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REPORT OF THE ELECTION TABULATION COMMITTEE

Green Party of the United States

For the ELECTION of JULY 14, 2007 GREEN NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING

Reading, Pennsylvania

Members: Tony Affigne (Rhode Island), Esther Choi (Texas), Mike Gillis (Washington), Alfred Molison (Texas), Kai Schwandes (North Carolina)

To : The Green National Committee Green Party of the United States From : The Election Tabulation Committee 2007 Annual Meeting in Reading, Pennsylvania Tony Affigne (Rhode Island) Esther Choi (Texas) Mike Gillis (Washington) Alfred Molison (Texas) Kai Schwandes (North Carolina) Date : August 23, 2007 Subject : Final Report 2007

We are pleased to submit this final report, in accordance with our responsibilities pursuant to Resolution 222 "Resolution to Amend the Rules and Procedures on Steering Committee Elections Policy," adopted June 18, 2006, and Article 7 of the Rules and Procedures of the Green Party of the United States, Section C "Certification of Election Results," Sub-Section 1 "Tabulation and Report."

Declaration of election results, for Co-Chair and Secretary

We declare that the following candidates for Co-Chair of the Steering Committee of the Green Party of the United States were duly elected on July 14, 2007, according to the rules specified above:

1. Phil Huckelberry of Illinois 2. Jason Nabewaniec of New York 3. Kristen Olson of Minnesota 4. Budd Dickinson of California

We declare that the following candidate for Secretary of the Green Party of the United States was duly elected on July 14, 2007, according to the rules specified above:

1. Holly Hart of Iowa

We recommend that the Green National Committee certify the candidates named above as having been elected to the positions indicated. Narrative description, tabulation of votes Two teams each took half a stack of ballots and marked the choices. These teams switched the stacks of ballots and marked the choices. The results were compared, with corrections made by looking up the original ballot. The results were entered

into the computer, converted into the proper format, and uploaded into the Lundell STV choice counter software on the website, http://www.lobitos.net/voting. The web site provided the results. Results in the election for the Secretary's position were determined using the same method as for the Co-Chairs. Observers from several state Green parties were present in the counting room during the tabulation of ballots, data entry, and calculation of results. Recommendations We recommend that during the coming year, the Green National Committee consider proposals to implement the following recommendations, for improvements to the election process. 1. Earlier election of ETC. The Election Tabulation Committee (ETC) urges the

National Committee (NC) to conduct the election of the members of the ETC three (3) months prior to the convention. The committee needs time to elect a chair, whose primary duty should be to coordinate duties among members of the TEC prior to the convention. A longer lead time will further enable the committee to discuss procedures, such as clarifying how the election is to be conducted at voting time, deciding who is in charge of developing and distributing ballots, addressing state-specific issues (e.g. proxy vote policies á la GPCA), etc.

2. Written guidelines for ETC. The ETC recommends that a document outlining

all duties of the ETC be produced, and distributed among the ETC members as soon as the ETC has been elected. This will ensure that committee members clearly understand the resonsibilities with which they have been entrusted.

3. Orderly ballot distribution. The ETC recommends that in order to avoid

confusion during the distribution of the ballots during the convention, that after the number of ballots including proxy ballots for each state has been established, each state delegation designate one member of the delegation to receive all the ballots for the state and distribute them among their delegation.

4. Ballot security. The ETC recommends that after the ballots have been collected

they be sealed and escorted by the committee chair and and at least two observers to a secure location in order to maintain the integrity of the voting procedure.

5. Ballot template. The ETC recommends that a template ballot be created that

includes NOTA and spaces for write-ins. We thank the members of the Green National Committee for your confidence in our work, and appreciate the clarity and simplicity of the rules under which our responsibilities were carried out. We wish to also thank the observers, who helped ensure transparency in the voting tabulation process for the Green Party of the United States.

