| Alaska |
| Rules |
We're so small at the moment that our delegate assignment process is likely to be by volunteer. |
| Deadlines |
? |
| Comments |
We're working on rousing the 3-4,000 odd registered Greens in the state. |
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| Alabama |
| Rules |
AGP members that volunteer to serve as delegates are approved by the state executive committee and specific strategies and instructions are discussed before the deadline for submitting delegate names. |
| Deadlines |
? |
| Comments |
? |
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| Arkansas |
| Rules |
state-run primary Feb 5
Nov 19 deadline to file with SoS
? delegate selection procedure & instructions?
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| Deadlines |
Primary February 5
Nov 19 deadline file with SoS
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| Comments |
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| Arizona |
| Rules |
Arizona will be mailing out ballots by March 25 and they must be postmarked by April 10th to be counted. To be on the ballot, candidates:
1. Must be on the GPUS official list of candidates.
2. Must have declared.
3. Must not be running primarily for another party or as an
Independent.
The ballot shall be a ranked-choice ballot. The tabulation committee shall be assembled no later than April 20, and shall report the number of delegates bound to each candidate. The delegates shall vote as bound at the convention. Should any relevant candidates be removed from the ballot, prior to any round of voting including the first, the delegates shall caucus and decide how best to represent the will of Arizona Greens and will vote accordingly.
See link to appendix above for details. |
| Deadlines |
Early March: Ballots printed
March 6: Petitions due for general election ballot access
March 25: Ballots mailed to GP recipients
April 10: Ballots must be returned postmarked
April 20: Tabulation committee formed
~May meeting to select and bind delegates (date?) |
| Comments |
If we do not get enough signatures, 20,449 good ones, by March 6th then Arizona will not have ballot status and likely we will not conduct the mail out ballot effort. Oh, and I doubt that we will have a very large delegation at the annual meeting - though if we gain ballot status it looks like we may have 8 delegates willing to go. |
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| California |
| Rules |
Yes. For full procedure, see
http://www.cagreens.org/bylaws/proposals/pres_nom_delegates_ADOPTED.pdf
andidates must submit slate of delegates to Delegate Selection Committee by December 7. Delegates are selected from these slates in proportion to the primary vote. If a candidate does not submit a slate or does not submit enough delegate names, delegates are chosen from counties without regard to candidate preference.
The delegation submits a collective vote on the first round, bound to the result of the primary. On each subsequent round of voting, the delegation attempts to achieve consensus on a proportional distribution of votes guided by polls of the membership. If consensus is not achieved, delegates are unbound on these rounds.
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| Deadlines |
September 8 plenary- to be chosen by GPCA for primary ballot.
December 7 deadline for candidate???s delegate slates.
February 5: primary.
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| Comments |
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| Colorado |
| Rules |
Convention will be May 3. |
| Deadlines |
May 3: State convention |
| Comments |
? |
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| Connecticut |
| Rules |
A statewide convention will be held in New Haven, CT the last weekend in April 2008 with mail-in ballots for those who cannot attend. Delegates will be apportioned by vote. The national candidate and campaigns will select THEIR delegates for the state. Delegates will be bound for two rounds to their candidates. |
| Deadlines |
Apr. 25-27: State convention
Aug. 5: General election ballot access petition deadline |
| Comments |
August 5, 2008 is the deadline for submission of 7,500 valid signatures. |
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| Delaware |
| Rules |
Presidential preference, delegate selection, & instruction at May convention, to which all registered Greens in state are invited. Delegates apportioned according to percentages candidates receive in vote taken at convention, bound only for the first ballot, after which they can caucus and use best judgement how to proceed. |
| Deadlines |
prob. May 17 convention |
| Comments |
A room could be secured at the U. of DE for having one or more of the candidates come to speak. Party could invite any or all of them to speak at the annual meeting. No known deadlines after GPUS presidential nomination.
