5/7/08 HELP WANTED: Precinct Delegates Needed

Join us at the Monthly Meeting!  Open to all.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008,  7 PM

County Commissioners Auditorium,   1200 N. Telegraph Road,    Pontiac

             Meeting
Topics:                                                                                  

Campaign 2008 - What does it mean for Oakland Dems?
Update on the Michigan Coordinated Campaign

Consider Being a Precinct
Delegate this important

election year!  

The deadline
for filing is Tuesday, May 13th

Downloadable
form available online at:

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Aff-ID_Precnt_139901_7.pdf 

Forms are also
available at your local clerk’s office or the Oakland County Clerk’s office at
1200 N. Telegraph, Pontiac. 

Precinct Delegates are sometimes referred to as Convention
Delegates since one of the key roles for a Precinct Delegate is to vote at
County, Congressional District, and State Conventions. Candidates for statewide
offices(Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, etc.) are determined at
State Conventions. Elected officials and candidates also vote with Precinct
Delegates and MDP party members as of a certain date. One election that requires
the votes of elected Precinct Delegates is at the County Level to elect the Oakland County Democratic
Party (OCDP) Executive Committee, which in turn, elects the OCDP Board members.
These two elections should happen again this November, by MDP rules, usually
three weeks after the November 4th Election.

Precinct Delegates, Elected Officials and Candidates are allowed
to renew their party membership just before (on the day of) an election,
whereas MDP members must join or renew their membership at least 30 days prior
to an election.

Delegates are allocated by County or Congressional District (by
District in the case of Oakland) based upon votes, by precinct, for the
Democratic Party Secretary of State in the last election (i.e. 2006). The
current formula to determine the number of delegates per precinct is: 1-250 (1
delegate), 251-500 (2 delegates), over 500 (3 delegates). Elected Precinct
Delegates are a sign of strength of the Democratic Party. OCDP goal:
increase Precinct Delegates in 2008!

To become a precinct delegate, complete the downloadable Precinct
Delegate Affidavit of Identity (your signature notarized either by the Clerk’s
office or at a bank) and submit the affidavit either to your local Township
Clerk or to the Oakland County Clerk’s office before May 13 at 4 PM. The sooner you file the better!
Election Day for Precinct Delegates is the August 5 Primary. If you are
uncontested on the ballot, you only need one vote (yours) to win. If contested,
you just need one more vote than the other person(s) to win.

Precinct Delegates can and should take responsibility to help
organize their precinct, however Precinct Captains specifically have this
responsibility, and Precinct Captains do not have special voting rights.

Any questions? Please call Frank Houston at 248-808-7166.

 
FROM
THE SANDER LEVIN FOR CONGRESS    CAMPAIGN:                                                                

The 12th Congressional
District Democratic Party
Presents this Special Meeting for all interested Democrats

Monday, May 19, 2008
7:00 PM

Mark Mellman,  the National Pollster
and Democratic Strategist
“Loose Lips Win Elections”
A talk
on the importance of one-on-one communication
                                                                                                                         
            UAW
Region 1
27800 George Merelli Drive
Warren
[From 696: Exit Van Dyke; North on Van Dyke; Left on Tank Blvd] 

(The 12th District Democratic Party Executive Committee will meet
at 6:00 PM)

Please join The 12^th District Dems for an entertaining and
insightful evening with Mark Mellman.   Mellman is a well-known
national pollster and Democratic strategist.  He is also the long-time
pollster for Senator Levin and Governor Granholm, so he knows Michigan well.  You can
learn more about him at the www.mellmangroup.com. 
His firm completed research recently analyzing the importance of personal
communication in persuading voters.  He was named “Pollster of the Year”
this year by the American Association of Political Consultants.

For further information, please call the campaign office at
586-576-1636.

PO Box 37
Roseville, MI 48066

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