Liaison to the Secretary of State

Jared Laiti, Sacramento

Email: liaison@cagreens.org
(email preferred for most communications)

Phone: 916-549-6788

Job Description

Position of Liaison to the Secretary of State (as described in GPCA Bylaws)

7-1.11 Liaison to the Secretary of State
The Liaison to the Secretary of State is the official contact of the GPCA with the State of California and with other organizations. The term of the Liaison shall be two years, beginning in odd-numbered years: the Liaison shall be nominated by the Coordinating Committee, and subject to the confirmation of the first meeting of the General Assembly in odd-numbered years. The Coordinating Committee shall immediately fill any vacancy in the office of Liaison, subject to the confirmation of the next meeting of the General Assembly.

8-3.2 Ex Officio Member
The Liaison to the Secretary of State is an ex officio member of the Electoral Reform Working Group.

3-1.3 Membership (excerpt)
The party office-holders of Coordinating Committee representative, Treasurer, and Liaison to the Secretary of State must be registered to vote in the Green Party.

7-1.2 Membership (excerpt)
CC representatives are not eligible for the positions of Treasurer and Liaison to the Secretary of State.

Duties & Responsibilities of Liaison to the Secretary of State (as described in GPCA Bylaws)

4-2.2 Delegate allocation formula (excerpt)
b) No sooner than twelve weeks and no later than six weeks before the opening of each General Assembly meeting, the Liaison to the Secretary of State, or another individual designated by the Coordinating Committee, shall obtain the most recent Report of Registration from the Secretary of State, and the Coordinating Committee shall determine, based on the relevant articles of these bylaws, which county organizations are currently active.

Duties & Responsibilities of Liaison to the Secretary of State (as described in draft GPCA Elections Code)

Article 2. Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Portion of Primary Ballot
6961.5 On or before the 150th day preceding a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall send a letter by first-class mail to the Green Party Liaison to the Secretary of State informing her or him that, while a response is not required, any information they wish to submit will be considered by the Secretary of State in the determination of candidates to be placed on the Green Party presidential preference primary ballot pursuant to Section 6961.

6962 On or before the 120th day preceding a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall publicly announce and distribute to the news media for publication a list of the candidates she or he intends to place on the ballot at the following presidential primary election. Following this announcement, the Secretary of State may add to her or his selection, but she or he may not delete any candidate whose name appears on the announced list. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of the list and any subsequent additions thereto to the Green Party's Liaison to the Secretary of State.

6964 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Secretary of State receives a written communication from the Green Party Liaison to the Secretary of State stating that, by decision of the Green Party, certain individuals have been approved to appear on the ballot, those persons shall be placed on the Green Party presidential preference primary ballot.

Article 8. Presidential Electors
6975.8 In each year of the general election at which electors of President and Vice President of the United States are to be chosen, the Green Party of California also shall nominate as the candidates of its party as many electors of President and Vice President of the United States as the state is then entitled, 50 percent of whom shall be women and 50 percent men, unless an odd number of electors is to be chosen, in which case the difference between the number of women and men shall be not more than one. The Liaison to the Secretary of State of the Green Party of California shall certify the name of each elector nominated, and the elector's residence address to the Secretary of State.

Chapter 3: Election of County Councils

7912 The Secretary of State, no later than the 125th day before the direct primary election, shall compute the number of members of county councils to be elected in each county and shall mail a certificate to that effect to the elections official of each county and to the Liaison to the Secretary of State of the Green Party of California.

7924 Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, the votes cast for each candidate for member of county shall be included in the canvass and statement of results in a manner similar to the vote for each candidate for county central committees pursuant to Division 15 (commencing with Section 15000), and specifically:|
(a) The final total of votes cast for each candidate for member of county council, including the name, address and ballot designation of each such candidate, and a specification as to which candidates were declared elected shall be certified to the Secretary of State forthwith upon completion of the official canvass. The county clerk shall simultaneously send one copy of this final certification to the Green Party Liaison to the Secretary of State.
(b) As soon as practicable after the direct primary election, the Secretary of State shall prepare a certified list by county of all elected Green Party members of county councils, including their addresses and primary election ballot designations. The Secretary of State shall send copies of the list to the registrar of voters in each county on or before the 20th day of July following the direct primary election. This list shall be maintained for public inspection by said registrars of voters until a subsequent such list is received.
(c) The Secretary of State, no later than 45 days following the direct primary election, shall send a notice by mail to each of the elected members of county councils which shall inform that person that he or she has been elected as a member of the county council. The Secretary of State shall send a copy of the certified list of all elected members of all county councils to the Green Party of California Liaison to the Secretary of State.

How Position of Liaison to the Secretary of State is chosen (as described in GPCA Bylaws)

7-1.11 Liaison to the Secretary of State
(excerpt).

The term of the Liaison shall be two years, beginning in odd-numbered years: the Liaison shall be nominated by the Coordinating Committee, and subject to the confirmation of the first meeting of the General Assembly in odd-numbered years. The Coordinating Committee shall immediately fill any vacancy in the office of Liaison, subject to the confirmation of the next meeting of the General Assembly.