PEOPLE'S PRIMARIES - III How to Organize

How are we to Organize and Develop the People’s Primaries
1. District Chapters equivalent to congressional districts will be organized. There are presently 216 congressional districts as shown in the attached map;

2. Every District will have at least one (1) electoral vote regardless of the number of registered volunteers;

3. Any number above the increments of 10,000 signed up volunteers = 1 additional Electoral Vote;

4. Maximum Electoral Votes per district = 12;

5. District Electoral Voting: one member, one vote reconciled at the district level as evidenced by a SMS with a NFG Control number;
6. In the event that no nominee gets 50% of the electoral votes a run off shall be conducted for the top two;

7. National winner is the one with the highest electoral votes garnered.

Why a District Electoral Voting System?
1. To equalize participation and ensure balanced representation of all areas in the Philippines;

2. Ensure non-domination by limited sector or organizations that are disproportionately large;

3. Make the process less subject to manipulation, or suspicion of manipulation.

Who will Organize and Facilitate the Primaries?
A. The Technical Working Group (TWG)

1. Designs the overall scheme and prepares the operations templates.
2. They will assist in the formation of the National Facilitators’ Group (NFG) and Screening Committee (SC).
3. They shall establish a Voting Control System;
• Assigned pre-numbers will be distributed to DFGs to effectively register the People’s Primaries electorates;
• These will be control numbers for voting through SMS.
4. They will include members of Partisan movements and reform, non-trapo political parties who will nominate candidates to the primaries.

B. The National Facilitators Group (NFG)

1. They will be responsible in organizing the District Working Groups (DWGs) and District Selection Committee (DSC);
2. Conduct local caucuses and orient the like-minded organizations and individuals who will be invited as DFG members.
3. Invite Spiritual and Religious Leaders in the District to present the People’s Primaries System and invite them to compose the DSC.
4. They will be composed of Non-Partisan movements and organizations affiliated, allied with MGG and likeminded groups and will primarily be responsible in conducting the People’s Primaries.

C. The Screening Committee (SC)

1. They will determine who will qualify to join the primaries based on the MGG Candidate Criteria and the definition of a Trapo and Non-Trapo. They shall consist of representatives of moral and spiritual organizations e.g. CBCP, Ulama Muslim Council, NCCP/UCCP, AMRSP, Transparochial Communities, etc.