2008 Call to Convention

Delegates to the Legislative District and County Conventions,

The Call to Convention is going out in the mail... but for your convenience, it is also available online. Please visit the 23rd's online file cabinet to view the Call in PDF format.

Pursuant to Washington State 2008 Delegate Selection Rules of the Washington State Democratic Party, delegates are called to the 2008 Kitsap County Democratic Convention, which will convene at 9:00 AM, Saturday, April 12, 2008, at Olympic High School, 7070 Stampede Blvd., Bremerton (near the KC Fairgrounds). Adopting a platform and electing delegates and alternates by presidential preference to the Congressional District Caucuses (held May 17) and the State Democratic Convention (held June 14) are our main tasks on that day.

Registration for the County Convention will begin at 8:00 AM. We could see a turnout of 2000+ delegates and alternates. If you kept your Certificate of Election from the February 9th caucuses please bring it with you and arrive well before the start of the Convention so the Credentials Committee can get you checked in promptly.

A donation of $5.00 is requested of all delegates to help defray Convention expenses and will be payable upon registration, unless a waiver is requested. While some beverage and snack-type food will be available, attendees should bring their own brown bag lunch, as there will not be formal food service available. The Convention does not recess for lunch and, as such, runs continuously throughout the day.

The 23rd and 35th Legislative Districts will hold sub-caucuses at this Convention to elect delegates and alternates to the Congressional District Caucuses and the State Democratic Convention. Unlike past years, the 26th LD will caucus the previous Saturday, April 5th at Gig Harbor High School.

For more information, visit the File Cabinet link above, and review the Call in its entirety.

23rd LD General Meeting, Sunday March 16th; Special Caucus March 17th

The next 23rd LD Democratic general meeting is Sunday, March 16th from 4pm to 6pm at the Poulsbo Firehall. Invited guests are Senator Phil Rockefeller, Representative Sherry Appleton and Representative Christine Rolfes. Please join us!

Precinct Committee Officers are asked to attend an upcoming Special Caucus on Monday, March 17th at 6pm, at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds Events Center. As you must be aware, Karen Flynn, our County Auditor will be retiring from her long-held position effective March 31. In accordance with state law, that places PCOs in a unique position of responsibility as the local party moves to recommend 3 qualified individuals to the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners from which they will appoint a replacement. The candidates who have applied are Walt Washington, Deborah Broughton, Sara Lingafelter and Christopher Tibbs.

Finally, the March 2008 23rd Legislative District Democrats newsletter is now online in a temporary location. Click here for the newsletter.