Green Party of Florida PO BOX 73, High Springs, FL 32655
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Green Party of Florida PO BOX 73, High Springs, FL 32655. www.gpfl.org December 9,2016 2013-2014 Federal Election Commission Board Officers: 999 E Street NW Washinglon, DC 20463 Co-Chair Jennifer Sullivan Dear Esteemed Commissioners, Co-Chair Chris Eiler In a Statement of Organization FEC Form 1 filing, dated October 25,2016, Secretary the Green Party of Florida (hereafter GPFL), FEC ID: C00628297, Kim O'Connor requested recognition as the State Committee of a political þartY, namely, Treasurer the Green Party of the United States. Pursuant to your Request for Harry Patterson Additional Information (RFAI), I respectfully submit this request for an Advisory Opinion on this matter. Board of Trustees: for recognition as a State Committee was triggered by our recent Jennifer Sullivan Our filing Chris Eiler (Tampa) "Federal Election Activities" expenditures related to the 2016 Presidential Harry Patterson campaign of Dr. Jill Stein. In the current election cycle, the GPFL had Kim O'Connor in non-exempt spending, and $1,200.00 in exempt spending. The Andrea Cuccaro (Miami) $1,265.00 Chris Eiler (Tampa) GPFL maintains a bank account with Achieva Credit Union, in Dunedin, Henry Lawrence (Bay) FL, and has recently established a second account with ACU for accepting (Bay) Kat Duerr federal funds. Our cash on hand at the start of the year was $1,443.95, and, Shawna Doran (Alachua) Steve Showen (Dade) following the recent campaign activity, our accounts now have a balance of $163.97. Spokespersons: As the attached documents will show, the GPFL has had a well-established Steven Showen day-to-day functioning as the state-level 305-712-2738 and documented record of our [email protected] organization of the Green Party of the US since 1992. The GPFL holds regular Board of Directors and Coordinating Committee monthly meetings Anita Stewart an in-person Annual Membership Meeting. 813-312-2292 via telephone, and conducts [email protected] The GPFL currently has seven associated county/regional local affiliates, with two additional locals coming on board in the near future. For your consideration, please find nine (9) enclosed attachments, documenting the establishment, continuing operations and current status of the GPFL. The following page lists a description of those attachments. The Ten Key Values . Ecologícal Wisilom. Socíal Justice. Gr¿ssroots Democracy , Decentrølizøtion' Cotn¡nunity-baseil Economícs' Gcnd'er Equity'AOR001 Respect for Diaersíty . Future Focus . Sustaínability. Personal ønil Global Responsibility L List of Attachments Exhibit 1 Original Articles of Incorporation for the GPFL, filed with the Florida Department of State, dated March 6, 1992. Exhibit 2: Letter, FL Department of State to Mr. Allen Joseph, Chairman, GPFL, recognizing the GPFL as a registered minor political party, dated March 9, 1992,. Exhibit 3 Chart, Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, showing GPFL Campaign Finance Activity, January I, L996 through November 3,2016. Exhibit 4 Revised Constitution of the GPFL, filed with the Florida Department of State, and datedNovember 18,2011. Exhibit 5 List of GPFL Officers and Delegates, updated as of April 27,2QI6 Exhibit 6 Letter filed with the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, listing the newly elected members of the GPFL Board of Directors, dated June 9, 2016. Exhibit 7 Letter from Jennifer Sullivan, GPFL Co-Chair, to FL Division of Elections, certifying the nomination of Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka for the offrces of President/Vice-President at the national convention, and list of GPFL Electors and Alternates, dated August 24,2016. Exhibit 8 Announcem ent, 20 I 6 Annual Memb ership Meeting. Exhibit 9 Bylaws, Rules and Regulations of the GPFL. AOR002 EXHTBTT 1 ABTI çLEç..Qr' INCORPORATION 9E GRBEN PARTY _O.8. FLORIDA.,rNC. A FLORIDA CORPORATIQN Article l. NAme. The name of the corporation shall be: Green Party of Florida, Inc. (also known as Florida Green Party, Inc.). Adclress. Afticle 2. Principle Pl4.ç-q -Çf Business ancl Mailing The principle place of business ancl the mailing address of this corporation shall be Green Party of Florida, Inc. c/o Allen Joseph FSU Box 60049 Tallahassee, FL 32313 Article 3. PurDçSg. The purpose of the Green Party of Floricla, Inc. is as follows (a) To foster the creation and development of a Green Party in each county of Florida and to support those already existing. 