CALL TO CAUCUS TO REORGANIZE THE GILES COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE

The Giles County Democratic Committee, herein referred to as GCD, will hold an assembled caucus on January 5th, 2022, beginning at 6 PM at the Storefront, on Wenonah Ave., in Pearisburg, Va for the purpose of electing the new membership of GCD pursuant to the Democratic Party of Virginia Party Plan. 

I. Candidate Filing: 

Each person seeking to become a member of GCD shall complete and return the GCD Membership Filing Form to the Storefront by 7:00 pm on 1/05/22. Membership Filing Forms can be mailed to 208 Old Ferry Road, Pembroke, Va, and should be directed to Diane Weiss. All mail must be received before 12:00 PM on 1/05/22. Candidates may complete the Filing Form at 6 PM on 1/05/22 at the Storefront. Only those candidates who have timely and properly filed the Pre-Filing form will have their names placed in contention.

There shall be no filing fee for any membership candidates.

II. Qualification of Candidates:

The Membership Pre-Filing Form, which all candidates for membership must sign, will include the following written declaration:

I declare myself to be a candidate for membership on the Giles Democratic Committee. I also declare that I believe in the principles of the Democratic Party and that I will not support any candidate opposed to any Democratic nominee as long as I am a member of the Committee.

III. Notice: 

 Diane Weiss shall provide notice of this caucus by placement of a general notice of the filing deadline and the caucus, including noticing the caucus date, time, and location, along with the Call to Caucus, on the Democratic Party of Virginia, the Giles Democratic Committee website and social media platforms; by email notification to Democrats who reside in Giles; and through other reasonable means that will disseminate information about the caucus to registered voters in Giles County. 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.

V. Membership Allocation

 Giles County does not have a specified allocation.

VI. Participation

Every Democrat who is a registered voter in Giles County is urged to attend and participate. If an individual does not appear on the Registered Voter List, they will not be allowed to participate. Participants will also be required to sign a Caucus Participation Form stating that they:

A.              Are a Democrat;

B.              Are a registered voter within Giles County.

C.              Believe in the principles of the Democratic Party; and

D.              Does not intend to support any candidates opposed to a Democratic nominee in the next ensuing election.

VII. Conduct of the Caucus

The doors to the caucus will open at 6 PM and close at 7 PM (one hour). Upon the closing of the doors, only those participants who have registered or are in line to register at Storefront will be permitted to participate. 

VIII. Determination of Winners

In the event that only one person files for a position, that person shall be declared the winner and the election for that specific position shall be cancelled. 

If more individuals file than there are positions available, the candidates will be listed alphabetically on the ballot and will be elected by a plurality of the votes at the assembled caucus.

Vacancies may be filled by the new committee at the first meeting following the election of Officers. 

VIII. Affirmative Action 

It shall be the duty and goal of all members of the Giles County Democratic Committee to seek out and encourage the broadest possible participation within the committee, and in its membership, of all duly qualified citizens without regard to race, sex, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic identity, disability, or economic status.

IX. Officer Elections

Immediately following the adjournment of the assembled caucus, the newly formed GDC will meet for the sole purpose of electing the officers of the committee.

Call to Caucus

Hello Fellow Democrats!

It is time to pick delegates for the Conventions.  This year everything will be done differently due to the restriction of gathering for an assembled or an unassembled caucus.  The DVPA has decided we will do a virtual unassembled caucus.  All applications for becoming a candidate and to vote on our candidates will be done on line and the DVPA will handle it all.  Giles County has been allocated 3 state delegates (2 Biden, 1 Sanders, and 1 Biden alternate).  

If you would like to apply to be a delegate or apply to be able to participate in voting for the delegates, please request the "DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIA 2020 CALL TO CAUCUS TO ELECT STATE DELEGATES" pdf file from me via email: deweiss@pemtel.net

I think the handout will answer all your questions, if not I will try, or there is a phone number in the document you may call.  There are links embedded for pre-filing to become a delegate and to vote on the delegates.  As in the past, if we do not have more applicants than allotted delegates, there will be no voting during the caucus time (4/18-4/20).


I would like to take this opportunity to encourage any of you to run for delegate if you have a desire to participate in this process and all of you to sign up to vote for the delegates from our county.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any help.Thank you for your support.

Diane Weiss, Chair
Giles County Democratic Committee 

Call to Caucus Giles County Democratic Committee Reorganization

CALL TO CAUCUS TO REORGANIZE THE GILES COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE

The Giles County Democratic Committee (GCDC) will hold an assembled caucus on Thursday, January 9, 2019, from 7:00-8:15 p.m. at the Giles County Courthouse for the purpose of electing the new membership of the Giles County Democratic Committee pursuant to the Democratic Party of Virginia Party Plan. 

