CALL TO CAUCUS TO
NOMINATE A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
12th District
12th District
House of Delegates
March 30, 2017
The 12th District Democratic Nominating Committee
will hold an assembled caucus on April 29th between 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm
at the Redford Public Library at 30 West Main St., Radford, for the purpose of
nominating a Democratic candidate for the 2017 General Election for the 12th
District House of Delegates.
I.
Candidate Filing:
Each person seeking to become the Democratic
nominee for the General Election for the 12th District shall file a Declaration
of Candidacy form with the 12th Democratic Committee Nominating Committee Chair
and a $500 nonrefundable certified cashier’s check (cash or money order not
accepted) made payable to the Montgomery County Democratic Committee. Filings shall be made by April 22nd at 5:00
pm to MCDC, PO Box 11094, Blacksburg, VA 24062. Only those candidates who have
timely and properly filed a Declaration of Candidacy form and paid the filing fee
will have their names placed in nomination. The Declaration of Candidacy form
shall be available on April 1st, 2017 by request to jenni_gallagher@yahoo.com.
II.
Qualification of Candidates:
The Declaration of Candidacy form, which the
candidate must sign, will include a written declaration that the candidate:
●
Is a Democrat and not a member of any other
political party;
●
Meets all requirements of state law to be placed
on the ballot for the General Elections;
●
Is eligible to be the 12th District Delegate
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia;
●
Does not intend to support, endorse, or assist
any candidate who is opposed to the Democratic nominee in this General
Election;
●
Will not participate in the nominating process of
any other political party for this General Election; and
●
Agrees to abide by the Caucus Rules, the Virginia
Democratic Party Plan, and all laws applicable to this nominating process and
the General Election.
III. Notice:
The 12th District Nominating Committee shall
provide notice of this caucus by placement of a general notice of the caucus,
including noticing the caucus date, time, and location, along with the Call to
Caucus, on the Democratic Party of Virginia, the Montgomery, Giles, Radford,
and Pulaski County Democratic Committees websites; by email notification to the
members of the previously listed committees who reside in the 12th District;
and through other reasonable means that will disseminate information about the
caucus to registered voters in the 12th district. In addition, reasonable
actions shall be taken to promote participation in the caucus in accordance
with the Affirmative Action provisions of the Party Plan of the DPVA.
IV. Participation:
Every Democrat who is a registered voter in the
12th district is urged to attend and participate. Each participant must sign a
written declaration the he or she:
● Is a Democrat and not a member of any other
political party;
● Does not intend to support any candidate who is
opposed to a Democratic nominee in this General Election;
● Has not participated in and will not participate
in the nominating process of any other party for this election; and
●
Is registered to vote in the 12th District.
V.
Conduct of Caucus
The
doors to the caucus will open at 12:00 pm and will close at 1:00 pm and no
further persons will be permitted to enter. Those in line will be permitted to
complete the check-in process and will be permitted to participate.
The
Chair of 12th District Nominating Committee, or his or her designee, shall be
the Temporary Chair of the Caucus and shall appoint a Temporary Secretary and
such other Officers of the Caucus as is deemed appropriate. The 12th District
Nominating Committee, will prepare Temporary Rules for the Caucus. Participants
will adopt permanent Rules for the Caucus.
VI.
Determination of Nominee:
If more than one candidate files for the
Democratic nominee for the 12th District by the deadline, the candidates will
be listed alphabetically on the ballot and will be elected by a plurality of
the votes of the assembled caucus.
If only one person files properly to be a
candidate for the Democratic nomination for the 12th District general election
by the filing deadline, the 12th District Democratic Nominating Committee may
cancel the caucus and declare that person the nominee. If no person files
properly to be a candidate for the Democratic nominee for the 12th District by
the deadline, the 12th District Democratic Nominating Committee may cancel the
caucus. If there is no filed candidate, or if the properly nominated candidate
withdraws or dies, or if the caucus is unable or does not occur in the times
and dates specified, the 12th District Democratic Nominating Committee Chair
may, before April 19th at 5:00 pm at an agreed upon date and time, convene the
12th District Democratic Nominating Committee to consider the nomination of a
qualified candidate who may become the Democratic nominee upon first filing
with the Chair a Declaration of Candidacy form and paying the filing fee for
such office.
VII. Waivers:
The 12th District Democratic Nominating Committee
shall seek appropriate waivers from the Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA)
regarding expediting the time frames required by the Party Plan, if necessary.
ADOPTED: 3/30/17 Jennifer
Gallagher
Date Chair, 12th Democratic Nominating Committee
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