Becoming a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention
The Blount County Democratic Party will be participating and holding their Countywide Delegate Convention for the election of delegates to the District Level Delegate convention to determine candidates who will go to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Our County Convention will be March 10th, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the MLK Community Center in Alcoa.
Everyone is welcome to attend the County Convention on March 10 but if you wish to become a Delegate or a candidate to be a delegate please follow the instructions contained in the forms downloadable below.
In order to become a candidate to be a delegate you must first fill out a Declaration of Candidace Pledge of Support Form the download link is below, or you may go to the TNDP website to download the same form.
THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO THE TENNESSEE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HEADQUATERS NO LATER THAN MARCH 1, 2012 IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BE A CANDIDATE TO BE A DELEGATE AT THE MARCH 10, 2012 LOCAL COUNTYWIDE DELEGATE CONVENTION and/or THE DISTRICT CONVENTION and/or THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. Also included below is a one page description of how the delegate process works in Tennessee.
