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MIKE BERLON, CHAIR; NIKEMA WILLIAMS, FIRST VICE-CHAIR; RUSSELL EDWARDS, TREASURER;

RJ HADLEY, VICE-CHAIR; MIGUEL CAMACHO, VICE-CHAIR; REP. PEDRO “PETE” MARIN, VICE-CHAIR; LAVERNE GASKINS, SECRETARY

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Delegate Candidate Information and

Application

Democratic Party of Georgia

Prepared by: Ansley Tuten



PAID FOR BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF GEORGIA • P.O. BOX 20442 • ATLANTA, GA 30325


RJ HADLEY, VICE-CHAIR; MIGUEL CAMACHO, VICE-CHAIR; REP. PEDRO “PETE” MARIN, VICE-CHAIR; LAVERNE GASKINS, SECRETARYNOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE’S COMMITTEE•WWW.GEORGIADEMS.ORG

A Message from our Chairman

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Delegate to the

Democratic National Convention! On September 3, 2012,

Democrats from across the nation will gather in Charlotte, NC to

celebrate the Party’s nomination of President Barack Obama for

re-election to our nation’s highest office. This convention will

culminate on September 6th

, when President Obama addresses

the Delegates and accepts our Party’s nomination for President

of the United States.

The state of Georgia will send 124 Delegates and 9 alternates to Charlotte. This manual is

meant to outline the process by which a registered voter may become one of these

Delegates. The process for becoming a Delegate is highly competitive and democrats from

all over Georgia will be competing for those positions. The Democratic National Committee

and the Democratic Party of Georgia are dedicated to ensuring that everyone who is

qualified to run has that opportunity. We are also committed to making sure that Georgia’s

delegation adequately represents our State’s diverse population.

We are eager to share with you the process of becoming a Delegate and stand ready to

answer any and all questions you may have. The process can seem a bit complicated, but

we are here to help make it as straightforward as possible. If you have any questions,

please contact your Congressional District Chair or Democratic Party of Georgia County

Affairs Director, Ansley Tuten.

Democratically yours,

Mike Berlon

Chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia






The Georgia Delegation-How Many Delegates Do We Have?

Georgia will elect 124 Delegates and 9 alternates to represent our State at the Democratic

National Convention. 72 of these Delegates (about 75% of the total delegation) will be

elected at the District-Level Delegate Caucuses to be held in each Congressional District

across the state on Saturday April 21, 2012. In addition to these Delegates, 24 At-large

Delegates, plus 9 additional Alternates will be elected by our State Committee members onMay 19, 2012 in Macon, GA.

14 Delegate spots are reserved for those considered Party Leaders and Elected Officials,

commonly referred to as “PLEOs.” These PLEO delegates will be elected at a separate

election that will be held by our State Committee Members on May 12, 2012. In additional

to PLEO delegates, Georgia’s delegation will include At-Large delegates. Any Democrat is

eligible to run as an At-Large delegate including candidates who ran unsuccessfully at the

Congressional District level.

Gender Equity and Priority of Consideration

The DNC mandates that each delegation brought to the Democratic National Convention

contain an equal number of men and women. In this spirit, district-level Delegate caucuses

must elect a pre-determined number of men and women in each district. The break-down

of Delegates to be elected in each district is as follows:

District # of male

Delegates

# of female

Delegates

Total # of

Delegates

1 3 2 5

2 2 3 5

3 3 3 6

4 4 3 7

5 3 4 7

6 3 2 5

7 3 3 6

8 2 3 5

9 2 2 4

10 3 2 5

11 2 3 512 3 2 5

13 3 4 7

TOTAL 36 36 72






Additionally, the DPG is committed to electing a delegation that is representative of the

state of Georgia. The DPG has set its diversity goals based on the voting population of

Democrats in the state of Georgia. These goals are as followed:

African

Americans

Hispanic

Americans

Native

Americans

Asian

Americans

and

Pacific

Islanders

LGBT

Americans

People with

Disabilities

Seniors

65+

Yo

Un

3

% of

Democratic

electorate

62.8% 1.6% undetermined 1.2% 5.9% 11.9% 15.7% 17

Numeric

Goals for

Delegation

78 2 1 1 7 15 19 2

These are not mandates; they are goals which we will make every effort to achieve. In the

election of At-large and alternate Delegates, priority of consideration shall be given to

candidates who belong to these groups.

Financial Obligations of Becoming a Member of the Georgia Delegation

The cost of attending the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte as a Delegate

will range from $2000-$4000. Delegates will be responsible for all costs associated withattending the convention which include, but are not limited to: hotel accommodations,

travel and food. The costs associated with the convention reduce if a Delegate chooses to

share a room with another Delegate. Delegates may also fundraise independently to help

cover the cost of convention. Under no circumstances will the National or State Democratic

Parties be held responsible for any costs associated with individual Delegates. Potential

Delegate candidates must sign a waiver acknowledging this statement before they are

eligible to run for a Delegate spot.

