Washington State Democratic Chairs Organization

Here is the finished booth. All ready for the fair. Terry

This is what our Wheat Land Communities Fair booth looks like. Hope you like it and let me know if it came through OK.

We will also have a golf cart in the parade for the Democrats. Ken and Barb Caylor, Ken is running for office, will be riding. If there is room so will I with candy to throw.

From: Blinn, Katie - Office of the Secretary of State
To: Subject: PCO Elections

Dear County Chairs,

We have received a few questions about PCO races in the context of the new Top Two Primary.

PCO races will appear on the ballot after all ballot measures and other offices. Voters will be instructed:

“If you consider yourself a Democrat or Republican, you may vote for a candidate of that party.”

Candidates will be listed by party, and the candidate from each party who receives the most votes will be declared elected.

After the Congressional District Caucuses on May 17th, I would like to put the two campaigns to work building our infrastructure. We need the Delegates and Alternates from the Precinct Caucuses to join the party and become PCO's, and we need them to file for that office with the county elections departments.

The State Party Caucuses meet alongside the Washington State Democratic Central Committee (WSDCC) around the state. Normally quarterly, these official meetings provide a way for the various demographically based groups to plan strategy and coordinate activities within their communities and with each other.

The following caucuses are officially recognized and granted space at central committee meetings and conventions:

• Agriculture and Rural Caucus
• Black Caucus
• Asian American Caucus

Debby Pattin, WSDCO Treasurer for the past three years, has stepped down to better commit her energies to a full-time teaching position beginning in January, and work on the Obama campaign. Debby has been a great and talented Executive Board member of the WSDCO and we will miss her talent, skill, and enthusiasm.

A new treasurer will be elected at our next meeting in Vancouver on January 26th.

Please join me in wishing Debby well.

Thank you,
Susan Sheary
WSDCO Chair

The 27th District represents portions of Tacoma and Fife in Pierce County.

http://www.27thdems.org/

Chair: Jeannie Mitchell - djmitchells@net-venture.com
Vice Chair: David Schroedel - dschroedel@yahoo.com

The 13th District represents most of Grant, all of Kittitas and part of Yakima Counties.

Chair: Carmen Streiff - cls@bentonrea.com
Vice Chair: David Bowen - davidbowen@elltel.net

This page will be used to share training materials.

Caucus training for Chairs (PDF - 1.17MB)

Caucus information for Attendees (PDF - 629KB) - from King County

PCO Training (PDF - 1.8MB) - from King County

The WSDCO uses Roberts Rules of Order, Newly Revised.

The attached file is an easy one page printout that shows the most common motions and some useful information about when and how to use them.

(Please log in to see the file)

Washington State has 39 Counties. Our goal is to have an active and vibrant Democratic Party in every county.

This map shows the current partisan status of the 39 counties in Washington. Blue means majority Democrat. Red means majority Republican. Purple means majority Independent. Orange means the elections are non-partisan. Please use the links to the left or below to drill down to your county for more information.

Adams | Asotin | Benton | Chelan | Clallam | Clark | Columbia | Cowlitz | Douglas | Ferry | Franklin | Garfield | Grant | Grays Harbor | Island | Jefferson | King | Kitsap | Kittitas | Klickitat | Lewis | Lincoln | Mason | Okanogan | Pacific | Pend Oreille | Pierce | San Juan | Skagit | Skamania | Snohomish | Spokane | Stevens | Thurston | Wahkiakum | Walla Walla | Whatcom | Whitman | Yakima