Fellow Democrat,
The Leelanau County Convention will convene virtually via zoom on March 5, 2022 at 10 AM Eastern Time. This meeting will precede our leadership team meeting. Please read the below and attached information carefully; In order to vote you must be a member of the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP).
Please register as below to get a link to join
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Mar 5, 2022 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdeCopzksGd0cpRm6PD0QWpmbw5QIqD97
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Registration will begin online at link obtained as above and continue until the start of the meeting. The purpose of this Convention shall be to elect 1 male member of the rules committee (unless directed differently by the district) and to consider resolutions and platform suggestions to be forwarded to the State Party.
Article III Sections 3.2 Voting Privileges of the MDP Rules stipulate the following qualifications for candidacy and eligibility to vote:
[3.2.1.] In order to vote at any Convention, Caucus or meeting of any unit of the MDP at any level, a person must be a member of the MDP for at least thirty (30) days prior to that Convention, Caucus or meeting. A Party member must be a qualified and registered elector in order to vote on nominations for public office.
To check if your membership is current, email Emily Boyer at the Michigan Democratic Party ([email protected]).
[3.2.2] Precinct delegates, Democratic elected officials and Democratic nominees to partisan offices are exempt from the thirty (30) day advance membership requirement. However, Precinct Delegates, Democratic elected officials and Democratic nominees to partisan offices must be a member of the MDP in order to vote at any Convention, Caucus or meeting of any unit of the MDP at any level. Former members of the MDP whose membership has lapsed in the thirty (30) days preceding any Convention, Caucus, or meeting of any unit of the MDP may renew their membership on the day of the Convention, Caucus, or meeting and shall be permitted to vote on that date.
Convention, Caucus, or meeting.
Meeting Agenda:
A. Call to Order
B. Election of Permanent Convention Chair
C. Appointment of Convention Secretary
D. Credential Report
E. Rules Report
F. Election of Convention Committee Members & Alternates
G. Consideration of Resolutions
H. Good & Welfare
I. Adjournment
Additional information for state committees:
Dates and times of state committee meetings
Rules
Date: Monday, March 21, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM EST/6:00 PM CST
Place: Meeting will be held virtually
Agenda: The Committee shall meet to consider rules for the State Convention and to receive training in those rules and on proportional voting. A call in option will be provided to District Chairs for distribution to committee members.
Platform & Resolutions
Dates: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Time: 6:00 PM EST/5:00 PM CST
Place: Meeting will be held virtually
Agenda: The Committee shall meet to consider resolutions proposed by County and District Conventions for the State Convention’s consideration. A call in option will be provided to District Chairs for distribution to committee members.
Credentials: The Committee shall meet at the call of the Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party at the convention if necessary.
Please direct all questions to Emily Boyer at eboyer@