Qualifying to be a Delegate Candidate

Anyone wishing to run to be a Delegate must meet the following criteria:

Be a registered voter in the district in which they intend to run

Fill out the candidacy application and candidates’ party declaration and Presidential

preference form located on the Georgia Democrats website, www.georgiadems.org,

or at the conclusion of this manual.

http://www.georgiadems.org/








These forms must be filled out and sent to the DPG offices no later than March 22, 2012 for

those wishing to be a candidate at the District level. Candidates wishing to run for a PLEO,

At-large or Alternate Delegate spot must submit these forms no later than April 26,

2012Forms may be submitted:

Electronically, by emailing signed copies of these forms to

[email protected] By fax, to the attention of Mike Berlon at 877-744-9438

By mail, to the attention of Mike Berlon at PO BOX 20442, Atlanta, GA 30325. Mailed

candidate affidavits must be postmarked by March 22, 2012

By hand-delivery, to the Democratic Party of Georgia Headquarters, located at 763

Trabert Ave. Atlanta, GA 30318.

Presidential Right of Review

After all of our candidates have submitted their candidate application and candidates’ party

declaration and Presidential preference form, each candidate will be submitted to the

presidential campaign for review. If a candidate is stricken from the list by a presidential

campaign, he or she may not be elected as a delegate or alternate at that level pledged to

that candidate.

How is the Georgia Delegation Elected?

There are two methods by which a registered voter may be elected to serve as a Delegate

to the Democratic National Convention. Delegates are elected by their congressional

districts in district-level caucuses, or can be elected by the Democratic Party of G eorgia’sState Committee.

District-Level Delegate Caucuses

Each of the Democratic Party of Georgia’s Congressional District Chairs has selected a

central location in their congressional district to serve as a site for the District-Level

Delegate Caucuses, to be held Saturday April 21, 2012 at 8am. Voting will begin promptly at

12pm and no other electors will be permitted to cast ballots if they have not registered by

the beginning of voting.

The contact information for our 13 Congressional District Chairs can be found here:

Congressional

District

Chair Contact Information

1 Jeana Brown [email protected]

912-294-3167

mailto:[email protected]










2 Kattie Kendrick [email protected]

478-825-2985

3 George Johnson [email protected]

678-358-4655

4 Acting Chair: Rep. Billy Mitchell [email protected]

770-465-8800

5 Catherine Smith [email protected] 678-596-1845

6 Ben Myers [email protected]

770-570-8981

7 Steve Reily [email protected]

404-277-4784

8 Stephanie Woods-Miller [email protected]

478-787-9729

9 David Robinson [email protected]

770-893-9134

10 Patsy Harris [email protected] 706-342-1011

11 Don Wilson [email protected]

678-334-8050

12 Liz Johnson [email protected]

912-541-1237

13 Melissa Prescott-Crawford [email protected]

678-462-8270

Method of Election

Registration for the District-level Delegate caucuses will begin at 8 am on Saturday April 21,

2012. Anyone registered to vote in the congressional district in which they intend to caucus

may cast a vote for Delegate candidates. Registration will close at exactly 12 pm and no

other electors will be permitted to cast votes for Delegate candidates. Anyone in line, but

has not completed the registration process by 12pm will be allowed to register and cast a

vote for their preferred Delegate candidates. Candidates are allowed two minutes to

address the audience, and are not permitted to have a nominating or seconding speech.

Ballots will be distributed and voters may vote for a number of candidates equal to the

number of Delegates to be elected from the district. For example, the first congressional

district has been allotted three male and two female Delegates, so voters may select up to

three male and two female candidates.

Anyone who is registered to vote, is willing to sign a statement of support for the

Democratic Party, and resides in the district in which they are intending to vote is permitted









































to cast a ballot at the District-Level Delegate Caucus. Each candidate may encourage their

supporters to attend the caucus and cast a vote for them.

The highest vote-getter, regardless of gender, is seated first. The next highest vote getter of

the opposite gender is seated second, and the seating alternates by gender until all of the

Delegate seats have been filled. Due to gender equity requirements, this method of seating

Delegates may result in a candidate being chosen to be a member of the GeorgiaDelegation who received fewer votes than a candidate of the opposite gender.

PLEO Delegates

PLEO (Party Leader and Elected Official) Delegates are Georgians who hold political office

within the state, or serve in leadership within a political organization. These Delegates could

include: state legislators, big city mayors or municipal officers, and other state, county and

local elected officials or party leaders.

Georgia’s 14 PLEO Delegate spots will be voted on by a special meeting of the StateCommittee, to be held on May 12, 2012 in Atlanta, GA. The deadline to submit your

candidacy as a PLEO delegate is April 26, 2012.

