Recommendation of names to the California Secretary of State for inclusion on the GPCA presidential primary election ballot

Subject: Recommendation of names to the California Secretary of State for inclusion on the GPCA presidential primary election ballot

Sponsor: Campaigns and Candidates Working Group. Greg Jan presenter.

Background: The process by which the GPCA makes a recommendation upon what names shall go upon its presidential primary ballot was approved by the Berkeley General Assembly on April 30th and appears in the GPCA Rules and Procedures as Article 1. Presidential Primary Election Ballot.

According to that process, if and when the GPCA Liaison to the Secretary of State receives a request from any candidate seeking the Green Party's nomination, either or both of the Campaigns and Candidates Working Group and the GPUS Delegation may make recommendations to the General Assembly. 

According to GPCA Liaison to the Secretary of State Jared Laiti, both Kent Mesplay and Jill Stein sent in requests in keeping with GPCA Rules and Procedures and he notified the Campaigns and Candidates Working Group and the GPUS Delegation of that fact.  The Campaigns and Candidates Working Group met on October 26th by teleconference and by consensus approved of proposing to the General Assembly the consideration of them both for recommendation to the Secretary of State for inclusion upon the Green Party presidential primary election ballot.

Proposal: That Kent Mesplay and Jill Stein's name be recommended by the General Assembly to the California Secretary of State for inclusion upon the Green Party presidential primary election ballot.

References: Green Party 2012 presidential candidate forum, Saturday, December 3, Los Angeles