Draft State Party timeline 1999-2001

Green Party of California

draft state party timline

1999-2001

Time frame Meeting/Task Rationale/Focus
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1999

05/21 - 05/23 GPCA state gathering, Orange County
- discuss restructuring
 

06/04 - 06/06 ASGP meeting, Connecticut
 

08/13 - 08/15 GPCA state plenary, Santa Barbara
- decide presidential candidate primary ballot placement process
- decide ASGP national proportion between states
- discuss/decide restructuring proposals (By-laws WG/Ad-hoc WG on restructuring?)
- discuss 2000 electoral stategy, including US Senate race (Campaigns & Candidates WG)
 

09/20 - 09/25 Mexican Green Party international meeting, Oaxaca, Mexico
 

10/01 Report of Registration (reflecting voters as of 9/12)
 

10/01 - 11/10 Pulling papers for state legislative races - signatures in lieu
 

10/01 - 11/25 Pulling papers for Congressional/US Senate races - sig. in lieu
 

10/09 - 11/08 Secretary of State to announce selected presidential candidates
 

11/08 GPCA deadline to submit presidential candidate for March, 2000 primary
 

11/x or 12/x ASGP meeting (possible second ASGP meeting in 1999)
 

11/15 - 12/10 Handing in papers - state legislative, Cong., US Senate
 

11/19 Party statement of purpose due for March, 2000 election (Coordinating Committee)

11/x to 2/x GPCA state meeting
- decide positions on statewide ballot initiatives for March primary (Initiatives WG)
- state budget
- decide positions on ASGP-coordinated national platform for 2000
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2000

01/17 Report of Registration (reflecting voters as of 1/17)

02/x or 3/x ASGP meeting

03/07 California primary

04/x to 5/x GPCA state gathering
focus on strategy/support for candidates/campaign teams

06/x - 07/x GPCA state meeting
- decide on state presidential nomination (if applicable)
- decide delegates to national Green presidential convention
- decide positions on statewide ballot initiatives (Initiatives WG)

07/21 Party statement of purpose due for November, 2000 election (Coordinating Committee)

08/x national Green Party convention

11/07 California general election

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2001

01/x or 2/x GPCA state meeting
- post-election evaluation
- ASGP national affiliation sunsetted/revisited

04/14 - 04/16 Global Greens conference 2001, Canberra, Australia