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Proposal Details

Proposal ID	1232
Proposal	Coordinated Campaign Committee Mission Statement Amendment
Presenter	Coordinated Campaign Committee
Floor Manager	Holly Hart
Phase	Closed - Adopted
Discussion	08-19-2024 - 09-08-2024
Voting	09-09-2024 - 09-15-2024
Presens Quorum	Two Thirds of Active Accredited States/Caucuses
Consens Quorum	Two Thirds of Yes and No Votes

Background

The Mission Statement of the GPUS Coordinated Campaign Committee (CCC) has not been amended since the CCC was established on January 28, 2002. This proposal reduces the scope of the CCC and acknowledges that CCC makes use of modern online networking platforms. CCC no longer organizes an in-person GPUS Campaign School, for example. For some of the tasks that remain in the Mission Statement - especially analysis of past campaigns for lessons learned and tracking of state election laws - the CCC relies on the expertise of the independent GPUS Elections Database Administrator. CCC wishes to express its appreciation to the current Administrator, Mike Feinstein, for the work that he does as CCC Advisor to assist the CCC further its mission.

In April, 2024 the GPUS National Committee approved the creation/reactivation of a Political Action Committee now called the Green Congressional Campaign Committee (GCCC) (see References: Vote 1185). The GCCC is registered with the Federal Elections Commission. This GCCC exists to promote the campaigns of Green Party candidates running for the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. The creation of the GCCC allows the Coordinated Campaign Committee to shift its focus to local and state level candidates.

CCC expects to collaborate with the GCCC to jointly support candidate resources, such as the Elections section of gp.org. CCC will also continue to welcome congressional candidates into the GPUS Candidate Community (see References) that it provides for networking, communication, and training of candidates.

[PLEASE REFER TO REFERENCES SECTION FOR THE TEXT OF THE CURRENT MISSION STATEMENT]

Proposal

THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE CCC IS HEREBY UPDATED AS FOLLOWS:
The Coordinated Campaign Committee (CCC) is a standing committee of the GPUS that cooperates with state and local parties in the coordination and support of local and state-level Green Party electoral campaigns. Specific functions of the CCC include:

A. Tracking of Green Party candidates at local and state levels of government.

B. Awarding of cash grants to deserving local and state candidates, as allowed by budgeted allocations and/or committee reserves. CCC can set aside up to 25% of its annual GPUS budget to support Congressional candidates if fundraising by the GCCC PAC fails to meet this threshold during any calendar year.

C. Making financial investments to develop campaign/election skills, training, and materials for local and state candidates and activists, as allowed by budgeted allocations and/or committee reserves

D. Facilitating discussions regarding electoral strategy among state parties.

E. Identifying target communities and districts for national party support of local and state candidates.

F. Supporting candidate recruitment in targeted communities and districts.

G. Mobilizing volunteer, media, celebrity, and resources for specific candidacies in targeted communities and districts.

H. Analyzing past campaigns for lessons learned.

I. Tracking of state ballot status and laws.

J. Publicizing and distributing regular calls for candidates.

K. Conducting online training and information webinars.

L. Maintaining online platforms for networking, communication, and training of candidates.

In carrying out these specific functions, the Coordinated Campaign Committee shall consider the following priorities:

- Securing and maintaining state ballot lines.

- Existing on-the-ground support for candidate.

- Likelihood of winning.

- Racial inclusion, diversity, and gender balance .

- Four Pillars and 10 Key Values of the Green Party.

- Potential for Green Party growth in targeted area.

- Past electoral success in targeted area.

- Likelihood of gaining state legislative majority or of securing a state executive office.

- Districts/States where incumbent is unopposed or only one other candidate has announced for office.

- Districts/States where Green candidates are likely to run at least second.

- Districts/States where all other likely candidates are highly objectionable.

The Coordinated Campaign Committee is composed of 10 voting members drawn from affiliated state parties. CCC members are selected annually by the members of the National Committee, and may be members of that committee or of an affiliated state party; no state shall have in excess of one member on the CCC. Vacancies on the CCC are filled by the Steering Committee. The members of the CCC annually elect up to three co-chairs from among its members.

The Coordinated Campaign Committee works with a pool of CCC State Party Liaisons; these include one liaison from each affiliated state party not already represented on the CCC as well as staff or other persons necessary to the productivity of the CCC who shall be chosen as deemed appropriate by the CCC. State Party Liaisons may choose to observe and participate in CCC discussions and meetings as needed but are not regular voting members of the CCC.

Resources

IMPLEMENTATION/TIMELINE
Beginning with the 2025 GPUS budget, if GCCC has any line items in the GPUS Budget they should be completely separate from line items for the CCC.

CONTACT
Coordinated Campaign Committee, Scott Laugenour Co-Chair, ccc@gp.org

References

Creation of CCC on January 28, 2003 (refer to archives summary - https://gpus.org/national-committee/voting-page-archives/ - the link to the actual proposal is now dead).
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Establishment of Green Congressional Campaign Committee
https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/propdetail?pid=1185

Vote 1185: https://secure.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/propdetail?pid=1185
GPUS Candidate Community: https://gpus-candidates.groups.io/g/Candidates
Creation of CCC on January 28, 2003: https://gpus.org/national-committee/voting-page-archives/ (the link to the actual proposal is now dead).

Current CCC Mission Statement that would be changed: https://gpus.org/committees/coordinated-campaign/

The Coordinated Campaign Committee (CCC) is a standing committee of the GPUS that cooperates with state and local parties in the coordination and support of federal, state, and local Green Party electoral campaigns. Specific functions of the CCC include:
Tracking of Green Party candidates at all levels of government.
Facilitation of discussions regarding electoral strategy among state parties.
Identification of target communities and districts for national support.
Support for candidate recruitment in targeted communities and districts.
Volunteer, media, celebrity, and resource mobilization for specific candidacies in targeted communities and districts.
Training and materials support for Green Party candidates and activists.
Analysis of past campaigns for lessons learned.
State-by-state tracking of ballot status and laws.
Publication and distribution of an annual call for candidates.
Organization of a Green Party campaign school.
In carrying out these specific functions, the Coordinated Campaign Committee shall consider the following priorities:
Securing and maintaining state ballot lines.
Existing on-the-ground support for candidate.
Likelihood of winning.
Racial inclusion, diversity, and gender balance .
Four Pillars and 10 Key Values of the Green Party.
Potential for Green Party growth in targeted area.
Past electoral success in targeted area.
Likelihood of gaining legislative majority or of securing an executive office.
Districts/States where incumbent is unopposed or only one other candidate has announced for office.
Districts/States where Green candidates are likely to run at least second.
Districts/States where all other likely candidates are highly objectionable.
The Coordinated Campaign Committee is composed of 10 voting members drawn from affiliated state parties. CCC members are selected annually by the members of the Coordinating Committee, and may be members of that committee or of an affiliated state party; no state shall have in excess of one member on the CCC. Vacancies on the CCC are filled by the Steering Committee. The members of the CCC annually elect up to three co-chairs from among its members.
The Coordinated Campaign Committee works with a pool of CCC Associates; these include one liaison from each affiliated state party not already represented on the CCC as well as staff or other persons necessary to the productivity of the CCC who shall be chosen as deemed appropriate by the CCC. Associates may participate in CCC discussions and meetings as needed but are not regular voting members of the CCC.

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