The Green National Committee is considering a third major change to the Green Party’s Credentials Committee this month, discussing a proposal that would automatically remove members who fail to participate in two consecutive meetings.
According to background on the proposal, the time-sensitive nature of the Credentials Committee’s work requires consistent membership during active months. To help ensure regular participation, the amendment would update the committee’s rules, policies, and procedures so that members who miss two consecutive meetings are considered resigned. The full language of the proposal reads:
The Rules, Policies, and Procedures of the Credentials Committee are amended as follows:
Add the following language to Section 1-4 Active Membership
1-4.3 If any member is inactive for two consecutive months, they will be considered to be resigned. They will be removed from the committee roster and will not participate in any further business unless they are re-elected by the National Committee.Add the following language to Section IV Vacancies
4-1.4 A committee member is automatically resigned as described in 1-4.3.
During the most recent presidential cycle, the Credentials Committee had a peak membership of nine members and one Steering Committee representative. However, by the end of the year, three members had resigned, and two others were deemed inactive.
The Credentials Committee previously introduced two other motions this month—one to split into two smaller groups and another to change its selection process from ranked-choice voting to approval voting. Both are still under discussion and have not yet progressed to a vote. Like the previous proposals, Steering Committee member Justin Paglino is managing this most recent one on the floor.
Discussion on the proposal will end this Sunday, March 16, with voting scheduled to begin shortly afterward for one week. The rule change requires a majority vote of the Green National Committee to pass.
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