> Greens,
> Can anyone let us know what took place at the recent plenary in
> Sacramento? Thanks.
>
> Uncle Chuck
I regularly report on state meetings to my region. Here is what I sent out
via email the day I got home from Sacramento. Some of it is from an L.A.
County point of view, but it should be generally informative and hope it
fills any information vacuum.
Thanks,
Kevin McKeown
> The minutes of the Sacramento plenary should be out fairly soon, and many of
> us were there, but, in any case, a quick summary:
>
> The delegates to Milwaukee were approved and a preliminary training was
> completed, setting up teams to represent the candidates and NOTA as determined
> from the primary. The primary vote reporter for California will be Sara Amir,
> supported by a team of alternates.
>
> It was agreed that delegates will vote their consciences on the national
> platform, as well as on presidential nomination and possibly endorsement
> ballots after the first round.
>
> California will lead efforts to have the "loyalty oath" expunged from the
> delegate registration, following a typically empassioned speech from Peter
> Camejo.
>
> Bylaws for the California standing delegation to the national party were
> accepted after numerous floor amendments, and Forrest Hill and Newell Taylor
> were elected as new national alternates to the GPUS coordinating committee.
>
> Feedback was taken on the Green Party Election Code, and consideration of the
> health care plank for the California platform was deferred to the next
> plenary.
>
> The Coordinating Committee accepted the letter and petitions requesting
> assistance and a gathering from L.A. County, and will discuss specifics
> further at the next teleconference.
>
> A new issue of Green Focus was released, with the top front page story by LA
> Green Lisa Taylor about the recent Petra Kelly legacy event.
>
> Danika Kavulich was introduced as the newly-hired campaign coordinator for the
> Campaigns and Candidates Working Group.
>
> Please forward this to any and all Greens to keep everyone up to date.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin