In a message dated 5/24/2004 6:57:55 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Is this really accurate -- only 18 votes needed for endorsement, only 29 delegates total? >> There were 26 Green Party *members* who voted at the 5th district endorsing convention. There were no "delegates." All Green Party members may attend, and anyone who has attended at least one membership meeting during the last year may vote, including people who attended the Democratic Party precinct caucuses and went to the DFL endorsing convention as delegates. Not only did many Greens attend the DFL precinct caucuses, at least one attended both the DFL and Green Party caucuses. One of the delegates who I saw at the DFL city endorsing convention also attended a Green Party caucus. It appears that the Green Party caucus meeting that I attended adjourned early enough for someone to be a late-comer at a DFL precinct caucus meeting and participate in the delegate selection process. A 2/3 supermajority was needed for endorsement at the Green Party endorsing meeting. 18 votes were needed for endorsement. 14 voted only for Kari Tauring, One voted only for Doug Mann, 3 voted for both candidates, and 8 voted NOTA. In the Green Party screening questionnaire Kari Tauring noted that she had initially approached school board members for their support. However, Judy Farmer recruited Peggy Flanagan and Lydia Lee to seek the DFL endorsement. Green Party leaders, including Annie Young and Eric Makela urged members to vote for Kari Tauring and not for Doug Mann -Doug Mann, King Field Minneapolis school board candidate - REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
