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Updated 01.27.2009

Welcome to the National Committee of the GPUS! We're glad to have you
with us and hope your term of service as a delegate will be rewarding.
To get you started, we are providing you with some basic information
and resources in this e-mail.

A QUICK OVERVIEW OF DELEGATE DUTIES

In brief, delegates' obligations are fourfold:

1. To represent their caucus, state, territory, or district;
   
2. To inform state constituencies of GPUS proposals, votes, actions,
   and other matters;
   
3. To vote on proposals;
   
4. To further the work of the GPUS by serving on committees, or help
   provide a replacement volunteer from your state party or caucus.

You should soon, if you haven't already, receive notification that you
have been subscribed to the email list: (natlcomvotes), where we
discuss the current proposals before the National Committee (NC) and
other GPUS business. There is another, optional, list for discussion
(natlcomaffairs). If you would like to subscribe to this, please
write to < >.

USEFUL WEB PAGES

Green National Committee home page
< http://www.gp.org/committees/nc/ >

Delegate Introduction
< http://www.gp.org/committees/nc/delegateintro.shtml >

Delegate Manual
< http://www.gp.org/committees/nc/delegatemanual.shtml >

VOTING

Voting takes place on line, via the voting page at
< http://green.gpus.org/vote > . You will be signed up for voting and
issued a password to access your voting page. Please keep your
password and username in a safe place.

To contact the voting page administrator to get a login id and
password, or report bugs, send an e-mail to < > .

Proposals are presented to the National Committee for discussion
and/or amendment on the "natlcomvotes" listserve. Each proposal
undergoes a discussion period and a voting period. During the
discussion period, the proposal is subject to revisions. Delegates
register a yes, no, or abstention. (Non-participation in a vote is not
equivalent to an abstention.)

COMMITTEES

All delegates and alternates are members of the National Committee by
virtue of their selection by their state party. The National Committee
is the national coordinating body of the GPUS and serves much the same
purpose as a general assembly.

It is strongly encouraged that the delegates, or others selected by
their state parties, serve on at least one other committee. Each state
may have up to three representatives per committee for most working
committees. For more information on individual committees, please go
to < http://www.gp.org/committees.html > .

INFORMATION WE NEED FROM YOU
(you will be contacted with a request for this information):

1. your affiliation (state party, caucus)
2. a list of committees or caucuses upon which you are currently serving
3. contact information (first and last name, address, city, state,
   zip, phone number, fax, e-mail address, website if any, and status
   [delegate, alternate, observer])
   

For the most current information, please go to the voting site at
< http://green.gpus.org/vote/index.php > .

RESOURCES

The GPUS website
Includes press releases, party news, contact information, organizing tools, committee and caucus information, archives, etc.

Bylaws and Operating Rules and other Useful Information
< http://www.gp.org/doc.shtml >

Voting Page
Proposals, vote histories, voting page, delegate list and contacts

News Archives

The Green Party in the News

National Press Releases

State Press Releases

Publications
Many links to useful publications and websites can be found here.

Organizing Tools

LISTSERVES

Voting and Proposals (official business) list

Discussion List

For these lists, you will be issued a password. Please keep your
password and username in a safe place. Periodically, instructions are
sent on how to access and change your account information. Having
your password and username handy makes it easy for you - and the
listserve administrator.

CONTACT INFORMATION
GREEN PARTY of the UNITED STATES
PO Box 75075
Washington, DC 20013
202-319-7191

To Receive Assistance as a New Delegate
To receive more assistance, please contact first your fellow
delegates, then feel free to contact the Secretary of the party.

Holly Hart
Secretary, GPUS