APPENDIX A : ELECTORAL RESULTS TABULATION OUTPUT FILES

Electoral Results – Tabulation Output File STEERING COMMITTEE 7/14/07

Electoral Results – Tabulation Output File Page 1

==== Count SC5.txt ==== Election of STEERING COMMITTEE Version: 2.11 Seats: 4 Ballots: 156 Precision: 53 bits; e: 2.22044604925031e-16 Method: British Columbia Quota: 31.2:31.2 (Droop) Round 1 Hopeful: Jason Nabewaniec (29) Hopeful: Tamar Yager (9) Hopeful: Phil Huckelberry (43) Hopeful: Kristen Olson (25) Hopeful: Elie Yarden (4) Hopeful: Budd Dickinson\ (23) Hopeful: Roger Snyder (8) Hopeful: Linda Manning-Myatt (15) Hopeful: None of the Above (0) Hopeful candidates: 9 High: Phil Huckelberry 43 (vote) (elected) Check votes: elected=31.2 + exhausted=0 + left=124.8 = 156 / 156 ballots Round 2 Hopeful: Jason Nabewaniec (35.5860465116) Hopeful: Tamar Yager (9.823255814) Hopeful: Kristen Olson (25.5488372093) Hopeful: Elie Yarden (4) Hopeful: Budd Dickinson\ (26.0186046512) Hopeful: Roger Snyder (8.2744186047) Hopeful: Linda Manning-Myatt (15.5488372093) Hopeful: None of the Above (0) Hopeful candidates: 8 High: Jason Nabewaniec 35.5860465116279 (vote) (elected) Check votes: elected=62.4 + exhausted=0.157074466629988 + left=93.44292553337 = 156 / 156 ballots Round 3 Hopeful: Tamar Yager (11.0122063387) Hopeful: Kristen Olson (25.9862380051) Hopeful: Elie Yarden (4) Hopeful: Budd Dickinson\ (26.9054447967) Hopeful: Roger Snyder (8.2744186047) Hopeful: Linda Manning-Myatt (17.2646177882) Hopeful: None of the Above (0) Hopeful candidates: 7



High: Budd Dickinson\ 26.9054447966978 (vote) (not elected) Hopeless: None of the Above (1) (eliminated) Check votes: elected=62.4 + exhausted=0.157074466629988 + left=93.44292553337 = 156 / 156 ballots Round 4 Hopeful: Tamar Yager (11.0122063387) Hopeful: Kristen Olson (25.9862380051) Hopeful: Elie Yarden (4) Hopeful: Budd Dickinson\ (26.9054447967) Hopeful: Roger Snyder (8.2744186047) Hopeful: Linda Manning-Myatt (17.2646177882) Hopeful candidates: 6 High: Budd Dickinson\ 26.9054447966978 (vote) (not elected) Low: Elie Yarden 4 (vote) (eliminated) Check votes: elected=62.4 + exhausted=1.15707446662999 + left=92.44292553337 = 156 / 156 ballots Round 5 Hopeful: Tamar Yager (11.0122063387) Hopeful: Kristen Olson (26.9862380051) Hopeful: Budd Dickinson\ (26.9054447967) Hopeful: Roger Snyder (9.2744186047) Hopeful: Linda Manning-Myatt (18.2646177882) Hopeful candidates: 5 High: Kristen Olson 26.9862380050639 (vote) (not elected) Low: Roger Snyder 9.27441860465116 (vote) (eliminated) Check votes: elected=62.4 + exhausted=1.15707446662999 + left=92.44292553337 = 156 / 156 ballots Round 6 Hopeful: Tamar Yager (11.0122063387) Hopeful: Kristen Olson (35.9862380051) Hopeful: Budd Dickinson\ (27.1798634013) Hopeful: Linda Manning-Myatt (18.2646177882) Hopeful candidates: 4 High: Kristen Olson 35.9862380050639 (vote) (elected) Check votes: elected=93.6 + exhausted=1.68908206402213 + left=60.7109179359778 = 156 / 156 ballots Round 7 Hopeful: Tamar Yager (12.6246218627) Hopeful: Budd Dickinson\ (28.8906649896) Hopeful: Linda Manning-Myatt (19.1956310837) Hopeful candidates: 3 High: Budd Dickinson\ 28.8906649895972 (vote) (not elected)