I. Candidate Filing: 

Each person seeking to become a member of GCDC shall complete and return the GCDC Membership Filing Form to the registration table by 7:00 p.m. There shall be no filing fee for any membership candidates.

II. Qualification of Candidates:

The Membership Pre-Filing Form, which all candidates for membership must sign, will include the following written declaration:

I declare myself to be a candidate for membership on the Giles County Democratic Committee. I also declare that I believe in the principles of the Democratic Party and that I will not support any candidate opposed to any Democratic nominee as long as I am a member of the Committee.

III. Notice: 

Joan Kark, Giles County Democratic Committee Chair, shall provide notice of this caucus by placement of a general notice of the filing deadline and the caucus, including noticing the caucus date, time, and location, along with the Call to Caucus, on the Democratic Party of Virginia, the Giles County Democratic Committee website and social media platforms; by email notification to Democrats who reside in Giles County; and through other reasonable means that will disseminate information about the caucus to registered voters in Giles County. 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. Slates: 

There shall be no slates.

V. Membership Allocation

Specific to your locality.  

VI. Participation

Every Democrat who is a registered voter in Giles County is urged to attend and participate. If an individual does not appear on the Registered Voter List, they will not be allowed to participate. Participants will also be required to sign a Caucus Participation Form stating that they:

A.              Are a Democrat;

B.              Are a registered voter in Giles County

C.              Believe in the principles of the Democratic Party; and

D.              Does not intend to support any candidates opposed to a Democratic nominee in the next ensuing election.

VII. Conduct of the Caucus

The doors to the caucus will open at 6:30 and close at 7:00.  Upon the closing of the doors, only those participants who have registered or are in line to register at 7:00 will be permitted to participate. 

VIII. Determination of Winners

In the event that only one person files for a position, that person shall be declared the winner and the election for that specific position shall be cancelled. 

If more individuals file than there are positions available, the candidates will be listed alphabetically on the ballot and will be elected by a plurality of the votes at the assembled caucus.

Vacancies may be filled by the new committee at the first meeting following the election of Officers. 

VIII. Affirmative Action

It shall be the duty and goal of all members of the Giles County Democratic Committee to seek out and encourage the broadest possible participation within the committee, and in its membership, of all duly qualified citizens without regard to race, sex, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic identity, disability, or economic status.

IX. Officer Elections

Immediately following the adjournment of the assembled caucus, the newly formed Giles County Democratic Committee will meet for the sole purpose of electing the officers of the committee.

May 11 Caucus Cancelled

The caucus scheduled for May 11 has been cancelled.  Only one candidate, Chris Hurst, filed to be the Democratic nominee for the 12th District House of Delegates.  Congratulations to Chris Hurst!

CALL TO CAUCUS TO NOMINATE A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE


12th District

House of Delegates

The 12th District Democratic Nominating Committee will hold an assembled caucus on May 11, 2019 at 10:00 am at the Montgomery County Government Center, 755 Roanoke St., Christiansburg, for the purpose of nominating a Democratic candidate for the 2019 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 17 at 5:00 pm to MCDC, 712 N Main St., Ste 203, Blacksburg, VA 24060. 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 1 by request to jennigal@vt.edu.

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 9:00 am and will close at 10:00 am 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: April 2, 2019           Jennifer A. Gallagher 

                         Date                    Chair, 12th Democratic Nominating Committee

Reorganization Meeting January 11, 2018

The Giles County Democratic Party will hold its biennial reorganization Thursday, January 11, 2018 at the Pembroke Volunteer Fire Department Activities Building, 201 Cascade Drive, in Pembroke.  Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and the meeting will be called to order at 6:30 p.m.

First order of business will be election of committee members, then the offices of chair, vice-chair, treasurer and secretary.   Please come to this important first meeting of 2016.

After the formal meeting, we will have an informal discussion of events for this important election year. 

If you would like more information, please email joank48@gmail.com. 

CAUCUS CANCELLED

The Giles County Democratic Caucus schedule for tomorrow, April 29, is cancelled.   We received 2 applications for the 3 delegate slots we had.  So, there is no need for an election.  If you are interested in being a delegate, contact the Giles County Democratic Committee Chair, Joan, at joank48@gmail.com. 

