{news} VACANCY on the SC/CALL for NOMINATIONS

Tue Oct 16 11:39:27 EDT 2007

The following is how best to follow the rules.

I think Amy raises several good points.  I propose, therefore, that the EC
put on the SCC agenda later this month two resolutions.   First, nominate
Amy, Cliff and Mike to fill the three CT vacancies on the GPUS NC.  I
suggest Amy, as she's currently our alternate delegate, and Cliff and Mike,
as they're the two state co-chairs, who are not currently running for
elected office.  These would be interim appointments, and they would serve
until they or their replacements are re-elected or elected, as the case may
be, at our annual spring convention.  The SCC has the power to do this, and
one reason to do it now is my nomination of Cliff to serve on the NC's
Steering Committee.  I am concerned that he may not be eligible to serve
unless he is also one of our official delegates to the NC.

Second, re-appoint Justine McCabe as one of our delegates to the IC for
another two year term.  I think Justine has done an outstanding job on the
IC and is currently one of its co-chairs.  I think Amy has every right to
disagree with Justine's political positions (which by the way represent the
views of many Greens), but her continued personal attacks against Justine
may open her to being censored again for conduct in violation of our state
party by-laws.

Finally, the New Haven chapter would like to see another matter put on the
SCC agenda, as we were requested to do by the GPUS.  We would like the SCC
to begin, perhaps by naming an ad hoc committee, the process of determining
how the CTGP will select delegates to the 2008 presidential nominating
convention.  One proposal, currently favored by New Haven Greens, is to
allocate to each Congressional District one-fifth of the total number of
delegates and then let Greens in those CDs decide who will represent them in
Chicago next summer.  

Thanks, Charlie

From: Clifford Thornton [mailto:efficacy at msn.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 9:43 AM
To: Jason Nabewaniec; Greg Gerritt; Charlie Pillsbury; Charlie Pillsbury
Subject: Re: [usgp-nc] ANNOUNCEMENT of VACANCY on the SC/CALL for
NOMINATIONS

I want to follow the rules, how do I do that.

Cliff

Efficacy
PO Box 1234
860 657 8438
Hartford, CT 06143
efficacy at msn.com
www.Efficacy-online.org

"THE DRUG WAR IS MEANT TO BE WAGED NOT WON"

Working to end race and class drug war injustice, Efficacy is a non profit
501 (c) 3 organization founded in 1997. Your gifts and donations are tax
deductible

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Jason Nabewaniec <mailto:j_nabs at hotmail.com>  

To: Greg Gerritt <mailto:gerritt at mindspring.com>  ; Holly
<mailto:hhart at blue.weeg.uiowa.edu>  Hart ; Charles Pillsbury
<mailto:chapillsbury at gmail.com>  

Cc: clifford <mailto:efficacy at msn.com>  thornton ; secretary at gp.org ;
ctgp-news at ml.greens.org 

Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 9:36 AM

Subject: RE: [usgp-nc] ANNOUNCEMENT of VACANCY on the SC/CALL for
NOMINATIONS

Greg is correct.

http://www.gp.org/documents/bylaws.shtml
"ARTICLE IV. THE STEERING COMMITTEE

The Steering Committee (SC) of the Green Party of the United States shall be
composed of nine members: seven co-chairs, a Secretary, and a Treasurer.
Co-chairs shall be selected from and elected by the National Committee (NC)
of the Green Party of the United States for terms of two years, with a limit
of two consecutive terms.

The secretary and the treasurer shall be drawn from the membership of the
affiliated state Green Parties and shall serve two year terms without term
limits. "

However, Kristen Olson was elected to the NC by the MN delegation at the
meeting in Reading, PA to make her eligible to be elected.  She was removed
as a delegate shortly after being seated to the SC.  

Cliff would simply have to become and NC delegate before the election.
Tamar Yager will also have to do this.

I didn't post this to the list because that will stir up too many emails
about being disrespectful to Kristen.  

