1.  STEERING COMMITTEE DECISION BY EMAIL

a.  MINOR DECISION.  Between Steering Committee meetings, a member may ask for a decision on a minor issue by posting an email (1) with MINOR DECISION in the heading, (2) a clear statement of the action to be taken by the SC, and (3) a brief justification of that action.  If no one objects within the next week, that action will be authorized.

b.  MAJOR DECISION.  Between Steering Committee meetings, a member may ask for a decision on a major issue by posting an email (1) with MAJOR DECISION in the heading, (2) a clear statement of the action to be taken by the SC, and (3) a brief justification of that action.  For a week following the posting, members will have the opportunity to discuss the proposal.  After that week, members will vote on the proposal, and if all members approve, the action will be authorized.

c.  OPTION TO MOVE UP.  At any stage of the process, any member has the option of requesting that the proposal be moved up to the next level.  A "minor decision" can be moved up to the "major decision" level, and a "major decision" can be moved up to the agenda for the next Steering Committee meeting.

2.  DECISIONS BY THE GREEN NATIONAL COMMITTEE DELEGATION

a.  The delegation to the Green National Committee is made up of delegates and alternates elected by the Steering Committee.  Delegates shall vote no later than 48 hours before a proposal’s posted time for the vote to end. If a delegate cannot vote by the 48-hour deadline, an alternate should be notified.  If the alternates are not notified of a non-voting delegate before the 48-hour deadline, and a vote is still needed on the proposal, the alternate may vote in the 24 hours before the proposal voting time ends.

b.  Prior to 48 hours before the end of the vote, any member of the delegation or Steering Committee may make a call for delegation consensus on the vote, which shall follow the consensus process outlined in Section 4.6 of the Bylaws.  This process can take place at a Steering Committee meeting, a special called meeting, or by email, in cases of a short voting turnaround. The proposal vote then must be approved by a consensus of the delegation, or, if consensus is not reached, the matter shall be taken to the Steering Committee for a vote. The delegation shall vote on the proposal according to the results of the delegation or Steering Committee consensus, or, when consensus is not reached, votes will be apportioned to reflect the distribution of votes on the Steering Committee.

3.  STEERING COMMITTEE ELECTIONS AT THE STATE CONVENTION

As specified in Article 4.3 of the Bylaws, the election of Steering Committee members at the State Convention will be conducted using the “approval voting” method. Ballots will be distributed to all eligible voters, and the voters will designate all nominees they approve of. The nominees with the most votes will be elected to the open seats on the Steering Committee, provided that a nominee must receive votes from at least a majority of the voters in order to be elected.