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Proposal Details

Proposal ID	439
Proposal	GPUS Policy for Recognition of Declared Candidates for the Green Party Nomination for President
Presenter	Presidential Campaign Support Committee
Floor Manager	Mike Feinstein
Phase	Closed - Adopted
Discussion	02-02-2010 - 02-14-2010
Voting	02-15-2010 - 02-21-2010
Presens Quorum	Two Thirds of Active Accredited States/Caucuses
Consens Quorum	Two Thirds of Yes and No Votes

Background

On September 18th, 2007 the National Committee approved a proposal
(#311) sponsored by the Presidential Campaign Support Committee (PCSC)
entitled "Implementation of Standards for Recognizing Presidential
Candidates", which applied to the 2008 presidential cycle. Based upon
the experience of working with those standards, the PCSC is proposing
an amended version of that proposal that would do the following:

- place all deadlines in generic terms corresponding to all election
cycles, rather than specific only to the 2007/2008 cycle

- renumber/reformat the text to fit the article/section format of
the GPUS Convention Rules

- add 10-1.8, which requires that the candidates actually participate in
the presidential preference processes of state parties if they seek GPUS
recognition of their declared candidacies

- clarify that a candidate pledging to accept all state Green Party
ballot lines must do so in writing

- add 10-3, which clarifies that there is no formal GPUS contest for
Vice-President

- eliminate of the 'draft candidate' category of recognition of
candidates

- amend the deadlines for meeting three existing required standards
(demonstrating verifiable support, raising at least $5,000, and
establishing a campaign committee and filing with the Federal Elections
Commission) so that they still apply as of the same day as previously,
but do not prevent a candidate from satisfying them later if they enter
the race after that date.

Proposal

That the following article be added to the GPUS Rules and Procedures:

Article X GPUS Policy for Recognition of Declared Candidates for the
Green Party Nomination for President

Section 10-1 Eligibility

An individual may become an officially recognized candidate for the
Green Party nomination for President provided that he/she:

10-1.1 Submits a filled out official Candidate Questionnaire to the
Presidential Campaign Support Committee;

10-1.2 Is not a registrant of any state or national level political
party in the individual's primary state of residence except for a state
party which has affiliated with GPUS, or a party forming for the intent
of GPUS affiliation in a state where there is no GPUS affiliated state
party;

10-1.3 Has pledged in writing to the Presidential Campaign Support
Committee to appear on all offered statewide Green Party ballot lines;

10-1.4 Has a website to promote his/her candidacy.

10-1.5 Receives verifiable support from 100 Green Party members,
including members from at least five state parties; this requirement is
not applicable until December 1st of the year preceding the presidential
election;

10-1.6 Establishes a campaign committee and files with the Federal
Elections Commission; this requirement is not applicable until December
31st of the year preceding the presidential election;

10-1.7 Raises at least $5,000, not including self-financing, for the
purpose of his/her campaign; this requirement is not applicable until
February 1st of the year of the presidential election;

10-1.8 Has made a good faith effort to participate in the presidential
preference processes of state Green Parties, either by sending a
declaration of candidacy to those state parties, by seeking to appear on
the ballot where there is a party primary and/or by otherwise seeking to
comply with the relevant procedures for inclusion in a state party's
preference process.

Section 10-2 Recognition

10-2.1 Provided that a candidate is eligible under Section 10-1, then
the Presidential Campaign Support Committee shall consider whether to
extend official recognition as a candidate for the Green Party nomination.

10-2.2 The Presidential Campaign Support Committee co-chairs shall
report to the committee when an individual has met eligibility under
Section 10-1, including a report on the objective efforts made to
satisfy all requirements under Section 10-1.

10-2.3 If no action is taken by a committee member within seven days of
notification under 10-2.2, then the candidate shall be extended official
recognition. Within those seven days, any committee member may introduce
a proposal, specifying cause, to decline to extend official recognition
to an individual who meets the delineated standards. Such a proposal
will be acted upon per the Presidential Campaign Support Committee's
standard policies and procedures, and candidate recognition shall only
be declined upon a 2/3 vote of the committee. Should such a proposal
fail, the candidate will be extended official recognition.

10-2.4 Once a candidate has been extended official recognition, such
recognition may be rescinded by a proposal specifying cause and acted
upon per the standard policies and procedures of the Presidential
Campaign Support Committee, with a 2/3 vote of the committee; or, if, in
the determination of the PCSC Co-Chairs (with such determination subject
to the review of the entire committee), an officially recognized
candidate fails to meet one or more of the deadline-specific
requirements for recognition delineated in Section 10-1 of this policy,
such recognition shall be considered rescinded until and unless the
candidate meets such requirements.

10-2.5 Individuals who are officially recognized candidates may be
eligible for GPUS provided resources, including information on GPUS
sponsored websites, contact lists, and other resources that GPUS might
provide.

Section 10-3 Vice-President

10-3.1 As per Section 5-11 of the GPUS Convention Rules, nomination of a
Vice-Presidential candidate to the Convention is made by the
Presidential Nominee and the Convention votes on whether to affirm that
individual. Therefore there is no official Green Party pre-convention
'race' or 'contest' for the Vice-Presidential nomination, nor shall
recognition by the Presidential Campaign Support Committee or GPUS be
considered or given to any individual claiming to seek the
Vice-Presidential nomination.

Resources

Recognition Process would be posted on the GPUS Rules and Procedures web page and included in PCSC outreach.

References

Implementation of Standards for Recognizing Presidential Candidates (2007)
http://gp.org/cgi-bin/vote/propdetail?pid=311

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