Our meeting Wednesday will be a training session on the program that is about to sweep Texas: Precinct Captains. Please join us at 6:30 Wed. Feb 13th. 301 Broadway suite 106 210-569-1206
We will be discussing:
Precinct Conventions in Texas
March 4, 2008 7:15pm at each voting location
Why should I care? The precinct convention will allocate and elect delegates for the senatorial district convention based on each presidential candidate’s showing on the sign-in sheet. So, if 10 people sign in for Clinton and 1 for Obama, guess what….
If you voted in the primary you are eligible to attend your precinct convention. If you voted absentee or early, just go to your assigned precinct for the convention with your voter registration card. (Democrats and Republicans hold separate conventions in each precinct; you can only attend the one for the party for which you got a ballot.) Be sure to take your voter registration card which will have been stamped to show that you voted in the primary.
Because – usually – so few people attend the convention, the meetings are very casual. The meeting may be led by the precinct chair or another person. You will sign in and indicate in writing the name of the candidate you are supporting.
There are a predetermined number of delegates allocated from your precinct convention to the senatorial district convention (based on number of votes cast in the precinct for the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in the preceding General Election for Governor).
1. The chair announces the percentage of people attending for each preference and how many delegates and alternates are allotted for each.
2. Delegates and an equal number of alternate delegates are nominated. You may nominate yourself and/or another person.
3. If you absolutely cannot attend the precinct convention but would like to be considered for a delegate or alternate position, you must notify the precinct chair prior to the precinct convention.
4. Delegates and alternates are elected and ratified by everyone present.
5. A delegation chair is elected to represent the precinct’s delegation at the senatorial district convention. We would like this person to be an Obama supporter.
6. Resolutions or position on issues are considered. They are voted on after discussion.
7. The precinct convention is concluded by a motion and a vote.
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