CALL TO CAUCUS TO ELECT DELEGATES FOR CENTRAL REORGANIZATION

Giles County Democratic Committee

April 20, 2017 

Pursuant to the authority provided by the Virginia Democratic Party Plan, the Giles County Democratic Committee hereby calls an assembled caucus beginning at noon, April 29, at the Giles County Courthouse in Pearisburg. The purpose of the caucus will be to elect 3 Delegates to the 9th Congressional District Democratic Convention, to convene at 10:00 a.m. at the on Saturday, May 20 2017, at the following location: Southwest Virginia 4-H Educational Center, Ratliff Hall Meeting Facility, 25236 Hillman Highway, Abingdon, VA 24210.  Registration shall start at 9:00 a.m. Giles County delegates to the 9th Congressional District Democratic Convention shall elect twenty Democratic State Central Committee members and conduct such other business as may properly come before the Convention.

I. Candidate Filing: 

The caucus shall elect 3 delegates to attend the 9^th Congressional District Democratic Convention.

If Prefiling:

Each person seeking to become a delegate for Giles County shall file a Declaration of Candidacy form with Joan Kark, Giles County Democratic Committee Chair, 809 Rye Hollow Rd., Pearisburg, VA 24134 by 5:00 p.m. April 27, 2017 by mail or by email (jmkark@hughes.net).  The form must have signature  whether submitted by mail or email.  Only those candidates who have timely and properly filed a Declaration of Candidacy form will have their names placed in nomination. No slates are permitted. The Declaration of Candidacy form is available at the end of this caucus announcement. 

II. Qualification of Candidates: 

The Declaration of Candidacy forms for candidates for delegate, 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; 

• Does not intend to support, endorse, or assist any candidate who is opposed to the Democratic nominee in the upcoming election; 

• Will not participate in the nominating process of any other political party for the upcoming election; and

• Agrees to abide by the Caucus Rules, the Virginia Democratic Party Plan, and all laws applicable to this nominating process and the Special Election.

III. Notice: 

The Giles County Democratic 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 Giles County Democratic Committee websites; by email notification to the members of the Giles County Democrats who reside in Giles County and through other reasonable means that will disseminate information about the caucus to registered voters in Giles County.  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 Giles County 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 the upcoming 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 [Locality].

V. Conduct of Caucus

The doors to the caucus will open at 11:30 and will close at noon 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 the Giles County Democratic 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 Giles County Democratic Committee will prepare Temporary Rules for the Caucus. Participants will adopt permanent Rules for the Caucus. 

VI. Determination of Nominee: 

If more than 3 delegates file 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 3 delegates file by the filing deadline, the Giles County Democratic Committee may cancel the caucus and declare those persons the delegates of Giles County to the 9^th Congressional District Convention for 2017

ADOPTED: ​​​​​​​​​​​

​​ April 20, 2017                Joan Kark, Chair, Giles County Democratic Committee

Paid for by the Giles County Democratic Committee, not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Declaration of Candidacy

Giles County Democratic Delegate

for the 9^Th Congressional District Convention

I, the undersigned, having read the above provisions, hereby state that I am a Democrat; a registered voter within the county or city for which the caucus is held; believe in the principles of the Democratic Party; and, do not intend to support any candidate who is opposed to a Democratic nominee in the next ensuing election.

 PLEASE PRINT:

NAME_________________________________________________________________________

RESIDENCE ADDRESS____________________________________________________________

CITY____________________________________________________ZIP____________________

MAILING ADDRESS (if different)____________________________________________________

PHONE (H) _________________________________ (O)_________________________________

EMAIL_____________________________________

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT_______________________________________________________

COUNTY/CITY__________________________________________________________________

PRECINCT_____________________________________________________________________

Signature___________________________________________Date_______________________

Paid for by the Giles County Democratic Committee, not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

Call to Caucus

CALL TO CAUCUS TO NOMINATE A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
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

	Paid for by the Montgomery County Democratic Committee, www.mcdemocrats.org, not authorized by any candidate or candidates committee.

Giles County Democratic Party Office Opens!

We opened our office in Pearisburg on 109 N. Main Street.   Tentatively we will have office hours on Thursday 4-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to noon or so.  It will be open at other times so call first at 921-4055 to pick up signs, bumper stickers, or literature.  Please support our office by donating to pay for the utilities too. 

Get your Derek Kitts yard sign.  Derek is a 24 year Army veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan wars and is committed to serving the best interests of southwest Virginians.

The office is located across from the beautiful Giles County Courthouse.

Caucus CANCELLED

The Giles County Democratic Party Caucus scheduled for this Saturday, April 16, is cancelled.  The number of applications for delegates was equal to the number of positions so I hereby declare those that applied as duly elected. 

