Precinct Caucus

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Precinct Caucus
Officers
Think of a precinct caucus as a neighborhood
meeting. It is the doorway into the DFL
party... Read more...
The precinct chair (C) and associate chair (AC)
are elected by the precinct caucus attendees.
They automatically serve on the CU central
committee (Level 2). In addition to running the
meeting on precinct caucus night, they are
expected to help during elections.
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Precincts
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Elects
Convention
Executive Committee
Central Committee
The highest governing body of each CU is a
convention that consists of delegates elected
from a lower level. It usually meets once in each
general-election cycle. Read
more...
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County Units (CU)
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Between central-committee meetings the CU is
governed by an executive committee that usually
consists of a chair (C), an associate chair (AC),
a secretary (S), a treasurer (T), an affirmative
action officer (A) and some directors (D).
Committee members are screened and recommended by
the CU nominations committee that was formed at
precinct caucus (Level 1). The executive
committee is formally elected for a two-year term
by the CU convention delegates (Left). The
executive committee serves on the CU central
committee (Left). The chairs also serve on the CD
central committee (Level 3).
Read more... In addition to the units officers
elected at the convention, the CU executive
committee includes any member of a higher-level
executive committee who lives in that party unit.
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Between conventions the CU is governed by a
central committee that consists of the unit's
officers and of delegates elected from
lower-level party units, usually including the
chairs of those lower-level units.
Read more...
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Elects
Convention
Executive Committee
Central Committee
The highest governing body of each CD is a
convention that consists of delegates elected
from a lower level. It usually meets once in each
general-election cycle.
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Congressional Districts
Between central-committee meetings the CD is
governed by an executive committee that usually
consists of a chair (C), an associate chair (AC),
a secretary (S), a treasurer (T), an affirmative
action officer (A) and some directors (D).
Committee members are screened and recommended by
the CD nominations committee that was elected at
the CU convention (Level 2). The committee is
formally elected for a two-year term by the CD
convention delegates. The executive committee
serves on the CDs central committee (Left). The
chairs also serve on the state central committee
(Level 4). Read more....
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Between conventions the CD is governed by a
central committee that consists of the unit's
officers and of delegates elected from
lower-level party units, usually including the
chairs of those lower-level units.
Read more...
In addition to the units officers elected at the
convention, the CD executive committee includes
any member of a higher-level executive committee
who lives in that party unit.
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Elects
Convention
Executive Committee
Central Committee
The highest governing body of the state DFL is
the state convention that consists of delegates
elected at lower levels and usually meets only
once in each general-election cycle.
Read more...
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State
The chair (C), associate chair (AC), secretary
(S), treasurer (T), and affirmative action
officer (A) of the state executive committee are
elected by the state central committee (Left).
The directors (D) that serve on the executive
committee are screened and recommended by the
state nominations committee that was elected at
the CD convention (Level 3). The directors are
officially elected by the state convention
delegates. The executive committee serves on
the units central committee (Left). The chairs
also serve on the Democratic National Committee
(Level 5). Read more....
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The role of the state central committee is to set
the priorities of the party including approving
the budget and electing members of the state
executive committee. It consists of delegates
elected at lower levels as well as other officers
who serve by default. Read more....
Elects National Committees State Commissions
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Elects
Convention
DNC Chair
Democratic National Committee
National Convention Delegates from Minnesota
start at the Precinct Caucus. (Level 1)
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National
The chair (C) appoints about one third of the DNC
members.