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Proposal ID336
ProposalApproval of the Winner of the IRV for National Convention Delegate Apportionment Formula
PresenterGPUS Steering Committee
Floor ManagerHolly Hart
PhaseClosed
Discussion01/10/2008 - 01/11/2008
Voting01/12/2008 - 01/18/2008
ResultAdopted
Presens Quorum34 0.6666
Consens Quorum80 0.6666 of Yes and No Votes

Background

There have been some differences in the NC as to the appropriate formula for delegate apportionment for the GPUS Nominating Convention. Five proposals have been presented by various sponsors. They were presented for an IRV vote.

The proposal of the Green Party of Virginia was the winner of the IRV vote, passed on 1/7/08 with Ranked Choice Vote - #332.

The winning proposal must have a 2/3 majority, but neither the Voting Page nor IRV allow for determining the % of a majority. Therefore, the proposal that received the majority from the of this IRV vote is now submitted to another vote to gain 2/3 majority approval by the NC.

This proposal is based directly on the results of the previous efforts to achieve a broad consensus for apportionment to the GNC.
Except for minor adjustments to address newly approved convention rules and attendance projections suggested by the ANMC, results are identical to percentages of GNC representation.

Proposal

The Green National Committee hereby adopts the formula, below, as the delegate apportionment formula for the national nominating convention

Delegate Apportionment -- GPVA
This proposal is based directly on the results of the previous efforts to achieve a broad consensus for apportionment to the GNC. Except for minor adjustments to address newly approved convention rules and attendance projections suggested by the ANMC, results are identical to percentages of GNC representation.

http://green.gpus.org/vote-proposals/delapportionVA.html

ARTICLE I - ALLOCATION METHOD
GPUS affiliated caucuses and state parties shall receive 4 times the number of delegates allocated for the Green National Committee. Unaffiliated states, territories and caucuses, credentialed according to convention rules or affiliated after apportionment, shall be allocated four votes and four delegates.

ARTICLE II - DELEGATES AND VOTES
Each delegate seat counts for one vote.
Proxy votes are allowed, as provided for in the convention rules, as long as the total number of votes cast for does not exceed twice the number of voting delegates in attendance for that delegation.

ARTICLE III - ALLOCATION OF DELEGATES
Except for the addition of delegates according to Article I above, each state, caucus and territory shall be allocated the number of delegates as follows.

State: Delegates/Votes (% for informational purposes)

  * Alabama: 8 (1.0%)
  * Alaska: 8 (1.0%)
  * American Samoa: 4 (0.5%)
  * Arizona: 8 (1.0%)
  * Arkansas: 8 (1.0%)
  * Black Caucus: 4 (0.5%)
  * California: 168 (20.1%)
  * Colorado: 12 (1.4%)
  * Connecticut: 20 (2.4%)
  * Delaware: 8 (1.0%)
  * District of Columbia: 16 (1.9%)
  * Florida: 16 (1.9%)
  * Georgia: 8 (1.0%)
  * Guam: 4 (0.5%)
  * Hawaii: 8 (1.0%)
  * Idaho: 4 (0.5%)
  * Illinois: 44 (5.3%)
  * Indiana: 8 (1.0%)
  * Iowa: 8 (1.0%)
  * Kansas: 8 (1.0%)
  * Kentucky: 4 (0.5%)
  * Lavender Caucus: 4 (0.5%)
  * Louisiana: 8 (1.0%)
  * Maine: 44 (5.3%)
  * Maryland: 16 (1.9%)
  * Massachusetts: 32 (3.8%)
  * Michigan: 24 (2.9%)
  * Minnesota: 12 (1.4%)
  * Mississippi: 8 (1.0%)
  * Missouri: 8 (1.0%)
  * Montana: 8 (1.0%)
  * Nebraska: 8 (1.0%)
  * Nevada: 8 (1.0%)
  * New Hampshire: 4 (0.5%)
  * New Jersey: 12 (1.4%)
  * New Mexico: 8 (1.0%)
  * New York: 40 (4.8%)
  * North Carolina: 8 (1.0%)
  * North Dakota: 4 (0.5%)
  * Ohio: 12 (1.4%)
  * Oklahoma: 8 (1.0%)
  * Oregon: 24 (2.9%)
  * Pennsylvania: 32 (3.8%)
  * Puerto Rico: 4 (0.5%)
  * Rhode Island: 8 (1.0%)
  * South Carolina: 8 (1.0%)
  * South Dakota: 4 (0.5%)
  * Tennessee: 8 (1.0%)
  * Texas: 12 (1.4%)
  * U.S. Virgin Islands: 4 (0.5%)
  * Utah: 8 (1.0%)
  * Vermont: 8 (1.0%)
  * Virginia: 8 (1.0%)
  * Washington: 12 (1.4%)
  * West Virginia: 8 (1.0%)
  * Wisconsin: 24 (2.9%)
  * Women's Caucus: 4 (0.5%)
  * Wyoming: 8 (1.0%)

Total Possible Delegates - 836

Resources

CONTACT: Tamar Yager greenyager at gmail.com

References

http://green.gpus.org/vote-proposals/delapportionVA.html

GPUS Proposal 272: Allocation of Delegates to the National Committee of the Green Party version 2
http://green.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/propdetail?pid=272

GPUS Proposal 295: Delegate Allocation for GPUS National Committee Delegate Allocation for GPUS National Committee

GPUS Proposal 323: Rules of the Presidential Nominating Convention of the Green Party of the United States
http://green.gpus.org/cgi-bin/vote/propdetail?pid=323

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