Low: Tamar Yager 12.624621862724 (vote) (eliminated) Check votes: elected=93.6 + exhausted=4.48709346011033 + left=57.9129065398896 = 156 / 156 ballots Round 8 Hopeful: Budd Dickinson\ (32.9938102526) Hopeful: Linda Manning-Myatt (24.9190962873) Hopeful candidates: 2 High: Budd Dickinson\ 32.993810252583 (vote) (elected) Check votes: elected=124.8 + exhausted=4.98258296873099 + left=26.217417031269 = 156 / 156 ballots Eliminate remaining: Linda Manning-Myatt Results: Elected: Jason Nabewaniec (approval=120) Elected: Kristen Olson (approval=83) Elected: Phil Huckelberry (approval=133) Elected: Budd Dickinson\ (approval=116) Eliminated: Tamar Yager (approval=118) Eliminated: Elie Yarden (approval=63) Eliminated: Roger Snyder (approval=63) Eliminated: Linda Manning-Myatt (approval=110) Eliminated: None of the Above (approval=1) CALLER: nballots=156 Results: Elected: Jason Nabewaniec (approval=120) Elected: Kristen Olson (approval=83) Elected: Phil Huckelberry (approval=133) Elected: Budd Dickinson\ (approval=116) Eliminated: Tamar Yager (approval=118) Eliminated: Elie Yarden (approval=63) Eliminated: Roger Snyder (approval=63) Eliminated: Linda Manning-Myatt (approval=110) Eliminated: None of the Above (approval=1)

Electoral Results – Tabulation Output File SECRETARY 7/14/07


==== Count sec.txt ==== Election of SECRETARY Version: 2.11 Seats: 1 Ballots: 152 Precision: 53 bits; e: 2.22044604925031e-16 Method: British Columbia Quota: 76:76 (Droop) Round 1 Hopeful: George W. Bush (0) Hopeful: John Murphy (1) Hopeful: Tony Gronowicz (31) Hopeful: Hillary Clinton (0) Hopeful: Holly Hart (95) Hopeful: Marakay Rogers (11) Hopeful: Ian Wilder (12) Hopeful: None of the Above (2) Hopeful candidates: 8 High: Holly Hart 95 (vote) (elected) Check votes: elected=76 + exhausted=9.4 + left=66.6000000000001 = 152 / 152 ballots Eliminate remaining: George W. Bush Eliminate remaining: John Murphy Eliminate remaining: Tony Gronowicz Eliminate remaining: Hillary Clinton Eliminate remaining: Marakay Rogers Eliminate remaining: Ian Wilder Eliminate remaining: None of the Above Results: Elected: Holly Hart (approval=118) Eliminated: George W. Bush (approval=1) Eliminated: John Murphy (approval=46) Eliminated: Tony Gronowicz (approval=75) Eliminated: Hillary Clinton (approval=1) Eliminated: Marakay Rogers (approval=83) Eliminated: Ian Wilder (approval=60) Eliminated: None of the Above (approval=3) CALLER: nballots=152 Results: Elected: Holly Hart (approval=118) Eliminated: George W. Bush (approval=1)

Electoral Results – Tabulation Output File SECRETARY 7/14/07


Eliminated: John Murphy (approval=46) Eliminated: Tony Gronowicz (approval=75) Eliminated: Hillary Clinton (approval=1) Eliminated: Marakay Rogers (approval=83) Eliminated: Ian Wilder (approval=60) Eliminated: None of the Above (approval=3)

APPENDIX B : ORIGINAL BALLOT FACSIMILES

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