May 25, 2024 - Sandy Library- Sandy Small Meeting Room

10100 Petunia Way, Sandy, UT 84092

Meetings, 4th Saturday of each month, 3-5pm

Save the dates: 

• June CC Meeting: June 25 Holladay Library (info at end of this agenda)

• August 15-18: GPUS Annual National Meeting and Presidential Nominating Convention (Virtual)

To Do List - Review at each meeting

Attending: Russ Wagstaff, Adam Guymon, Lionel Trepanier, Matt Styles, Dee Taylor (absent: Tom King)

Agenda 

Welcome and land acknowledgement

“We acknowledge that the land that is now called "Utah" is the ancestral land of the Shoshone, Ute, Piute, Diné and Hopi Nations.“

Welcome and land acknowledgement 

Announcements - Russ - 2 minutes

• Dee - table discussion about website for next month - Wix is on the list of companies owned by Israel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_of_Israel) 

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Financial report -(standing item) Tom or Dee - 5 minutes

Taxes were filed May 12, 2024.

 

Events Reports

• April 27 Nominating Convention - Debrief - Russ - 5 minutes

• Elections Results - Dee - 5 minutes

  • Still need 1 delegate and 1 alternate delegate to the PNC

    • Who to appoint?
      - Delegate: Matt Styles appointed by unanimous decision.
      - Alternate: Russ Wagstaff appointed by unanimous decision.

 

GPUS Credentialing for PNC - Dee - 20 minutes

 

Outreach - strategies to get more people joining, especially youth. (Lionel might serve well in this role). - Russ - 15 minutes

• Consider Brendon Phillips as a potential resource to get his service as a DJ and potentially involve him more in the party.

 

Grassroots Coordinator Report - Lionel Trepanier- 10 minutes

• Plans to report in next CC meeting

 

GPUS National Committee - how to navigate; policy for voting and informing us of proposal. - Russ

• Will be done separately among our 3 National Committee members

 

Summer and Fall Tabling Events - Russ - 10 minutes

• VegFest (September 2024) - Tom

  • VegFest may have to rescind their invitation to us. TDB.

• Russ will reach out to some events to see table availability/cost

• Lionel will look into creating banners, etc. in the SLC Public Library makerspace (locations are here:  https://services.slcpl.org/creativelab)

 

Supporting Jill Stein - Dee - 10 minutes

 

Grant Writing to get stipends for things like social media management - Russ - 10 minutes
 

Meeting Debrief

 

Adjourn

Standing item: Planning for 2025 Elections 

 

Next Meeting: 

June 22, 3-5pm

Holladay Library - Holladay Meeting Room
2150 E Murray Holladay Rd, Holladay, UT 84117

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April 27, 2024 GPUT Nominating Convention - in place of monthly coordinators meeting

Salt Lake City Public Library

210 EAst 400 South, SLC 84111

10am-noon

Meet up and “Friendraiser”

A slide show was displayed throughout the time, which included  videos of the presidential candidates, Green Party trivia and reasons to join the Green Party.

Attending:

Tom King, Dee Taylor, Adam Guymon, Russ Wagstaff, Joe Buchman (a Utahn who operates the Independent Political Report)

 

There was a lunch break from noon-2. 

 

At 2pm the Emcee, Tom King, began the meeting.

There were 6 people in person and 3 people online (not including POTUS candidates)

The timing was varied due to presidential candidates showing up early and having to adjust their schedules. The convention ended at approximately 3:30pm - well in advance of the 5pm promoted ending. 

 

Welcome to the GPUT Convention - Emcee, Tom King

• Land Acknowledgement:​

• Introductions 

  • Tom King, Treasurer

  • Russ Wagstaff and Dee Taylor, Co-Chairs

  • Matt Styles, Secretary (absent)

  • Adam Guymon, Delegate to the Green Party of the United States

  • Other participants - in person and on Zoom

    • Lisa Donaldson, Lionel Trepanier (in person)

    • Joseph Anderson (Logan), Brendan Phillips (Stansbury Park)  (Zoom)

• Review of the convention agenda 

  • Explain how to ask the candidates questions using SLIDO and question cards

2:20-2:30 - Intro to presidential Candidates

• The three presidential candidates, who are seeking the Presidential Nomination of the Green Party of the United States each appeared virtually on Zoom.

