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Green Party NC/CC Voting History
Oct 28, 2001 - June 25, 2003
(Documents found here may not reflect current
Green Party policies. This is intended for historical use only.
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This is an initial page to help organize proposals being discussed and
voted on.
| PROPOSAL TITLE AND
UPDATE, WITH USEFUL LINKS
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DISCUSSION
PERIOD
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VOTING PERIOD
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Identity
Caucus Accreditation Process (amended)
- Presenter: Accreditation Committee
- Floor manager: Nathalie Paravicini - 713-880-9929 - nathalie@greens.org
TIME LINE:
Discussion: June 23rd - July 6th
Voting: Tabled to DC Meeting
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June
23
-
July 6, 2003 |
Tabled
to
DC Meeting |
| PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED PROPOSALS
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STATUS
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DATE
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Diversity
Committee Proposal
- Presenter: Diversity Committee
- Floor manager: Nathalie Paravicini - 713-880-9929 - nathalie@greens.org
- 37/41 states/caucuses voted, 54 yes, 6 no, and 1 abstentions |
Adopted |
July 13,
2003 |
Accreditation
of the South Carolina Green Party
- Presenter: USGP Accreditation Committee
- Floor manager: Ben Manski, SC
- 37/42 states/caucuses voted, 85 yes, 0 no, and 0 abstentions
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Adopted |
July 14,
2003 |
BRPP
Proposal on Committees
- Presenter: BRPP Committee
- Floor manager: Tom Sevigny
- 31/41 states/caucuses voted, 51 yes, 1 no, and 1 abstentions |
Adopted |
July 7,
2003 |
Green
Party of the United States - SITE FOR 2004 NOMINATING CONVENTION
- Presenter: USGP Steering Committee
- Floor manager: Badili Jones
- 37 States & 1 Caucus voting, 78 Delegates, Totals:
Milwaukee 47
Minneapolis 11
San Francisco 20 |
Completed |
June 8,
2003 |
Discretionary
Funds Proposal [amended]
- Presenter: USGP Steering Committee
- Floor manager: Jake
Schneider, GPUS Treasurer
- 28 States & 1 Caucus 47 Delegates Total 41 YES 4 NO 2
ABSTAIN |
Adopted |
May 30,
2003 |
Reorganization
of Green Pages / Editorial Board [amended]
- Presenter: Green Pages Editorial Board, Green Party of the
United States
- Floor manager: Ben Manski,
USGP Co-Chair, WI Delegate
- 28/41 states & 1 caucus voted, 51 yes, 5 no, and 2
abstentions |
Adopted |
May 19,
2003 |
Platform
Policy on Caucus Submissions [amended]
- Presenter: The Green Party of Michigan and The Wisconsin Green
Party
- Floor manager: Badili Jones,
USGP Co-Chair, GA Delegate
- 23 yes, 19 no, 2 abstentions (2/3 required to pass) |
Failed |
May 12,
2003 |
GPUS
Travel Policy, Revision #2
- Presenter: USGP Steering Committee
- Floor manager: Jo Chamberlain,
California, 650.726.1949
- 29 states & 1 Caucus voted; 55 yes, 8 no, 1 abstain |
Adopted |
May 5,
2003 |
Accreditation
of the Green Party of Indiana as an affiliate state party of the
Green Party of the U.S.
- Presenter: USGP Accreditation Committee
- Floor manager: Ben Manski,
SC, WI Delegate
-36/41 states voted, 62 Yes votes, 1 No vote, 1 Abstention.
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Adopted |
May 5,
2003 |
Accreditation
of the Green Party of LouIsiana as an affiliate state party of the
Green Party of the U.S.