-jason nabewaniec

> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:32:49 -0400
> From: gerritt at mindspring.com
> To: hhart at blue.weeg.uiowa.edu; chapillsbury at gmail.com
> CC: natlcomvotes at green.gpus.org; efficacy at msn.com; secretary at gp.org;
ctgp-news at ml.greens.org
> Subject: Re: [usgp-nc] ANNOUNCEMENT of VACANCY on the SC/CALL for
NOMINATIONS
>
> My understanding is that in order to run for co chair one must be a
> delegate. I was unaware that Cliff is a delegate. Can someone please
> confirm his status and eligibility. Greg Gerritt gpri
>
>
> on 10/16/07 12:02 AM, hhart at blue.weeg.uiowa.edu at
hhart at blue.weeg.uiowa.edu
> wrote:
>
>> Acknowledged.
>>
>> Holly Hart
>> Secretary, GPUS
>>
>>
>> Quoting Charlie Pillsbury :
>>
>>> Holly: I nominate Clifford Thornton, currently CTGP co-chair, and 2006
CTGP
>>> candidate for Governor, to fill the vacancy on the SC.
>>>
>>> Charlie Pillsbury, CTGP
>>>
>>> On 10/15/07, Clifford Thornton  wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yes, I will do it.
>>>>
>>>> Cliff
>>>>
>>>> Efficacy
>>>> PO Box 1234
>>>> Hartford, CT 06143
>>>> efficacy at msn.com
>>>> www.Efficacy-online.org
>>>>
>>>> "THE DRUG WAR IS MEANT TO BE WAGED NOT WON"
>>>>
>>>> Working to end race and class drug war injustice, Efficacy is a non
profit
>>>> 501 (c) 3 organization founded in 1997. Your gifts and donations are
tax
>>>> deductible
>>>>
>>>> -
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: hhart at blue.weeg.uiowa.edu < hhart at blue.weeg.uiowa.edu>
>>>> Date: Oct 8, 2007 2:34 PM
>>>> Subject: [usgp-nc] ANNOUNCEMENT of VACANCY on the SC/CALL for
NOMINATIONS
>>>> To: natlcomvotes at green.gpus.org
>>>>
>>>> Delegates,
>>>>
>>>> On the Steering Committee call before last (9/23/07), it was noted
>>>> that co-chair Kristen Olson has been absent from conference calls and
>>>> unavailable for about two months, despite attempts by several SC
>>>> members to contact her on SC business by email or telephone. Per the
>>>> policy in Proposals nos. 222 (Policy on Steering Committee Elections)
>>>> and 246 (Steering Committee P&P's), the SC agreed to send her notice
>>>> that if the SC did not hear back from her by October 1, 2007, that
>>>> would be taken as indication of her resignation from the SC. The
>>>> message was emailed to her within 48 hours of the call and there were
>>>> several more attempts to contact her by email and telephone.
>>>>
>>>> On last night's Steering Committee call (10/7/07, the SC agreed by
>>>> consensus (with one absence, Liz Arnone having fallen off the call due
>>>> to her phone's battery running out) to declare a co-chair vacancy on
>>>> the SC. Per the GPUS bylaws, this triggers an online election to fill
>>>> out the remainder of the term ending in the summer of 2009.
>>>>
>>>> From #222:
>>>> ...
>>>> E. FILLING A VACANCY:
>>>> Any vacancy that occurs within one month of an election shall be
>>>> filled by interim appointment by recounting the ballots from the
>>>> election which elected that member, by an Election Tabulation
>>>> Committee designated by the GNC experiencing the vacancy, in the
>>>> manner specified herein, except that the vacating member's name shall
>>>> be deleted from all ballots. Any candidate accruing sufficient votes
>>>> to surpass the winning threshold in the recount that was not elected
>>>> to office in the original count shall fill the vacancy. If such a
>>>> recount fails to resolve a vacancy or if the vacancy occurs more than
>>>> one month after the election, the Steering Committee may provide for a
>>>> special election under these rules to fill the seat until the next
>>>> regularly scheduled election for that position.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The NOMINATION PERIOD WILL BE OPEN FOR 2 WEEKS, Monday OCTOBER 8 -
>>>> Sunday OCTOBER 21.
>>>>
>>>> DISCUSSION WILL RUN 2 WEEKS, Monday OCTOBER 22 - Sunday NOVEMBER 4.
>>>>
>>>> VOTING PERIOD WILL RUN 1 WEEK, MONDAY NOVEMBER 5 - 11:59 p.m. PT,
>>>> SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11.
>>>>
>>>> NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO  and may also be
>>>> sent to this
>>>> list. Self-nominations are allowed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The voting will be conducted using a ranked choice (IRV) vote with
>>>> NOTA as an option.
>>>>
>>>> Holly Hart
>>>> Secretary, GPUS
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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