GPCA Strategic Action Plan

This collection of pages, presented by the state party Committees and Working Groups, presents the current thinking, and an opportunity to comment.

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General Discussion

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• What can The Green Party of California accomplish in 2011/2012? How?

• What can The Green Party of California accomplish in the next 5 years? How?

• What can The Green Party of California accomplish in the next 10 years? How?

• Report from Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties

Current Topics

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• Should GPCA's electoral focus be on localized, "non-partisan" elections?

• If the focus to be on State-wide office, then should GPCA focus on MOST "winnable seats"?

• How do we recruit & develop electable candidates?

• Given the passage of Prop 14, what should our strategy be relating to the new format primary?

We will need to be on the offensive and perhaps antagonize Democrats or Republicans whichever has more registered voters in the district. One aspect of our strategy should our ability to use computer social network programs like e-mails, FaceBook and twitter. We will need to provide information to every registered Green, Decline to State and misc. voter. Voters will ask precinct workers for political designation based on my many years of working election precinct polls since only names and occupations will be on the ballot due to Proposition 14. Mailing will be important but if we can use these options to help lower the mailing price. We should add if those who are e-mailed, FB and etc., these oportunities. 1) A Y/N option to receive mailing or flyers, 2) Opportunity to help the campaign from canvassing, copying and forwarding mailing or flyers to donations, 3) Candidates should encourage folks they meet while campaigning and express support to take pictures or record support to be downloaded to computer social network system.

• Should GPCA continue to be part of the lawsuit against prop 14? Will we raise funds for it?

If Proposition 14 prevails then we must join forces with others to expose its problems. It may take an election or two to show problems concerning the lack of competition in the General Election, the pressure and expense of all out primary contests and the lower voter participation. Our objectives should be its removal or to mend it to a ranked-choice electoral system. We must show the folly and the change to make it better.

• Should GPCA continue to be a member of GPUS?

• Should GPCA have closer ties with the progressive caucus of the california democratic party?

• What kind of representation do counties/regions/locals want in GPCA?

• What services/mutual agreements would counties/regions/locals want from GPCA?

• What factors have caused Locals to deteriorate?

• What are realistic voter registration goals?

• What attracts people to a small party?

• Should we make a real, concerted effort to promote ranked-choiced voting?