{news} Fw: Preparation for 2008 convention from PCSC

[David Bedell]

Preparation for 2008 convention from PCSCBelow is a message from the GPUS
Presidential Campaign Support Committee.  (I received this as a member of
the GPUS Coordinated Campaign Committee.)  Rather than forward all 8
attachments to the ctgp-news listserv, I will forward them to anyone who
requests them.  I will also post them to our listserv for the CTGP
Presidential Election Committee
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CTGP-presidential ), but I think we really
need to appoint a new Presidential Election Committee for 2008.  Any
volunteers? Tim? Cliff? I think you've expressed interest in a Nader,
McKinney, or McKinney-Nader ticket.

The two major tasks for this committee will be:
1. sending delegates to the National Nominating Convention to represent the
wishes of CT Green Party members.
2. organizing a petition drive for the Green Party to have a presidential
ballot line in 2008 (we lost it in 2004).

Personally, I do not plan to devote much time to the presidential election,
except in conjunction with local or state legislature campaigns.  I hope
some enthusiastic people will volunteer for the important job of picking a
Green Presidential candidate.

David Bedell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Greg Gerritt
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 1:52 PM
Subject: Preparation for 2008 convention from PCSC


Dear Greens, attached are 8 documents that should help you and your state
parties be more prepared for the 2008 National Nominating convention.
Please forward them to every Green who could possibly use them, especially
within tour state party.  Some are general pieces about how candidates will
operate, others directly inform you about what you need to know to hold a
state convention. Several are templates that your state may wish to adapt so
that you are properly electing and instructing delegates to the National
Nominating Convention.  These documents have been assembled by the GPUS
Presidential Campaign Support Committee.

No packet like this can actually cover everything.  We are sure that you
will have questions not covered here, and that many of your state parties
will have questions and need assistance in preparing rules and documents.
After reviewing this assemblage, if you still have questions, they can be
directed to me, Greg Gerritt, at 401-331-0529 or gerritt at mindspring.com .

Greg Gerritt  co chair  GPUS PCSC