  • Jill Stein was able to provide information about her campaign and platform for about 10 minutes in between events in St. Louis.  There was no opportunity for live questions due to her schedule.

  • Jasmine Sherman followed for 25 minutes with a description of their campaign and platform and then audience questions.  

  • Jorge Zavala was next for 30 minutes with information on his campaign and platform followed by audience questions. 

 

Description of voting process for presidential candidate

• Everyone who has registered to vote in the GPUT presidential preference election will receive a ballot by May 1.  Voting will end May 10.

If you haven’t yet registered to vote in the election, please do so as soon as possible. Information can be found on the tables and on the website.

 

Proposal for apportionment of Delegates (to be decided at convention, per bylaws)

 Each 25% threshold of votes earns 1 delegate.if a candidate does not achieve 25% then the other Delegate would be unassigned or allocated to whomever had the next highest vote count.

Example 1:

Candidate 1=50% of the vote=2 delegates

Candidate 2=25% of the votes=1 delegate

Candidate 3=25% of the vote=1 delegate

 

Example 2:

Candidate 1=70% of the vote=2 delegates

Candidate 2=25% of the votes=1 delegate

Candidate 3=5% of the vote=0 delegate - unassigned or re-allocated.

 

👉 VOTE on apportionment proposal (registered Greens - honor code)

Simple majority of registered Greens

Results: 7 people “yes”; 1 person “abstained”

 

Description of open positions and voting process

• There are a number of positions to vote for, including 

  • Presidential Electors

  • Party officers

  • Party delegates to the national party

  • Grassroots Coordinators

 

 Nominations from the floor for positions

Nominations were called from the floor party positions by the emcee. The position descriptions and nomination forms were also posted in the back of the room (and online for the past month).

 

One nomination from the floor was made:

Lionel Trepanier for Grassroots Coordinator,seconded by Adam Guymon

LIonel Trepanier will appear on the ballot for Grassroots Coordinator.

 

Description on how to form a Local

 

Closing and Adjournment

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Orignal Schedule:

 

2:00—Welcome and Introductions

2:20 - Introduction to presidential Candidates

2:30-Jill Stein

3:10-Jorge Zavala

3:45-Jasmine Sherman

4:20- Proposal for apportionment of Delegates (to be decided at convention, per bylaws)

👉 VOTE on apportionment proposal (registered Greens - honor code)

4:30-Description of open positions and voting process

4:40-Nominations from the floor for positions

4:50-4:55 Closing Remarks

 

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March 23, 2024 - Salt Lake City Main Library, Meeting Room B

Save the dates: 

• March 25, 2025 - Family Civics Fair - 6pm, South Ogden

• April 27, 2024: GPUT Spring Meeting & Nominating Convention - 2-5pm, SLC Main Library

• July 11-14: GPUS Annual National Meeting and Presidential Nominating Convention (Virtual)

To Do List - Review at each meeting

Attending: Dee, Tom, Russ, Adam, Matt

Agenda 

Welcome and land acknowledgement

Welcome and land acknowledgement - Dee

Announcements - Russ
 

Financial report -(standing item) Tom/Dee
- Purchased a year of team capability (accidentally)in existing Canva account which is an extra feature to what was already purchased earlier in the year.

 

Events Reports

• Feb 29 Engaged Informed Americans panel - Russ

• March 22 NUAMES event - Matt

• Family Civics Fair - Dee (Upcoming 3/25)

Talking points - Russ

• Dems attack on third parties

  • Jill has an interview where she addresses the spoiler myth, Dee Taylor will find the link

Press Release - Russ

• Response to SLC Council’s joint resolution on Gaza. Recommend it be published also as a Letter to Editor and blog post.

