IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING REORGANIZATION
At the December 17, 2024 Regular Membership Meeting, Chair Hunter Brown shared the plan for our 46th District Democrats Reorganization Meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, January 21, 2025 @ 7pm on Zoom.
Register for the Reorg meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1h_VtYf6RRaCvNDmhWiTkA
Reorganization meetings are held every two years, following an even-year election. These meetings are where Local Party Organizations (LPOs), such as the 46th District Democrats, elect their governing leadership.
As stated in our Bylaws, Section 5.1, the following officers are elected by Precinct Committee Officers (PCOs) only:
a. Chair (one)
b. Vice-Chair (one)
c. Representatives to the King County Democratic Central Committee (KCDCC) Executive Board (two)
e. Alternates to the KCDCC Executive Board (two)
g. State Committee Members (two)
Note: where two offers are specified above, they must be of differing genders. The Chair and Vice Chair officers holders must also be of different genders.
Bylaws Section 5.1 goes on to specify the following officers which are to be elected by both PCOs and General Members, elected by majority vote of eligible members present:
a. Secretary (one)
b. Treasurer (one)
c. District Executive Board Members-at-Large (nine)
HOW TO RUN FOR AN EXECUTIVE BOARD POSITION
Those planning to run for a position at the Reorganization Meeting must self-nominate ahead of the meeting, in accordance with Standing Rules of the 46th District Democrats, Section 12, which states, "Candidates for 46th officer roles must nominate themselves ahead of the meeting at which an election will be held, and the names of nominated candidates must be timely made available to the membership."
Read the descriptions of each Executive Board position here.
If you're interested in running, we have established the following deadlines, to ensure that we provide timely notice of candidates, to the membership:
- Self-nominations for Executive Board positions will be accepted via this Google Form beginning January 4. You do NOT need a Google account to submit via this form.
- Candidates who declare and submit biographies by 7:00pm on Sunday, January 12, will be posted to the 46th Dems website by Tuesday, January 14. Submissions received after
- All self-nominations are due no later than 11:59pm on Wednesday, January 15.
- A final list candidates (with submitted bios) will be posted to the website and included in an email to the membership by Friday, January 17.
Candidates and members are invited to take part in an optional E-Board Candidate Meet & Greet:
📅 DATE: Sunday, January 19
🕖 TIME: 2:00-4:00pm
📍 LOCATION: Seattle Mennonite Church, 3120 NE 125th St, Seattle WA 98125
If you have any questions, please reach out to Chair Brown at [email protected]