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Delegate Applications will be submitted online this year. You’ve been identified as a primary contact for your state or caucus. Using the instructions below, please submit the Delegate Credentials Application for your state or caucus. We recognize that the credential application process is very detailed. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the Credentials Committee for help. You can reach us at delapp@gp.org.
Step 1: Login to the GPUS credentials database using your username and password.
If you have any difficulty with this step or with the database in general, contact Allan Hunter at 516-874-5339 or AHunter3@earthlink.net.
Step 2: Complete the delegate application.
After logging in, you will be taken to the delegate application. The application has three pages and all pages must be completed. You can do this in multiple sessions if necessary – just log in again later to complete the application. Here are the instructions for each item.
Page 1: Confirmation of Accreditation
Convention Rule 4-2.1 reads ”Delegate Credential Applications shall state that the applicant state party is an accredited member state Green Party of the Green Party of the United States; or, if not a member, that it has submitted an application to the Accreditation Committee which demonstrates its eligibility for membership with the Green Party of the United States; or if the applicant is a caucus, that it is has been Accredited as eligible for representation on the National Committee of the Green Party of the United States.
This item is pre-populated based on your state or caucuses accreditation status with the Green Party United States. Non-member states submitting an application will have their application status confirmed with the Accreditation Committee.
Page 1: Election Law Code
Convention Rule 4-2.5 reads ”Delegate Credential Applications shall include copies of all portions of state election law which are relevant to the selection of delegates to a national convention, whether by primary, caucus, or petitions for national candidates.”
Since this information is the least likely to change, the application has preserved entries from the previous election cycle. Be sure to review and confirm correctness.
Note for Caucuses: We recognize that this item will not apply to caucus applications. Please declare that there is no applicable election code in your application.
Page 2: Presidential Nominating Convention Policy
Convention Rule 4-2.7 reads “Delegate Credential Applications shall state what the policy of the state party is, if any, regarding:
- (a) support of the Presidential Slate nominated by the Presidential Nominating Convention through the provision of its presidential ballot line where it exists; or, through the qualification of such nominated candidates as write-in candidates, if such is possible under the election laws of their state; and/or,
- (b) support of the Presidential Slate nominated by the Presidential Nominating Convention by its Presidential Nominating Convention delegates and/or its Presidential electors; and/or,
- (c) any prohibition to the opposition of the Presidential Slate nominated by the Presidential Nominating Convention by its Presidential Nominating Convention delegates and/or its Presidential electors and/or Presidential Nominating Convention delegates;
- (d) any other policy of the state party regarding its post-convention relationship to the Presidential Slate nominated by the Presidential Nominating Convention.
- (e) If there is no current policy on these subjects, the application shall state that the state Green Party has not adopted a policy on these subjects.”
Since this information is also among the least likely to change, the application has preserved entries from the previous election cycle. Be sure to review and confirm correctness.
Page 3: Delegate Plan
Convention Rules 2-7.1 reads “each state’s Green Party shall submit to the Credentials Committee, a Delegate Plan for selecting and instructing its delegation. The Credentials Committee shall post a copy of each Delegate Plan on its web site.
- (a) Delegate Plans shall include a description of the methods used to learn the preferences of state Green Party members for the nomination for President at the Presidential Nominating Convention.
- (b) States are urged to provide in their Delegate Plans for a delegate selection process that offers representation proportional to the support each candidate enjoys within the state Green Party represented by the Delegation (or similarly where there is no state Green Party, as defined in Section 2-1) and that allows the Delegation to reflect the diversity within the state Green Party and the state’s population.
- (c) Delegate Plans shall provide explanation of the process to be employed to apportion delegates among the candidates seeking the nomination of the party, and for those that favor ‘none of the above’, ‘no nominee’ or other such preference.
- (d) Delegate Plans may provide for alternates for delegates, but shall not name, nor shall the Credentials Committee credential, more alternates than the number of delegates to which the state is entitled. Where alternates are provided for, Delegate Plans shall specify the manner in which they take the place of delegates and the instructions they have in doing so.”
Page 3: Delegate Selection Minutes
Convention Rule 4-2.2 reads ”Delegate Credential Applications shall include a copy of the approved minutes of the state convention, or other body authorized to name the delegation, which document the delegates’ selection; as well as a letter bearing the signature of the state party or caucus officers (or others authorized to make such a statement) certifying the authenticity of the minutes.”
Page 3: Signed Letter
Convention Rule 4-2.3 reads “Delegate Credential Applications shall bear the witness of the officers of the caucus or party or others authorized to make such a statement that delegates named in the application were duly chosen as delegates to the convention as provided for in the rules of the caucus or state Green Party (or grouping of Greens where there is no state party). If approved minutes are not available, the Application shall include other documentation of the delegates’ selection.”
Step 3: Enter delegate information.
Convention Rules 4-2.4 reads “Delegate Credential Applications shall identify the name, year of birth and residential address; and, if available, the phone and fax number and email address for each delegate and delegate-alternate chosen by the party or caucus. For each such person, the Application shall also indicate the political party with which they are registered to vote (where that is possible).”
At the top of the page, select the button that says “Your State/Caucus Delegates.” Enter information for each delegate and alternate.
Important Note: When providing delegate information, please be sure to use the email address that delegates will use to register for the PNC. This email will be used to establish their online profile for voting.
Step 4: Have delegates register for the PNC.
All delegates must register to attend the Presidential Nominating Convention to receive their credentials. They can register using THIS LINK. While this isn’t an official step in the application process, it is a critical step to ensure all votes from your state and/or caucus count at the Presidential Nominating Convention.
When communicating with your delegates, please remind them they must use the same email address for ALL purposes relating to the convention (i.e., credentials, registration, Loomio, Eventee, etc.).