Rocky Mountain ADA Center Meeting - Adam 

• Perhaps circle back after convention.

Plea for help for Jackson Green - Russ
-From last meeting: Do more research into the situation before taking any action. We may be able to refer to the NASA scientist guy.(Peter Kalmus)
- Wasn’t able to find much more info, seems like a dead end.

 

VegFest (September 2024)

• Organizers have requested that the Green Party provide a voter registration table. Tom will respond that we are interested in helping.

Nominating Convention -April 27- Russ

 We now have the block before - will allow for plenty of time to set up and have an activity.

Brainstorm ideas - 

• GPUS Youth Caucus

• Earth Day Event

• Green Party 101

• Learn how to form a local & Meet n’ Greet
  - Start a discussion on slack to decide

Should we try to reserve an adjacent room to ensure we have room for all attendees? Russ will check on availability.

Develop a safety plan for potential disruptors at the meeting

• Ask them to leave. If they won’t, get assistance from library staff.

We should have a table set up with: 

• Question cards to fill out (questions for candidates)

• Nomination forms for people to self-nominate or nominate others for positions

• Voter registrations 

• Sign up list

• QR code to website 

• Snacks

Dee suggestion for that block: 

9-10 set up 

10-12 two hours activity

12-1:45 Break in between for convention set up and networking with snacks

 

Tom has volunteered to be convention MC, if we don’t find anyone else.

 

Need a Zoom room moderator.

 

2 week voting period.

Run through the schedule with technology

Green Party of Utah 2024 State Convention Meeting Agenda
Total time: 3 hours
 

PRES.CANDIDATES: Will have 10 minutes for self-introduction/describe campaign and platform and 20 minutes for Q & A (from questions submitted in advance)

 

1:45-2:00 - Room set up/Zoom set up/audio and video check

2:00-2:05 - Participants get seated, ready to start
2:05-2:20-Welcome to the GPUT Convention 

• Introductions

• Review of the convention agenda (and that no voting today - voting will be described later in the program)

2:20-2:30 - Intro to presidential Candidates 

2:30-3:00 - Jill Stein

3:00-3:05 - Break

3:10-3:40- Jorge Zavala

3:40-3:45 -Break

3:45-4:15 - Jasmine Sherman

4:15-4:20 -Description of voting process for presidential candidate

4:20-4:30 - Proposal for apportionment of Delegates (to be decided at convention, per bylaws)

This can be posted on the website.

Proposal:  Each 25% threshold of votes earns 1 delegate. if no one else gets 25% then the other Delegate would be unassigned or unallocated. See examples below

4:30-4:40- Description of open positions and voting process

4:40-4:50- Nominations from the floor for positions

4:50-4:55- Closing Remarks

4:55-5:00- Room clean up

Delegate Apportionment  Examples:

Example 1: 

Candidate 1 gets 50% = 2 delegates

Candidate 2 gets 25%=1 delegate

Candidate 3 gets 25%=1 delegate

 

Example 2: 

Candidate 1 gets 90% = 4 delegates

Candidate 2 gets 5%=0 delegates

Candidate 3 gets 5%=0 delegates

 

Example 3: 

Candidate 1 gets 68% = 2 delegates

Candidate 2 gets 25%=1 delegate

Candidate 3 gets 17%=0 delegates - unassigned - can be assigned to the candidate that had the next highest vote count

 

Example 4: 

Candidate 1 gets 75% = 3 delegates

Candidate 2 gets 25%=1 delegate

Candidate 3 gets 0%=0 delegates

Unanimous decision to only propose this apportionment strategy.
 

