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Running for Delegate 101 MARIA BREWER, TNDP DIRECTOR OF PARTY AFFAIRS MARIA@TNDP.ORG TNDP.ORG 615-327-9779 Representation of Democratic Voters Convention Education on the delegate Delegate selection process Selection- Publicize the
MARIA BREWER, TNDP DIRECTOR OF PARTY AFFAIRS MARIA@TNDP.ORG TNDP.ORG 615-327-9779
Convention Delegate Selection- why so complicated?
Representation of Democratic Voters Education on the delegate selection process Publicize the Delegate Selection Process Open and transparent process for all Voter Registration and Early Voting
Automatic Delegates = 9
(used to be “Superdelegates”)
Party Leaders & Elected Officials
(PLEO) = 8
Congressional District Delegates =
42, spread across all 9 districts
At-Large Delegates = 14 Alternates = 5 Standing Committee Members = 9
Automatic Delegates
do not have votes unless multiple rounds are required at convention
Democratic National Committee Members (Gale Jones Carson, Will Cheek, Bill Owens) DNC Member At-Large Marisa Richmond State Party Chairs & Vice Chairs
Mary Mancini and Bob Cowan
Democratic Members
Steve Cohen and Jim Cooper
Former Vice President Al Gore
DNC Delegate Selection is a Multi- step Process
Step 1 –March 3, 2020 Primary Election (Early voting Feb 12-25) Step 2- March 7, 2020 County Conventions Step 3 – March 21, 2020 Congressional District Conventions Step 4 –April 18, 2020 At-Large and PLEO delegates elected by the State Executive Committee
Priority Order:
Big City/County Mayors Leaders of the Tennessee General
Assembly
Members of the Tennessee
General Assembly
Other State & Local Elected
Officials
Elected Party leaders
8 PLEO delegates are elected by TNDP Executive Committee on April18, 2020
File Declaration of Candidacy with TNDP Office
AVAILABLE BEGINNING JANUARY 6, 2020 DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 20, 2020
File Declaration of Candidacy with TNDP Office
Must declare your candidate preference, pledge loyalty to Democratic Party, vote in the primary and pledge to support the Democratic nominee Allows you to indicate any of the following: African American, Hispanic, Asian Pacific Islander, Native American, LGBTQ+, Youth (under 36), or Disabled.
Presidential candidates must receive at least 15% of the vote to earn delegates from a given district. To participate in delegate selection, you must be a Democratic voter in the Presidential Primary, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 (early voting Feb 12-25).
Must be registered to vote by February 3 to vote
in primary.
Voting in Primary is required to participate in
delegate selection.
Young voters who will be 18 by November 3, 2020
Election Day but are not 18 on March 3 are not required to vote in Primary to participate in delegate selection.
County Conventions take place Saturday, March 7, 2020.
Primary voting is required to become a
selector and vote for delegates.
Selectors will be chosen in caucuses for
each candidate that has earned delegates.
County selectors must go to the
Congressional District Convention on March 21, 2020 to elect delegates.
You can attend your county convention
to become a selector, but you are not required to do so.
Apportionment
Fair Reflection
Preference
The candidates who earn the most votes, earn the most delegates.
Presidential candidates must receive at least 15% of the primary vote in your congressional district to earn delegates.
Your district’s delegates will be apportioned based on the candidate’s election totals, to fairly reflect how they performed in comparison to the other candidates who earned over 15%.
It’s possible for candidates who earn
vote counts!
This is an election!
What are the rules? The full rules are
at https://tndp.org/2020-dnc- delegate-selection-plan/
What is the process? The elections
are held in a Convention and Caucus system that starts in each county on March 7, 2020, and continues in Congressional District conventions on March 21, 2020
This is an election!
Who are my voters? The Selectors
named at each county convention gather together at the congressional district to vote for the delegates earned by each Presidential Candidate.
Tips to run your campaign:
Start volunteering for your
candidate now!
Start volunteering with your county
party now!
Get to know people who are likely
to become selectors!
Get to know your whole
congressional district, not just your county.
Congressional District Conventions take place on March 21, 2020 in each of the 9 TN Congressional Districts.
Only filed delegate candidates and
county selectors may participate.
Only selectors from County Conventions
may vote for delegates.
The Selectors from every county in the
district will meet in Presidential candidate caucuses to vote.
The locations of the Congressional District Conventions will be announced by mid February for each of the 9 TN Congressional Districts.
Delegates are earned by each
candidate based on their performance in each given district in the March 3, 2020 primary.
Delegates will be elected in candidate
caucuses made up of selectors from the counties in that district.
Congressional District Map
CD1 = 4 CD2 = 4 CD3 = 4 CD4 = 4 CD5 = 6 CD6 = 4 CD7 = 5 CD8 = 4 CD9 = 7
Delegate Apportionment by Congressional District
Declaration of Candidacy
deadline is March 27, 2020.
Fill in diversity categories. 14 delegates slots are
apportioned based on statewide results.
Elected by TNDP Executive
Committee Saturday, April 18, 2020.
Attendance not required, but
recommended.
Alternates (5 At-large)
Selected by TNDP EC April 18, 2020. Apportioned to candidates who earned delegate slots Fill in for Delegates who cannot serve.
DNC Standing Committees
Credentials Platform (written prior to Milwaukee Convention) Rules
9 members total from Tennessee, 3 on each committee.
Nominated by campaigns and approved by Delegation following the TNDP-EC meeting April 18, 2020.
Cost of attending the DNC Convention is the delegate’s responsibility.
Raise money from your supporters and campaign
representing them! Raise money from your county party and congressional district. You are representing them! Raise money from your backers, family, supporters, and friends. You are representing them!
Transportation
Planes Trains (Amtrak serves Memphis & Dyersburg) Automobiles, Charter Bus At your own expense, TNDP will facilitate group travel savings.
Hotels
Assigned by DNC: Crown Plaza Rosemont at Chicago O’Hare. Roommates will help reduce costs.
DNC bus transportation provided to from hotel to Milwaukee for delegates with official credentials.
Food
Each day starts with TN
are provided at this time. Many other events take place throughout the day, some of which are free. Open bars are common at many events.
For more information visit… tndp.org
FULL TNDP DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN DNC RULES AND CALL TO CONVENTION HOW TO BE A DELEGATE INFO PRESS KIT DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY AND MORE AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE FROM THE DNC
MARIA BREWER, TNDP DIRECTOR OF PARTY AFFAIRS MARIA@TNDP.ORG TNDP.ORG 615-327-9779