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Campaigns & Candidates Working Group (CCWG)

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How to Get Involved with the Campaigns & Candidates Working Group

• Working Group Duties and Authority
The Campaigns & Candidates Working Group is charged with facilitating the electoral work of the party. This includes working to:

a) Educate Green Party members about GPCA electoral strategy;
b) Identify key political campaigns in which Green Party activists can play a pivotal role;
c) Identify registered Greens who would make credible candidates;
d) Promote and facilitate effective regional strategies for winning campaigns;
e) Train Green Party activists in methods of waging political campaigns;
f) Facilitate fundraising operations for GPCA-endorsed electoral campaigns.
g) Maintain a County Polling Committee to establish GPCA positions opposing or supporting statewide ballot measure.

The Campaign Support Fund Committee is defined in Appendix B of the GPCA Bylaws. The County Polling Committee is defined in Appendix C of the GPCA Bylaws.
• Working Group Email List ; Monthly Teleconferences ; Working Group Meetings at State Plenaries

• Co-Coordinators: ; [Coordinator Responsibilities]
• Coordinating Committee Liaison:

• Candidate Trainings and Strategy Sessions: March 2009, Los Angeles; February 2007, Sonoma County; March 2006, Petaluma

Running for Partisan Office as a Green in 2010

To run as a Green for Partisan Office in 2010, one must be registered Green or 'decline to state' by March 11th, 2009 [EC 8001(a)(2)]. If registered 'decline to state' by March 11th, 2009, one must be registered Green no later than December 11th, 2009 [EC 8001(a)(2)]. See more at: www.cagreens.org/elections/when_register_green_to_run.php.

Statewide, State Legislative and Congressional Office Up for Election in 2010:

80 State Assembly
www.legislature.ca.gov/legislators_and_districts/districts/assemblydistricts.html
www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/MEMBERINFORMATION/memberdir_1.asp

20 State Senate
www.legislature.ca.gov/legislators_and_districts/districts/senatedistricts.html
www.sen.ca.gov/ftp/SEN/senplan/senate.htp
www.senate.ca.gov/~newsen/senators/senators.htp

53 Congressional Seats
www.alllaw.com/state_resources/california/congressional_delegation/
www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/pdf/congdist/pagecgd110_ca.pdf
www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/congress.html#ca

11 State Constitutional Offices
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller,
Treasurer, Attorney General, the Superintendent of Public Instruction and four Board of Equalization districts

Summary of Qualifications and Requirements for Partisan Nomination for Statewide, State Legislative and Congressional Office

Summary of Qualifications and Requirements for Nonpartisan Nomination for the Office of:

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Wondering what resources are out there for your campaign?

  • A good place to start is the GPUS Coordinated Campaign Committee's web site.
  • Here is the platform of the Green Party of California and the platform of the Green Party of the United States.
  • Read the Green Party of California's primary and general ballot pamphlet statements.
     
  • Candidates in non-partisan races who wish to receive Green Party endorsement should contact their local county chapter to request the local's endorsement. (The GPCA currently does not endorse candidates in non-partisan races.)
     
  • Would you like the questionnaire that you will need to fill out when you request to be endorsed and / or receive support from the Green Party of California?

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Candidate Training Program Videos Available

DVDs of the Candidate Basics training program held in Petaluma March 19, 2006 are available for distribution to County GPs to use to recruit candidates and as a program resource. The program was designed for prospective GPCA candidates and campaign helpers who have no or little previous campaign experience. Topics include: Deciding to be a candidate; Initial filing requirements; Media basics; and Campaign finance issues. Program sessions are about an hour and can be shown in order or separately.

For more information, contact Warner Bloomberg at (408) 295-9353 or
 

Host Sought For Fall 2009 Strategy Session/Candidate Training Program

The CCWG currently is seeking a host for a one-day strategy session/candidate training program in Fall 2009. Local Green Party members will need to identify a weekend date and location for the program and provide volunteers for helping with the program. The CCWG will provide speakers and materials.

For more information, contact CCWG Coordinator
 

CCWG County Contacts Needed

The CCWG currently is seeking Green Party members to serve as county contacts. CCWG County Contacts have the responsibility to inform their local County Councils, locals, caucuses and general membership about CCWG programs and issues and to report back to the CCWG via the email list, monthly teleconference and at plenary meetings. More than one person can serve as the CCWG contacts for their County GP.

To volunteer for these positions, contact CCWG Coordinator

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Last updated: 12/31/2009 (BH)