Meeting Debrief

Adjourn

 

Next Meeting: 

April 20 to finalize last minute convention items? Virtual

April 27, 2024, Convention 

Schedule a meeting with Patrick Dillon from the JS Campaign re: Field Team Leads from Utah

May 25, 2024 3-5pm Place TBD - also Memorial Day weekend

 

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February 24, 2024 - Day-Riverside Library, Salt Lake City

Save the dates: 

• February 29, 2024 - Russ is a panelist for Engaged Informed Americans, 7pm Millcreek City Hall

• April 27, 2024: GPUT Spring Meeting & Nominating Convention - 2-5pm, place TBD 

• July 11-14: GPUS Annual National Meeting and Presidential Nominating Convention (Virtual)

To Do List

Attending: Russ Wagstaff, Adam Guymon, Matt Styles, Tom King, Dee Taylor

Agenda 

 

Welcome and land acknowledgement - Russ

1. Announcements - (if any)Russ
   none

2. Financial report -(standing item) Tom/Dee

   1. Proposal to open a ballot access savings account for future petitioning expenses

Unanimous ‘yes’, with 50% of donations to go to the savings account

1. Review and discussion of Loomio and Slack- Dee
   No action for the time being, since Slack serves our needs for now as long as we capture archives before they’re locked.

2. Outreach discussion- Proposed to make this a standing item - can table if nothing to discuss

   1. Social media - accounts/pages: FB, IG, X, Bluesky, Linkedin, Reddit, Youtube, Threads

Need: TikTok - Russ will contact a friend how is versed in TikTok- Russ

Homework: For each platform, check them out, create an account if you need to, learn how to use them. Divvy out owners maybe 2 months from now.

 

1. Rocky Mountain ADA Center Meeting - Russ point to Adam for update
   Question to look into: Could they provide us with some sort of training on how to best follow ADA practices (for meetings, events we organize, etc)?

1. Utah Legislative Session (?)- Russ (propose to review the bill passed on petitioning)
   Look into the potential of getting a bill which will allow electronic signature gathering for political party formation (Maryland is currently working hard on this as well). Which legislator/s could help us?

1. Plea for help for Jackson
   To-do: Do more research into the situation before taking any action. We may be able to refer to the NASA scientist guy.

2. Nominating Convention -April 27- Russ

Library room- Russ
- Booked, but haven’t paid anything yet. Seats up to 60. Light refreshments. No tech support available, so we’ll need to do our own.
- To-do: Go into the room on some other day in order to test the A/V configuration. Dee will look into reserving the room for our March CC meeting.
- Abe Velarde will decide by end of month whether he can emcee
- Maybe have some sort of RSVP for the convention to allow us to send reminders, get an idea of attendance size, etc.

Discussion of candidates for POTUS- Dee - propose to open up the website pages on the GPUT website immediately

• Logistics of convention discussion- Russ

  • Nomination of officers, candidates, electors, PNC delegates- Dee - forms for these as well as voter registration

  • Agenda for convention (look at 2020 to see the items and the flow)- Russ (see the draft convention schedule below)

  • Fundraiser? - Propose to table this for after the convention

  • eBlasts- Dee 

- voter registration

- nominations - electors, delegates to pnc, party positions

 

- GPUT Pre-voting instructions

-  Eblast

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Draft Schedule: (We will hear from Abe Velarde by the end of the month if he can emcee).

Here is a suggested schedule for April 27.  It will be a very tight schedule with no real room for networking.  We should have a table set up with voter registrations, sign up list, etc. We may want to consider an after party at a local establishment for informal discussion for whoever wants to come.  Just a thought.

Green Party of Utah 2024 State Convention Meeting Agenda

Total time: 3 hours

NOTES: Save bylaws amendments for Fall  meeting

PRES.CANDIDATES: Will have 10 minutes for self-introduction/describe campaign and platform and 20 minutes for Q & A (from questions submitted in advance)

1:45-2:00 - Room set up/Zoom set up/audio and video check

2:00-2:05 - Participants get seated, ready to start

2:05-2:20-Welcome to the GPUT Convention

• Introductions

• What is GPUT?

