2024 Fall STATECOM PROPOSAL ENTRY & DISCUSSION PAGE
Key Dates:
- Proposals submitted by Sunday, September 31st by 11:59 PM (three weeks beforehand)
- Concerns about proposals are posted to each StateCom Proposal page by October 17, 6 PM (72 hours beforehand)
- Proposed amendments to proposals submitted by October 18, 6 PM (48 hours beforehand)
- Request for ranking of proposals emailed from facilitatiors to State Committee by October 19, 6 AM (36 hours beforehand).
- Rankings are emailed back to co-facilitators by October 20, 6 AM (12 hours beforehand)
- Fall State Committee meeting convenes on Sunday, October 20, 6 PM.
Please enter your proposals below, including:
PROPOSAL HEADER AND PREAMBLE
- TITLE: [Provide a short, descriptive title for the proposal.]
- SPONSORS: [List the sponsors of the proposal. Proposals must be sponsored by two StateCom members or a local chapter.]
- VETTING COMMITTEES: [List the working committees that the sponsor feels are relevant to the vetting of this proposal.]
- FLOOR MANAGER: [List the name and contact information of one person who will manage the process for this proposal. This person will be the single point of contact for receiving comments on the proposal and providing decisions such as whether to accept a friendly amendment. They must be in attendance at the StateCom meeting when the proposal is under consideration.]
- SHEPHERD: List one person who will serve as a “shepherd” to monitor the implementation of the proposal after it is adopted.
- SUMMARY: [Provide a short (40-word) summary of the purpose and implications of the proposal.]
- BACKGROUND: [Provide the basic background on the proposal. What will it accomplish? Why is it written with these particular provisions? Is it critical that it be adopted?]
- TEXT OF PROPOSAL: [Provide the exact text that will be implemented if StateCom adopts the proposal. If funds are being appropriated, specify that here. Note that text that appears elsewhere in the proposal will NOT be officially adopted when StateCom votes on the proposal.]
- IMPLEMENTATION: [List the persons or committees that must act to implement the proposal. What do they have to do and what are their deadlines for action? This helps StateCom assess whether the party has the staff and volunteer resources to implement the proposal. It also alerts those persons who will be asked to act if the proposal is adopted. ]]
- FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: [Describe the impacts on GRP budgeting that are expected from this proposal. Estimate total expenses or income expected from the adoption of the proposal. If this proposal will be funded through an item that is already in the GRP budget, so note. Note that any appropriation required by this proposal must be included in the TEXT OF PROPOSAL section.]
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REFERENCES AND ATTACHMENTS: [Provide references (with hyperlinks if possible) that assist StateCom in understanding and evaluating the proposal. Attach any additional explanatory information here as numbered attachment sections.]
Enter the Proposal Header and Preamble here (then a second text box will appear for entry of the rest of the proposal):
POST-ELECTION REFLECTION CONVENTION: BUILDING GRP FOR THE FUTURE
- SPONSORS: CHERYL ROSE, LOIS GAGNON, PENELOPE HERIDEEN, ELIZABETH HUMPHREY
VETTING COMMITTEES:
MEMBERSHIP
PROCEDURES
COMMUNICATIONS
FLOOR MANAGER: CHERYL ROSE
- SHEPHERD: BRIAN MULHEARN
- SUMMARY:
PURPOSE: TO ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GRP AS AN ELECTORAL TOOL OF THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT IN MA.
IMPLICATIONS: TO INCREASE RECRUITING, INCREASE RETENTION, BUILD ENTHUSIASM FOR THE GRP, ATTRACT MORE CANDIDATES, SMOOTHER RUNNING OF THE PARTY, MEETING PARTY GOALS
BACKGROUND: A MAJORITY OF VOTERS AGREE WITH THE GRP/GP PLATFORM BUT THE GRP HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT GETTING THE MEMBERS AND VOTES NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT IT. CHANGES ARE NEEDED IN ORDER TO FULFILL OUR PURPOSE VIA:
- MAINTAINING BALLOT ACCESS
- INCREASING MEMBERSHIP/DIVERSITY
- RUNNING CANDIDATES
- STRAIGHTENING OUT THE GRP NAME
- UPDATING OUR BRANDING/REPUTATION
TEXT OF PROPOSAL:
THE MA GRP WILL HOLD A POST ELECTION CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER 2024 FOR THE PURPOSES OF
FELLOWSHIP & RAISING ENTHUSIASM FOR THE WORK OF THE GRP
BUILDING AND VOTING ON APPROVAL OF TERMS, ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, PROCESSES AND EXPECTATIONS USED IN THE WORK OF THE GRP, AS ABLE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE TIME ALLOWED
REVIEWING AND MODIFYING SOME BYLAWS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE AND MAKE MORE PRODUCTIVE THE WORK OF THE GRP
CONVENTION TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 16
IMPLEMENTATION:
THE PROPOSED MEMBERS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE ARE: jOHN bLUMENTSTIEL, LOIS GAGNON, PENELOPE HERIDEEN, ELIZABETH HUMPHREY, DAVID KEIL, MARK LASERTE, BRIAN MULHEARN, AND CHERYL ROSE. COMMITTEE DUTIES INCLUDE:
CHOOSE A VENUE
MAKE LOGISTICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONVENTION
PLAN FOR AND HOST THE CONVENTION
PROMOTE THE CONVENTION
CREATE AND IMPLEMENT AN AGENDA
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
EXPENSE:UP TO $500. INCOME: ?DONATIONS