Grow GPRC and make it the core of the party’s politics

Replace 6)v as proposed: “No Council member can continuously serve more than two terms or six years whichever is the greater.” With the following: “No person can be elected to more than two full terms consecutively. Terms will be considered non-consecutive if they are approximately one year apart. Members elected to a shortened term at the first Annual Ballot or elected to a shortened term to fill a vacancy are not considered to be elected to a full term.”

Replace 6)vi as proposed: “The Leader plus Deputy Leader(s) or Co-Leaders, Wales Green Party Leader and the two co-chairs of the Young Greens as a job share will all be voting members of the Council. Where the position is a job-share, the holders of the office shall have a single vote. The Chair and Treasurer of the Executive, plus the CEO will be non-voting members of the Council.” With the following: “The Green Party Leader (or Co-Leaders), the Deputy Leader (or Deputy Leaders), the Wales Leader, and the Young Greens Co-Chairs will all be voting members of the Council. Where the position is a job-share, the role will have a single vote. The two Young Greens Co-Chairs will have one vote each. The Chair and Treasurer of the Executive, plus the CEO will be non-voting members of the Council.” Delete Clause viii viii) The Regional Council shall elect by secret ballot from within its number two Co-chairpersons who have different gender identities, and shall appoint a secretary. and replace it with viii) Every year at its AGM the Council shall elect by secret ballot from within its number two Co-chairpersons who have different gender identities, and shall appoint a secretary. Amend Clause xiii) xiii) The Regional Council may request with reasonable notice any member of the Green Party Executive to attend one of its meetings to report on their area of responsibility. So it reads xiii) The Council may request with reasonable notice any member of the Green Party Executive to attend one of its meetings to report on their area of responsibility. The Council may request the same from any regional coordinator or the chair(s) of any recognised affiliated group, all of whom may send another officer in their place. Add Clause xv xv) The Council will be run according to its Standing Orders. Any change in its Standing Orders needs to be agreed by a two-thirds majority and be ratified by the following Conference.

Insert new clause at the end of section 6: “The Appeals committee of the Council will be elected at each Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Council and will consist of 9 Council members, none of whom may be a Co-Chair of the Council. The quorum for the Council Appeals committee will be 5.”

In iv) insert before “36” in the first sentence: “ordinary”. insert after “members” in the first sentence: in addition to the role holders outlined in section vi below. So that it reads: iv) The Council shall consist of 36 ordinary members in addition to the role holders outlined in section vi [SOC Note – relevant section has since been renumbered] below. Each council member’s term will be for three years and 12 people will be elected every year, using a single transferable vote process, as part of the annual ballot. Any member who has been a member for over two years will be eligible to stand. Insert new sections vi – ix and renumber: vi) In order to preserve the regional spread of the council, in determining the results of annual ballot to elect ordinary members of the council the following requirement will be applied. At the point of the calculating the results of the election each year, the results shall, subject to the caveats outlined in section viii, provide for there to be amongst the membership of the ordinary members of the council: a. At least 1 member of Wales Green Party b. At least 1 member of each English Regional Party vii) If at the close of nominations set out in Section 16 Internal Elections and Annual Ballot, part 7 there are insufficient nominations submitted for election to the Council in order that the election can satisfy the requirements set out in part 4 above, then nominations will be re-opened and the requirements to satisfy the constitution published to all members. This re-opened nomination period shall close at noon 5-week days prior to the opening of voting. viii) If following the extended nomination process detailed in section vii above, there are insufficient candidates on the ballot to satisfy the requirements set out in section vi above then the election shall proceed to elect the full number of ordinary members as required and will waive the requirements in section vi for this ballot for that particular region, or Wales, as applicable. There will be a significant communication campaign from the council over the subsequent year within the region(s) concerned, or Wales, regarding the need for candidates to put themselves forward. ix) If a member of the council moves to a region of England where they had not been resident at the time of their election, or into Wales, they will continue to be a member of the council. At the next annual election, their current location of membership at time of nomination will be used to determine whether requirements under vi have been met. SOC Note: a note on transition attached to this amendment has been removed to Appendix 1 as background And to amend Clause 9 as follows: Add to Existing Clause 9) 1): (f) Members of The Council; Transition Following the passing of this motion we will transition to the new format of the Council as follows: At the first Annual Ballot following this motion being passed by conference the first twelve members of the Council will be elected in accordance with the process set out in this motion. Any existing members of GPRC will transition to become full voting members of the Council with their terms expiring in line with their existing mandate. If any such councillor ceases to be a member of the council, the region which elected them shall not replace them. At the second Annual Ballot following this motion being passed by conference 24 members shall be elected. Immediately after this election the councillors shall be divided evenly and randomly into two classes (Class one and Class three). The terms of all councillors in Class one shall end in one year and for those in Class three shall end in three years. At all following Annual Ballots, only the seats belonging to councillors whose term has expired shall be up for election.

Delete the existing clause headed Transitions and replace with the following: “Following the passing of this motion we will transition to the new format of the Council as follows: At the first Annual Ballot, only 12 Council seats shall be up for election. At all future Annual Ballots, 12 seats shall ordinarily be up for election (the seats of the Councillors whose terms are expiring in that year) and the 12 Councillors elected shall serve for a three year term. Any existing members of GPRC will transition to become full voting members of the Council, with their terms expiring in line with their existing mandate. If any such Regional Councillor is elected to the Council at an Annual Ballot, they shall immediately cease to be a member by way of this transition clause. If any Regional Councillor ceases to be a member of the Council, or is elected to the Council at an Annual Ballot, the region which elected them shall not replace them. This clause shall be removed automatically once all of the following have taken place: • The first Annual Ballot has concluded, • The terms of any and all Regional Councillors have expired.

In Standing Orders for the Conduct of Conference (SOCC), Amend the text in B2.4: No more than four motions may be proposed by any constituted national Committee, recognised Working Group, Local or Regional Party (excluding motions required of them by Standing Orders or the constitution). So that it reads: No more than four motions may be proposed by any constituted national Committee, recognised Working Group, Local or Regional Party (excluding motions required of them by Standing Orders or the constitution) – except the Green Party Council will not be subject to any limit.

In Standing Orders for the Conduct of Conference (SOCC), Amend the text in B2.6: Motions proposed under B2.2 (b) must be proposed by a voting member of that body and three other members. Evidence may be required that full and appropriate discussion and decision-making has taken place.

So that it reads:

Motions proposed under B2.2 (b) must be proposed by at least one voting member of that body. Evidence will be required that the motion is supported by the body.

In Standing Orders for the Conduct of Conference (SOCC), Insert after F1 (f) a new clause F1 (g):

Motions proposed by the Green Party Council will not be included on the members’ prioritisation ballot (see Section F2).

And

In Standing Orders for the Conduct of Conference (SOCC), Insert after F2.7 a new clause F2.8:

The order of motions within any section of the Agenda shall prioritise motions submitted by the Green Party Council above the motions ordered by the members’ prioritisation ballot except in cases where SOC is exercising discretion permitted by Section F2.6.