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| District of Columbia |
| Rules |
Has state-run primary. (delegate selection procedures and rules?) |
| Deadlines |
December 14, 2007: 50 signatures and Declaration of Candidacy required for primary ballot.
Feb. 12: Primary. |
| Comments |
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| Florida |
| Rules |
Mail ballot of all 6700 registered Greens Feb (was 2/1, now possibly 2/15) to March 1. Only declared Green candidates who have been officially recognized by the GPUS will appear on the ballot. Delegates apportioned proportionately to vote.
Delegates bound for all rounds at the national convention.
Delegates to the GPUS convention will be elected at the annual state meeting to be held in late March or early April.
No petitioning is necessary for presidential candidates.
The nominee who is elected at the GPUS convention will receive the GPF ballot line.
Update, 4/5/2008: Green Party of Florida will do a mailing soon to poll registered Greens (approx 6500) and will have our state meeting May 23-25 (near Gainesville), at which time we will have our final vote and elect delegates (16). |
| Deadlines |
Feb. deadline to declare for mail ballot
Mail ballot April
May 23-25: convention |
| Comments |
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| Georgia |
| Rules |
Yes, Nominating Convention Rules exist, subject to amendment by state Coordinating Council on thirty days notice, are likely to be as currently published at these links:
http://www.greens.org/georgia.static/pdf/GvrnDocs/PNC-Policy.pdf
http://www.greens.org/georgia.static/pdf/GvrnDocs/GGP-NC-Rules.pdf%20
http://www.greens.org/georgia.static/pdf/GvrnDocs/ConventionProcess.pdf
with the notice requirements being provided by:??
http://www.greens.org/georgia.static/pdf/GvrnDocs/CommPolicy-20020401.pdf
Delegates will be chosen and instructed at our 2008 state nominating convention. It is left by our by-laws to the Coordinating Council to provide for the dates and venue for each Convention.
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| Deadlines |
May 3: State convention at Georgia State University. |
| Comments |
Once a Convention has been called, the dates will be published at http://www.greens.org/georgia/ |
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| Hawaii |
| Rules |
? |
| Deadlines |
? |
| Comments |
Hawaii is just beginning to re-organize (as of 2/5/08). |
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| Idaho |
| Rules |
? |
| Deadlines |
? |
| Comments |
While the Idaho Green Party is currently inactive, we have a point of contact for any campaigns who wish to organize there. (See 'States' for links to state party web sites.) |
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| Illinois |
| Rules |
Primary Election results determine the percentage of delegates pledged to each candidate. If Illinois sends 44 delegates to the national convention, then a candidate must have approximately 2.3% of the primary vote to win a delegate.
At the 2008 Illinois Green Party State Convention, supporters of candidates shall gather among themselves in caucuses to produce slates of delegates and alternates based on how many delegates were won in the primary. Slates must consist of ILGP members, and no one can be in more than one caucus.
Delegates are bound for the first round. Subsequent votes are not bound but must be public and known to the Illinois delegation before they are cast. Delegates are not bound regarding platform or Vice-President. |
| Deadlines |
Nov 5: Signatures & statement of candidacy due
Feb. 5: Primary
Mar. 28-30: State convention, with caucusing likely Mar. 29.
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| Comments |
State law requires 3000-5000 signatures between Aug 7 ??? Nov 5 to get on state-run primary ballot. |
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| Indiana |
| Rules |
Each active Local Chapter and the Unaffiliated Caucus shall send to the IGP Coordinating Committee the names to be considered (one delegate and one alternate delegate each) for selection and approval by the IGP Coordinating Committee. In the case of Chapters who may be authorized more than one delegate, they shall submit more than one name each for delegate and alternate. |
| Deadlines |
Apr. 9: Marion County meeting
Apr. 24: State cc phone meeting
May 14: Marion County meeting
May 18: State cc in-person meeting
June 30 ballot access sigs due
July 2 & 3 write in filing period
July 15 nomination deadline
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| Comments |
Feb 24 Indiana Green Party Coordinating Committee meeting.
