Take Me To Your Leader

by: lpackard

Wed Nov 29, 2006 at 09:16:54 AM EST

New precinct delegates were elected by the August primary. County conventions were held right after Election Day to elect new Executive Committees for each county party.

The next part happens in December, when the new Executive Committees of each county will meet. They will then elect a new county party Executive Board.

Wayne County works differently since it's all done by Congressional District there - that leadership will be voted on at the MDP state party convention in February I think?

Whether or not you are on your county's Executive Committee and have a vote, try to make this meeting. This is your chance to meet the people who want to lead your county party for the next 2 years, and maybe even throw your hat in the ring for a position. (Although if you want to run for something, you should probably already be talking to folks now for support.)

Contact your county party for Executive Committee meeting details.

After the new county party Executive Board is elected, they (or just the Chair?) may put together a slate of people for appointment to the Michigan Democratic Party's State Central committee (the body which runs the state party). This is probably handled directly by the CD leadership in some cases. The actual elections happen by Congressional District, at the state convention in Feb.

The MDP state convention will reconvene in February to elect a new state party chair, new leadership for all the congressional district committees, and new leadership for State Central. That convention is open to all, voting privileges available for all 30-day MDP members and precinct delegates.

This is based off my own experience (in Washtenaw County) of how things work. Every county seems to operate a little differently, so I wouldn't be too surprised if your process is slightly different. I think a lot of this stuff (meeting dates and so on) are governed by MDP rules, so they have to happen within a certain time frame.