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The city council election in Fort Collins occurs in early April. The election is non-partisan. If we find some Greens who would like to run for city council, do we need to submit their names for state party approval, even though the candidates will not be publicly identified in campaign materials or on the ballot as Green Party candidates? If we do need to submit names, what is the deadline and when would the approval be granted (or denied)?
Hi Judy! Take a look at the bylaws, section 4.5: http://coloradogreenparty.org/about/bylaws/At first blush, it appears that for any candidate seeking any office, for us to promote/endorse, they would have to be a Green and an active member of your local.However, Poudre may have more specific rules.Holler if you have questions. 303-550-0677.
In a non-partisan election there is, by definition, no concept of accepting nominations from political parties. Candidates in a non-partisan election do not go through a party nomination process. Thus, bylaws section 4.4 Nominations and the parts of section 4.5 Candidate Criteria that deal with nominations are not applicable to non-partisan elections.So there would be no reason to submit names for state party approval, especially since the district in question, Fort Collins, is totally contained in the Poudre Valley chapter's area.
I'm looking at 4.4.2.4.4.2 The membership of GPCO local chapters will be responsible for selecting candidates for local political office and will be responsible for forwarding those nominations for ratification to the state nominating convention. Candidates chosen by Green locals must be ratified at a state party convention to ensure they meet legal requirements.City council is a local political office, but it is non-partisan, so the Green Party's name would not be associated with the candidate in campaign literature or on the ballot, and no official party endorsement would be sought, even though our local chapter would be active in circulating nominating petitions to get the person on the ballot. Are non-partisan elections exempt from the requirements in 4.4.2? I don't believe there is a state party convention before February 2017 to which we could submit potential candidate names for approval.
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