Indiana has excessive ballot access restrictions for the general election, requiring 32,742 validated petition signatures. |
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| Iowa |
| Rules |
Iowa will likely use ranked choice balloting, and people could cast ballots at a local meeting or mail them in before the state convention. Delegates would be expected to vote proportionally according to the results, bound for at least the first round, with guidelines possible for subsequent rounds. |
| Deadlines |
State convention, possibly in May.
Aug. 15: Petitions filed
Aug. 15: Affidavit of candidacy arrives in mail. |
| Comments |
GP nominees for president and VP must receive at least 1500 petition signatures (2500 to 3000 for safety's sake) to appear on the general election ballot in November. Petitioning can start anytime. Originals must be filed no later than 5pm, August 15th, 2008. Also, the candidate must complete and sign an affidavit of candidacy. The original must arrive in the mail at the Secretary of State's office no later than August 15th, 2008. Lastly, the candidate must list 7 electors for the Electoral College. |
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| Kansas |
| Rules |
There is no policy in place. |
| Deadlines |
None. |
| Comments |
There is little activity in the Kansas Green Party. |
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| Louisiana |
| Rules |
Our convention will hopefully take place in May or early June. |
| Deadlines |
May or early June: State convention hopefully will take place. |
| Comments |
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| Maine |
| Rules |
Maine's primaries are by municipal caucuses. The official date for caucuses is February 10, 2008. However some municipalities will be held on a different date. The final day for Maine caucuses to be held is March 19. Maine's convention is Sunday May 18, 9-5 in Yarmouth. |
| Deadlines |
Feb. 10: Official date for most caucuses.
Mar. 19: Final day for caucuses to be held.
May 18: Convention in Yarmouth, 9-5. |
| Comments |
Caucuses were held beginning Feb. 10. Ballots listed candidates who had announced as of that date. |
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| Maryland |
| Rules |
The MGP will vote at our state assembly using a ranked single transferable vote (STV). The state or local will provide absentee ballots to any registered green who requests one. We will hold caucuses at our state assembly after the MGP primary vote has been completed. The threshold percentage that must be reached for a candidate to receive a delegate is 6.25%, and is determined by dividing 100 by the total number of delegates we receive, 16. All supporters of the candidates that reach the threshold and receive a delegate will hold a caucus to determine who their delegate(s) will be.
For the first round of voting, delegates to the national convention will vote as the state decided in our proportional vote. For any additional rounds, a caucus vote amongst the MGP delegates will be held before any round of voting. The delegates will be encouraged to honor the MGP's assembly vote outcome to the best of their ability and as the situation allows. |
| Deadlines |
Mar. 3: Primary balloting begins
May 3: State assembly
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| Comments |
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| Massachusetts |
| Rules |
Delegates chosen according to state-run primary vote. Candidates pick their own delegates.
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| Deadlines |
Feb 5 primary
state convention date?
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| Comments |
will have approval of rules and convention date by October 1st (what did they decide?) |
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| Michigan |
| Rules |
We will select delegates in the spring. The tentative date is April 19.
See link to attachment above.
Newsletter ballot with all candidates invited to the SMMs (Spring Membership Meetings?) who do not withdraw in writing or by e-mail -- plus spaces for votes of "uncommitted", "none of the above", and "no candidate" as well as space for write-ins.
Ballots will be counted by first choices for the poll's binding effect. Ballots may also be counted using IRV and using approval voting to give the delegation information. Ballots received by noon of the first day of the spring SMM from a "registered" GPMI member.
Allow each recognized, actively meeting local to select one delegate (and, if desired, one alternate) for the GPUS Nominating Convention. Delegates must be GPMI members in good standing by 30 days before the spring SMM, unless there are not enough.
If there are any seats left over after local-level selections, invite state-level delegate-candidates to express their own Presidential preference(s) with the opportunity for added comment and the additional option of "voting as the poll directs." No member shall be a delegate (or alternate) both for a local and at the state level.
