Standing General Assembly Timeline 2012-2013

The SGA was launched, with all Standing Delegates subscribed to the gpca-votes email list.  Delegates were asked to introduce themselves, list their party experience and roles, and other relevant political and personal background as they see fit.  There are plans for the future to eventually create a profile web page for each Standing Delegate.  

 

 

On July 9th, the Secretary of State designated numbers for each ballot measure. Originally the numbers were to be designated on July 2. The reason for the delay was that there had been a law suit to challenge the ballot placement of Governor Brown's tax measure.  The court ruled on July 9th.  Once that was resolved, the Secretary of State's designated numbers for each proposition, they were posted to gpca-votes, and discussion began, with replies recommended to the email thread that announced each proposal. During discussion, Standing Delegates are encourage to provide their own perspectives, that of their county party (if it has one) and those of relevant individuals, groups and organizations.

 

In the past, the GPCA has relied upon analysis done by county Green parties and compiled by the Campaigns and Candidates Working Group (CCWG). In particular, the Green Party of Alameda County has done extensive work on some of the measures. County Parties were strongly encouraged to get their recommendations to the CCWG and SGA after the August 1 posting date of the full official ballot labels, title/summary and pro/con arguments.

 

 

The official ballot labels, and titles and summaries and pro/con arguments for each proposition (as they will appear in the Voter Information Guide) were released to the public on this date.  Previous to this date, the titles and summaries for each propositoin were the "circulating" titles and summaries for the petition circulation and signature gathering.  The original plan had been to send this new information to the gpca-votes list, and post them on the new SGA  voting page. However, owing to technical difficulties in establishing the voting page, the text was not posted until August 1.

 

The official ballot labels, and titles and summaries and pro/con arguments for each proposition were posted to gpca-votes and the SGA voting page. Owing to this delay, the teleconference originally scheduled for this date was moved back one week, and the start and ending dates of the voting period was moved back as well.

 

 

This teleconference will be hosted by the CCWG and provide an opportunity for Standing Delegates to discuss the statewide ballot measures.  The call will begin at 11am and the call-in number will be posted to the gpca-votes list. 

 

 

 

The voting period for these propositions was originally to be from Monday, August 6 through Monday, August 27. Owing to the delay in launching the SGA voting page, the timing was amended to be from Saturday, August 11 through Thursday, August 30.

 

The vote will be a ranked choice vote, and the choices are to rank 'GPCA endorses Proposition x', 'GPCA opposes Proposition x', 'GPCA takes no position on Proposition x' and/or 'abstain'. Delegates can rank as many (or as few) of these options in their order of preference. Any position that receives 2/3 after all preferences are transferred, is the position of the party.

 

Voting will occur on the SGA voting page.  Each Standing Delegate will have a login name and password.  To obtain your password, Standing Delegates should go to this page and fill in the box that says 'Password Reminder'. Your login name is the initial of your first name followed by your last name. Fill that in and your password will be sent to the email address to which you are subscribed to gpca-votes.

 

 

This will be the last day for Standing Delegates to cast their votes.

 

 

The voting software for ranked choice votes provides a pause for administrative review before the results of the vote are officially announced.

 

 

Communication to the general public through press releases and social media and via email to GPCA members.