On Saturday, April 19th, 2008, the Democratic Party of Georgia will conduct caucuses in each of Georgia's 13 Congressional Districts to select Delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
Between January 26th - February 23rd, 2008, Georgia Delegate Candidate Training Workshops will be held throughout the state in all Congressional Districts. Attending the Delegate Candidate Training workshop in your District is not required to stand for election, but it is recommended. At the training, you will learn more about the Delegate selection process and what to expect once you arrive at the convention, should you be elected.
If you would like to stand for election as a Delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, please review the date, time and location information for Candidate Workshops in Congressional Districts comprising Fulton County below. If you don't live in the 5th, 6th or 13th District, contact your DPG Congressional District Chair here.
For the complete 2008 Georgia Delegate Guide and Application, download the PDF document at www.georgiademocrat.org/election08/Delegates
CANDIDATE TRAINING WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
FULTON COUNTY DISTRICTS
5th Congressional District
Chair: William Curry
Phone: 404-437-5169
Email: william.curry@gmail.com
web: campaignwindow.com/georgias5th
Training Workshop:
Saturday, February 02, 2008
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Communications Workers of America (Local 3204) Hall
307 Logan Street SE Atlanta, GA 30312
6th Congressional District
Chair: Ben Myers
Phone: 770-570-8981
Email: benmyers@ibew613.org
Training Workshop:
Saturday, February 16, 2008
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
StarTime Entertainment's Comedy Club
608 Holcomb Bridge Road
Roswell, GA 30076
13th Congressional District
Chair: Nikema Williams
Phone: 404-437-4778
Email: nikemaw@yahoo.com
Training Workshop:
Saturday, February 23, 2008
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Osborne High School
2451 Favor Road
Marietta, GA 30060
WHO SHOULD RUN?
All Georgia Democrats are encouraged to stand for election as a Delegate. You do not have to be a Democratic Party of Georgia State Committee Member or County Democratic Party member to run as a Congressional District Delegate on April 19th, 2008, or to vote in the election. However, Delegate candidates and voters must be at least 18 years of age and registered to vote in the Congressional District whose election they attend. Each candidate and each person voting must pledge their support for a specific candidate who has delegates alloted to them based on the results of the February 5th, 2008 Georgia Presidential Preference Primary Election.
At-large Delegates, Party Leaders and Elected Officials will be elected at a State Committee Election on Saturday, May 24th 2008. Only State Committee members may vote in this election.
EXPENSES
Delegates to the convention are expected to pay their own hotel, airfare, and other trip costs, which are estimated to be around $3,000. As well, Delegate Candidates are expected to pay for any costs associated with their Delegate campaign, such as printed materials or travel expenses. National Convention Delegates, acting as individuals, may raise funds to cover costs associated with their campaign and trip to convention.
IMPORTANT DATES
‚àö Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 - Delegate and alternate candidates may obtain the statement of candidacy and pledge of support forms and filing instructions from The Democratic Party of Georgia Headquarters, in person, by mail, or from State Party's web site at: www.georgiademocrat.org. Contact Kimberly Willis at: 678-278-2127 or kimberly@georgiademocrat.org.
‚àö January 26th - February 23rd, 2008 - Georgia Delegate Training Workshops
‚àö Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 - Georgia Presidential Primary Election
‚àö Friday, April 4th, 2008 - District-level delegate and alternate deadline for filing the statement of candidacy and pledge of support forms with State Party
‚àö Saturday, April 19th, 2008 - Congressional District Caucuses (All Congressional Districts). Locations to be announced
‚àö Thursday, May 15th, 2008 - Last day to submit At-Large Delegate application
‚àö Saturday, May 24th, 2008 - At-Large Delegate Elections, conducted by State Committee Members. Locations to be announced
‚àö August 25th-28th, 2008 - Democratic Nation Convention in Denver, Colorado
RESOURCES
More information about the 2008 Democratic National Convention may found at the official Convention website at: http://www.demconvention.com/
The complete process for selecting Delegates is described in the Democrat Party of Georgia's Delegate Selection Plan: http://www.georgiademocrat.org/election08/delegates
Find your Congressional District via the Poll Locator on the Georgia Secretary of State's website here: http://sos.georgia.gov/cgi-bin/locator.asp
Or contact your County Board of Registrars Office to inquire.
See the Federal Election Commission website for fund raising rules for National Convention Delegates at http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/delegate.shtml
Locations of Delegate Training Workshops and Congressional District Elections will be posted as they become available on the Democratic Party of Georgia website at: http://www.georgiademocrat.org/election08/Delegates
8 Responses to “Important Delegate Selection information”
Thank you, this is wonderful information!
snark~ now if only I could have gotten this from my congressional district chair or my county party and not off a blog!
It will be everywhere in the next few days. You'll get copies out the wazoo.
It will be everywhere in the next few days. You'll get copies out the wazoo.
I was just thinking that my wazoo needed copies...LOL
I was just thinking that my wazoo needed copies...LOL
My wazoo is pretty full too, come to think of it.
I'm really starting to look forward to this. The caucus election in 2004 was about the most fun I had all year, politically speaking.
I'll never forget that little old man who brought a huge spread of bar-b-que to the event and put his name on a card at the front of the table. He won!
My wazoo is pretty full too, come to think of it.
I'm really starting to look forward to this. The caucus election in 2004 was about the most fun I had all year, politically speaking.
I'll never forget that little old man who brought a huge spread of bar-b-que to the event and put his name on a card at the front of the table. He won!
I'm supposedly on the committee that's working on this, but I guess it's not surprising that somehow this is where I find out about things (right with ya Juliana!).