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Dates & Deadlines for the GPUS Presidential Convention
Terms
August 7, 2007
petitioning starts in Illinois for getting on Illinois primary ballot
August 25, 2007
Massachusetts Green Rainbow Party state meeting in Boston
September 8 & 9, 2007
California state meeting in Riverside -- deadline for inclusion in California primary as 'selected' candidate (no petitioning)
October 8, 2007
publication deadline for California to change its selected candidates
October 13 & 14, 2007
Illinois state meeting
October 24, 2007
date to start petitioning California Greens (need ~1400) to get on Green primary ballot if not added as 'selected candidate' by GPCA
November 3
deadline for Arizona collecting all its ballot access signatures if it wants a Feb 5 primary [did not happen]
November 5, 2007
deadline for 3000-5000 signatures from registered voters in Illinois and Statement of Candidacy to Illinois Board of Elections to get on Illinois primary ballot
November 17, 2007
Mass. state meeting to decide who to put on primary ballot
November 19, 2007
deadline for inclusion on Arkansas primary ballot
November 23, 2007
deadline for petition signatures to get on California primary ballot if not a selected candidate
November 29, 2007
deadline for 'selected candidates' to opt out of being on California primary ballot (if they don't want to be included)
December 7, 2007
(published) deadline to submit California delegate slate to GPCA Delegate Selection Committee, see http://cagreens.org/bylaws/proposals/pres_nom_delegates_ADOPTED.pdf
December 14, 2007
Declaration of Candidacy and about 50 Green Party signatures required for participation in District of Columbia primary
December 21, 2007
deadline for 2500 signatures of Green or independent voters for participation in Massachusetts primary (unless submitted by state co-chairs Jan 4; see November 17 state meeting)
December 31, 2007
deadline for draft candidates to file with FEC to maintain official draft candidate status with the GPUS
January 2, 2008
deadline to submit statement to be included in Texas balloting
January 4, 2008
deadline for Massachusetts state co-chairs to submit list of candidates for primary ballot (alternative to petitioning requirement)
January 5, 2008
Minnesota forum & state meeting
January 13, 2008
San Francisco, CA debate
January 18, 2008
Long Island, New York forum; contact:
Kimberly Wilder or
Ian Wilder
January 19-20 ?
Jackson, Michigan forum contact:
Matthew Abel, Fred Vitale, Julia Aires
January 20, 2008
First extended deadline for California delegate submission (see 2/1 extension)
January 26-27 ?
Jackson, Michigan forum
contact: "Matthew Abel" , Fred Vitale, Julia Aires
January 30, 2008
North Carolina: Ballot access lawsuit will be decided.
February 1-3, 2008
Pennsylvania state meeting (NOT a deadline)
February 1, 2008
second extended deadline for California delegate submission
February ?
Desert Greens (Utah) meeting to decide rules
February 2, 2008
Northern Virginia forum
10 AM:
contact: "Tamar Yager" , Julia Aires, Tom Yager)
afternoon: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania forum
contact: "Hillary Aisenstein" , Julia Aires)
February 3, 2008
Massachusetts forum
contact: Elie Yarden, Tom Yager)
February 3, 2008
Pennsylvania vote on final process
February 5, 2008
California primary.
Illinois primary.
Arkansas primary.
Massachusetts primary (was March 4).
February 10, 2008
Maine official date for most caucuses.
February 12, 2008
District of Columbia primary
February 12, 2008
Wisconsin ballot names finalized.
February 13, 2008
ballot access petitioning starts in Pennsylvania
Late February - Early March
ballots go out in Wisconsin (until state meeting March 29)
February 16, 2008
Maryland CC meeting to decide rules
February 23, 2008
New York state meeting to decide rules
February 24, 2008
Indiana state CC meeting to determine rules
February 28, 2008
Wisconsin ballots mailed to members.
Sometime in Spring
Rhode Island convention -- presidential preference, delegate selection & instruction
Sometime in March or April
Ohio convention (balloting before this? -- window?)
Sometime in March - May, up to May 15
South Carolina convention (balloting before this? ??? window?)
Sometime in Spring
Washington state meeting -- after mail ballot in April?
Sometime in March or April
Maryland state assembly.
March 1, 2008
Mississippi precinct caucuses and county conventions.
Sometime in March or April
North Carolina primary poll of membership on candidate preference.
Early March
Arizona ballots printed.
March 1, 2008
Tennessee nominations for delegates open
March 3, 2008
Maryland primary balloting begins
March 4, 2008
Minnesota caucus. Voting allowed from now until convention June 7-8.
March 5, 2008
Ohio online and e-mail balloting begins
March 6, 2008
Arizona petitions due for general election ballot access
March 11, 2008
Virginia email and postal balloting begins.
March 12, 2008
Washington state: Candidates appear on ballot if recognized by GPUS Presidential Campaign Support Committee.
Sometime in late March through June 7
Georgia convention (balloting before this? -- window?)
March 19, 2008
Maine final day for caucuses to be held.
March 25, 2008
Arizona ballots mailed to GP recipients
March 27, 2008
Wisconsin ballots returned by this date.
March 28-30, 2008
Illinois state convention, with caucusing likely Mar. 29.
March 29, 2008
Wisconsin Nominating Convention: Selection of convention delegates.
March 29, 2008
New Jersey annual convention. (balloting before this? -- window?)
