GPCA Endorsement Procedures

GPCA CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENT POLICY FOR GENERAL ELECTIONS
(Amended and approved by the GPCA General Assembly, October 21, 2023)

1. The GPCA may endorse Green Party members who are General Election candidates for the following offices:

a. Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Controller, Insurance Commissioner

b. Non-Partisan statewide constitutional offices Public Instruction)

c. State Board of Equalization

d. U.S. Senate

2. The GPCA shall not make endorsements of candidates who accept corporate campaign contributions or who belong to any political party that accepts corporate campaign contributions.

3. Whenever possible, the GPCA shall make its endorsements by bringing the matter before the General Assembly, taking into account agenda distribution deadlines and other relevant procedural issues.

4. Where it is not possible to bring the decision before the General Assembly, the decision may be brought before the GPCA through a polling of the Counties. The poll shall be conducted by the Coordinating Committee, and a majority of the Counties responding shall determine the outcome.

5. The GPCA CC is not empowered to make these decisions on behalf of the GPCA.

6. Other than for the offices mentioned above, the GPCA will not consider endorsements for Green Party members who are General Election candidates for other offices, except in areas where no County Councils exist, or where candidates are running on the Green ballot line whose policies are inconsistent with the GPCA Platform and policy positions, leaving the question of endorsement to the local County Council(s).

7. These are policies of the GPCA. County and local Green Party groups are encouraged to develop their own procedures and standards for endorsing or otherwise evaluating local candidates. The endorsement(s) of county or local Green Party groups shall clearly indicate that it is an endorsement of that local or county organization.

GPCA CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENT POLICY FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS
(Amended and approved by the GPCA General Assembly, October 21, 22023)

1. Except in extraordinary circumstances, the GPCA will not endorse candidates in contested Green Party primaries. To establish if such extraordinary circumstances exist, the following process shall apply:

a. The GPCA CC must approve a statement of findings, that would clarify what are the extraordinary circumstances and their significance for the GPCA.

b. If such a statement of findings is approved by the GPCA CC, an endorsement proposal would be brought before the GPCA.

2. Whenever possible, these endorsements shall be made by bringing the matter before the General Assembly, taking into account agenda distribution deadlines and other relevant procedural issues.

3. Where it is not possible to bring these endorsements before the General Assembly, the decision may be brought before the GPCA through a polling of the Counties.

4. The GPCA CC is not empowered to make these decisions on behalf of the GPCA.

5. This procedure applies to Primary Elections for the following offices:

a. Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Controller, Insurance Commissioner

b. Superintendent of Public Instruction

c. State Board of Equalization

d. U.S. Senate

6. These are policies of the GPCA. County and local Green Party groups are encouraged to develop their own procedures and standards for endorsing or otherwise evaluating local candidates. The endorsement(s) of county or local Green Party groups shall clearly indicate that it is an endorsement of that local or county organization.

7. The General Assembly may endorse candidates in areas where no local county organization exists, if requested by an appropriate Standing Committee.