If there are more candidates than state-level delegate seats available, all GPMI members with voting privileges attending the SMM will vote (using approval voting) to select as many of the top finishers as necessary. To the extent candidates are available, half of the state-level delegates will be female and half will be male.
After the poll results are announced, there shall be an opportunity for any member present to propose either specific limits on how the results may bind delegates (other than the first-round limit stated below); or that the results not bind state-level delegates at all.
The results of the statewide poll will be binding on the state-level delegates for the first round of voting at the convention. That is, votes cast by state-level delegates or alternates in the first round must be proportional to the support for candidates (or other options) shown in the results of the statewide poll.
If a candidate withdraws from consideration by the time of that first round of voting, first-round votes for the remaining options will be recalculated based on the proportion of votes in the poll for those remaining options only.
After the first round, all state-level delegates (and alternates) are free to vote their own preferences. |
| Deadlines |
Apr. 19: Date for delegate selection in Romulus, Michigan. |
| Comments |
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| Minnesota |
| Rules |
(Please see link above for details.)
We will collect ballots from delegates to the state convention and from those who mailed them to the office, and from those who turned them in at local caucuses.
Instant Runoff Voting will be used until only viable candidates remain. Delegates will be awarded to candidates based on proportion and largest remainder.
State convention delegates will group themselves based on who their vote counted towards. To elect specific national delegates, the groups may use any method on which they can reach consensus. |
| Deadlines |
Jan. 5: Statewide meeting
Mar. 4: Caucuses
Jun. 7-8: State convention |
| Comments |
Check:
http://www.mngreens.org/documents/constitution
http://www.mngreens.org/documents/bylaws
Hopefully we will have packets at the caucuses including a bio, positions, possibly questionnaires from our state party issue caucuses from those presidential candidates who respond to them, etc. Caucuses are two to three hours long. They hope to provide each candidate equal time to greet the caucus attendees by video with a brief message before moving on other business. |
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| Mississippi |
| Rules |
Precinct caucuses and county conventions are held together in shared locations Mar. 1. Congressional district conventions and state convention are held together in Jackson May 17. All members present at each convention will be voting delegates to that convention. At the state convention, members will discuss potential candidates the offices of President and Vice President. The members will discuss and select the allotted numbers of delegates and alternates to represent the GPMS at the National Convention.
Complete Political Plan for 2008 is at http://www.greenpartyms.org/political_plan2008.htm. |
| Deadlines |
Mar. 1: Precinct caucuses.
Mar. 1: County conventions.
May 17: Congressional district conventions.
May 17: State convention in Jackson. |
| Comments |
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| Missouri |
| Rules |
We will be choosing our delegates to the US/GP National Convention on
Saturday, May 10. |
| Deadlines |
May 10: State convention. |
| Comments |
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| Montana |
| Rules |
Chris Frazier in Montana.?? She said they will choose delegates at their spring meeting which will probably be in late April.
She will contact me when she knows the date.
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| Deadlines |
annual meeting in Spring, not before end of April (date?) |
| Comments |
convention date usually chosen around March (date?) |
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| Nebraska |
| Rules |
Primary May 13.
State convention June 7. |
| Deadlines |
May 13: Primary
June 7: State convention |
| Comments |
check http://www.nebraskagreen.org
(4/4/08: link inactive.) |
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| Nevada |
| Rules |
? |
| Deadlines |
? |
| Comments |
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| New Jersey |
| Rules |
The delegate selection process is the annual convention. Delegates will represent the state by proportional representation. |
| Deadlines |
Mar. 29: Annual convention. |
| Comments |
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| New Mexico |
| Rules |
no. In previous years, elected delegates in proportion to primary. No longer have primary, so probably will vote at annual March convention. (procedures & rules?)
Possibility of being disqualified as party, in which case need to get 5000 signatures.
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| Deadlines |
state convention in March
(date?)
