The basic point is this: assume there are two Green parties in Missouri, one of which split away from GPUS years back. If the one that split away years ago is more successful, runs more candidates, recruits more members, etc, while the GPUS affiliate is stagnant, at what point would GPUS consider accrediting the active party as its affiliate in that state?

The best option would be for the Progressive Party of Missouri and the St. Louis Green Party to combine as the Green Party of Missouri (or Progressive Green Party, that could work too). Again, I know little of the situation and why that hasn’t been done.

Of course, affiliation with the Green Party would include such criteria as if the party supports and abides by the Four Pillars.

That doesn’t just mean if they believe in the four pillars. It also includes if it organizes itself in a grassroots way.

I don’t know the specifics in Missouri. But, you don’t “dump” a group because they don’t run enough candidates. And, you don’t “welcome a group” because they run lots of candidates. You have to include the history of who is affiliated, and information about if there is a sincere effort to be democratic.

Some political parties – even progressive ones, or socialists ones, or ones espousing freedom and justice – organize themselves where a few party bosses and staff people chose, recruit and run oodles of candidates. But, in principle, the Green Party would not want to affiliate with that kind of group.

(Although, some folks at national don’t get that. The AC usually has.)

If the St. Louis Green Party and Progressive Party couldn’t resolve their differences, whatever those are, and the St. Louis party expanded to other areas and applied to be the GPUS affiliate in MO, how would you decide which party should be the official GP in MO?

I ask because it seems to me that the St. Louis Greens run more candidates and are generally more active than the Progressive Party.

Not really. Or maybe. The National Committee decides who is affiliated, the AC deal with the process of affiliation. I’m not sure the question.

Oh, and as a personal note, only state parties and national caucuses are affiliates, not local organizations.

The GPUS Accreditations Committee (AC) is chartered to review requests by forming state parties and caucuses for accreditation by the GPUS, as well as complaints against already-accreditted state parties and caucuses.

AC terms are one year.

We are looking at learning from the last election cycle, improving the internal mechanisms that have been developed, and having everything in place early for 2012.

I would not call the committee a Secretariat. It is more of a working committee to facilitate the work of the national committee. Ultimate decision making rests with the national committee,

peace
Ian

ROFLMAO @#2.

Yes, it is also a beautiful day in Minnesota. Starting to get a bit chilly though.

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How long are the terms?

What is the presidential campaign support committee working on?

What are some of Mr. Lavery’s thoughts about GP House races in 2010? If you could get him to comment here, or interview him for On the Wilder Side, I’d love to read it.

Blog stats at IPR and onthewilderside were great for election day.

Onthewilderside is still buzzing, because there is a close race for Nassau County Executive, and we have a post with a link to the Nassau County BOE and results. It is amazing how providing a little bit of election information becomes such a big service to the world.

Most people and news organizations don’t take the time to share basic, citizen information. Glad to be around folks who do.