The "Purpose" language contained in Article I of current GPUS Bylaws is the same text as in the bylaws of the Association of State Green Parties from November, 1996, before there was a GPUS, and does not accurately describe or reflect current GPUS practice. In addition GPUS Bylaws do not currently incorporate a mission statement for the GPUS federation.
Insofar as a mission statement is critical to accomplishing an organization's purpose and GPUS Bylaws lack a mission statement., GPVA proposes in Part I of this proposal to amend GPUS Bylaws to include the following Mission: "The purpose of the Green Party of the United States is transform government and public policy at all levels by running, electing and supporting Green Party candidates and officeholders and engaging in other electoral and advocacy efforts, consistent with the Party's Four Pillars of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and non-violence."
In addition to this Mission Statement, this proposal would:
- remove outdated and factually inaccurate content in Article I that goes back to the Association of State Green Parties
- establish a Primary Functions section, which contains some aspects that could arguably be included in a Mission Statement, but instead are placed into a separate section to make the Mission Statement shorter and to the point, and to make clear which functions are clearly the province of the national party;
- establish a short administrative sub-section that clarifies the hierarchy of authority of the party's governing documents, that is currently lacking in the GPUS bylaws and fits well in an organizational section; and
- in Part II of this proposal, direct the GPUS Steering Committee to place the following proposal before the National Committee for a three week discussion followed by a one week vote, with discussion starting on Monday, January 3rd: "Amendment to GPUS Bylaws Article I, Caucuses", Proposal: "That sub-section 1-1.2 of Article I of the GPUS bylaws be amended to read "The GPUS is a legally structured national Green Party federation of state Green parties and caucuses". Putting this proposal before the National Committee would give the National Committee the ability to debate the addition of caucuses to Article I <span>as a stand-alone question, debated upon its own merits.</span>
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