Amendment to the bylaws: Chapter Accreditation

[Harry Hempy]

Thanks, Andrea. I will post two replies. This reply addresses a technical bylaws consistency issue. The other reply will address your concerns about losing control of the party.

"Members of a Green local may vote on state issues at general state meetings and may serve on the Council."

You are right. This sentence in section 3.2 is inconsistent with the proposed bylaws change which says members cannot serve on Council unless they register Green with the state. The first part of the sentence - "Members of a Green local may vote on state issues at general state meetings" - has problems also. Voting rights at annual meetings is well-covered elsewhere in the bylaws and doesn't fit logically in section 3.2 (which defines membership requirements).I agree with deleting the sentence. With that change the proposed text for bylaws section 3.2 becomes:

Article III, section 2 of the bylaws shall be amended to read:Membership in the Green Party of Colorado is open to anyone regardless of sexual orientation, race, national origin, religion, etc. A member shall subscribe to the Ten Key Values. and be registered with the state of Colorado as affiliated with the Green Party of Colorado and maintain that registration. Members of a Green local may vote on state issues at general state meetings and may serve on the Council.

Is this acceptable?

[Andrea Mérida Cuéllar]

I'm sorry; no.  I am not open to any such amendments.

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