[candidate-development] [statecom-discuss] clarifying the sequence of assigning delegates

[Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com]

Merelice - we can tweak the time line (already have and re-afirmed our right 
to do so at the statecom meeting) and we just got another revised memo-

Let's take the time to do this right...

We also need to address how we are going to do outreach to all GRP's to get 
more delegates for uncommitted slots (and to fil all of these other slots if we 
assign them to candidates who won't fill them).

Everyone has an equal right to run as a delegate to be appointed by statecom 
- how do folks suggest we recruit additional nominees for delegates when the 
only way we reach all our party members is through a newsletter?   We clearly 
don't have time or money for another newsletter - and it is not really legal to 
hand pick people we happen to know?????

Thanks, Grace
In a message dated 5/11/08 1:22:13 PM, merelice at gmail.com writes:


> On 5/11/08, Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com <Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com> wrote:
> > Merelice - a reminder that a number of people have raised this concern, 
> this
> > is an issue for all of us not just me.
> 
> We are well aware of that.
> >
> >  State law a well as our deleate selection plan hinges allocation of
> > delegates on the whether the candidate has released them already - even
> > before they are at a Nominating Convention to vote
> 
> That is not an accurate statement. The releasing comes AFTER the
> allocation. Otherwise they don't belong to the candidate to be
> released. Re-read Michelle's letter. She clearly states that the
> delegates must be assigned even to those candidates who have since
> withdrawn. THEN we can deal with having the candidates release them.
> This can happen before the nominating convention, not before the
> assigning. And that is what Eli is referring to as you mention below.
> And, in fact, that is what I suggested to Jim Hammerman if he has
> connections with the Nader campaign.
> 
> > ....
> >  As Eli suggested, perhaps more folks would like to help in the effort to
> > reach the folks who are not seeking our Nomination to clarify "release" 
> now?
> >
> >  We have been asked to take this conversation off of statecom-discuss 
> since the next step sits with CDLC and Adcom - can we do that?
> 
> As long as incorrect statements are being made to StateCom, it's
> important to clarify.
> 
> The situation is now in AdCom's hands, and according to our plan,
> AdCom has until midnight Monday to approve the calculation or to state
> concerns about the calculation. In the view of most CDLC members, the
> calculation is a technical matter based on fulfilling the requirements
> of state law and our plan as revised by the April 12 StateCom meeting.
> 
> Merelice
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