DSA Special Election (Updated)
Date March 20th
Location: Xanadu, Idaho Burners Alliance
Time: 7 PM
Boise DSA is holding its first election! We are electing 4 positions:
2 Spokespersons
Primary contacts for media
Treasurer
Responsible for tracking chapter finances
Chair of the Finance Committee
Secretary
Responsible for archiving committee minutes and other important records
Chair of Records Committee
All elected members must participate in the Steering Committee
Nominations will be accepted at the election. Members may nominate themselves. Elections will use the the Schulze Method.
New York Times Article:
Minutes:
Boise Democratic Socialists of America
Special Election Meeting
Burner’s Alliance Xanadu Building
3/20/2018, 7pm
Facilitator: Rachel
Scribe: Alex
Present: Andrew, Ashley, Rachel, Marr, Chris, Robert, Sammi, Kent, Ty, Alex, Ryan
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:17pm
AGENDA WAS APPROVED
GENERAL DISCUSSION
Ashley: we have a direct contact with the field director with Reclaim Idaho and have discussed what other chapters are doing with Medicaid. Because of commonly shared values, we propose the establishment of a working group for Medicaid.
Passed
We propose a meeting to be held in the next month for Medicaid expansion
Passed
Update: Governor candidate open forum BSU Student Union building 5:30-6:30
Andrew, Ashley, Rachel: We propose the formation of an education working group
Passed
12th of April 7pm Boise Public Library for first meeting
Kent: I propose the formation for a direct action working group.
Passed
Proposal in conjunction with other socialist organizations around the nation, we hope to distribute literature to the migrant working community.
Sammi: NSP reading update: we finished “Kill All Normies”. We are now reading Engel’s Utopian and Scientific Socialism.
Alex: Do we want to join the DSA bioregional chapter?
Amendment: tread lightly and push for consensus voting process. Boise DSA members participate on a volunteer basis.
Passed
Matt: Action item proposal: In three weeks, on the weekend, start on one end of the greenbelt, clean up waste, and hand out fliers for the DSA.
Passed
Sammi: We can also clean up table rock and other landmarks
Andrew: Steering committee meetings will be held on the first week of every month. The next will be on April 4th at Goldy’s Corner in Boise at 7pm. Working Groups will coordinate and report to the steering committee
EXPLANATION OF VOTING PROCEDURE
Andrew: We have four positions open. Ashley created the ballot. We will select our nominations by rank through mathematical symbolization of inequalities. The votes will then be put into an algorithm that will select the median representative.
OPEN NOMINATIONS
Treasurer
Chris- Nominated by Robert
Rachel- Nominated by Ashley
Secretary
Andrew- Nominated by Ashley
Spokespersons
Sammi- Nominated by Dave
Ashley- Nominated by Andrew
Alex- Nominated by Dave
RESULTS
Treasurer: Rachel
Secretary: Andrew
Spokesperson: Sammi, Ashley
NEXT MEETING:
4/17 Xanadu, Time TBA
IRAQ INVASION DISCUSSION:
Andrew led discussion for the critique of the Invasion of Iraq on the anniversary.