PRECINCT CONVENTION PROCEDURES - Bexar County Democratic Party选区会议程序-贝克萨尔县民主党

Step The Temporary Chair appoints a temporary Two secretary of the convention
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calls for all Qualified members of the Party to sign in on Exhibit A with their presidential preference. “Qualified” means that they voted in 2019 Democratic primary and reside in that precinct. Please verify on the voter roll if you were able to pick it up from the election judge.
Step Four
Temporary Chair announces that the convention will be conducted in accordance with the Texas Election Code and the Rules adopted by the Party in accordance with Section 163.002 of the Election Code, and that the 2000 edition of the Roberts Rules of Order, Newly Revised will govern parliamentary procedure. (See the back of TDP Rules for briefing on Parliamentary Procedure. ) Temporary Chair announces that a copy of the party Rules is available for inspection. (This will be in your packet.)
Step Ten, Continued
After the number and percent of presidential preference or uncommitted status are announced and accepted by the convention, anyone else who signs in will be able to participate, but will not change the established percentages required for a caucus. Their names should be marked with an asterisk: *
each CAUCUS Line 2 Enter the Total number of eligible participants at
CONVENTION Line 3 % of Convention (divide line 1 by line 2) Line 4 Enter Total Number of delegates to which your
Step Thirteen
Determine how many delegates each caucus gets. The Formula is: Total # in Caucus/Total # at Precinct Convention X Total # of SD or County Delegates to which Precinct is Entitled (Round DOWN) If there is an unallocated delegate, the caucus with the highest fraction gets the delegate.
Worksheet to determine the # of delegates each caucus gets
Clinton Obama Uncommitted Total Line 1 Enter the total number of eligible people signed in for
Precinct Convention minutes)
Step Election for Permanent Secretary by majority vote. Eight (Enter the name in the Precinct Convention minutes.)
Step Calculate the Number and Percentages of each Nine Presidential Preference or Uncommitted Status
PRECINCT CONVENTION PROCEDURES
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
Step One
Temporary Chair calls convention to order. (This position is generally filled by the precinct chair; however, any qualified voter (resides in that precinct and voted the Democratic primary) can assume the position of Temporary Chair of the convention) Note: The precinct convention cannot begin prior to 7:15, and it cannot begin until the last voter in line has voted and been given an opportunity to sign in at the precinct convention.
Step Ten Permanent Chair announces: •Number of eligible voters on roll (Exhibit A) •Number of delegates and alternates to the County/Senatorial Convention (on the front of your packet) •Number and percent of eligible members signed in for each presidential and uncommitted preference. The Chair should call for the convention to accept the report. Enter this information in the Precinct Convention Minutes.
Step Election for Permanent Chair by majority vote. (Enter
Six the name in the Precinct Convention minutes.)
Step Permanent Chair calls for nominations for Permanent Seven Secretary. (These names should be entered in the
Enter number of people attending your convention (from Exhibit A sign-in sheet) This is the number that was announced by the Chair and accepted by the convention. Enter number of delegates to the SD/County Convention to which your precinct is entitled. This will be on the front of the packet.
at your convention. From Exhibit A, count the number of participants signed in for EACH PREFERENCE and the TOTAL OF ALL SIGNED IN and divide EACH PREFERENCE TOTAL by the total number of eligible participants of the convention signed in on Exhibit A. (Total of each preference/Total signed in=% of each preference)
Step Eleven (Work sheet)
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Determine the number of people needed to make a caucus The formula is: Total # attending convention/Delegates to which your precinct is entitled You must ROUND UP!
Divide line 1 by line 2, extending to two decimal places If Line 3 is not a whole number, round UP to the next whole number. This is the number people required to make a caucus.
Step The Temporary Chair calls for nominations of Five Permanent Chair. (These names should be