Hi Chris,
I have good news for you. This process does allow SGA voters the option to endorse every Green statewide candidate that qualifies for the CA June Primary Ballot.
The SGA voters will have the option to vote to "Endorse", or "Oppose" or "No Position" on every one of the individual qualified candidates. SGA voters can choose "Endorse" for every qualified candidate they feel well represents Green values. Yes, that means you can vote "endorse" for more than one candidate for a particular office if you choose. Or if a SGA voter wants to vote to "endorse" on only one of the candidates, the voter can do that and vote "No Position" or "Oppose" on the others. Or any such combination.
A candidate will need to receive the 2/3rd threshold of support from the SGA voters to obtain the "Endorsed by GPCA" badge of honor. One candidate achieving that level of support to be endorsed does not prevent another candidate for that same office from also achieving that level of approval for endorsement. The candidate who doesn't get that 2/3rds level of support cannot blame it on being knocked out by another candidate -- it's up to each candidate to garner at least 2/3rds of the SGA voters positively liking that candidate regardless of what is thought of the other candidates for that office.
Sorry this wasn't made clear earlier.
The goal for the candidates in this SGA endorsement process is really to get 2/3rds of the SGA to like them. I think those smiles you mentioned are good advice for candidates here. I think negative campaigning will not likely help a candidate get to 2/3rds support.
June