{news} Revised PROPOSED CTGP CONVENTION AGENDA

[Charlie Pillsbury]

This is the revised agenda for Saturday, which still must be approved by Convention delegates.  My thanks to everyone who provided feedback.  The primary feedback were very reasonable requests not to provide air time for candidates outside of the 12:30-1:15pm time slot and to provide more air time for everyone else.  Satisfying the former request meant deleting the proposed speech by Cliff Thornton; and satisfying the latter request involved adding the Open Forum discussion from 2:15-3:00pm and extending the Convention by 15 minutes.  See you tomorrow.  charlie
  CTGP CONVENTION AGENDA
  EARTH DAY: 4/21/07, LABOR HALL, 267 CHAPEL ST., NEW HAVEN
   
  11:15AM-12NOON: (all times are approximate) Set up/socialize. Food organized by Jerry Martin.  Sign-up for box lunches with Jerry or designee.
  12:15-12:30PM: INTRODUCTION - Welcome by Charlie Pillsbury, New Haven Green Party Co-Chair; approve facilitator; approve agenda; review election procedures, including appointment of clerks to count ballots. Caleb Kleppner will explain voting process and answer any questions about the process.  NOTE: Clerks Richard Duffy (Fairfield), Steve Fournier (Greater Hartford) and Caleb Kleppner (New Haven) were approved at March SCC meeting.  Are more clerks needed?  Approve clerks.

  Per David Bedell, the party by-laws require: "Party Co-Chairpersons shall be elected by an absolute majority vote of the members, as established if necessary by successive preferential voting. Other offices shall be filled by volunteers approved by the State Central Committee, and/or by appointment of individuals proposed by responsible members and approved by the State Central Committee. All offices shall be for a term of one year from the time of election or appointment." Although by-laws do not require it, the SCC has historically turned over election of Treasurer, Secretary, and National Representatives to a vote by the general membership/annual convention.  This is a policy in the spirit of grassroots democracy, but not legally required.
  12:30-1:15PM: PARTY ELECTIONS CANDIDATES FORUM -  Introduce nominees and take nominations from floor for three co-chairs, one secretary, one
  treasurer, three national party reps. Brief candidate presentations followed by Q&A.
  1:15-1:30PM: VOTING - Delegates/Members vote; clerks collect delegates'/members' ballots for party candidates. 
  1:30PM:     Recess for Lunch (fundraiser for Thornton Campaign). Price: $15
  1:45PM:    Speech by Ken Krayeske, followed by Q&A.  
  2:00PM:    Speech by David Ionno, Veterans for Peace, followed by Q&A.
  2:15PM:    Open Forum to discuss both internal (party-building) issues and external (state-level) political issues to be addressed by local chapters or the SCC.  Begin with brainstorming ideas; one-minute time limit per person to allow for as much participation as possible.  Finish by setting some priorities for newly elected State Party officers and by recruiting volunteers willing to work on these priorities or other issues. 
  3:00PM: CONVENTION ELECTION RESULTS: Clerks announce ballot count for party elections; two-thirds approval required.

  3:05PM:     Concluding remarks by one or more newly elected co-chairs 
  3:10PM:     Adjourn/ clean up. 

  3:15PM:     (1) The newly elected CTGP officers will meet briefly to take care of any pressing business and schedule date/site of next:  EC meeting and  5-29-07 SCC meeting.

                     (2) The Internal Elections Committee will hold brief open meeting to discuss this year's voting process and things to consider for future elections.
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