[Pnp-wg] Counting Greens

[Kirit]

Jeff Peterson has made some good points.

Until we grapple with the issue of counting Greens in differing state
situations it is impossible to evaluate any of the proposals other than
Greg's which is purely population based.

Can you really equate on a 1:1 basis registered Greens who may
never take any other action with self-identified party members who
depending on the state pay dues and are on the official mailing list?

Peace,

Kirit

On 02/27/2005 05:50 PM, Jeff Peterson wrote:
> Forrest (and all),
> 
> I appreciate your continued efforts to discuss our differences in a 
> civil manner. Thanks! I think we're coming closer to some understanding 
> on this delegate apportionment issue, though we're by no means there yet.
> 
> The problem is that we have only a limited number of ways to assess any 
> state's Green Party strength. And when we're trying to come up with a 
> way that allows us to compare one state with another, our choices are 
> more limited still.
> 
> There are only two numbers that are available for all states: total 
> population and Green Party membership, by which I mean not voter 
> registration, but dues-paying (or not) folks who have filled out a 
> membership form to join the party. (Perhaps I'm going out on a limb 
> here, but I'm assuming every affiliated state has such a form.) I am 
> aware of and appreciate the arguments that using either one of these 
> alone might skew the allocation of delegates one way or another.
>