[statecom] [adcom] Is: quorum; Was Re: Important question Re: credentialing new StateCom reps

[Yarden]

Thank you, Jamie

I write in the expectation that, at the ongoing Special State  
Committee meeting begun at 3:26 PM on June 16th, 2008, it will now be  
possible for all members of the State Committee to act according to  
the updated instructions
posted at "http://www.green-rainbow.org/StateCom/meetings/200806special"

I further infer from your e-mail statement, and earlier e-mail  
references, that Dan Melnechuck is acting as parliamentarian at this  
meeting, and that question of procedure will be referred to him as  
needed.

I find this way of moving our agenda quite satisfactory and, again.  
thank you as facilitator of the meeting for posting the updated  
instructions.  I am sure that following the rules will _contribute_ to  
developing the needed consensus, as long as all software equally  
available to all of us is working properly, and if participants are  
fully responsive to questions that may arise.

Accordingly, and because of the limitations of the text transmission  
abilities of our e-mail system, it would be useful if we might share  
conventions useable in such systems.  In this e-mail, e.g., I use  
underscore, (_) attached to the beginning and end of a word for  
emphasis, where otherwise I might italicize.

The proposal that I have submitted, June 20, 2008 11:32:35 PM EDT,  
Subject: 	Proposal for approval of GRP Delegation to the 2008 National  
Nominating Convention with the heading "PROPOSAL" would read more  
easily if the the boldface of the headings (e.g. Title, Sponsors,  
Background, etc.) and others, could be retained.

To expedite discussion, please note:
1. for the next few days,  I will be acting as Manager for the  
proposal, will respond to clarifying questions, consulting
other sponsors or members of the CDLC when necessary, and that expect  
that another will assume that role sooner or later.  It will be  
announced.
2. Please, where you refer as follows  "This meeting is a required  
step in our Delegate Selection Plan. And when we did not meet the time  
line to bring a proposed Delegation to the April State Committee  
meeting, we needed another way to approve our Delegation. You can find  
a copy of the Delegate Selection Plan here."  it might be expeditious to
substitute the version referenced in the "PROPOSAL," i.e., "Green- 
Rainbow Party Presidential Nominating Convention Delegate Selection  
Plan, as amended and approved by the Green-Rainbow Party State  
Committee, April 12, 2008."   People may wish to refer to it in the  
course of discussion.
3. If need be, I will place other documents on file, and will be happy  
to send the one just mentioned if you are having difficulty in  
locating it.  It is the one that was sent to all the campaigns, when  
they were instructed concerning our delegate selection process.

Elie Yarden
Middlesex


On Jun 20, 2008, at 10:36 PM, Jamie O'Keefe wrote:

> Thanks Dan!
>
> I have updated the instructions at:
>
> http://www.green-rainbow.org/StateCom/meetings/200806special to
> reflect Dan's comments.
>
> Jamie
>
> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Daniel Melnechuk <isis at isisdesign.com 
> > wrote:
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> People are getting a bit confused about quorum and thresholds. Quorum
>> for a virtual statecom meeting is the same as any other statecom
>> meeting, 50% seated reps plus 1 rounded down, not the 2/3rds being
>> discussed.
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