Note we did not receive an application for the Hillary alternate position.  The alternate only votes at the 9th CD May 21 convention if one of our delegates cannot make it.  Also, at the convention, another city or county committee could recruit our alternate as a Hillary delegate for their locality in which case he or she would vote.   If you are a Hillary supporter and would like to be an alternate at the Convention, please contact Joan at joanK48@gmail.com

Please, notify anyone you told about the caucus.  I will put up a sign Saturday on the courthouse and be there in case anyone shows up. 

Notice of Caucus

NOTICE OF GILES COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS

The Giles County Democratic Committee hereby announces that it will hold an assembled caucus beginning at 12:00 noon on Saturday, April 16, 2016, in the Giles County Courthouse, 501 Wenonah Avenue, Pearisburg, for the purpose of electing 4 delegates and 1 alternate to the 9th Congressional District Democratic Convention (May 21) and  the 2016 Virginia State Democratic Convention (June 18).

Any person wishing to seek election as a delegate or alternate must file with Joan Kark, Chair of the Giles County Democratic Committee, no later than 5:00 pm on April 11, 2016.  Completed prefiling forms should be mailed to:  Giles County Democratic Committee, P.O. Box 5, Newport, VA 24128.   A voluntary administrative fee of $10.00 will be charged at the time of filing; a check for $10.00, payable to the Giles County Democratic Committee, should accompany the mailed prefiling form.
There is no charge for those wishing to attend and vote at the caucus.

Doors to the caucus will open at 11:30 a.m. for check-in.  Any person attending the caucus, before participating in that caucus, shall sign a standard Caucus Participation Form stating that he or she is a Democrat, does not intend to support any candidate who is opposed to a Democratic nominee in the ensuring general election, believes in the principles of the Democratic Party, and is a registered voter in Giles County.  Please bring your photo ID to the caucus.   Caucus Participation Forms must be filled out during check-in and before participating in the caucus.  At 12:00 noon the doors to the caucus will be closed and no person may complete a form and participate in the caucus after that time, with the exception of those in line at 12:00 noon.

If only one person files for each delegate or alternate position, the caucus will be cancelled.  In this event, the Chair will publicly announce the cancellation, proclaim the individuals properly filed as the duly nominated delegates and alternate, and so advise those individuals.

For further information and to obtain a prefiling form, please email:  joanK48@gmail.com.   Prefiling forms will also be available in the lobby of the Pearisburg Library, 209 Fort Branch Rd., Pearisburg.

Authorized by Giles County Democratic Committee

Giles County Democratic Party Caucus

The Giles County Democratic Party will hold its biennial reorganization Thursday, January 7, 2016 at the Pembroke Volunteer Fire Department Activities Building, 201 Cascade Drive, in Pembroke.  Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will be called to order at 7:00 p.m.

First order of business will be election of committee members, then the offices of chair, vice-chair, treasurer and secretary.   Please come to this important first meeting of 2016.

After the formal meeting, we will have an informal discussion of events for this important election year. 

If you would like more information, please email joank48@gmail.com

Democratic Party House of Delegates 12th District Caucus/Mass Meeting

Photo Voter ID Law

The Giles County Democrats met last week to discuss the Photo Voter ID Law that will be in effect for the November 4 election.  Here are the details about the new law:

Virginia Photo ID Required for voting November 4, 2014

Voters must present one of the following acceptable forms of identification when voting:

• Valid Virginia Driver’s License (not expired more than 1 year)
• DMV-issued photo identification card
•  Valid U.S. Passport
•  Valid Employee photo identification card
• Other government-issued photo identification cards
• Valid college or university student photo identification (issuer must be an institution of higher education located in Virginia)

If you do not have an acceptable ID, you may obtain a photo ID for free from the Giles County Voter Registrar’s office, 201 N. Main St, Suite 1, Pearisburg, VA 24134-1611.  The  phone number is921-2802.   Hours are from Monday through Friday, 9-5 p.m.  For more information,  see their webpage at http://gilescounty.org/voter.html

 Note: If you vote absentee by mail, no photo voter ID is required. You can download an absentee ballot application from the state website at:
 http://sbe.virginia.gov/Files/Forms/VoterForms/VirginiaAbsenteeBallotApplication.pdf

Return the application to the Pearisburg office (address above) to receive your absentee ballot by mail.

If a voter does not present a valid photo ID on election day, he or she can cast a provisional ballot.  But, they need to present a valid photo ID by the following Friday after the election for the vote to be counted.