0) To facilitate communications and learning about electoral politics and offrce-holding among all the Green Parties in the State of Florida. (c) To work in concert with other groups which strive to create an independent politics thât is based on ecological wisdom, grassroots democracy, personal and global responsibility, non- violence, decentralization, commrrnity based economics, post-patriarchal values, respect for diversity, social justice and future focus/sustainability. (d) To promote Green values within the existing political process. (e) The Green Party of Florida, Inc. is organized under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code to serve as a separate segregated fund t'or political contributions in keeping with current IRS and FEC regulations as specified in their current Working Guidelines. No part of the net earníngs of the Green Party of Florida, Inc. shall inure to the benefit of or be distributable to its trustees, offrcers, other private individuals or organizations organized and operated for a profrt (except that the Green Party of Florida, Inc. shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes hereinâbove stated). Articlç 4. Manner of Elgptlgn of Trustees. The manner in which the trustees are to be elected or appointed shall be as set forth in the Bylaws of the Green Party of Florida, lnc. AOR003 Article 5. I-imitation of Corpofate Powers" The co¡porate powers authorized under section 617.0302, Florida Statutes (1991), shall not be limited in these Articles of Incorporation. Article 6, Initjal Regislered Agent. The name and street address of the initial registered agent is: Allen Joseph c/o Simpler Solar Systems 3ll8 W. Tharpe St. Tallahassee, FL 32303 Article 7. lncorporêtor, The name and address of the incorporator for these Articles of Incorporation is: Allen Joseph FSU Box 60049 Tallahassee, FL 32313 Article 8. Initial Board of Trusteçt The initial Board of Trustees shall have three (3) members whose names and addresses are: Name A,cldress Ü4t4ÆÍ9dþ Allen Joseph t FSU Box 60049 Tallahassee, FL 32313 Patty Sanph V, 7 El s ußs/, 903 S. Greenwood Ave. 8.21..A.10 Clearwater, FL 34616 Bob Brister 120 17 Avenue S. St. Petersburg, FL 33701 The undersignecl incorporator has executed these Articles of Incorporation this _ day or 3/ö ,te2À ru^ Signanrre of I I -2- AOR004 EXHIBIT 2 IìI-OIìIDA DEI'AI{TMËNT Of: STATI: Jinr Snrith Sccrctary oi 5t¡tt' DIVISION OF ELECTIONS Room 1801, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 (9041 488'?690 Ivlarch 9, L992 I"1r. À1l.en Joseph 606 west Ca11 Street +Ê Tallahassee. Florida 32313 Dear I'lr. Joseph: This of f ice is in receipt of your letter dated I'lach 6, 1992, regarding your organÍzation filing as a ninor poliÈicaI party in Flo rida. The information which you have provided us pursuant to Section 97.02I(15), Florida Statutes, appears to comply with the statutes, Therefore, we are adding your group to our list of ¡ninor parties and it wiII appear as The Green earty of Florida, rnc. A copy of the Florida Election Code and reporting forms are enclosed for your ínfornation and use. We respectfully refer you to Section 106.29, Florida Statutes, reports by political parties; assessnent on contributions, which states in part: . Such reports shall contain the same information as do reports required of candidates by s. 106.07 and shall be filed on the 10th day foLlowÍng the end of each calendar guarEer, except that, during the period from the last day for candidate qualifying until the general election, such reports shall be filed on the Friday im¡nediately preceding the first prinary election, the second primary election, and t,he general election, Each state executive conmittee shaIl file the original and one copy of its reports with the Division of Elections. AOR005 11r. Allen Joseph March 9, L992 Page Two Therefore, your first report ¡nust be f iled ln t,his off Íce on or before epril I0, L992. Please Iet us know if this offÍce may be of further asei stance, Since rely, 4-L Dorothy"íif W. J ce Division Direct.or DvrJ/EB/pr Enclosure cc: Supervisors of Elections AOR006 Carnpaign Finance Activity - Division of Elections - Florida Departme... http ://dos.elections. myflorida.com/cgi-bin/TreSel.exe EXHIBTT 3 Flsdds Flarida Bepartment uf State * $lvisiun uf Flections Green Party of Florida Gampaign Finance Activity Note: Ihe information presented below was obtained from the Committee's/Candidate's Campaign Treasurer's Repoft fited with the Division of Elections. About the Campaign Finance Data Base . lf all contributions for a reporting period are /ess than 1 dollar Then they may not be displayed. Contributions Filing Period Monetary Loans lnKind Expend Other Transfers {J 01/01/1996 - 03t31t1 135.00 0 0 0. 04/01/1996 - 06/30/1 250.00 0.00 392 0 07t01t1996 -07t2611 217.00 r_t@ 0. 225 0 07 t27 t1996 - 08/09/1 122 f-- 9,@ 0. 106.1 0 i1 08/10/1996 - 0812911 43 [--lqq 2A 0.0 0 .0 {_.: 08/30/1 996 - 09/06/1 75. 0 50 0.0 0.0 iìr 09/07/1996 - 09126119 140. 0 0.0 114 0.0 :,-t 09t27t1996 - 10t11119 1 53. 0. 0.00 0 0 0 t''T; 10t12t1996 - 10t31119 0,00 85.1 0 0.00 [î 11t0111996 - 12131119 282.