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Ranked Choice Vote ID648
Ranked Choice VoteElection to Fill SC Co-chair Vacancy
TypeSecret Ballot Revealed at Close of Polls
Number of Seats1
Ranked Choice Vote AdministratorBudd Dickinson
PhaseClosed
Discussion02/21/2012 - 03/04/2012
Voting03/05/2012 - 03/11/2012
ResultResults
Presens Quorum31 0.6666
Candidates Rhett Smith Texas GP
Steve Welzer NJGP
Charles Ostdiek Nebraska GP
write-in
 

Background

Leenie Halbert resigned from her Co-chair position on the GPUS Steering Committee. The Steering Committee agreed to call for an online election to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term, as specified in GPUS Bylaws and Rules & Procedures.

This Co-chair position term ends at the Annual Meeting in the summer of 2013.

Nominees are invited to include a candidate bio or statement, which will be linked to this ranked choice vote. Please rank your choices in order of your preference. Write-ins are permitted.

Candidate bios will be added when received.

Candidate Information

Rhett Smith Texas GP
N/A

Steve Welzer NJGP
Green Movement and Green Party-associated activities of Steve Welzer
 
2009-Present: GPUS National Committee Delegate from New Jersey
 
Founding organizer, Green Party of New Jersey, 1997
 
2011: Green Party of New Jersey candidate for General Assembly in NJ's 14th Legislative District
 
2010: Green Party of New Jersey candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in NJ's 4th Congressional District
 
2010-Present: Treasurer, Green Party of New Jersey; also webmaster for www.GPNJ.org (Green Party of New Jersey web site)
 
2009: Green Party of New Jersey candidate for General Assembly in NJ's 12th Legislative District
 
2008: New Jersey Steering Committee for the Green Party's McKinney/Clemente national campaign
 
2008: Green Party of New Jersey candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in NJ's 4th Congressional District
 
2003-Present: Co-editor, Green Horizon Magazine (international journal focusing on the Green politics movement)
 
Green Party of the United States:
- Media Committee 2001-2002
- Presidential Exploratory Committee 2003
 
Co-Editor, Green Party of New Jersey GreenGram
(organizational bulletin), 1997-2003
 
New Jersey State Steering Committee, Ralph Nader for President campaign, 2000
 
Association of State Green Parties:
- Media Committee, 1999-2000
 
Chair, Green Party of New Jersey Communications Committee, 1997-1999
 
Green Party of New Jersey representative to the Green National Council of the Green Party, USA: 1997-1999
 
New Jersey State Steering Committee, Ralph Nader for President campaign, 1996
 
Editor, Jersey Greens Journal (1992-1995)
 
NJ Greens' Delegate to National Greens Congress, 1991, 1993, 1997
 
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Steve has written articles about the Green Party and Green politics movement for many publications, including: Green Horizon, Green Pages, Green Politics, Synthesis/Regeneration, Z Magazine, GroundWork, CrossRoads, Fifth Estate, Independent Voice.
 
Contributor to: Independent Politics: The Green Party Strategy Debate (Howard Hawkins, editor; Haymarket Books, 2006).
 
Co-editor: Against the Megamachine (essays by David Watson; Autonomedia, 1998).
 
Wrote Introduction to David Watson's Beyond Bookchin, Preface for a Future Social Ecology (Autonomedia, 1996).
 
2008-Present: Coordinator of the Mount Eden Ecovillage project; cohousing community to be located on land in Washington Township, Warren County, NJ.
 
Masters degree in Economics from Rutgers University, 1983.

Charles Ostdiek Nebraska GP
BA Philosophy, Creighton University
Vegetarian Chef Garde Manger, McFoster's Natural Kind Cafe, Omaha, NE
Producer/Editor/Videographer, Iconomy Media
Founding member, Nebraska Green Party
Representative to NGP State Council, 2nd Congressional District, NE
Former Co-Chair, NGP
NGP Presidential Elector, '04, '08
2012 Campaign Manager, LaVerne Thraen for Omaha Public Power District Board
of Directors
Media Director, LaVerne Thraen for OPPD, '08
Neighborhood Canvass Volunteer, Frances Mendenhall/Tom Foster for OPPD, '02
Campaign Volunteer, NGP races for assorted state and federal offices, '02,
'04, '06, '08

Also, I'm a Professional Juggler and Firespinner... talents which I know
will be very helpful on those conference calls, heh, heh.

Again, thank you,
--charles ostdiek
Delegate, NGP


write-in
N/A


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