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Harry, is there some history about why the meeting has been held in August in recent years? How long has it been since the meeting was held earlier? What month was the meeting held before the change to August?
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.
I realize that everybody has been busy with the national election, making the 30-day nomination period perhaps unrealistic, but has there been any progress on this topic? Since the request is for nominations for a position that is open to all members in good standing, not merely council members, would it be more appropriate to post this in a forum that all members can read? I do not see any nominations here. This forum is private, open only to council members. We might receive some nominations if more people could see that there is a position available for which nominations are being accepted. Has this vacancy been filled by some other process? Has there been a decision not to fill the vacancy?Judy Harringtonco-chair, Poudre Valley Greens