- Presenter: USGP Accreditation Committee
- Floor manager: Ben Manski,
SC, WI Delegate
- 33/39 states voted, 69 Yes votes, 0 No votes, 0 Abstentions
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Adopted |
April
8, 2003 |
Proposal
to engage in qualitative research on the US Green Party
Coordinating Committee listserv
- Presenter(s): Nebraska Green Party, Pennsylvania Green Party
- Floor manager: Nathalie
Paravicini
- 31/39 states voted, 56 Yes votes, 6 No votes, 1 Abstentions
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Adopted |
April
6, 2003 |
Approval
of Delegates for the Finance Committee
- Presenter: USGP Steering Committee
- Floor manager: Jake
Schneider, GPUS Treasurer
- 25/39 states voted, 45 Yes votes, 0 No votes, 0 Abstentions
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Adopted |
April
1, 2003 |
Endorse
House Joint Resolution 20
- Floor manager:
| Adopted |
February
16, 2003 |
GPUS
2003 Budget
- Floor manager: Jo Chamberlain
- 30/39 states voted, 54 Yes votes, 15 No votes, 5 Abstentions
- Needed to comply with approved budget proposal:
*job descriptions for all staff and contact employees
*proposal for discretionary funds
*proposal for SC stipends
*policies for: travel, food, personnel and conflict of
interest
*goals and strategy plan, short and long term |
Adopted |
January
24, 2003 |
United
for Peace Proposal
- Floor manager: Ben Manski
- 36/39 states voted, 84 Yes votes, 0 No votes, 0 Abstentions |
Adopted |
January
15, 2003 |
State
of the Union Demonstration
- Floor manager: Ben Manski
- 35/39 states voted, 76 Yes votes, 0 No votes, 0 Abstentions |
Adopted |
January
15, 2003 |
Proposal
to Establish Finance Committee
- Floor manager: Jake
Schneider
- 27/39 states voted, 40 Yes votes, 11 No votes, 2 Stand Aside
- Steering Committee note regarding the proposal: All of
the delegates suggestions for amendments and clarrifications will
be forwarded to Bylaws, Rules, Policies and Procedures along with
the original approved proposal and the final voting record. All of
the requests put forth by the delegates during the voting period
and following the voting results announcement shall be forwarded
to BRPP (Bylaws, Rules, Policies and Procedures Committee) for
inclusion to the proposal as long as these suggested amendments
and clarrifications do not substantially change the proposal.
BRRP will perform any grammatical corrections that are needed in
the proposal as well as assure that the proposal is in compliance
with all of our Bylaws, Rules, Policies and Procedures. In the
event it is determined by BRPP that these amendments and
clarrifications do substantially change the approved proposal a
new proposal will have to be reconsidered by the Steering
Committee for reconsideration by the Coordinating Committee. |
Approved |
December
31, 2002 |
Bylaw
changes - SC members
- Floor manager: Tom Sevigny
- Proposal 1: addressing state of residence of SC member
32/39 states voted, 28 Yes votes, 26 No votes, 2
Abstentions
Bylaws needing a 2/3 vote, this fails
- Proposal 2: addressing alternate sc members
32/39 states voted, 56 Yes votes, 0 No votes, 0
Abstentions |
Prop
1: Fails
Prop 2: Adopted |
October
12, 2002 |
Proposal
on the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act
- Floor manager: Anita Rios
- 29/39 states voted, 36 Yes votes, 29 No votes, 1 Abstention |
Adopted |
September
15, 2002 |
Proposal to ammend the Green Party Fiscal
Policy (re required signatures)
- Floor manager: Jake
Schneider
- 30/39 states voted, 50 Yes votes, 0 No votes, 0 Abstentions |
Adopted |
