Important Upcoming Events! Come be a part of DCDP in this important election year!
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**IMPORTANT** - if you have interest in campaigning to be a national delegate, allowing you to play a part in the Democratic Party's national convention scheduled for September in Charlotte, you must begin the process by being a county delegate, and then state delegate. That means attending the March 3 Precinct Reorganization Meeting is a required first step.
Precinct Reorganization Meetings - 10 a.m. on March 3
Precincts in lower Dorchester County (i.e., Summerville and North Charleston) meet at the County Council Bldg at 500 N Main St in Summerville. Come to this meeting if you reside in one of these precincts:
- Archdale, Archdale 2, Ashborough East, Ashborough East 2, Ashborough West, Ashborough West 2, Ashley River, Bacons Bridge, Beech Hill, Beech Hill 2, Brandymill, Brandymill 2, Briarwood, Briarwood 2, Briarwood 3, Butternut, Carolina, Central, Central 2, Clemson, Clemson 2, Clemson 3, Coastal, Coastal 2, Coastal 3, Coosaw, Coosaw 2, Cypress, Dorchester, Dorchester 2, Flowertown, Flowertown 2, Germantown, Givhans, Givhans 2, Greenhurst, Greenwave, Irongate, Irongate 2, Irongate 3, Kings Grant, Kings Grant 2, Knightsville, Lincoln, Miles/Jamison, Newington, Newington 2, North Summerville, North Summerville 2, Oakbrook, Patriot, Saul Dam, Sawmill Branch, Spann, Stallsville, Tranquil, Tranquil 2, Trolley, Tupperway, Windsor
Precincts in upper Dorchester County (i.e., Ridgeville and St. George) meet at the Waggoner Couny Services Bldg at 201 Johnston St in St. George. Come to this meeting if you reside in one of these precincts:
- Four Hole, Grover, Harleyville, Indian Field, Indian Field 2, Reevesville, Ridgeville, Ridgeville 2, Rosinville, Rosses, St. George 1, St. George 2
Each precinct elects a president, vice presidents, secretary and treasurer, and also elects its representative to the county party's executive committee. We will also select our county party delegates, who get to attend the County Party Convention (see below).
This year's meetings will also double as the Democratic Presidential Primary election, too, so come aboard and cast your vote for Obama!
County Party Convention - 7 p.m. on March 19 at Ridgeville Town Hall
County Party Delegates meet to elect new officers to the positions of Party Chair, 1st Vice Chair (different ethnicity of the chair), 2nd Vice Chair (opposite sex of the chair), 3rd Vice Chair (under 30 years of age), and county party representatives to the state party executive committee (one male, one female and two alternates). We will also elect our state delegates, who get to attend the state party convention (which is where the elections for national delegates takes place). Please note that state delegates get elected to two-year terms.
State Party Convention - May 12 (time to be announced) at the Convention Center in Columbia
All of our county's State Delegates get to attend the annual South Carolina Democratic Party convention, where elections for national delegates take place. A new state party platform also gets reviewed and voted on for approval.
BBQ & Blues 2012!
February 25th at the Ice House Restaurant (104 E Doty in Summerville, see location map), starting at 6 p.m.
Voter Registration
You can help us win in 2012 now - by registering new voters in your area. Now through the 2012 registration deadline, volunteers will be setting up registration tables and giving people all the information and forms they need to register to vote. We'll post information for registration drives as we know about them; please let us know, too, if you are planning on registering voters and if there's anything we can do to help you. This is an easy way to get involved. If you'd like to start registering voters from your park, mall, church, favorite barber shop, etc., go here for printable materials and information.
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