Notes from the Green Party USA Congress (June 21-22, 2004, Chicago)

notes by Michael Allen

Attendance

Arizona: Alva D'Orgeix
California: Patrick Eytchison, Elizabeth Eytchison
Chicago: Rita Bogolub, Wes Wagar, Bob Rudner
Maine: Nancy Oden
Missouri (at-large only): Michael Allen, David Sladky (day one), Kim Jayne (day one, no vote)
Montana (at-large only): Paul Stephens
New York: Robert Gold, Roy Felshin, Paul Gilman, Mitchel Cohen
Pennsylvania: Elizabeth Fattah
St. Louis: Mary Jo Maroney (day one), Don Fitz, Willie Marshall, Barbara Chicherio
Observer: Claire Nowak-Boyd (day one)

Total attendance: 21 people


Vote totals

Arizona: 8
California: 168
Chicago: 12
Maine: 26
Missouri: 2 (should have been 7)
Montana: 1
New York: 46 (should have been 92)
Pennsylvania: 54
St. Louis: 112

Total votes: 429


GREEN NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Facilitator Don Fitz moved to accept the following Green National Committee:

Regular members:
Patrick Eythchison (CA)
Alva D'Orgeix (AZ)
Elizabeth Fattah (PA)
Wes Wagar (IL)
Nancy Oden (ME)
Don Fitz (StL, MO)
Jason Murphy (StL, MO)
Devin Ceartas (VA)
Maria Kuriloff (NY)

Alternate members (in order):
Elizabeth Eytchison (CA)
Barbara Chicherio (StL, MO)
Richard Evanoff (US Greens Abroad)
Willie Marhsall (StL)
Ed Shacklett (CA)
Roy Felshin (NY)
Lionel Trepanier (IL)
Robert Gold (NY)
Daniel "digger" Romano (StL, MO)
Ramsey Sprague (TX)
Nathan Perz (StL, MO)

Felshin, Gold decline nominations.

D'Orgeix amendment: Everyone who attended the 2004 GPUSA Congress is a GNC member
Yes: AZ, MT, MO, NY
No: ME, PA, CA, Stl-Fitz, StL-Marshall
Abstain: StL-Chicherio, Chicago

Gilman amendment: for 11 members on GNC
Yes: AZ, NY, MO, MT, Stl-Chicherio, Chicago
No: ME, CA, PA, StL-Marshall, StL-Fitz

Cohen amendment: make list of acceptable members, then select GNC randomly
Facilitator Fitz suggests vote between his process (list of names) and Cohen process, which was taken:

Fitz process: StL-Fitz, StL-Marshall, ME, PA, CA, Chicago
Cohen process: MO, AZ, NY
Abstain: StL-Chicherio

Fattah amendment: Paul Stephens replaces Roy Felshin as alternate
Accepted by consensus

Cohen amendment: Stephens switches with E. Eytchison to become first alternate delegate
Yes: StL-Marshall, StL-Chicherio, NY, MO, MT, AZ, Chicago
No: ME, PA, CA, StL-Fitz

Stephens declines all other nominations. Leaves Congress.

Cohen amendment: Les Evenchick replaces Devin Ceartas as regular member
Yes: MO, NY
No: CA, Chicago, PA, StL-Fitz, StL-Marshall, AZ, ME
Abstain: StL-Chicherio

Fattah: call the question on Fitz motion (seconded by Patrick Eytchison)
Yes: CA, StL-Marshall, ME, PA, StL-Fitz
No: AZ, MO, NY
Abstain: StL-Chicherio
(Chicago delegates had left.)




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