September
15, 2002 |
Proposal for the 2002-2004 GP-US Platform
Timeline and Process
- Floor manager: Anita Rios
- 30/39 states voted, 52 Yes votes, 5 No votes, 4 Abstentions |
Adopted |
September
15, 2002 |
Proposal for the USGP to affiliate
with the
Independent Progressive Politics Network (IPPN
affiliation)
- Floor Manager: Ben Manski
Please go to convention minutes for exact count and comments
NOTE: We still need
to select/elect a CC liaison with the IPPN. |
Approved
in Philadelphia |
July
19, 2002 |
Proposal to join the Free
Airtime Campaign
- Floor Manager: Nathalie
Paravicini
33 states voted (super quorum) - no consensus at all (Yes: 21, No:
34! and Abstain: 4. DE and TX will retake this after the elections
or when a bill is proposed - NOTE: anyone interested in starting
some media presence should contact proponents after the elections. |
Rejected |
August
19, 2002 |
Resolution to Amend Maximum Donation
Limit for 1000 For 1000 Donations
- Floor Manager: Jo Chamberlain
- 24/34 states voted, 53 Yes votes, 0 No votes, 1 Abstention |
Adopted |
July
10, 2002 |
Proposal to adopt the Summary
Platform
- Floor Manager: Ben Manski
- 26/34 states voted, 44 Yes votes, 21 No votes |
Adopted |
June
18, 2002 |
Proposal for the USGP to join the Cities
for People! coalition as a participating organization
- Floor Manager: Ben Manski
- 25/34 states voted, 61 YES votes, 0 NO votes |
Approved |
May 24,
2002 |
TIER 2
Budget allocation and appropriation procedures
- Floor Manager: Jo Chamberlain
- 23/34 states voted, 50 YES votes, 2 NO votes, 1 stand aside |
Adopted |
May 20,
2003 |
Adoption of the Revised
Budget, May 2002
- Floor Manager: Jo Chamberlain
- 24/34 states voted, 39 YES votes, 7 NO votes, 1 stand aside |
Approved |
May 20,
2002 |
Charter for the Presidential
Exploratory Committee
- Floor Manager: Jane
Hunter.
- 24/34 states voted, 47 YES votes, 1 NO votes, 1 Abstention |
Adopted |
May 3,
2002 |
CA Delegation Expansion Proposal,
comprised of Accreditations Committee Majority
Report and related documents, Minority
Report and related documents, and Steering Committee letter
- Floor Manager: Tom Sevigny.
- 28/34 states voted, 28 NO votes, 21 YES votes, 6 ABSTENTIONS.
The AC recommendation has been overturned, the CA delegation may
be seated.
Yes votes: MI-4(M)(DS)(JR)(CD) MO-1(DB) ME-2(PL)(TF) IL-1
(ML) DC-1(DB) WI-2(RT)(BM) GA-2(HE)(CR) RI-2(JB)(TA) NY-3(JH)(HH)(RS)
NM-1(CM) FL-1 (MC) AR-1(GH)
No votes: CO-2(BM)(AG) TX-3(DP)(CT)(NP) ID-2(ME)(TM)
MA-2(GO)(KK) NY-2(MD)(ES) OH-3(PD)(AR)(LM) CA-4(MY)(JS)(JC)(BH)
DE-2(JC)(KL) PA-1(DK) IL-1(EW) NV-1(PE) MN-1(HB) OR-2(PL)(BP)
TN-1(JD) CT-1(TS)
Abstentions: MD-1(GB) PA-3(AG)(DW)(BK) VA-1(DD) KS-1(MS) |
Overturned |
April
28, 2002 |
48-hour endorsement of the May
1, 2002 Convergence in defense of Immigrants and their Human
Rights (please read the documents linked to the proposal,
especially the Declaration of Monterrey)
- Floor Manager: Nathalie
Paravicini.
- 26/34 states voted, 53 yes votes, 4 no votes, |
Approved |
April
25, 2002 |
Proposal for USGP Committee
Fundraising
- Floor Manager: Nathalie
Paravicini.
- 26/34 states voted, 53 yes votes, 4 no votes, 2 abstentions + 9
recorded/uncounted yes votes from CA |
Approved |
Mar 25,
2002 |
Expanded
voting rules for the USGP
- Floor Manager: Tom Sevigny.
- 26/34 states voted, 35 yes votes, 4 no votes, 1 abstention. |
Approved |
Mar 12,
2002 |
Proposal to Change
Article III of the USGP bylaws (Committees)
- Companion proposal to porposal to establish the Coordinated
Campaigns Committee.
- Floor Manager: Tom Sevigny.