• Current Status of GPUT

• Review of the convention agenda (and that no voting today - voting will be described later in the program)

2:20-2:30 - Intro to presidential Candidates

2:30-3:00 - Presidential Candidate 1

3:00-3:05 - Break

3:10-3:40- Presidential Candidate 2

3:40-3:45 -Break

3:45-4:15 -Presidential Candidate 3

4:15-4:20 -Description of voting process for presidential candidate

4:20-4:30 -Description of open positions and voting process

4:30-4:40- Nominations from the floor for positions

4:20-4:35 -Q&A from the floor/More on how to get involved

4:35-4:45 -Closing Remarks

4:45-5:00 -Room clean up

 

14. Debrief- Russ

15. Adjourn

 

Next Meeting: March 23, 2024, 3pm

Salt Lake City Public Library, Meeting Room B (pending confirmation)

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January 27, 2024 - Sweet Branch Library - Salt Lake City

Save the dates: 

• April 27, 2024: GPUT Spring Meeting & Nominating Convention - 2-5pm, place TBD 

• July 11-14: GPUS Annual National Meeting and Presidential Nominating Convention (Virtual)

Attending: Russ Wagstaff, Tom King, Adam Guymon, Matt Styles, Dee Taylor

Agenda 

Welcome and land acknowledgement

“We acknowledge that the land that is now called "Utah" is the unceded ancestral land of the Shoshone, Ute, Piute, Diné and Hopi Nations.“

1. Review leadership roles

2. Review the ballot access drive, recognition and what we can do as a party with that.

3. Financial report

   1. Proposal to open a ballot access savings account for future petitioning expenses

4. Review and discussion of infrastructure (website, email, meeting platforms, etc.)

5. Outreach discussion

   1. Social media - accounts/pages: FB, IG, X, Bluesky, Linkedin, Reddit, Youtube, Threads

Need: TikTok - Russ will contact a friend how is versed in TikTok

1. eBlasts

1. Weber County Voter List - Form

As the election season approaches, we are pleased to inform you that voter lists are now available to your party.  Weber County Elections will provide one free voter list per year to each County Party, and you have the option to receive either just your party's information and/or the full county voter list.  Subsequent lists will have an applicable fee, found on our form. 

 

Our office has prepared a list that is available now.  If you would like it, please fill out the attached form and email it to elections@weberelections.gov (cc’d above). 

 

We appreciate your commitment to fostering civic participation. If you have any questions or require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

Best,

 

Lauren Shafer

Elections Director

Weber County

Office: 801-399-8036

https://www.weberelections.gov/

 

Decided to wait on this until a later date

 

1. Invitation from freeandequal.org to become a coalition member

Dee will see if other GPs are members and then contact free and equal to partner. DONE 1/29/24 - GPWA is partnering.Dee contacted Zak. There is no fee and the responsibilities are to just share (outreach) about the debates.

Everyone thinks it is a good idea.

 

1. Rocky Mountain ADA Center Meeting

Thank you for reaching out! Emily and I would be more than happy to set up a virtual meeting to discuss how we can work together. We believe that our collaboration can bring valuable insights and contribute positively to our shared goals.

We have several time slots available for a virtual meeting, and we hope one of the following options suits your schedule:

• February 9th at 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, or 4 pm
  February 13th at 11 am, 12 pm, or 4 pm

Adam is willing to meet with them on the 13th at 11am. Dee will email them and cc Adam.Dee will text Adam to read his  email.DONE 1/29/24

Please let us know your availability, and we will make the necessary arrangements for the meeting. We look forward to the opportunity to connect and explore ways to collaborate.

Thank you again and I hope to hear from you soon.

Best regards,

Abby Lister

WHO WE ARE 

The Rocky Mountain ADA Center (RMADAC) has been in operation for 31 years, providing technical assistance, guidance, and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act, tailored to meet the needs of individuals and organizations in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Utah.  

 

The ADA is a critical civil rights law that protects people with disabilities from discrimination in employment, access to business and public services, transportation, healthcare, education, and more. We help individuals, institutions, and businesses understand their rights and responsibilities under the ADA, with the goal of fostering voluntary compliance and full implementation of the ADA.  

