Proposals for the Winter 2003 State Committee Meeting

Proposals for the State Committee meeting can be submitted, revised, and commented on here. The State Committee meeting is on January 11th, 2003. State Committee rules say that the last day to submit anything here is December 29th, 2002. However, a rules waiver will be proposed to allow submissions until the end of day (midnight) on Wednesday January 8th, 2003.

Any two members of the State and Administrative Committees or any Green Local may submit a proposal for the State Committee to consider.

If you have proposals that are ready to post, do not hesitate as it gives people more of a chance to read it and comment on it ahead of time and possibly improve it.

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Hire an Accountant
Monday January 20, @12:13PM by Stevan Bartone
Hire an accountant on an advisory basis (at least) to review our accounts and reports, and inform us of requirements changes in the political finance laws.
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Access to Donor Database
Monday January 20, @12:07PM by Stevan Bartone
The change I propose is that candidates who receive the endorsement of the GRP, but who are not registered GRPs, should pay for access to the donor database.
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IRV-Lowest Vote Mechanism
Monday January 20, @12:05PM by Stevan Bartone
I propose that the "lowest vote" mechanism must be eliminated from the IRV proposal or it will destroy our electoral progress
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Nominate Vanessa Bliss as USGP delegate
Wednesday January 08, @11:35PM by Gil Obler
from the USGP Coordinating Committee dept.
Nominate Vanessa Bliss as female USGP delegate.

Sponsored by:
Gil Obler (greengil@attbi.com)
Aimee Smith (alsmith@mit.edu)
Grace Ross (Gracegrnrnbw@aol.com)
Lucky Bliss (K9 Caucus)

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Continuing Resolution (Interim) Budget
Wednesday January 08, @11:30PM by Gil Obler
from the Fundraising and Finance dept.
Outlines how we get from here to a 2003 budget.

Allows the Administrative Commitee to authorize spending in the interim.

Sponsored by:
Gil Obler (greengil@attbi.com)

Co-sponsored by:
Dan Melnechuk (isis@isisdesign.com)
Grace Ross (Gracegrnrnbw@aol.com)

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Fix bylaws' references to current working committees
Wednesday January 08, @11:21PM by Daniel Melnechuk, Middlesex Delegate
The bylaws reference committees that have been renamed as of Jan 2002 StateCom meeting. This proposal fixes the bylaws to reference the new names.
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Adjust Database Access Policy
Wednesday January 08, @11:18PM by Daniel Melnechuk, Middlesex Delegate
A Technology Committee initiative to develop a database of registered voters for locals needs some minor adjustments to the database access policy to facilitate disemination.
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Resubmit proposal on USGP gender equity and alternates
Wednesday January 08, @11:16PM by Gil Obler
from the USGP Coordinating Committee dept.
Mandates affirmative-action-based gender equity in the USGP delegation, including language on a third delegate (if we get one) and alternates.

Clarifies some issues not currently spelled out in our bylaws as regards the USGP deleagtion.

Sponsored by:
Gil Obler (greengil@attbi.com)
Grace Ross (Gracegrnrnbw@aol.com)
Aimee Smith (alsmith@mit.edu)
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Sign onto petition about Amer Jubran
Wednesday January 08, @11:09PM by Gil Obler (for Aimee Smith)
from the External Relations dept.
Sign onto petition protesting the treatment of Amer Jubran and demanding that deportation hearings against him be immediately dropped

Brought by:
Aimee Smith (alsmith@mit.edu)

Co-sponsored by:
Sara Willig (mooncalf@gi.net)
Gil Obler (greengil@attbi.com)


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The Cost of War for Massachusetts and the Green Alternatives to War
Tuesday January 07, @10:42PM by Rudy Perkins and Millers's River Greens; co-sponsor John Pepi
This is a proposal for placing a discussion on the statecom agenda of 1/11 regarding the unique contribution that Greens can make in the campaign to prevent war in Iraq. This campaign outline has been developed by Rudy Perkins and other Greens in Worcester Cty. I/we are not requesting MGP permission or approval for this nascent local initiative but to spread the idea and the approach amongst Green locals via the state committee delegates. We hope that this may end up being (along with IRV) one of possibly two coordinated state wide issue campaigns of the MGP during the next 6-18 months. We ask that some agenda time be devoted to its discussion - perhaps over the lunch hour on Saturday.
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Bylaws Changes
Tuesday January 07, @07:45PM by Adam Sacks
I am proposing several bylaws changes, most of which have to do with membership.
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State Wide MGP Campaign for Instant Run-off Voting
Friday January 03, @01:58PM by Mark Laserte, Tony Lorenzen, John Pepi
IRV Proposal for StateComm meeting
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It is proposed that the State Committee include a discussion of Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) as an agenda item at the upcoming meeting in Amherst on January 11, 2003. Rich Zitola of Clinton Greens plans to attend, and will be available as a resource to answer questions or participate in discussion if the Committee so requests. Rich has prepared supporting materials and a tentative action plan.




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Inititate Bi-monthly State Com. Meetings and Set Schedule
Tuesday December 31, @01:02PM by John Pepi
If the State Com. Executive Committee is to assume the responsibilities of the Adcom as well as provide leadership for the Statecom, it behooves the state committee to meet more frequently. We will not be able to effectively run and coordinate statewide issue and electoral campaigns meeting only 3 times (not including the annual MGP convention) annually

The meeting and conty convention schedule below will assure leadership continuity going into annual state wide conventions and also allow new membership and leadership of the State Committee to be determined each year well in advance of the fall election season.


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A Proposal to Structurally Rationalize State Committee Leadership of MGP
Tuesday December 31, @12:49PM by John Pepi (co-sponsors Marguerite MacMillen, Shaun Delaney)
These proposed changes to the MGP By-laws seek to eliminate the dual, fractured leadership structure of the MGP and replace it with a single entity which joins the authority and accountability of the state committee with the specialized focus, skills and responsibilities of the previous Adcom positions. It folds the Adcom functions into an Executive Committee that is elected by the state committee and which assumes full responsibility for the day to day affairs of the MGP as well as the weightier policy making and leadership role of the party. It dissolves the Adcom and ensures that the administrative functions of the MGP are incorporated within and subsumed under the operations and authority of the MGP’s governing body – the State Committee.

Section by section changes and additions to the MGP By-laws to effect the proposed changes will be provided prior to the state committee meeting of 1/11/03


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Creating Listserve Usage Guidlines
Wednesday December 18, @04:48PM by Shaun Delaney
from the Statecom dept.
This proposal would convene a temporary working committee to establish guidelines for use of Statecom email lists. Our posts are currently a matter of public record and I believe the content, language, and tone of many posts reflects very poorly on our Party. We should decide what our guidelines are for posting and what if any moderation is necessary.
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Proposal for outlines of Working Commitees
Tuesday December 17, @09:11PM by Shaun Delaney
from the Statecom dept.
This proposal's intention is to generate a first draft outline the duties and scope of the MA Green/Rainbow Party's various Working Committees, eventually to be ratified by the Statecom, adopted into our Bylaws, and communicated to our Locals.
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