Convention & Elections this Saturday!
Our chapter is holding its annual Local Council officer elections on Saturday, June 27th at 2 p.m. as part of our Local Convention Part I. We will also be hearing our State of the Chapter report and annual Treasurer's report.
This year, we will hold an open voting period that begins on June 27th and runs to 5 p.m. on Friday, July 3rd in order to accept ballots by mail. This is the first year we are offering mail-in ballots as an option. The election packets with candidate information and the ballots were mailed the beginning of this week.
On Saturday, all members in good standing will receive an email from Opavote, an online voting platform, with a link to the online ballot. Votes through Opavote will also be accepted until 5 p.m. on July 3rd. You must be a member in good standing in order to vote. Join DSA or apply for a dues waiver. If you have just joined the chapter this week, please forward your confirmation email to [email protected] by noon on July 27th.
Local Convention Hub We have a dedicated page on our website for this year's Convention. It has all the information you need about how to vote, who the candidates are, and what to expect.
Open Call for Bylaw Amendments & Political Resolutions
Finally, we are accepting proposals for bylaw amendments and political resolutions to consider and vote on during the July 25th portion of Convention. Bylaw amendments add, remove, or alter the text of our chapter's bylaws. Political resolutions are the same type of document we typically vote on during General Meetings. We will provide more information about this process in the coming weeks, but you can read about how to write a resolution here.
Amendments and resolutions must be submitted to [email protected] by members in good standing by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 12th.
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Our chapter has implemented the national DSA Harassment Policy. To get in touch with our Harassment and Grievance Officers, you can email [email protected] to ask them questions and inform them of any inappropriate behavior.
