Coordinating Committee At-Large Election Process

There are 14 at-large seats elected to staggered, two year terms, with seven seats each year. In December/January 2011 we will be voting to fill remaining open seats that were not filled in earlier Coordinating Committee at-large elections. A list of the candidates is here. Voting will occur on www.cagreens.org/cc/vote, but the content on that page now is still from the last election. The content will be updated before the next election.

Voting Instructions

Your county may submit as many ballots as the number of delegates allocated to your county for the December 2011 General Assembly in Los Angeles. Voting will commence around mid-December and remain open for one month. You will receive an email announcement when voting opens and when it closes.

1. Designate one person to act as the online ballot entry person for your county. Notify the elections committee of this person’s name and email address by sending a message to cc-election@cagreens.org. This person will receive the password needed to access the ballot page.

2. After your county's discussions, use the sample ballot below to rank the candidates in order of preference, as described in the sections below. Fill out one sample ballot for each delegate allocated to your county.

3. Proceed to www.cagreens.org/cc/vote/ and enter the appropriate number of online ballots. The ballot entry person enters his/her name, county, email address, and your county’s votes.  Please remember that the content on that page now is still from the last election. The content will be updated before December.

4. The online ballot page automatically sends a message to the ballot entry person’s address. The message contains the vote that was entered so you have a record of your submission. 

Contact the elections committee with any questions or problems: cc-election@cagreens.org. 

Voting Theory

On a ranked choice ballot, you indicate "yes" votes by entering a ranking for candidates. You rank all candidates of whom you approve for the office in order of preference.  In addition to the candidates, the ballot also contains an "NOC" (no other choice) option which is used to indicate the end of your voting if you do not rank all candidates. Also remember that a candidate must receive more votes than NOC to win a seat, so ranking NOC as your last choice indicates a “no” vote for the candidates that you did not rank. If you do not rank NOC, that indicates an “abstention” for the candidates that you did not rank. 

Voting Process

YES -- For all candidates of whom you approve for the Coordinating Committee, rank those candidates in order of your preference, starting with "1" for your first choice. Rank only one candidate in each row of the ballot. Continue ranking all candidates of whom you approve. 

NO -- For all candidates of whom you DO NOT approve for the Coordinating Committee, do not write a ranking number on the ballot. 

NOC -- If you do not rank all candidates, give NOC your last ranking to indicate a “ 'no'” vote for the unranked candidates.  The votes cast for NOC create a second threshold that winning candidates must pass. If you just stop ranking candidates without ranking NOC, this acts more like an abstention; it neither helps nor hinders the unranked candidates. Ranking NOC as your last choice gives an affirmative “'no'” vote to the unranked candidates. 

Sample Ballot for two seats for remainder of spring 2011 - spring 2013

Place one X in each row to indicate your ranking. 

My first choice is

___ Stevie Luther 
___ Nancy Mancias 
___ NOC 

My second choice is

___ Stevie Luther 
___ Nancy Mancias
___ NOC 

Sample Ballot for three seats for remainder of spring 2010 - spring 2012

Place one X in each row to indicate your ranking.

My first choice is…

___ Marla Bernstein
___ Maxine Daniels
___ NOC 

My second choice is…

___ Marla Bernstein
___ Maxine Daniels
___ NOC