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| Comments |
written guidelines hopefully before March convention, ???but party is virtually non-existent right now??? |
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| New York |
| Rules |
If the GPNYS raises $10,000 by Mar. 31, 2008, then we mail a statewide ballot for enrollees preference of presidential candidate. Each candidate who qualifies will then be able to fill a list of delegates based on the statewide percentage of their votes.
If the GPNYS doesn't raise $10,000 by Mar. 31, 2008, then we default to our 2004 rules of each of six regions filling in their percentage of delegates based on percentage of enrollees.
The statewide ballot would change NY's delegate selection process from regional meetings completed by April 1 to a mail ballot of all enrolled Greens counted on May 3, with any vacancies filled at the May 10 state committee meeting.
If we stick with the regional plan, New York City will probably have a convention; while western New York will probably send out a mail ballot to decide candidate preference followed by a small convention to select the delegates. Candidate choices from the 6 regions would be due by April 1, while the deadline for delegate choices is less clear. |
| Deadlines |
Feb. 23: Meeting to decide rules.
Apr. 1: Candidate choices due if using regional plan.
Apr. 12: Possible regional candidates forum.
May 3: Mail ballots counted if using statewide plan.
May 10: Vacancies filled if using statewide plan.
Around July 7-15: General election ballot access petitioning for 6-7 weeks. |
| Comments |
Also to be considered Feb. 23 is a major candidates forum for April 12. There has been some talk with Greens in nearby states about making this a big regional candidates forum.
For general election ballot access petitioning, it may start around July 7-15 and continue for 6-7 weeks. If our nominee is known before the national convention, they will be better prepared for printing petitions in time for the beginning of the petitioning period. |
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| North Carolina |
| Rules |
See worksheet above for full rules.
NCGP members will be polled online and by mail before the Spring Gathering. NC delegates will be selected by votes of the members attending the Spring Gathering on April 26, 2008 in Asheville. No candidate who is not a member of their state's Green Party will appear on the NC primary ballot. Delegates will be bound to proportional representation of the preferences of the full membership for the first round of voting, then freed after that to vote their conscience. |
| Deadlines |
Jan. 30: Ballot access lawsuit will be decided.
March-April: Primary poll of membership on candidate preference.
Apr. 26: Semi-annual membership meeting at which delegates will be chosen.
May 15: Deadline for getting raw petitions to county Boards for approval.
Jun. 1: Deadline for getting vetted petitions to state BOE for ballot access qualification.
Aug. 4: Deadline for application for write-in status for presidential candidates (requires 500 signatures to a separate petition, and a statement of intent from the candidate). |
| Comments |
On the above write-in deadline, there will be about 2-3 weeks after the selection of our candidate to get the paperwork in. 500 sigs is doable in that time frame. |
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| North Dakota |
| Rules |
working on |
| Deadlines |
? |
| Comments |
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| Ohio |
| Rules |
The Green Party of Ohio is holding its convention on Saturday, April 5th in Athens. We anticipate that most of the votes for the presidential candidates will be cast there, but we will also be accepting e-mail and online ballots between March 5th and the convention. The results will be used to instruct our delegates to the national convention.
Probably will use these rules: After the first ballots cast at the nominating convention, the delegation may confer and reallocate the votes accordingly, or each delegate may vote according to his or her wishes. (adopted?) |
| Deadlines |
Mar. 5: Online and e-mail balloting begins.
Apr. 5: State convention. |
| Comments |
We will begin petitioning to place the majority winner on Ohio's ballot as soon as possible after the convention, with the understanding that we'll substitute the national nominee later if it's someone different. |
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| Oklahoma |
| Rules |
? |
| Deadlines |
? |
| Comments |
check
http://www.okgreens.org |
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| Oregon |
| Rules |
The date of our nominating convention is June 7, 2008.
Our elections committee has drafted rules which our Coordinating Committee should vote on this weekend (Apr. 5-6). We will send them when approved.
(Past note):
Yes, have rules, but have not dug them up and submitted them yet. Delegates selected by IRV vote, where NOTA is always an option.
