Changing the endorsement policy would advance the partyâs attempts to implement Proproportional Representation so that we can have a multi-party system and not a two-party system. By expanding our endorsement options, we will demonstrate that we will work in coalitions and will endorse candidates who have green values, but who choose other political party affiliations.à As it stands, people who want to âthrow their hat in the ringâ and yet who hao have no track record with the Green Party or allied organizations are able to register Green and use our ballot line, and get an automatic advantage in the endorsement process, even though they may not be the best candidate.à Moreover, given that there are many public perceptions over which Greens have very little control, such as being marginalized or cast as âspoililersâ or âthird-partyâ candidates who âcanât win,Ãâ¬â¢t win,â the endorsement area is one we can control.à We can avoid marginnalizing ourselves as people who are only interested in the label âGreeeen Party,â not the green values that we share with millions of ordinary ffolks in the nation and certainly in California.à à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Furthermore, it is common advice in social media, for example (and even in life), that if you want likes, followers and friends, youâve got to like, follow aw and friend others, as long as you stay true to your values. We need to reciprocate and be proactive, not sit back and wait for everyone to switch to ââ¬team Green Party,â while we display an unwelcoming attitude.à ; People want a new party, but our current restrictive endorsement procedures make us look as if we do not want to be an âumbrella partyâ or ââ ââ¬big tentâ for all people who are aligned with our values and stanceses. It looks like we want to remain a small, exclusive âthirdâ partyarty with a narrow âsectarianâ view of how change happens.<:p><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Accordingly, we recommend the following changes to the GPCA Endorsement Policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Proposal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>That the current GPCA Endorsement Policy be amended as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>That the policy be amended from its current text:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>GPCA CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENT POLICY FOR GENERAL ELECTIONS (approved by the GPCA General Assembly, June 25, 2006, 43-6-2)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>2. The GPCA shall not make any endorsements of General Election candidates who are not Green Party members.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>To read as follow:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>GPCA CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENT POLICY FOR ELECTIONS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>2. The GPCA shall not make endorsements of candidates who accept corporate campaign contributions or who belong to any political party that accepts corporate campaign contributions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Sponsors: This proposal has been endorsed and sponsored by the Green Party of Yolo County.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Full details will be available at:à </span><a href="http://www.sjcgreens.org/sga_vote_bylaw_interpretations"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>http://www.sjcgreens.org/sga_vote_bylaw_interpretations</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Please send your discussion comments to </span><a href="mailto:gpca-votes@sfgreens.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>gpca-votes@sfgreens.org</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>gpca-votes mailing list<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><a href="mailto:gpca-votes@sfgreens.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>gpca-votes@sfgreens.org</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><a href="https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpca-votes"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpca-votes</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>gpca-votes mailing list<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><a href="mailto:gpca-votes@sfgreens.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>gpca-votes@sfgreens.org</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><a href="https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpca-votes"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpca-votes</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Erik Rydberg <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>Green Party of California(GPCA) Spokesperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><a href="mailto:erikrydberg34@gmail.com"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>erikrydberg34@gmail.com</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><a href="tel:(530)%20781-2903"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>530-781-2903</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><img border=0 width=186 height=40 style='width:1.9375in;height:.4166in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender. []"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à à à à à à à à à à à à à à à </span><a href="http://cagreens.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>cagreens.org</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>à <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>gpca-votes mailing list<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><a href="mailto:gpca-votes@sfgreens.org"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>gpca-votes@sfgreens.org</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span><a href="https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpca-votes"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpca-votes</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailOriginalBody'>"We have it in our power to begin the world over again." - 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