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Washington State's Democratic Precinct Caucuses will be held on Saturday, February 9th, 2008 beginning at 1:00 pm.  The caucuses are a grassroots process where Democrats come together across the state in order to voice their opinion about which candidate should represent the Democratic Party in the 2008 Presidential Election.  The caucuses also provide an invaluable opportunity for building the party in preparation for our 2008 election efforts and will give attendees the chance to introduce resolutions on issues about which they are concerned.

Precinct Caucuses - The first tier in the Caucus-Convention Cycle consists of the Precinct Caucuses which will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 1:00 pm at a location in or near your neighborhood. Delegates and alternates representing each presidential candidate will be elected at the Precinct Caucuses and will attend the next level of the Caucus-Convention Cycle, the Legislative District Caucus and County Convention. Resolutions are also introduced at the Precinct Caucuses and forwarded to the local County Convention.

Legislative District Caucuses and County Conventions - The second tier in the Caucus-Convention Cycle consists of Legislative District Caucuses and County Conventions. Legislative District Caucuses will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2008 beginning at 10:00 am. Delegates and alternates representing each presidential candidate are elected at the Legislative District Caucus. Delegates and alternates elected at the Legislative District Caucus will attend the next level of the Caucus-Convention Cycle, the Congressional District Caucus and the State Convention. The Legislative District Caucus may also address resolutions and develop a platform, although this is not always the case. County Conventions will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2008 beginning at 9:00 am. In addition to addressing resolutions forwarded from local Precinct Caucuses the County Convention will also adopt a County Platform.  Congressional District Caucuses and the State Convention. 

The third and final tier of the Caucus-Convention Cycle consists of Congressional District Caucuses and the State Convention. Congressional District Caucuses will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008 beginning at 10:00 am. 51 delegates and 9 alternates representing presidential candidates are elected at Washington’s 9 Congressional District Caucuses. Delegates and alternates elected at the Congressional District Caucuses will attend the National Democratic Convention which will be held in Denver, CO from August 25-28, 2008. The State Convention will be held in Spokane, WA on Saturday, June 14, 2008 beginning at 9:00 am. In attendance will be the 2,000 delegates and many of the 1,000 alternates elected at the Legislative District Caucuses. Additional delegates and alternates to the Democratic National Convention will be elected or appointed in order to fill out Washington’s full delegation of 97 delegates and 13 alternates. The State Convention will also address resolutions forwarded from County Conventions and draft a platform based on the current State Party Platform and platforms of local party organizations from across the state.

For additional information on the 2008 Caucus-Convention Cycle please read the 2008 Washington State Delegate Section and Affirmative Action Plan. This document is available on-line at http://www.wa-democrats.org/index.php?page=display&id=197

If you have any additional questions please contact your local party organization or the Washington State Democratic Party at (206) 583-0664 or jaxon@wademocrats.org.