By law, can not nominate candidates until after the state-run Democrat & Republican primaries. Internal GP "primary" held in mid-May. Convention delegates elected at state nominating convention in early June. |
| Deadlines |
June 7: State convention |
| Comments |
At December 2007 convention (date?), will set date for state nominating convention and decide any changes to rules. |
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| Pennsylvania |
| Rules |
PA will decide its presidential nomination by holding a series of local caucuses throughout the state during the period of April 22-May 10, in which registered Green PA voters will use rank order preferences. Local caucus totals will be aggregated and divided proportionally among the winners. Our actual delegates will be determined at our May State Committee meeting, currently scheduled for May 18. Our hope is that by using a rank order preference voting in our caucuses, our delegates will know fairly certainly how to vote in the second round if their first preference is no longer viable. Our delegation will also caucus between rounds to collectively re-allocate any unviable votes. |
| Deadlines |
Feb. 3: Vote on final process.
April 22: Local caucuses begin.
May 10: Local caucuses end.
May 18: State Committee meeting where actual delegates will be determined.
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| Comments |
The GPPA will be mailing all the registered Green PA voters a special caucus edition newsletter. Candidates may submit a blurb or one will be created for them. |
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| Rhode Island |
| Rules |
See Appendix 2 (separate worksheet in this file).
Only attendees to state meeting may vote or be delegates. (No balloting of membership.)
Delegates bound for first round only. |
| Deadlines |
State convention Apr. 5. |
| Comments |
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| South Carolina |
| Rules |
Yes. Article 6 of bylaws, see Appendix A in separate worksheet in this file (A1-SC). |
| Deadlines |
state convention ~April ??? May 15 (date?) |
| Comments |
usually set in January (date?) |
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| South Dakota |
| Rules |
? |
| Deadlines |
? |
| Comments |
email bounced |
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| Tennessee |
| Rules |
See link to attachment above.
Choices on the Delegation ballot will include eligible nominees (all GPUS verified candidates as of four weeks before the GPTN convention), write-in and NOTA.
Nominations for delegates will open on the first day of the Annual Meeting and close 4 weeks before the GPTN nominating convention. Early voting will be through mail-in ballots, downloaded or requested. The early voting period starts 3 weeks before convention and ends 1 week before the convention.
Voting for delegates will be by Single Transferable Vote (STV). To be an alternate or a delegate to the national convention candidates must be ranked on at least 15% of the ballots. Alternate delegates will be selected from among the runners up, based on the results of the STV vote.
Allocation of delegates will be proportional to the results of STV tally of Presidential voting, rounding if necessary using standard accounting practices. The number of votes necessary for a candidate to receive a delegate will be equal to the number of votes cast divided by the number of delegates allotted to Tennessee by the GPUS.
Delegates are bound for first round, and must agree to take into account the will of the Tennessee Green voters in future rounds. |
| Deadlines |
Mar. 1: Nominations for delegates open
Apr. 5: Nominations for delegates close
May 3: State convention in Nashville
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| Comments |
state meeting to decide rules ~ March 1 2008 |
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| Texas |
| Rules |
Texas will do balloting at their state convention June 14.
See also bylaws, Article X. Presidential Nominating Convention, and Article XI. Presidential Candidate.
See http://www.txgreens.org/drupal/node/15
Candidate must belong to Green Party if possible in her/his state. |
| Deadlines |
June 14 state convention
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| Comments |
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| Utah |
| Rules |
No, working on it. |
| Deadlines |
? |
| Comments |
rules will be decided in February (date?). Convention date will be decided in January (date?). |
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| Vermont |
| Rules |
Vermont will elect its delegates and vote on their instructions for presidential preference at their semiannual open statewide meeting at either the end of April or beginning of May, to be determined by March.
state rule:
http://vermontelections.org/elections1/presidential_info_2008.html
Minor parties may nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates - as well as three electors - under the procedures set out in Title 17, Chapter 49, Subchapter II of the Vermont Statutes Annotated. The state chair of a minor party calls the meeting and gives at least five days' notice in writing to committee members. Nomination by minor party committee requires a majority of those present and voting.
