[statecom] PROPOSALS: Please read and fill out your Consensus Ballot for the Special State Committee Meeting, Thank you!

[Jamie O'Keefe]

Hi,

For each proposal, fill out the ballot below with one of the following choices:

    * "No concerns",
    * "Yes Concerns but stand aside"
    * "Yes Concerns, Do not stand aside, Concerns are:".

While this may at first seem backwards, you need to have your head in
the consensus frame of mind. In particular, when the facilitator asks
at a normal meeting "are there any remaining concerns?", if everyone
is silent, then the proposal passes because there are no concerns.
Here in email land, we need to note the silence by recording "no
concerns".

Since these proposals are going out during the weekend, please send
your ballots back by noon on Monday, June 23rd.  If there are any
concerns on which people do not wish to state aside, then we will
attempt to resolve concerns.

If you have any further questions about process, please first consult:

http://www.green-rainbow.org/StateCom/meetings/200806special

so see if it answers your question.

Here are the two initial proposals:

o  BALLOT: PROPOSAL #1 -  Elect twenty two new state committee
members.  See the list below with their nominators.

BALLOT: PROPOSAL #1: Seat all 22 members who have asked to join the
State Committee
DELEGATE NAME:
DELEGATE EMAIL ADDRESS OR PHONE IF NO EMAIL:
DELEGATE CHOICE:

o  BALLOT: PROPOSAL #2 - Clarify the purpose of the 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.

BALLOT: PROPOSAL #2: Limit the purpose of the meeting to approving the
delegate list from presidental candidates, filling any vacancies in
such lists and approving "uncommitted" delegates
DELEGATE NAME:
DELEGATE EMAIL ADDRESS OR PHONE IF NO EMAIL:
DELEGATE CHOICE:

List of the 22 people who wish to join the State Committee by region
or other category:

Racial Diversity

Arthur Conquest, for Male Racial Diversity State Committee Position,
nominated by Jill Stein of Lexington, Lawrence Fine of Brookline, MK
Merelice of Brookline, and Eli Beckerman of Cambridge

Berkshire County

David Schwab, For Male Alternate State Committee Position,
Williamstown, nominated by Kim Lampereur of Boston and Wanda Boeke of
Pittsfield

Franklin County

Athena-Lee Bradley, For Open Female State Committee Position,
Greenfield, nominated by Regory-Dean Smith (The North Star) of
Leverett and Suel Bartone of Easthampton

Hampshire County

Suel Bartone, Easthampton, For Open Female State Committee Position,
nominated by Owen Broadhurst of Agawam and Martina Robinson of
Belchertown

Hampden County

Owen Broadhurst, Agawam, For Open Male State Committee Position,
nominated by Grace Ross of Worcester and Martina Robinson of
Belchertown

Middlesex County

Lisa Richards, For Open Female State Committee Position, Concord,
nominated by Susan Mortimer
of Arlington and James O'Keefe of Somerville

Susan Mortimer, For Open Female State Committee Position, Arlington,
nominated by Lisa Richards
of Concord and Annie Butler of Cambridge

Terezinha Cardoso, For Open Female State Committee Position, Ashland,
nominated by Lisa Richards
of Concord and Susan Mortimer or Arlington

Darcie Boyer, For Open Female State Committee Position, Lowell,
nominated by Lisa Richards of
Concord and Susan Mortimer or Arlington

Kelly Turley, For Open Female State Committee Position, Cambridge,
nominated by Lisa Richards of Concord and Susan Mortimer or Arlington

Judith Grove Harris, For Open Either Gender State Committee Position,
Cambridge, nominated by
Lisa Richards of Concord and Susan Mortimer or Arlington

Plymouth County

Ted Giovaninni, Brockton, For Open Male State Committee Position,
nominated by Jim Hammerman of
Brookline and James O'Keefe of Somerville

Suffolk County

Dan Kontoff, For Open Male State Committee Position, Boston, nominated
by Gary Hicks and Mike Heichman, both of Boston

Kim Lampereur, For Open Female State Committee Position,Boston,
nominated by Gary Hicks and Mike Heichman,
both of Boston

Dawn Portanova, For Open Female State Committee Position, Boston,
nominated by Gary Hicks and Mike Heichman, both of Boston

Jamie McLaughlin, For Open Female State Committee Position,Roxbury,
nominated by Gary Hicks and Mike Heichman, both of Boston

Lyn Meza, For Open Female State Committee Position,Chelsea, nominated
by Gary Hicks and Mike Heichman, both of Boston (Lyn's election is
conditional on our successfully verifying her membership.  We will
verify her membership with Chelsea City Hall on Monday)

Sandra Harris, For Open Female State Committee Position,Chelsea,
nominated by Gary Hicks and Mike Heichman, both of Boston

Worcester County

Dave Maciewski, For Open Male State Committee Position, Worcester,
nominated by Karen Sargent and Grace Ross, both of Worcester

Helen Sheldon, For Open Female State Committee Position, Worcester,
nominated by Karen Sargent and Grace Ross, both of Worcester

Deana Canavan, For Open Female State Committee Position,Worcester,
nominated by Karen Sargent and Grace Ross, both of Worcester

Donald Washington, For Open Male State Committee Position, Worcester,
nominated by Karen Sargent and Grace Ross, both of Worcester