Endorsement Meeting
Tuesday, August 11th
6:30 p.m.
The Washtenaw County Democratic Party (WCDP) will be holding an Endorsement Meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, August 11th beginning at 6:30 p.m. This is the meeting where the WCDP will choose the candidates that we will endorse for the November 2020 General Election. Pre-registration is required (see below.) You will need to download the Zoom desktop app HERE or the mobile app HERE in order to participate. NOTE: You will NOT be able to participate via the web app. (That means you will not be able to simply go to Zoom.com in your browser.) Registration will begin now and close at 5:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting.
In order to participate in this meeting, you will need to have been a member of the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) for at least 30 days, meaning you will have had to be a member before July 12th, 2020. This 30-day requirement is waived for Precinct Delegates and Democratic elected officials, but they must become a member no later than 5:30 p.m. on August 11th and send proof of their membership by forwarding their email receipt to info@washtenawdems.org.
When you pre-register for the Zoom meeting, we will check your eligibility before sending you information on how to log into the meeting. Please, pre-register early to assist us in checking people in. If too many people register at the last minute, the meeting will be delayed. You can register anytime from now up until 5:30 p.m. on the 11th.
If you are a candidate wishing to receive our endorsement, you will need to ask for it by sending an email to info@washtenawdems.org no later than Monday, August 10th. You need to be a member of the MDP in order to be considered. Candidates will be given two minutes to address our membership before each vote. More details on our endorsement requirements can be found in Article 9 of our bylaws. We are modifying section 9.5.c to accommodate the virtual meeting. Voting will be done by Zoom polling instead.
Here is the link to register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkfu6trTwuE9BQw8mxxrWq5tffrUPLUCmm
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Summer Convention
Saturday, August 15th
10:00 a.m.
The Washtenaw County Democratic Party (WCDP) will be holding the 2020 Summer County Convention for 7th Congressional District members via Zoomon Saturday, August 15th beginning at 10 a.m. The purpose of this Convention shall be to elect one (1) male member to the Credentialing Committee and one (1) female alternate to the Platform & Resolutions Committee of the Michigan Democratic Party State Convention on August 29th & 30th and to consider resolutions and platform suggestions to be forwarded to the State Party. Pre-registration is required (see below.) You will need to download the Zoom desktop app HERE or the mobile app HERE in order to participate. NOTE: You will NOT be able to participate via the web client. Registration begins now and will close at 9:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting.
In order to participate in this meeting, you will need to have been a member of the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) for at least 30 days, meaning you will have had to be a member before July 16th, 2020. This 30-day requirement is waived for Precinct Delegates and Democratic elected officials but they must become a member no later than 9:00 a.m. on August 15th and send proof of their membership by forwarding their email receipt to info@washtenawdems.org.
When you pre-register for the Zoom meeting, we will check your eligibility before sending you information on how to log into the meeting. Please pre-register early to assist us in checking people in. If too many people register at the last minute, the meeting will be delayed.
More details on this Convention can be found at the Call to Convention.
Here is the link to register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpfuihrj4uGN0qh2eJqMZjgT_yByc-AJqR
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Note: The WCDP organizes the Summer Convention for members in the 7th Congressional District. The 12th Congressional District Democrats organize their own convention.
MDP membership is WCDP membership. Become a member of the Michigan Democratic Party to participate in future WCDP conventions.