Statements of nomination for minor party candidates must be accompanied by a Consent of Candidate form listing the presidential and vice presidential candidates, as well as a separate Consent form for each of the three electors nominated. A copy of the Notice of the State Committee Meeting must be filed with the Statement of Nomination and the Consent forms.
Asked Karen Grubb?? for info on party procedure and dates ??? no answer
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| Deadlines |
Late April or early May: Statewide meeting. |
| Comments |
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| Virginia |
| Rules |
The rules for selecting delegates can be found here :
http://vagreenparty.org/delegates.html
The rules for instructing delegates can be found here :
http://www.vagreenparty.org/GPVAPrimary2008Rules.html
Members will cast email and postal ballots from Mar. 11 to Apr. 11 using a point system. The total of all points assigned by a single voter must equal 100. |
| Deadlines |
Mar. 11: Email and postal balloting begins.
Apr. 5: Deadline to apply to be a delegate.
Apr. 11: Email and postal balloting ends.
May 26: Filing delegation package. |
| Comments |
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| Washington |
| Rules |
Check for link to attachment above.
Any presidential candidate who is officially recognized by the GPUS Presidential Campaign Support Committee as of March 12 will be included on the ballot.
Voters will rank some or all of the candidates in order of preference.
Tabulators will multiply the number of first-choice votes for that candidate times 12 (the number of delegate slots allotted to GPoWS) divided by the total number of "valid" ballots. For example, if a candidate receives 86 first place votes and there are 225 "valid" ballots, the number of delegate slots received would be 4.59. The candidate is assured 4 delegates.
Fractions, and transfers from trailing candidates, will be used to determine the permanent delegate allocation.
Delegates shall be selected by the candidate's campaigns. The delegates shall vote at the convention according to any agreements with their candidate's campaign; or if no agreements were made, according to their own best judgment. |
| Deadlines |
Mar. 12: Candidates appear on ballot if recognized by GPUS Presidential Campaign Support Committee.
Mar. 31: Ballots mailed to members, with Apr. 6 follow-up.
Apr. 21: Returned ballots must be postmarked. |
| Comments |
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| West Virginia |
| Rules |
(Please see link above for details.)
We will use a combination of a convention and mail-in ballots. Our convention date is April 27. Votes from non-attending delegates must be received no later than the Friday before the State Convention. Delegates are assigned to each candidate in the contest based on their percentage of votes received.
Delegates to the GPUS convention will be chosen from among all those who volunteer. State delegates shall cast one vote each. The top vote-getters will be chosen as delegates and alternates to national.
National delegates are bound for the first ballot. The WV delegation spokesperson will report the previously agreed-upon totals. On subsequent ballots individual delegates may vote as they choose, after consultation with the entire state delegation, taking into account the state presidential results as much as possible. |
| Deadlines |
Apr. 25: Absentee ballots must be received
Apr. 27: State convention
May 12: Presidential Certificate of Declaration
Aug 1: Presidential Certificate of Nomination |
| Comments |
WV in 2008 has highly unusual statutory procedures and paperwork requirements relative to ballot lines. A Presidential Certificate of Declaration must be filed with the WV Secretary of State by May 12. More information is required after the candidate is officially nominated, due Aug. 1. (Please see link above for details.) |
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| Wisconsin |
| Rules |
Mail balloting and nominating convention.
See worksheet above for full procedure. |
| Deadlines |
Feb. 12: Ballot names finalized.
Feb. 28: Ballots mailed to members.
Mar. 27: Ballots returned by this date.
Mar. 29: Nominating Convention. |
| Comments |
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| Wyoming |
| Rules |
no answer from Wyoming delegates |
| Deadlines |
? |
| Comments |
all emails bounced |
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