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Delegate Selection INTRODUCTION 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 the Candidate Workshop in the Ninth Congressional District and RSVP for the training. If you are not a resident of Pickens County, please contact your Congressional District Chair for more information at www.georgiademocrat.org/ourparty/cdchairs For the complete 2008 Georgia Delegate Guide and Application, download the PDF document at www.georgiademocrat.org/election08/Delegates. CANDIDATE TRAINING WORKSHOP SCHEDULE 9th Congressional District Training Workshop: 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 24, 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
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. (The above material was provided by the Fulton County Democratic Party.) |