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SUMMARY:WCDP Spring County Convention 2025
DESCRIPTION:📣 WCDP Call to County Convention 📣\nPer Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) Rules\, all counties are required to hold County Conventions\, and ours will be held via Zoom. Since is it is a members only meeting\, and voting will occur\, pre-registration is required\, and will close on February 6\, 2024\, at 5 pm\, to enable membership verification. \nPurpose: Elect members and alternates to the state convention committees: Rules\, Resolutions\, and Credentials. Consider resolutions to be forwarded to the State Party. Resolutions will be forwarded to registrants when they become available to Washtenaw County Democratic Party (WCDP) leaders. \nPer MDP Rules\, all counties are required to hold County Conventions\, and ours will be held via Zoom. Since is it is a members only meeting\, and voting will occur\, registration is required. \nVoting Eligibility: Per MDP Rules\, to vote at the 2/8 county convention a person must be a member of the WCDP/MDP for at least thirty (30) days\, which is January 9\, 2025.  The WCDP received notice of this required county convention after the January 9 deadline for joining in order to vote in it. We apologize for understandable disappointment. People in some Democratic Party roles including Precinct Delegates\, Democratic elected officials\, and Democratic nominees to partisan offices residing in Washtenaw County can renew their membership the day of the convention.. \nThe purpose of this convention is to elect members and alternates to the three state convention committees –  Rules\, Resolutions\, and Credentials – and to consider resolutions to be forwarded by the MDP. \nMDP Committees\nThe three State Convention Committee responsibilities and meeting times are below. All meetings are via Zoom; invitations will be sent by MDP leadership after the Feb. 8 County Convention. To be considered as a candidate for any of the committees please submit this form by Friday\, February 7\, at 5:00 pm. Nominations will be taken from the floor\, but early nominations greatly simplify meeting management\, so we appreciate your planning ahead. \nCredentials\nMeeting Tuesday\, February 11\, 2025 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM \nMembers of the Convention’s Credentials Committee shall meet to discuss and receive training on the credentialing process for the State Convention. Members of the Credentials Committee are encouraged to help Democrats in their County and Congressional District become credentialed. The Committee’s chair shall be designated by the Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party.  \nMembers are invited to provide credentialing support at the State Convention on Saturday\, February 22\, 2025. Members of the Credentials Committee are asked to attend the Convention and assist with the credentialing process\, which requires a comfortability with technology. Additionally\, the Committee shall meet at the call of the Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party at the State Convention\, if necessary.  \nRules\nMeeting Tuesday\, February 11\, 2025 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nMembers of the Convention’s Rules Committee shall meet virtually to consider rules for the State Convention and to receive training in those rules and on proportional voting. The Committee’s chair shall be designated by the Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party.  \nThe Committee will approve the final version of the rules that will oversee all business at the State Convention. Members of the Rules Committee are not required to attend the State Convention.  \nResolutions\nMeeting Wednesday\, February 12\, 2025 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM and if necessary to complete the work reconvening Thursday\, February 13\, 2025 at 6:00 PM.  \nMembers of the Convention’s Resolutions Committee shall meet to consider resolutions approved at County and District Conventions and submitted for statewide consideration. The Committee’s chair shall be designated by the Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party.  \nThe Resolutions Committee will discuss\, edit\, and vote on a number of resolutions with the ultimate goal of creating a packet of resolutions that will go before the entire membership at the State Convention for a vote. Members of the Resolutions Committee are not required to attend the State Convention. \nWCDP Convention Agenda\n\nCall to Order\nApproval of the Agenda\nCredential Report​ (Membership Committee — how many members pre-registered to participate; how many have joined)\nRules Report (How this process will work: voting by raised hand\, nominations accepted from the floor)\nElection of Convention Committee Members & Alternates\nWCDP Allocations: The MDP makes space allocations to each committee by county\, based on vote totals for the top of the ticket in the most recent general election as a proportion of the congressional district vote. WCDP’s allocations are: \n\nCredentials: 1 woman-identified or nonbinary member; 1 man-identified or nonbinary alternate\nResolutions: 1 man-identified or nonbinary member; 1 man-identified or nonbinary alternate\nRules: 1 man-identified or nonbinary member; 1 woman-identified or nonbinary alternate\n\nIn general\, per MDP rules\, committee members shall have gender identity allocated in such a way so that the number of self-identified men and the number of self-identified women does not vary by more than one. Gender nonbinary members shall not be counted as either men or women\, but do count towards the total allocation of members.\nConsideration of Resolutions\nOne resolution has been put forth by a WCDP member for candidate transparency. Three resolutions have been forwarded to all county parties by Justin Mendoza\, Chair of Kalamazoo County Dems\, for consideration during our conventions. They include this resolution to revise gendered language in the MDP bylaws; this resolution to use a ballot measure to remove language restricting marriage to one man and one woman in the Michigan constitution; and this resolution in support of a living wage floor in Michigan. Justin requests that we vote to move these resolutions forward for consideration by the MDP Resolutions Committee. \nPlease review the resolutions in advance of the meeting. Discussion will be limited; we will take an up-or-down vote only\, without attempts to edit during the meeting. \nNote that resolutions issued by the WCDP standing alone follow a different process\, stipulated in Article 9 of WCDP bylaws.\nGood and Welfare\nAdjournment\n\nAs always\, send your WCDP questions to info@washtenawdems.org.
URL:https://www.washtenawdems.org/calendar/wcdp-spring-county-convention-2025/
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SUMMARY:[VIDEO UP] WCDP September Meeting: Bylaws\, Resolutions\, and Program on Poverty
DESCRIPTION:Video up!  See below ⬇️  or watch on Youtube 📺 \nOn Saturday\, September 9\, the WCDP held an educational program and a formal general membership meeting for the purposes of approving bylaws changes and resolutions proposed by members. The schedule was as follows: \n\n9:15-9:45 — Meet and greet\, with refreshments and new member welcome!\n9:45-10:00 – Party business: Welcomes and introductions\, Michigan legislator updates\, Washington report fromCongresswoman Debbie Dingell\n10:00-11:00 – Program: Poverty across Washtenaw County: Focusing on common themes in rural and urban areas\n11:00-11:05 – WCDP County Committee meeting to discuss and vote on the nomination of two new officers\, for the positions of Treasurer (Andrew Groat) and Secretary (Josephine Rood)\n11:05-noon – Washtenaw County Democratic Party membership meeting to consider bylaws changes and adoption of resolutions.\n\nAll are welcome to attend the full meeting. To vote in the general membership meeting\, you must be a WCDP member for at least 30 days (by August 9). Learn about membership and find the link to join here. If you are not sure your membership is up-to-date\, contact membership@washtenawdem.org.Documents voting WCDP members need to consider: \nProposed bylaws changes:– Here is an explanation of the proposed bylaws revisions.– Bylaws revisions proposed for adoption by WCDP membership 9-9-23– Current bylaws\, adopted by WCDP membership 11-28-22.Proposed resolutions:– In support of HB4893\, known as MiCare– In support of the Goal and Campaign of Ann Arbor for Public Power (A2P2) to Replace DTE with a Full Municipal Electric Utility in Ann Arbor\nTo introduce a resolution: Resolutions published in this newsletter (2 weeks in advance of the meeting) require a simple majority vote of WCDP members in attendance to pass. Resolutions proposed at the meeting without advance notice require ⅔ majority of WCDP members in attendance to pass. Resolutions not published now may be considered by the membership at the 9/9 meeting as long as the person or group proposing the resolution provides enough hard copies for all in attendance. \nBecause membership status must be confirmed before the meeting to enable voting\, we’ll appreciate it if you RSVP in advance\, whether you plan to attend in person or via Zoom.\n \n \n 
URL:https://www.washtenawdems.org/calendar/wcdp-september-2023-monthly-meeting/
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