March 31, 2008
Washington state: Ballots mailed to members, with Apr. 6 follow-up.
Early April
PA mailing goes out to 5,000 'super-voters' (out of 15,000 members) -- including invitation to caucus, profiles of candidates, list of caucuses, blurb on how to caucus
April 1, 2008
New York: Candidate choices due if using regional plan. (proposed mail ballot to membership)
Sometime in April
mail ballot to membership -- voting period in Washington state
Sometime in April
West Virginia convention
Sometime in April?
Florida mail ballot period (deadline for ballot was 2/1, but has been delayed due to logistical probs -- possibly to Feb 15)
Update, 4/5/2008: GPF will do a mailing soon.
April 5 & 6, 2008
California state meeting in Berkeley (not a convention)
April 5, 2008
Ohio state convention.
April 5, 2008
Tennessee nominations for delegates close
April 5, 2008
Virginia deadline to apply to be a delegate.
April 5, 2008
Rhode Island state convention.
April 9, 2008
Indiana: Marion county meeting. Locals choose delegates. This is the first known local meeting, as of 4/5/08.
April 10, 2008
Arizona ballots must be returned postmarked
April 11, 2008
Virginia email and postal balloting ends.
April 12, 2008
proposed forum date for New York
10 day period, late April, early May
Pennsylvania caucuses
(get schedule from H. Aisenstein)
Late April or early May
Vermont statewide meeting
April 19, 2008
Michigan date for delegate selection in Romulus, Michigan.
April 20, 2008
Arizona tabulation committee formed by this date.
April 21, 2008
Washington state: Returned ballots must be postmarked.
April 22, 2008
Pennsylvania local caucuses begin
April 25-27, 2008
Connecticut state convention.
April 25, 2008
West Virginia absentee ballots must be received for state convention
April 26, 2008
North Carolina semi-annual membership meeting at which delegates will be chosen
April 26, 2008
San Antonio petitioning event. (Contact Christine Morshedi)
April 27, 2008
West Virginia state convention
April 27, 2008
Houston forum. (Contact Christine Morshedi)
Sometime in May
Arizona convention to select and bind delegates.
Sometime in May
Tennessee convention (balloting before this? -- window?)
Sometime in May or June
Montana convention (balloting before this? -- window?)
Possibly in May
Iowa state convention
Probably in May
Indiana will vote via email, probably in May, for the candidate selection process.
May or early June
Louisiana convention will hopefully take place.
May 3, 2008
Colorado state convention.
May 3, 2008
New York: Mail ballots counted if using statewide plan.
May 3, 2008
Maryland state assembly
May 3, 2008
Tennessee state convention in Nashville
May 3, 2008
Convention at Georgia State University.
May 10, 2008
Missouri state convention
May 10, 2008
Pennsylvania local caucuses end.
May 12, 2008
West Virginia Presidential Certificate of Declaration
May 13, 2008
Nebraska primary
Mid-May
Oregon primary (internal party balloting -- method unknown)
May 15, 2008
North Carolina deadline for getting raw petitions to county Boards for approval.
May 17 (probably)
Delaware convention -- presidential preference, delegate selection & instruction
May 17, 2008
Mississippi congressional district conventions and state convention in Jackson.
May 18, 2008
Pennsylvania business meeting where actual delegates will be determined
May 18, 2008
Maine convention in Yarmouth, 9-5.
May 23-25, 2008
Florida convention
May 26, 2008
Virginia plans to file delegation package by this date.
June 1, 2008
North Carolina deadline for getting vetted petitions to state BOE for ballot access qualification
June 7-8, 2008
Minnesota state convention -- deadline Minnesota balloting (from caucuses)
June 7, 2008
Nebraska state convention
June 7, 2008
Oregon state convention
June 14, 2008
Texas state convention
June 30, 2008
noon deadline for 32,742 petition signatures in Indiana (ballot access for president) to be submitted to the county clerk's offices is
July 2 & 3, 2008
noon period for filing for write-in candidacy in Indiana
July 7-15, 2008
New York: General election ballot access petitioning begins, continues for 6-7 weeks.
July 10 - 13, 2008
noon period for filing for write-in candidacy in Indiana
GPUS National Convention in Chicago (see www.greenconvention2008.com)
July 15, 2008
deadline for petition of nomination in Indiana
August 1, 2008
West Virginia Presidential Certificate of Nomination
August 4, 2008
North Carolina deadline for application for write-in status for presidential candidates
August 5, 2008
Connecticut general election ballot access petition deadline.
August 15, 2008
Iowa petitions filed. Affidavit of candidacy must arrive in mail by this date.
Terms
presidential preference
method of determining the will of the state by polling the state membership regarding preferences for president. The Green Party has 6 state-run primaries (Illinois, California, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., West Virginia and Arkansas). Other states send mail ballots to their membership. Some states use a system of local caucuses.
delegate selection
method of selecting delegates to represent the will of the state
delegate instruction
method of instructing and binding delegates to the will of the state
rules
state rules (party rules or state law) for determining presidential preference, delegate selection and delegate instruction
convention
statewide meeting for presidential preference balloting, selection or instruction of delegates or some combination of the three.
caucus
in some states, local meetings where presidential preference votes are cast
balloting
generic term used to refer to caucus votes, mail ballots or convention votes, particularly if method is unknown
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