Resolution to Resolution to PlatformPlatform

The Voice of the People, orThe Voice of the People, or

Your Chance to Define the Your Chance to Define the Democratic PartyDemocratic Party

Process OverviewProcess Overview

1.1. Create a resolutionCreate a resolution

2.2. Precinct Caucus votesPrecinct Caucus votes

3.3. County Platform Committee writes County Platform Committee writes a planka plank

4.4. County Convention votesCounty Convention votes

5.5. State Platform Committee includes State Platform Committee includes the plankthe plank

6.6. State Convention votesState Convention votes

Create a ResolutionCreate a Resolution

Choose an issue.Choose an issue. Research it.Research it. Develop an argument for your Develop an argument for your

solution.solution. Write the resolution.Write the resolution. Take copies to the Precinct Caucus.Take copies to the Precinct Caucus.

The Precinct CaucusThe Precinct Caucus

Rally support before the meetingRally support before the meeting Ask the PCO how to distribute your Ask the PCO how to distribute your

copiescopies ““I move we approve a resolution to…”I move we approve a resolution to…” Participate in the discussionParticipate in the discussion Give the secretary a copyGive the secretary a copy Volunteer to be on the platform Volunteer to be on the platform

committeecommittee

County Platform County Platform CommitteeCommittee

Start with existing county platformStart with existing county platform Add any resolutions passed since Add any resolutions passed since

thenthen Add resolutions from the Precinct Add resolutions from the Precinct

CaucusesCaucuses Create plank(s) for each resolutionCreate plank(s) for each resolution Draft the proposed new platformDraft the proposed new platform

County ConventionCounty Convention

Starts with the proposed platformStarts with the proposed platform May add, amend, or remove planksMay add, amend, or remove planks Votes on the platform as amendedVotes on the platform as amended Approved document is the County Approved document is the County

PlatformPlatform

State Platform State Platform CommitteeCommittee

Members are elected by county and Members are elected by county and legislative district according to state legislative district according to state party rules.party rules.

Committee receives all county Committee receives all county platforms.platforms.

Consolidates planks.Consolidates planks. Drafts proposed state platformDrafts proposed state platform

State ConventionState Convention

Motion to approve proposed Motion to approve proposed platformplatform

Delegates may add, amend, or Delegates may add, amend, or remove platform planksremove platform planks

Delegates vote on platform as Delegates vote on platform as amendedamended

Approved document becomes state Approved document becomes state platform.platform.

National PlatformNational Platform

Only written in Presidential election Only written in Presidential election yearsyears

Platform committee chosen from Platform committee chosen from national delegates elected at state national delegates elected at state conventionsconventions

Platform committee begins with a Platform committee begins with a platform written by the nominated platform written by the nominated Presidential candidatePresidential candidate