MI DEM PARTY NOMINATING CONVENTION
Join the Progressive Caucus at Lansing Center in Downtown Lansing on Saturday, August 29th!
In order to vote you must have been registered with the MI Dem Party Before July 28th! 30 Days before Convention.
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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NOMINATING CONVENTION
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AUGUST 29TH
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LANSING
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MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY ✳︎ NOMINATING CONVENTION ✳︎ AUGUST 29TH ✳︎ LANSING ✳︎
Learn more about the convention:
EARLY MORNING | 7am - 9am
Credentialing
If you were not credentialed the Saturday before, make sure you get credentialed first thing in the morning. Credentialing opens at 7am, as soon as you arrive, get in line [likely long line] to receive your lanyard.
Candidate Signatures
Likely while waiting in line you will be approached by campaign volunteers carrying clipboards asking for your signature. Each convention candidate needs to accumulate enough signatures by 1:00 pm to secure their place on the convention ballot. You may support as many candidates as you like, but sign for each candidate only once. Keep track by jotting down candidate names as you sign their petitions.
The Progressive Caucus encourages attendees to sign the petition for each of the endorsed candidates.
MORNING | 9am - 12am
Caucus Meetings!
All of the identity and ideology caucus will be meeting in two batches during this time period. Meeting topics may include caucus business, but are mostly going to focus on hearing from convention candidates. During the first batch (9-10:30 AM) you can attend any other MDP Constituency Caucus:
Progressive Caucus Meeting
The Progressive Caucus meeting will focus on the caucus endorsed candidates, primarily focused on candidates seeking the nomination at the convention. Additional time will be given to Progressive Endorsed candidates running in the August Primary.
Join us to hear from Progressive Candidates at our caucus meeting at 10:45 AM - 12:15 located in room BR3!
EARLY AFTERNOON | 1pm - 2:30pm
Congressional District Party Meetings
Each Congressional District has their own party which will hold meetings in different rooms. At these meetings, your Congressmember or party chair will give remarks, and you will also here from candidates or elected in or around your district.
CD 1 — Room 202
CD 2 — Room 203
CD 3 — Room 204
CD 4 — Room Gov Rm
CD Meeting Locations
CD 5 — Room 201
CD 6 — Room BR 5&7
CD 7 — Room BR 2&4
CD 8 — Room 205
CD 9 — Room BR 8
CD 10 — 101 & 102
CD 11 — Room BR 1
CD 12 — Room BR 6
CD 13 — Room BR 3
LATE AFTERNOON | 3pm - close (6/7ish?)
Full Party Meeting!!
At 3pm, all attendees will coalesce in the main room for the main event - the elections for the statewide races. This meeting will likely start off with voting to approve rules report, resolutions report, and the election of a convention chair.
Votes to Endorsement Statewide Candidates
Eventually the convention chair will call for nominations for different candidates. Each candidate will be nominated for each race, and then voting will begin on the Voatz app. The races will be done in the following order: Secretary of State (10), Attorney General (1), State Supreme Court (2), State Board of Education (2), Michigan State University Board of Trustees (2), Wayne State University Board of Governors (2), and University of Michigan Board of Regents (2)