At-large and Alternate Delegates

Individuals wishing to run for Delegate at large, including unsuccessful Delegate candidates

at the district-level must submit the appropriate candidate forms outlined on the “Georgia

Delegate Candidate Check-list” of this manual by April 26, 2012.

Unsuccessful Delegate candidates at the district-level must re-submit these forms to beconsidered a candidate for an At-large Delegate spot. Delegates will be elected by a special

meeting of the Democratic Party of Georgia’s State Committee to be held in Macon, GA on

May 19, 2012. Only State Committee Members will be allowed to vote for these Delegate

candidates. At-large and alternate Delegates are also subject to review by presidential

campaigns.






Georgia Delegate Candidate Check-list

To complete the Georgia Delegate Application Process, the mandatory forms

listed below must be submitted by the appropriate District-level (March 22, 2012)

or At-large (April 26, 2012) application deadline.

_____ Georgia Delegate Candidate Application

_____ Georgia Delegate Candidates’ Party Declaration and Presidential

Preference Form

Please submit these forms to PO Box 20442, Atlanta, GA 30325 ATTN: Delegate Selection, by email to

[email protected] or by fax to 877-744-9438

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Dates to Remember:

Varies Georgia Delegate Training Workshops by Congressional District

March 6, 2012 Presidential Preference Primary

March 22, 2012 District-level Delegate Candidate Application Deadline

April 14, 2012 DPG receives list of approved Delegate candidates

April 21, 2012 District-level Delegate Caucuses

April 26, 2012 At-large, Alternate, and PLEO Delegate

Candidate Application Deadline

May 12, 2012 DPG receives list of approved Delegate candidates

May 12, 2012 PLEO Delegate election- Atlanta, GA

May 15, 2012 Deadline for unsuccessful PLEO candidates to submit

candidacy to run for At-Large Delegate

May 19, 2012 At-large Delegate election- Macon, GA

Please contact your Congressional District Chair or DPG County Affairs Director with any questions that you may

have.









Georgia Delegate

Candidate Application

Please complete this form in order to declare your candidacy as a Delegate to the Democratic

National Convention. All portions of this form must be completed.

Complete Name: ____________________________________________Occupation: ____________________________________________

Congressional District: ___________________________________________

Complete Address: ____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

Phone Number: ____________________________________________

Alternative Phone Number: _______________________________________

Email Address: ____________________________________________

For security clearance purposes

Social Security Number: __________________________________________

Date of Birth: _____________________________________________

Please Check all that Apply:

Gender: ____Male ____Female

Ethnicity: ___African American ____Asian-Pacific___Caucasian___Latino___Native American

Age: ___Youth (18-29)___Middle Aged (30-60)___Senior Citizen (60 and above)

Orientation: ___Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender ___Heterosexual

Disability: ___Yes, please describe: _________________________________

Party Leadership or Elected Positions: ______________________________________________

Receipt of this Statement of Intent certifies that I, _____________________ officially intend

to seek election as a Georgia Delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

X________ I understand that the Presidential Candidates have the right to approve or

disapprove of my candidacy.

X________ I understand that if elected, I am financially responsible for all Delegate related

expenses, including: travel, lodging, meals, registration fees, etc.

I hereby declare my candidacy as a (please select all that apply) ____District Level___PLEO

____At-Large____Alternate Georgia Delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

___________________ ______________________ ____/_____/____

Print Complete Name Signature Date





RJ HADLEY, VICE-CHAIR; MIGUEL CAMACHO, VICE-CHAIR; REP. PEDRO “PETE” MARIN, VICE-CHAIR; LAVERNE GASKINS, SECRETARYO AU HO I Y A Y CA I A O CA I A ’S CO I WWW GEORGIADEMS ORG

Georgia Delegate

Candidates’ Party Declaration and Presidential Preference Form

Please complete this Candidates’ Party Declaration to officially declare your Party affiliation and

your preferred Presidential candidate. All portions of this form must be completed.

Complete Name: __________________________________________________

Congressional District: _________________________________________________

Email Address: __________________________________________________

Preferred Presidential Candidate: ________________________________________

Receipt of this Party Declaration Form certifies that I, ___________________________, am

resident and registered to vote in the _______ Congressional District, located in ______________ County, GA.

My initials signify and proclaim that the below statements are true and accurate:

X______ I believe in the goals of the Democratic Party of Georgia

X______ I am not a member of any other political party or body (as defined in the

Georgia election code)

X______ I am not affiliated with any political group whose ideas, goals, and methods

are incompatible with that of the Democratic Party of Georgia (as identified by

the Executive Committee of the Democratic Party of Georgia).

X______ If it is found that I have submitted this Party Declaration under false

pretenses, I am subject to immediate disqualification as a Georgia Delegate or

Alternate Delegate.

I meet all qualifications and hereby declare my candidacy as a Georgia Delegate to the 2012

Democratic National Convention.

________________________ ______________________ ____/_____/____

Print Complete Name Signature Date

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