[statecom] please endorce this special meeting and election

[Merelice]

Thanks, Elie.
Excellent points to consider.
Merelice

On 6/7/07, Yarden <yen.yarden at verizon.net> wrote:
> Wendy,
> Thank you for your work in getting the procedures to us correctly.
> I believe that the proposal needs to be framed very carefully to be
> inclusive and that criteria should be established in the body of the
> proposal itself to secure the following:
> 1.      minimally: gender parity in those chosen as delegates
>         maximally: gender ratio of 5:3  (women to men)
> 2.      minimally: gender parity in those chosen as alternates --up to 8
> 3.      geographic selection: delegates 4 from Worcester & West, 4 from East
> of Worcester.
> 4.      geographic selection: alternates 4 from Worcester & West, 4 from
> East of Worcester.
> 5.      racialethnic, (non-white) and other diverse identity criteria
> (intersecting criteria 1-4) minimally 2 delegates and 2 alternates.
> maximally 3 delegates and 2 alternates.
> I believe that seeking our people to act as delegates to the National
> Committee, be it only temporarily until we can have a more considered
> and deliberate process of informing our membership of the obligations
> of membership in the NC., and considering qualifications of
> candidates--before the State Convention when we will select delegates
> and alternates for a full one-year term--provides us with an
> opportunity to engage people from all over the state in a manner that
> will strengthen the state party.  I also believe that if we fail to do
> this, electing whoever feels like attending, we will be weakening
> ourselves further.
> Elie Yarden
> Cambridge
>