| Green Party Presidential Caucus
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| Written by charles |
Join Philadelphia area Greens while we cast our votes for a national presidential candidate. Registered Greens from Philadelphia and the surrounding counties are encouraged to participate. Refreshments will be served. A brief General Membership Meeting will follow the caucus.
Tuesday April 29, 2008
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Philadelphia Ethical Society Building, 1st floor
1906 South Rittenhouse Square
We will use instant runoff voting (irv), tallied at the state level, to bind our delegates to the national Presidential Nominating Convention to be held in July. The candidates include:
Jesse Johnson (WV)
Cynthia McKinney (CA)
Kent Mesplay (CA)
Kat Swift (TX)
One can also write-in another choice or vote for "no candidate".
The caucus will start with a short period of socializing and interpersonal lobbying, followed by an introduction, explanation of the process and then by speakers from each candidate's (and "no candidate's") cluster of supporters. Following the brief presentations, participants will be asked to cast their votes, including their second, third and fourth choices to be tallied using an instant runoff voting (irv) process. Participants must have registered "Green" by the close of registration before the primary election (March 24th) in order to vote.
A question will be put to participants asking if they choose for the state party to participate in the national Green Party Presidential Nominating Convention and to support the national Green Party nominee; or if they choose for the state to bypass the national convention and to place the winner of the state caucus tally on the November, general election ballot.
A brief Green Party of Philadelphia General Meeting will follow the caucus. The Agenda includes election of 7 members to the City Committee, approval of the GPoP annual budget, and election of 12 representatives to the GPPA State Committee.
Ballot access petitions and materials to support petitioning will be available. Please ask for instruction on petitioning and signature verification. Please sign-up to help with petitioning at upcoming events.
The Ethical Society Building is on the Southwest corner of Rittenhouse Square and is a just a few blocks South of the 19th Street stop on the Green Line trolleys. It is about 7 blocks from SEPTA's Suburban Regional Rail Station.
There will be a Montgomery County Presidential Caucus on Saturday, May 3rd, 10 am, at the Lansdale Public Library, 301 Vine Street, Lansdale. There will be a Delaware County Presidential Caucus on Saturday, May 10th, 1:30 pm, at the Swarthmore Borough Hall, 121 Park Avenue, Swarthmore (wheelchair accessible). Area Greens may participate in whichever is most convenient, but may only vote at one caucus.
See the Green Party of PA website for additional information or for caucuses in other parts of the state.
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