[statecom] Special State Committee Meeting now in session

[Larry Ely]

Dear StateCom member,

The Administrative Committee met on June 16, 2008 in a telecon and we 
discussed the purpose of this just-begun Special State Committee 
Meeting.  At the end of the April 12, 2008 State Committee Meeting, we 
called for a virtual State Committee in order to handle the delegate 
question.  We did this by consensus.

 From the minutes of the June 16, 2008 Administrative Committee telecon, 
here is the purpose of this Special State Committee Meeting, which was 
referred to in Jamie O'Keefe's email below as the "text of the clarifying 
question to be put to the state committee":


PURPOSE OF THIS SPECIAL STATE COMMITTEE MEETING

The purpose of this special online meeting is solely to appoint and
approve delegates to the national convention. This is to be done in
the following manner: If a candidate who has earned delegates
supplies a list of proposed delegates, then state com needs to
approve and accept that list. This is pro forma, provided the list
follows the directions specified in the delegate selection plan. If a
candidate who has earned delegates does not supply a list of
proposed delegates, then state com needs to propose and approve
delegates willing to represent the voters who voted for that
candidate. Finally, State Com also needs to propose and approve
"uncommitted" delegates.


Larry Ely, Secretary GRP





At 11:04 PM 6/17/08, you wrote:

>Hi Merelice, et. al.
>
> > At the April 12 StateCom meeting where calling this meeting received
> > more than the 1/3rd vote needed, I seem to recall Dan's saying that
> > the purpose of the meeting had to be stated for that approval to be
> > valid. Further, I believe he said that nothing could be added to the
> > agenda. In other words, adding another item would require yet another
> > 1/3rd agreement from StateCom members and then another 10-day notice
> > to call the meeting.
> >
> > If that understanding is correct, then some of your description about
> > submitting other proposals for this online meeting or voting on new
> > members would not apply, and the only agenda item for this online
> > meeting is StateCom's required approval of the delegation to the
> > nominating convention. Could you clarify?
>
>To summarize for everyone else, at the Adcom meeting on Monday, 6/16,
>we decided that we would put forward a consensus ballot to approve any
>people who asked to be appointed to the state committee and to clarify
>this question.
>
>I have asked Larry Ely, our diligent Secretary, for the text of the
>clarifying question to be put to the state committee in case I missed
>anything in the wording.
>
>I have summarized the people who wish to be appointed to the state
>committee and sent it to Dan to assist in his credentialing.
>
>Thank you all for your patience.
>
>Jamie
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