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Rules of the Presidential Nominating Convention of the Green Party of the United States

Background
Previous documents adopted to govern the Green Party's previous Presidential Nominating Conventions included provisions sunsetting those rules. It is therefore necessary to adopt a new set of rules to govern subsequent Conventions. Your Committee on Bylaws, Rules, Policies and Procedures, having reviewed those rules sunset following previous Conventions and the direction of the National Committee in its action to adopt Proposal #168, has considered and endorsed for National Committee consideration the adoption of the following rules.

The following articles include rules to govern the Presidential Nominating Convention; for the credentialing of delegations to the Presidential Nominating Convention; for promoting the use of proportional representation in the selection of state party delegations; for the creation and filing of state party delegation plans and their results; and to provide for the applications for waivers from these rules.

Proposal
Resolved, that the National Committee of the Green Party of the United States hereby adopts the following as the "Rules of the Presidential Nominating Convention of the Green Party of the United States."

Rules of the Presidential Nominating Convention
of the Green Party of the United States.

ARTICLE I.
RULES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING CONVENTION

Section 1-1. Name, Findings, Intention, Scope and Powers

1-1.1 This policy shall be known as the "Rules of the Presidential Nominating Convention of the Green Party of the United States", shall apply to the Presidential Nominating Convention of the Green Party of the United States held every four years, and may be cited as the Convention Rules.

1-1.2 The bylaws of the Green Party of the United States provide that "The presidential nominating convention of the Green Party is the delegated decision-making body responsible for nominating the national Green Party's presidential and vice presidential candidates and approving the Green Party's national platform."

1-1.3 It is the intention of Green Party of the United States to provide for Presidential Nominating Conventions whose legitimacy is recognized by the member state Green Parties.

1-1.4 Each Presidential Nominating Convention shall have the powers to:

1-1.4.1 adopt the Report of the Credentials Committee, determining the voting membership of the Convention.

1-1.4.2 adopt the Platform of the Green Party of the United States.

1-1.4.3 conduct an election to name the Green Party nominees for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States.

1-1.5 Limit of powers of the Presidential Nominating Convention

Those powers not enumerated herein as delegated to the Presidential Nominating Convention by the National Committee, are reserved to the National Committee or to the state Parties.

Section 1-2. Convention of Delegates

1-2.1 Each Presidential Nominating Convention of the Green Party of the United States shall consist of delegates chosen as provided by this policy, among whom shall be apportioned the votes of the convention as provided by this policy.

Section 1-3. Delegate Apportionment

1-3.1 The number of delegates to which each state Green Party shall be entitled shall be apportioned according to a Presidential Nominating Convention Apportionment process, procedure or formula approved by the National Committee of the Green Party of the United States; and such process, procedure or formula shall become Article III of these Convention Rules.

Section 1-4. Credentialing of Delegates

1-4.1 The manner in which delegates shall be credentialed shall be according to a process or procedure approved by the National Committee of the Green Party of the United States; and such process, procedure or formula shall become Article IV of these Convention Rules.

Section 1-5. Voting and Floor Rules

1-5.1 The manner in which votes of the convention shall be cast, and the business of the convention conducted, shall be according to a process or procedure approved by the National Committee of the Green Party of the United States; and such process, procedure or formula shall become Article V of these Convention Rules.