The Coordinating Committee is responsible for coordinating state party meetings, facilitating internal communications and performing other administrative tasks. Fourteen at-large members are elected to staggered two year terms, seven each year, by the party's active counties through County Polling.
Applications/Eligibility for at-large members - Deadline to apply is March 13, 2012
To be eligible, candidates must submit an application to the Coordinating Committee at this email address at least 60 days prior to the first day of the General Assembly at which the GPCA's annual budget is approved. Applications must include a biography and what they wish to accomplish on the Coordinating Committee. (GPCA Bylaws 7-1.7 Selection of At-Large Members)
For a list of current Coordinating Committee members, see here.
Appearance of candidates at the General Assembly
At the General Assembly, the Election Committee shall present a full and detailed explanation of the voting procedure to the General Assembly and at-large candidates will be given an opportunity to present themselves and receive and respond to questions. (GPCA Bylaws 7-1.7 Selection of At-Large Members)
Candidate Bios
will appear here
Election through County Polling - May 21, 2012 through June 21, 2012
The application shall be published on the GPCA's web site and the URL included in the agenda packet. The web site and agenda packet shall also include a full and detailed explanation of the voting procedure, including a description of the "No Other Candidate" (NOC) option and an encouragement to delegates to make their choices seriously and a reminder that delegates do not have to fill all seats unless they feel there are enough qualified candidates.
Active County Organizations may submit as many ballots as the number of delegates allocated to that county for the May General Assembly in San Francisco. That list will be announced by mid-April.
How to vote:
1. Designate one person to act as the online ballot entry person for your county.
2. After your county's discussions, use the sample ballot below to rank the candidates in order of preference, as described in the sections below. Fill out one sample ballot for each delegate allocated to your county.
Voting Theory
On a ranked choice ballot, you indicate "yes" votes by entering a ranking for candidates. You rank all candidates of whom you approve for the office in order of preference. In addition to the candidates, the ballot also contains an "NOC" (no other choice) option which is used to indicate the end of your voting if you do not rank all candidates. Also remember that a candidate must receive more votes than NOC to win a seat, so ranking NOC as your last choice indicates a “no” vote for the candidates that you did not rank. If you do not rank NOC, that indicates an “abstention” for the candidates that you did not rank.
Voting Process
YES -- For all candidates of whom you approve for the Coordinating Committee, rank those candidates in order of your preference, starting with "1" for your first choice. Rank only one candidate in each row of the ballot. Continue ranking all candidates of whom you approve.
NO -- For all candidates of whom you DO NOT approve for the Coordinating Committee, do not write a ranking number on the ballot.
NOC -- If you do not rank all candidates, give NOC your last ranking to indicate a “ 'no'” vote for the unranked candidates. The votes cast for NOC create a second threshold that winning candidates must pass. If you just stop ranking candidates without ranking NOC, this acts more like an abstention; it neither helps nor hinders the unranked candidates. Ranking NOC as your last choice gives an affirmative “'no'” vote to the unranked candidates.
Sample Ballot for seven open seats for spring 2012 - spring 2014 terms
Place one X in each row to indicate your ranking.
My first choice is
___ candidate A ____ candidate B and so on...____ NOC
My second choice is
___ candidate A ____ candidate B and so on...____ NOC
My third choice is
___ candidate A ____ candidate B and so on...____ NOC
My fourth choice is
___ candidate A ____ candidate B and so on...____ NOC
My fifth choice is
___ candidate A ____ candidate B and so on...____ NOC
My six choice is
___ candidate A ____ candidate B and so on...____ NOC
My seventh choice is
___ candidate A ____ candidate B and so on...____ NOC
