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Proposal Details

Proposal ID	605
Proposal	GPUS Bylaws Amendment: Steering Committee
Presenter	GP of Washington State
Floor Manager	Tamar Yager
Phase	Closed - Failed
Discussion	07-04-2011 - 07-17-2011
Voting	07-18-2011 - 07-24-2011
Presens Quorum	Two Thirds of Active Accredited States/Caucuses
Consens Quorum	Two Thirds of Yes and No Votes

Background

This proposal does the following:

- changes the positions of Treasurer and Secretary from voting
Steering Committee members to non-voting members

Making these changes has these advantages

- The reduction of workload allows the Secretary and Treasurer
to focus on accomplishing those tasks in their job description for the
party, without those tasks competing with all of the other tasks a
Steering Committee member does;
- The reduction of workload also encourages more candidates for
Secretary and Treasurer;

Proposal

PROPOSAL
To change from the current language in the GPUS Bylaws
http://www.gp.org/documents/bylaws.shtml#04-03
Section 4-3 Membership
4-3.1 The Steering Committee shall be composed of seven Co-chairs, a
Secretary, and a Treasurer; and be elected by the National Committee
as defined in Article VI.

to this language:

4-3.1 The Steering Committee shall be composed of seven Co-chairs as
voting members and a Secretary and Treasurer as non-voting
members. All Steering Committee members shall be elected by the National
Committee as defined in the GPUS Rules and Procedures Article VI.

Resources

RESOURCES: none
IMPLEMENTATION/TIMELINE: effective upon passage
bylaws webpage to reflect change

References

REFERENCES: GPUS Bylaws http://www.gp.org/documents/bylaws.shtml#04-03

CONTACT: Primary Presenter Jody Grage, 206-718-1529, jodytgrage@gmail.com

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