- 30 states voted, 51 yes votes, 2 no votes, 2 abstentions. |
Approved |
Jan 28,
2002 |
Proposal to establish the Coordinated
Campaigns Committee.
- Companion resolution to bylaw changes relating to committees.
- Floor Manager: Ben Manski.
- 28/34 states voted, 41 yes votes, 2 no votes, 0 abstentions. |
Approved |
Jan 28,
2002 |
Proposal to adopt the Statement
on Defending Civil Liberties
- Statement read by Tom Sevigny at the meeting of the European
Federation of Green Parties in Budapest, December 2002, on behalf
of the USGP. The statement is an analysis and reaction to the
PATRIOT Anti-terrorism Act.
- Floor Manager: Tom Sevigny.
- 28/34 states voted, 44 yes votes, 0 no votes, 0 abstentions. |
Approved |
Feb 4,
2002 |
Proposal to join the 9-11
Emergency National Network.
- NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION: APRIL
20
- Floor Manager: Ben Manski. |
Approved |
Jan 30,
2002 |
Call for Global
Green Solidarity in Opposition to the War (final draft).
- Floor Manager: Anita Rios
* For information, please read the Budapest
Resolution issued by European Greens at their December
meeting, after the German greens "Critical
Solidarity" vote in the parliament.
* Also please read the USGP's resolution on Seeking
Justice.
- 27/34 states voted, 19 yes votes, 17 no votes, 7 abstentions. |
Approved |
Jan 21,
2002 |
Statement
on the fired and banned by the Pacifica Foundation
The Pacifica Network is the first and only truly
listeners'sponsored radio network, with 5 affiliated stations that
reach a majority of the US population. For details on the
struggle, please visit www.savepacifica.net.
The statement was delivered at the first meeting of the new
interim board of directors of the Pacifica Foundation, January 12,
2002
- Floor manager: Anita Rios
- 25 states voted, 37 yes votes, 1 no vote |
Approved |
Jan 11,
2002 |
Proposal to approve Budget
for 2002
The budget is the result of extensive consultive work between the
SC, fundraising committee and all other committees.
- Floor manager: Jo Chamberlain
- 29 States voted, 41 Votes yes, stand aside: AZ/CI, did not vote:
GA, HI, MO |
Approved |
Dec 31,
2001 |
- Proposed
Policy Statement: Seeking
Justice for Acts of Terrorism (previously: "On the Use of
Force in Seeking Justice").
- Floor manager: Tom Sevigny
- 27 states voted: 28 yes, 5 no votes, 4 abstentions.
* If you want to participate in a greens' discussion list related
to this issue, please email Ben
Manski The list is a result of the conference "A
Democratic Response to the Crisis" organized by greens in
DC in lieu of the IMF/WB-related events canceled following the
Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
* Alternatively, please contact the co-chairs
of the international committee |
Adopted |
Dec 17, 2001 |
Proposed
changes to bylaws and rules and procedures, on conventions and
budgets
- Floor manager: Tom Sevigny.
- 27 states voted, 28 yes votes, 5 no votes, 4 abstentions
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Adopted |
Dec 17, 2001 |
Proposal on implementation of proportional
representation, as decided in Santa Barbara.
- Floor manager: Anita Rios
- 25 states voted, 35 yes votes, 1 no vote. |
Approved |
Dec 7, 2001 |
Proposal
to Make Ad Hoc Fundraising Committee a Standing Committee
- Floor manager: Robbie Franklin |
Approved |
Nov 16, 2001 |
Vote
for Accreditation of Progressive Party of Missouri
- Floor manager: Tom Sevigny
- 29 states voted: 33 yes votes, 11 no votes, and 8 abstentions |
Approved |
Nov 7, 2001 |
Proposal
on Presenting and Voting for Proposals
- Floor manager: Nathalie Paravicini
- 28/33 states voted, 31 yes, 2 votes no |
Approved |
Oct 28, 2001 |
Proposal
on Listserver Guidelines
- Floor manager: Nathalie Paravicini
- 23/33 states voted, 1 vote no |
Approved |
Oct 28, 2001 |
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