4.0 Rights of Membership

All members of the Alameda County Green Party are vested with the following rights:

4.1 Participation

No member may be excluded from full participation in party activities or attendance at open meetings of any party body unless that member has been formally suspended.

Full participation includes attendance, comment, the presentation of proposals and decision making.

Meetings of party associations based on cultural, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation or geographic area may exclude individuals not within the purview of the association. The right of participation shall not be hindered by accessibility. All GPAC meetings shall be held within the confines of Alameda County.

All reasonable efforts must be made to provide accessibility to members with mobility constraints. If meeting places are not amenable to the use of public transportation, shuttle service may be provided to and from the nearest public transportation station to the meeting place.

A GPAC member who by agitation or abusive behavior disrupts a GPAC meeting may be expelled. All members present, except for the subject member, may participate in the vote if consensus cannot be achieved.

4.2 Information

All members have the right to know of decisions reached by any and all party bodies without delay unless these decision were made at a closed meeting. They also have the right to know how all the Councilors voted on specific County Council proposals.

The time and place of all open County Council meetings shall be published. An exception to this requirement is made for extraordinary circumstances.

4.3 Representation

Any member may present valid statements or proposals at party meetings by proxy. To be a valid statement or proposal, the document must be legible, less than three pages in length, contain the name and address of the originator and trust be addressed to the County Council.

Any Councilor presented with a valid statement or proposal from a member in their district, or local or association, respectively, must submit it to the addressed body. County Councilors--must make their name and telephone number where they can be contacted available to the membership in their district.