{news} Proposed agenda for the 7-29-08 SCC meeting at 7PM at Portland Senior Center, Portland, CT

Tue Jul 22 22:21:12 EDT 2008

Proposed agenda for the 7PM   7-29-08 SCC CTGP meeting.    Site: Portland
Senior Center, 7 Waverley Avenue, Portland, CT   06480   P: 860-342-6760

Facilitator:  To Be Determined

A.      Preliminaries:

1.       (1 minute): Introductions of voting/non-voting attendees; chapters;
if quorum was met; timekeeper; ground rules.

2.       (2-4 minutes): Approval of tonight’s proposed agenda, any deletions
or additions.

3.       (2-4 minutes): Review and approval of minutes of 6-24-08 SCC
meeting.

4.     (2 minutes): Review and acceptance of the 7-22-08 EC meeting.

5.     (2-4 minutes): Treasurer’s report from Christopher Reilly.

B.     Chapters, to provide feedback for SCC vote today about the proposals
presented by the Fairfield Chapter on 5-27-08.  

1. PROPOSAL from Fairfield County chapter. CONTACT:  David Bedell, 12
Ardsley Rd, Stamford, CT 06906, 203-581-3193, dbedellgreen(at)hotmail.com

SUBJECT: Definition of party membership.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: At its February 2008 meeting, the Fairfield chapter
adopted a somewhat stricter definition of membership than that in the state
bylaws. New Haven has also adopted a stricter definition. The purpose of
this proposal is to make party membership contingent on a simple written
declaration, just like membership in the major parties, instead of the
current definition, which includes vague criteria such as what constitutes a
volunteer activity or what is a "coalition partner." This proposal also
addresses the contingency of losing minor party status, which happened in
some towns during 2004-2006. Further comments can be read at HYPERLINK
"http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldCountyGreens/message/839"
\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldCountyGreens/message/839

PROPOSAL(To be distributed to chapters for discussion): In the CT Green
Party bylaws (HYPERLINK "http://www.ctgreens.org/bylaws.shtml"
\nhttp://www.ctgreens.org/bylaws.shtml ), the section under "Individual
Membership" shall be revised to read:

If the Green Party has minor party status in a town, then: A person enrolled
on their town voter list as a Green Party member is a member of the Green
Party for all purposes.

If the Green Party does not have minor party status in a town, then a person
may become a member of the Green Party under the following conditions:

1. The person must be an unaffiliated voter and must not have been
registered with any other party affiliation during the past ninety (90)
days.

2. The person shall fill out and sign a CT Voter Registration Form declaring
enrollment in the Green Party and submit this to an officer of the local or
state Green Party.

3. Upon submission of such declaration, the person's membership in the Green
Party will be effective after ten business days.

A person not yet old enough to vote under state law may become a member of
the Green Party under the following conditions:

1. The person will turn 18 and be eligible to vote before the next General
Election Day.

2. The person has applied to vote by filling out and signing a Voter
Registration Form with declaration of enrollment in the Green Party and
submitted this to their town hall or to an officer of the local or state
Green Party.

3. If the form is submitted to a local or state Green Party officer,
membership in the Green Party will be effective after ten business days.

Party members shall receive announcements of State Party general meetings,
and shall be entitled to vote when attending State Party general meetings.

When an active Member of a Chapter, the member shall be entitled to vote at
all general meetings of the Chapter. No member, however, shall be entitled
to vote in more than one Chapter. Chapters may institute their own
requirements for membership different from those for State Party membership.

C. Reports:

1. (30 minutes): Reports about GPUS and the 7-10-08 GPUS Presidential
Convention in Chicago, IL from: Clifford W. Thornton, Jr.,  Co-chairperson
of GPUS, CTGP representatives: Timothy L. McKee and Charles Pillsbury and
National Committee Members: Steve Fournier, Richard Z. Duffee and S. Michael
DeRosa and other CTGP delegates: Allan Brison, Vittorio E.Lancia,, G. Scott
|Deshefy,

      Mazin Qumsiyeh and Justin McCabe.

2.  (5 minutes):  a) Current count and final push for the collection of CTGP
petition signatures for the GPUS Presidential Candidate: Cynthia McKinney.

                        b) GPUS Ballot Access, subcommittee for litigation.

3.   (10-15 minutes): CTGP literature for CTGP candidates, chapters and
public libraries; outreach items desired by candidates and chapters: e.g.
banners, buttons, bumper stickers.

Contact people for outreach items: Phoebe Godfrey, Mike DeRosa and Barbara
Barry.

4.  (10-15 minutes): Fundraising for CTGP: the Impeachment Peach Party in
8-08 in Hartford. Fundraising with peaches for impeachment of Cheney/Bush.

5.  (5 minutes):  Steven Fournier, endorsed 1st Congressional District CTGP
candidate; petition numbers, campaign issues.

6.   (5  minutes):  Scott Desefy, endorsed 2nd Congressional District CTGP
candidate: petition numbers; campaign issues.

7.  (2-10 minutes):  Any endorsed candidate for the 3rd Congressional
District line.

8.  (5  minutes): Richard Duffee, 4th Congressional District CTGP candidate;
petition numbers, campaign issues.

9.  (2-10 minutes): Harold Burbank, potential Green Party of CT candidate
for 5th Congressional District. Need the
date/place/time/minutes/agenda/political party affiliation 

of attendees at the nominating Convention for Harold Burbank.

10.  (2 minutes): ACLU lawsuit update.

11.  (2  minutes): Updates about CT Green Times newspaper and CTGP website.

12.  (2-5 minutes, each):  Other Chapter reports inclusive of any more
candidates; 

13.  Place for next SCC meeting to be 7pm 8-26-08.  Date, place and time of
next EC meeting in 8-08: to be determined.

14.    Any additions

Green Party Key Values: non-violence, respect for diversity, grassroots
democracy, social justice and equal opportunity, ecological wisdom,
decentralization, community-based economics and economic justice, future
focus and sustainability, personal and global responsibility, feminism and
gender equality

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