[WestMALocals] Fwd: GDI Proposal #2 Before StateCom| Co-Sponsors Sought

[Owen Broadhurst]

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From: Owen Broadhurst <owen.broadhurst at gmail.com>
Date: Sep 28, 2005 3:22 PM
Subject: GDI Proposal #2 Before StateCom| Co-Sponsors Sought
To: State Committee Official Business <statecom at green-rainbow.org>

As some may have guessed reviewing the wording of some of the proposals I
have appended to the Springfield meeting proposal page, most of the
proposals I have put forward are the very same so-called "GDI" proposals
that are now being considered by several other GPUS affiliates.
 This second of these proposals involves ensuring that nominating convention
delegates are truly representative of party sentiment. The Green-Rainbow
Party did well in this department, but not all affiliates may have.
 Those who would care to comment on this proposal, or co-sponsor this
proposal, can do so here: *http://tinyurl.com/d9n9o*
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*Accurately Representing the Will of the Voters when Selecting Delegates to
the Presidential Nominating Convention
*Tuesday September 27, @02:50PM, by Owen R. Broadhurst
*Subject :* Instruction of Delegates to the National Nominating Convention
*Summary :*
In 2004 the Green Party of the United States carried out its first truly
contested primary for selection of our presidential candidate. As a young
party, we are still learning to operate within the world of electoral
politics. For now we continue to use a system where Greens in each state
elect delegates to a national nominating convention, and the delegates
select our presidential candidate. Until our national bylaws are amended,
and the amendments cross-checked against legal requirements of individual
states, we will continue to use this system.

What This Resolution Says

This resolution commits our state party to doing everything it can to ensure
maximum participation by all Greens in the selection of our presidential
candidates. It further commits our state party to ensure that our delegation
reflects the will of the memberss as closely as possible. Finally, we ask
the Green Party of the United States to ensure these principles are applied
in all states, as these principles have been applied in our very own
process.

Why This Resolution Is Needed

It is critically important -- for our credibility in the eyes of the public,
as well as post-convention party unity -- that our future presidential
candidates be selected in the most democratic and participatory manner
possible. In order to achieve this, every state party affiliate of GPUS must
have policies in place that clearly demonstrate a commitment (1) to include
as many Greens as possible in the candidate selection process, and (2) to
reflect the will of the members as accurately as possible at the convention
itself.

*Text :*
The Green-Rainbow Party pledges to make every effort to involve as many
Greens as possible in the selection of our presidential candidate. We pledge
to investigate all methods, including primary, caucus, mail ballot, online
vote, or nominating convention, and to select a system that promises to
maximize participation by all Greens in our state.

We pledge to make every effort to ensure that delegates at a presidential
nominating convention reflect the will of all Greens in our state. We will
do our best to select delegates for a given candidate from among the Greens
who actually voted for that candidate during the primary or caucus process,
given travel and other restrictions.

These delegates shall represent, as accurately as possible, the vote totals
in that state's primary, caucus, mail ballot, or nominating convention.

We recognize and value the freedom of GPUS state affiliates to operate as
they see fit within their states. However, we believe that the presidential
nominating convention is a national affair. Therefore, it is important to
all Greens that the nominating process be as participatory and as democratic
as possible. We call upon the National Committee of the Green Party of the
United States to adopt criteria that will ensure wide participation and
accurate delegate selection in each state.

We instruct our delegates to all committees, especially the National
Committee, to support every effort to implement a nominating process that
takes the Green Party of the United States as close as possible to
accurately representing the will of the membership when selecting delegates
to the Presidential Nominating Convention.

We further instruct our delegates to the National Committee to regularly
report back to the state membership on the progress of the Green Party of
the United States toward implementing this resolution.
 Yours,
Owen R. Broadhurst