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Proposal Details

Proposal ID	1154
Proposal	National Diversity Committee Bylaws - RPPs - Update
Presenter	Diversity Committee of the GPUS
Floor Manager	Holly Hart
Phase	Closed
Discussion	07/31/2023 - 08/13/2023
Voting	08/14/2023 - 08/20/2023
Result	Adopted
Presens Quorum	31 0.6666
Consens Quorum	36 A Majority of Yes and No Votes

Background

The National Diversity Committee has updated its bylaws to allow for democratic control of its membership and further diversity in future committee leadership and now requires approval by the National Committee for ratification.

Proposal

he Diversity Committee of the Green Party of the United States Bylaws are amended as follows:

No changes to the Title, NAME, or MISSION of the Bylaws of the Diversity Committee.
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MEMBERSHIP, section 3 of the Bylaws shall be amended as follows:

3.a. currently reads:

3. a: Each affiliated state and caucus may appoint up to three voting members to this committee.

That shall be replaced with:

3a.:Members of the Diversity Committee must be from either a state recognized as being part of the GPUS, a duly accredited identity caucus recognized within the GPUS, or a forming Caucus demonstrably engaged in the formation process. There may be no more than three members from any caucus or state.

3.b. Currently reads:

3. b: States and caucuses in formation may appoint up to three non-voting members.

That shall be replaced with:

3b.: To send representatives to the Diversity Committee, caucuses in formation must be in the process of moving toward full caucus status, i.e. by verifying members, drafting bylaws, and applying to the GPUS Accreditation Committee. (Caucuses must represent a marginalized group of people, not a particular political opinion.) Once having informed the Diversity Committee of intent to form a caucus, members of caucuses in formation may serve as observers on the Committee. Observers may attend meetings as long as they do not become a hindrance to the business of the Committee.

3.c. currently reads:

3. c: Any member of an affiliated state Green Party may volunteer to serve as a non-voting member.

That shall be replaced with:

3c.: The existing membership of the Diversity Committee reserves the right to block nominations to the Committee of those who have demonstrated views contrary to the explicit purpose of the Committee in representing the interests of the broadest diversity of Green Party members. Appointees are subject to the approval of current Diversity Committee members. States or caucuses may appeal any non-approval to the National Committee.

3.d. Currently reads:

3. d: Any non-voting member may be elected to any office of the committee and earn the right to vote.

That shall be replaced with:

3d.:The very purpose of this committee is to uphold and elevate the rights and interests of communities who have suffered and continue to suffer from oppression; examples include but are not limited to communities of race/ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, sexuality, age, income, and religion. In the case of any member of the Committee who regularly violates this purpose, the Committee as a whole shall be able to remove said member, by a vote of two-thirds of those responding via email. Such a process will follow two formal warnings from the Committee co-chairs to said member to cease such acts, whether during Committee business or in any other Green Party forum.

OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES, Section 4 of the Bylaws are amended as follows:

4.a. Currently reads:

4. a: The Officers of this Committee shall be three co-chairs, a secretary and a treasurer.

That shall be replaced with:

4a.: The Officers of this Committee shall be three co-chairs, a secretary and a treasurer. Those wishing to run for an officer position on the Diversity Committee shall have already served on the Committee for at least six months.

4.b. Currently reads:

4. b: The Committee’s leadership will consist of one co-chair appointed by the CC and two co-chairs elected by the Diversity Committee membership with the understanding that there shall always be one male, one female and one African American co-chair.

That shall be replaced with:

4b.: The Committee’s leadership will consist of officers elected by the Diversity Committee membership with the understanding that the Committee shall always seek a broad representation of race/ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and all the other areas of diversity, with the goal of putting forward the positions and interests of marginalized populations.

4.c. Currently reads:

4. c: The Co-chairs shall be responsible for representing the interests, ideas and needs of the Committee on the Coordinating Committee of the Green Party of the United States. In representing the Committee the Co-chairs shall be guided by the priorities of the committee members.

That shall be replaced with:

4c. : The Co-chairs shall be responsible for representing the programs, priorities, decisions, and interests of the Diversity Committee on the National Committee of the Green Party of the United States. Guiding Priorities shall be collected and ranked in order of importance by the membership at least once a year, and then posted to the Committee website. "The Diversity Committee Co-Chairs will publish a report to the GPUS National Committee annually, detailing the committee’s decisions and discussion items.”

4.d. Currently reads:

4. d: Guiding Priorities shall be collected, posted and ranked in order of importance by the membership at least once a year.

That shall be replaced with:

4d.: Committee co-chairs shall each serve staggered two-year terms.

4.e. Currently reads:

4. e: Any Green Party member may be elected or selected as a co-chair.

That shall be replaced with:

4e.: The Secretary shall be responsible for keeping the minutes of meetings, publishing the same in a timely fashion and maintaining any necessary communication with the membership. Depending on financial circumstances a stipend may be awarded to the Secretary.

4.f. Currently reads:

4. f: Committee co-chairs shall each serve staggered two-year terms.

That shall be replaced with:

4f. : The Treasurer is responsible for the fiscal management of the committee and will provide a monthly financial statement to the members.

4.g. Currently reads:

4. g: The Secretary shall be responsible for keeping the minutes of meetings, publishing the same in a timely fashion and maintain any necessary communication with the membership. Depending on financial circumstances a stipend may be awarded to the Secretary.

That shall be replaced with:

4g.: The Committee may appoint other Officers as are needed and define their duties and term of office.

4.h. Currently reads:

4. h: The Treasurer is responsible for the fiscal management of the committee and will provide a monthly financial statement to the members.

That shall be replaced with:

4h.: The Committee may also establish such sub-committees, working groups and other entities as are necessary to do its work. Upon establishment of these additional bodies, the Committee shall define their membership, purpose, and length of service.

4.i. Currently reads:

4. i: The Committee may appoint such other Officers as is needed and define their duties and term of office.

That shall be replaced with:

4i.: Officers may be removed for cause by a two-thirds vote of the other officers or a majority vote of the membership. An officer removed by the other officers may appeal to the membership and a majority vote will repeal the removal.

4.j. Currently reads:

4. j: The Committee may also establish such committees, working groups and other entities as are necessary to do its work. Upon establishment of these committees, working groups, and entities, the Committee shall define their membership, purpose and length of service.

That shall be replaced with:

4j.: Upon a vacancy in any office, the Committee may elect an officer to serve the remainder of the term.
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No changes to the VOTING, MEETINGS, Quorum, or AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS sections of the Diversity Committee Bylaws.

Resources

IMPLEMENTATION/TIMELINE/RESOURCES: Upon passage of this proposal the gpus.org website hosting the Bylaws of the Diversity Committee of the Green Party of the United States shall be updated and these new bylaws implemented inside of the committee.

References

ā€ØCONTACT: Shannel Pittman, National Diversity Committee Co-Chair
shannelpittman@gmail.com
213-422-1341

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