 

The RMADAC is operated by the University of Northern Colorado (UNC), in Greeley, Colorado. The University of Northern Colorado is a public, doctoral research and educational institution that boasts numerous national accolades.  

 

RMADAC’S SERVICES 

The five core services offered by the Rocky Mountain ADA Center are: 

• Answers to Questions - The ADA Center staffs a toll-free phone line, weekdays from 9 am - 4 pm MT. The Center's information specialists can answer most questions about the ADA immediately and will research more complex questions if necessary.  

• Training - The ADA Center offers basic to advanced level training on the ADA and other related disability topics. All sessions can be tailored to the time constraints and needs of a group. In addition, the ADA Center offers several online courses that can be completed at the convenience of the learner. 

• Materials - The ADA Center stocks a selection of informational resources that serve as quick references about the ADA’s requirements. 

• Referral to Experts- If your question involves additional information or services, the ADA Center can refer you to the most appropriate organization, either regionally or nationally, to assist with your needs. 

• Research - The ADA Center conducts ongoing research focused on ADA implementation in our region. The research program is designed to enhance our services and make disability research practical and applicable to all. 

In addition to its core services, the ADA Center offers customized extended services, such as: 

• ADA policy and procedure reviews 

• Program accessibility audits 

• General accessibility consulting 

• Documentation accessibility audit and remediation 

• Customized training and toolkit solutions 

 

1. Proposal to change meeting dates? (except for April)

   1. Would involve bylaws amendment to send to the state.

Keep the 4th Saturday 3-5 and conduct business in between meetings.

Dee will submit to the state.DONE 1/29/24

1. Utah Legislative Session

 

1. Nominating Convention -

• Email from elections office - 

  • Our office prepares a website for voters with information regarding each party’s caucus. The goal is to create a site that can help voters engage with their party during this presidential election year.

Please use this google form to enter the requested information. If you could complete this form by Wednesday, January 31, it would be appreciated. Here is the link: https://forms.gle/KaXpBeSG7R4LNf9B9 

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call me at 801-538-1055 (desk) or 385-441-3325 (cell). You can also reach me via email at elections@utah.gov. Just attention me in the subject line.

Best wishes to you all as we begin this election season.

On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 11:15 AM Elections GV <elections@utah.gov> wrote:

Dear Political Party Leadership, 

 

I received an email from our tech team this morning. In addition to collecting the caucus information I mentioned in my email yesterday, our office is also compiling information on caucus locations. Here is the email I received that outlines instructions: 

 

Attached is the template (Excel spreadsheet) that we need each party to fill out completely. For each location to show up properly on the caucus website, the sheet must follow these instructions:[NOTE: Access the form in GPUT drive]

 

1. The headers (column names) cannot be renamed, removed, or reordered

2. All information needs to be filled out completely and accurately

3. The file type and extension can't be changed, the file needs to be a comma separated (.csv) file.

 

This is very time sensitive and we would like to have this data back to us as soon as possible and no later than Friday, February 2, 2024.

 

If you have questions, please contact our office via email at elections@utah.gov, or by calling 801-538-1041. 

 

Thank you, 

Brody

 

Office of Lieutenant Governor

Deidre M. Henderson

Election Office

Phone - 801-538-1041

vote.utah.gov

Join Zoom Meeting

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Proposal to form a convention committee to further flesh out these details.

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Discussion of candidates for POTUS

• Logistics of convention discussion

  • Where to hold - a college? SLC Library Auditorium?[look at rules around political activities

  • Voting on officers, candidates and any bylaws changes

  • Agenda for convention (look at 2020 to see the items and the flow)

  • Fundraiser? 

• Russ will contact the SLC Main Library to inquire about the use of the Auditorium or the large meeting room. 

13. Record meetings in the future (and provide upon request)

14. Incorporate into the next meetings: debrief at the end.

15. Adjourn

 

Next Meeting: February 24, 2024, 3pm