Spring Yard Sale Fundraiser
The Party is planning to hold a Yard Sale in the spring as a fundraiser.
While this is in the early planning stages, the committee is hoping to find
a location to hold the sale that is on a busy street. There are already members
who have volunteered to price the donated items, so all we need is your garage!
Also, as you do your spring cleaning, remember to set aside items that you
think would be good for a Yard Sale. This is a great opportunity for the
Party to make 100 percent profit and use the income to advance the cause
of getting local democrats elected to public office.
Please contact nancy@outagamiedems.org if you are able to help.
Outagamie County Dems Meetings Move to the
Stone Cellar Brewpub
Beginning with the February 11, 2008, County Party Meeting, we will assemble
at a new location, the Stone Cellar Brewpub at 1004 S. Oneida St. in Appleton.
This location is frequently referred to as Between the Locks. We will meet
at our usual time of 7 p.m.
Party member, Tom Lonsway, the owner of the Stone Cellar and has generously
agreed to let us meet there at no cost. You are encouraged to come early
and enjoy a delicious dinner or one of the Stone Cellar’s many hand-crafted
beers.
If you have any questions regarding this change, please contact Lee Kasten at 920-858-1039.
8th Congressional District Annual Meeting
Sunday, April 27th
This year's 8th Congressional District Annual Meeting will be held in Green Bay on Sunday, April 27th. The meeting will be held at a location to be determined. More information will follow as soon as the location is finalized.
Democratic National Convention Delegate Selection Plan
Our 2008 National Convention will be held on August 25th to the 28th in Denver, Colorado. Unlike the Democratic Congressional District and State Conventions, you do not need to be a member of the Party to be a delegate to the National Convention.
In order to make sure that Wisconsin’s delegation to the National Convention is as diverse and representative as possible, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) will be doing statewide training programs between January and March of this year. The DPW has requested that by January 14th, each County Party submit a date and location for a Delegate Selection Training Session to be held between January 15th and March 31st, 2008. The dates and locations of these trainings will be announced on January 16th and your County Party will keep you updated. This is the first year that these trainings are being done and, if you wish to be a delegate, you are strongly urged to attend Wisconsin has a total of 92 delegates and 12 alternates. These are broken down so the specific numbers for Outagamie County are 65 delegates for the 8th CD and 5 for the 6th CD. These elected delegates then move to the CD caucuses where the final numbers are: 8th CD level, 6 delegates (3 male /3 female) and 1 female alternate and the 6th CD is 5 (2 male /3 female) and 1 female alternate.
Your first step in becoming a delegate is to fill out the Statement
of Candidacy and Pledge Support form which is available on
the State Party’s website or contact
Dottie LeClair. This must be received (either
mailed or faxed) by the State Party Headquarters no later than Friday, April
4, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.
On Sunday, April 6th the 1st Tier Caucus (County Level) will be held. The location will be determined by the County Chair and submitted to the State Party no later than March 7th. Registration will run exactly from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. with the caucus beginning exactly at 2:00 p.m. The times for the caucus are determined by the Democratic National Committee and must be adhered to. The day of the caucus, your County Chair will have a list from the State Party of those eligible to be delegates (those people who have sent in their “Statement of Candidacy and Pledge Support” form). If your name does not appear on the list, you are ineligible to run for delegate status.
Since there are 2 Congressional Districts (6th and 8th) that make up Outagmie
County, the county caucus will be divided accordingly. Each Congressional
District will then be divided into groups for each of the presidential candidates
(those who are still in the running). The number of delegates for each candidate
is determined by the number of votes that candidate received in Wisconsin’s
Presidential Primary on February 19th. Each group will then elect a chair
to run that presidential caucus and begin to elect delegates. The delegates
will be selected by secret ballot. The attendees who win will then go onto
their respective Congressional District caucus.
The 2nd Tier Caucus (that is the one at the Congressional District Level)
will be held on Sunday, May 4th. The location will be determined by the Congressional
District Chair and must be submitted to the State Party no later than Friday,
March 28th. The same time line and rules apply at the CD level as at the
County Level.
HINTS: When filling out the “Statement of Candidacy and Pledge Support” form,
do not only check the “delegate” section also check the areas
for “add-on unpledged” delegate and at-large delegate. This will
increase your chances of becoming a delegate. The last two delegate areas
will be chosen at the State Party level. Brings your family and friends to
vote for you at the County Caucus. They do not need to send in any form to
the State Party to be eligible to vote for you. MOST IMPORTANT: Make sure
your “Statement of Candidacy and Pledge Support” form is received
at the State Party on time!