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This is proposal 008-16 to appoint an interim state co-chair. Sponsors: Andrea Mérida Cuéllar, State Co-chair and Sean Friend, State SecretaryA quorum of 60% requires at least one response from (7) chapters. Thereare currently 11 active voting chapters in the Green Party of Colorado:AdamsJeffersonArapahoe CountyDenverDouglasGreater BoulderMesaPikes PeakPlatte ValleyPoudre ValleySan MiguelThank you,Current Council Facilitator1. Date Proposed: 11/14/162. Title: Interim Co Chair Appointment3. Text: Per section 5.8 of the bylaws, "If a Green Party of Colorado officer’s position is vacated in between official state meetings, the Council or both co-chairs in agreement may make a temporary appointment in the manner as specified in the Procedures and Guidelines until the next state meeting under consultation with each local." As the Procedures and Guidelines document does not in fact detail the process for making this temporary appointment and the position to be filled is that of a co-chair, the appointment will be made by RCV (Ranked Choice Voting) in the Council forum. For more information on RCV, please see an overview of the process here: http://www.fairvote.org/rcv#how_rcv_worksTo vote, please rank your choices as a reply to this topic. Candidates are encouraged to make a statement supporting their candidacy. Voting shall be open for one week, ending at midnight 11/22/16. 4. Background: One of the co-chair positions has been vacant since October 2, 2016. A call for nominations was posted by the state secretary on October 4th with a 30-day nomination period. Three individuals were nominated: Robert Lee Worthey, Dave Bell, and Arn Menconi. The call for nominations is located here: http://gpco.fullydefiant.com/forum/index.php?topic=295.05. Goals/Justification: To fill a vacant state officer position
As humbled as I am to receive it, I have chosen to accept the nomination for interim State Co-Chair of the Green Party of Colorado. I believe that it is the right thing to do because I believe that this party deserves a dedicated, long time Green who believes in all of the 10 key values, and wants to see this party become a viable political force in Colorado and the US. To start, I would like to state that I want the Green Party to be seen as an autonomous political force and that the clearest path forward I see is organizing and party building outside of major election years. I believe that the only way this party will be successful in changing the society that we live in for the better is to effectively analyze and tenaciously act upon the challenges that we face individually and collectively. During my time as the chair of the Poudre Valley Green party, I helped to reactivate and mobilize a diverse group of dedicated local Greens. With the help of my fantastic team here, we saw registered Greens rise in Larimer County by about 45%. We helped to organize a few very successful GP events, including a panel held at Colorado State University in April of 2016 as well as a 4th of July party that gave exposure to around 150 people for our candidates. We also organized the August 27th rally for Jill Stein in Fort Collins that had upwards of 400 people attending, and raised $1,700 for the Jill Stein campaign on site.My goals: • Establish and maintain monthly leadership meetings with Co-Chairs from all chapters to facilitate more communication and collaboration between locals.• Implement candidate vetting and support systems that focus on the ability to win races.• Fundraising that will support the following: • Keep the state party financially healthy so that we can continue to gain access to and use up to date party building tools such as Nation Builder. • Paid positions for campaign/volunteer coordinators and campaign start up funding that will decrease the burden on candidates especially at the beginning of their campaigns.• Build stronger relationships with social justice movements such as Black Lives Matter, Standing Rock, Veterans For Peace, PFLAG, etc.• Work to increase voter registrations to 50,000+ voters in the next two years to give our state candidates debate access.• Work to increase membership in Green locals throughout the state.• Work to bring more locals online.• Continue to organize around the various issues that exist around the state. • Workers Rights • Immigration • Homelessness • Fracking/Environment • Health Care • etc.In closing, I believe that the Green Party is the only hope for true political change in the United States. Because of that, I believe it is our responsibility to continue the work to change the system that adversely affects so many people here and around the world. I believe that we can accomplish these goals and that we are already on the right track. How ever this interim election shakes out, I look forward to working with each and every one of you to make the Green Party of Colorado a flagship for the National Party. With that, I ask for your vote!
I recently found out that since I am a state officer, I'm technically allowed to vote. I typically abstain from voting to remain neutral as facilitator, but wanted to take an opportunity to vote at least once.Dave Bell, I love your goals for the party and gladly cast my vote for you.
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