Harrisonburg Democratic Committee

Representing the party of Jefferson, Jackson, Roosevelt, and Kennedy in Harrisonburg, Virginia, the capital of the Shenandoah Valley.

Democratic Call to Caucus

Harrisonburg Democratic Committee

Whereas, it is the duty of the Harrisonburg Democratic Committee to issue the Call to Caucus for the purpose of electing 7 delegates and 3 alternates to the Sixth Congressional District Democratic Convention and the Virginia Democratic State Convention.

Now therefore be it resolved that the Harrisonburg Democratic Committee hereby issues the Call to Caucus to convene an assembled caucus at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2008, at the Harrisonburg Municipal Building, 345 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia, for the sole purpose of electing 7 delegates and 3 alternates to the Sixth Congressional District Convention and the Virginia Democratic State Convention, and the following provisions shall govern the convention, to wit:

1. Prefiling: Those wishing their names to be placed on the ballot at the Caucus shall prefile their candidacy by 5 p.m. April 16,2008, with the Harrisonburg Democratic Committee Chair, Alan Finks, 434-6140.

2. Voluntary Administrative Fee: There shall be a voluntary administrative fee of twenty dollars ($20) for each person filing for delegate, payable to the Harrisonburg Democratic Committee. Payment of this fee is completely voluntary. No statement is required in order to waive payment.

3. Notice Requirements: The Harrisonburg Democratic Committee shall make known the time, date, and location of the Caucus at least 7 days prior to the Caucus through posting on at least one website, distribution to the committee email list, and a news release to Harrisonburg media. Notice of the prefiling deadline for delegate and alternate positions shall be made known at least 7 days prior to the Caucus through posting on at least one website, distribution to the committee email list, and a news release to Harrisonburg media.

4. Conduct the Caucus: The doors to the Caucus will be opened at 6:30 p.m. Check-in will occur between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. The doors to the caucus will be closed at 7:30 p.m. and no further persons will be permitted to enter. Those in line at 7:30 p.m. will be permitted to complete the check-in process and will be permitted to participate. The Chair of the Harrisonburg Committee or his designee, shall be the Temporary Chair of the Caucus and shall appoint a Temporary Secretary and such other Temporary Officers of the Caucus as is deemed appropriate. Until the adoption of the Rules, the order of the Caucus shall be determined by the Chair of the Caucus, subject to the approval of the Caucus participants, Robert’s Rules of Order, and the Virginia Democratic Party Plan.

5. Affirmative Action: It shall be the duty of each local Democratic chair and the members of each local Democratic Committee to take all feasible steps to encourage broad participation in the delegate selection process. Discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, religion, ethnic identity or economic status in the delegate selection process is prohibited. The Harrisonburg Democratic Committee shall make every effort to ensure that the Harrisonburg delegation is half-male and half-female.

6. Call Distribution: It shall be the duty of the Harrisonburg Democratic Committee Chair to distribute a copy of the Call to Caucus. It shall further be the duty of the Harrisonburg Democratic Committee Chair to cause this Call to Caucus to be publicized through the news media of Harrisonburg as is feasible.