Keeping Maine blue!
This is the last week to sign up to be a State Delegate. Only 5 days left to nominate yourself and represent your community at the State Convention!
As you know, we want to recruit State Delegates from every community in Maine because we want every city and town to be represented in these big decisions! If you haven’t signed up yet, please do so ASAP!
Candidates only have until March 15 to gather petition signatures to get on the ballot. Here are some upcoming opportunities this week:
Any Democrat is able to propose an amendment to the MDP Platform, Charter, and to run for State Committee by taking out an online petition through our system and collecting signatures from State Delegates and Alternates. The deadline to finish collecting signatures and submit a petition is April 29, 2022.
The Maine Democratic Party is seeking applicants for multiple positions, including:
Saturday, Feb. 5
South Portland1 1am-1pm 239 Harriet St.South Portland, ME 04106
Facebook event here: https://fb.me/e/1x4c9si2P
Sunday, Feb. 6
Cumberland Dems 1pm-3pm Twinbrook Recreation Area 185 Tuttle Road, Cumberland
Facebook Event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/348719270172731
Sunday, Feb. 6
Harpswell Dems and Harpswell Indivisible “Civic Sunday”
4 LOCATIONS!!!!
Greetings Cumberland County Dems!
Here is our Agenda – and some important information – for the upcoming General Membership Meeting now scheduled for Sunday, February 20th 3:00 – 5:00 PM (virtually by Zoom). This email has lots of important information, forgive us for the length!
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Please join the meeting early to assist us in preparing for a vote (you need to be in the meeting by 3:00 so that we can prepare for voting).
Want more information? Keep reading – we have more details are below!
As always, feel free to reach out to us at chair@cumberlandcountydemocrats.org or cumberlandcountydems@gmail.org with your questions, comments, or concerns. Or, to tell us you want to get more involved!
Joe Zamboni, CCDC Acting Chair
Due to the uncertainty of the pandemic, the Caucus and Convention process will be a bit different this year. Elections that normally occur at Caucuses will happen online and State Delegates can sign up for that important volunteer role now (you can even nominate yourself). Delegates will be able to participate at the Democratic State Convention in May either in-person or virtually!
Delegates will make important decisions about the Party’s issue platform, rules, and who serves on our leadership committee at the Democratic State Convention in May.
Learn More and Sign Up Here
Nominations for State Delegate are open through February 20 and online voting will take place from February 27 through March 6. Don’t delay! Participation is open to all Maine Democrats.
The roles of CCDC Chair, Vice-Chair, and 2nd Vice-Chair are currently open! These roles, especially in election years, are incredibly important (and can be time-consuming too). These positions are also part of the CCDC Executive Committee – the decision-making body of CCDC in between General Membership meetings. The Executive Committee meets roughly every two weeks. You do not need to be a present member of the CCDC to run, but you do need to be registered as a Democrat in Cumberland County. If any of these opportunities sound like a role you could take on, feel free to let us know in advance, and send us a short biography that we will distribute to membership prior to the next meeting. Nominations will also be taken from the floor on February 20th. We will also elect a representative to the State Committee from Cumberland.
*Additional notice – If any election results in a vacancy in another CCDC office, an election for that position shall follow immediately.
You can read more about the roles of Chair, Vice-Chair, and 2nd Vice-Chair at the CCDC Bylaws Page.
We have before us a proposal to amend the CCDC Bylaws. Any amendment to the Bylaws must be initiated by petition and signed by at least ten members of the CCDC. This proposal, initiated by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, would create a permanent CCDC Anti-Racism & Inclusion Committee (becoming our 4th CCDC Standing Committee). According to the Bylaws, this proposal needs to be simply voted up or down at our meeting, modification is not permitted.
Read the Proposed Bylaw Amendment Here
We discussed and have planned a CCDC Executive Team “Listening Session” so that CCDC members can have a forum to speak to the Executive Committee directly about how our committee can be more effective and strategic, moving forward. Please join us Sunday, March 13, from 4:00 – 5:00 PM using the registration link below. This Listening Session will be a few weeks after our February General Membership meeting (so that the newly elected officers can attend), and provide a forum for folks to express ideas, proposals, and suggestions for a bluer county. Please consider joining us and sharing your important ideas for a bluer county in 2022.
State Delegates represent their community at the Maine Democratic State Convention in (May 2022- virtual or in-person) and they are responsible for making crucial decisions and voting on the Party Platform, Charter, and new State Committee members. Any registered Maine Democrat can nominate themselves to be a State Delegate. No prior experience required! Sign-up here: www.mainedems.org/vote
Here’s how the process works:
Want to learn more? The MDP is holding info sessions on February 9 and February 15.
Keep Those Nominations Coming
As you may know, each community in Maine is allocated a certain number of State Delegates and we want to fill as any of those positions as possible! You can see from the above graphic that Lincoln County has already filled 20% of their delegate positions with Sagadahoc and Franklin Counties not far behind! Keep up to the good work!
