The position of Vice Chair of the Democratic Party of Valencia County (DPVC) is vacant and must be filled by election with the voters being the members of the County Central Committee (CCC). The DPVC is also considering a rules change to alter the makeup of the Executive Committee to include all Officer positions and the President of the Valencia County Federation of Democratic Women. This is to serve as the call for a CCC meeting for these purposes.
The process will be as follows:
Eligibility
Candidates must reside within the County and be a registered Democrat in Valencia County for 30 days prior to the election.
Nominations
Nominations of self or others are to be made by notifying the County Chair in writing by 5:00 p.m. MST on Friday, May 31st, 2024. (Email: chair@valenciademocrats.org). The names of all candidates will be posted on the DPVC website (valenciademocrats.org) and Facebook page no later than 5:00 p.m. MST on Saturday, June 1st, 2024.
Election
There will be an in-person meeting of the CCC on Saturday, June 8th at 10am at the Belen Public Library, during this time, we will elect the Vice Chair. (If there is not a quorum of the CCC, we will move to electronic voting via email. The ballots will be sent out on Sunday, June 9th and will need to be returned no later than 5pm on Thursday, June 13th).
Results
Results will be posted to the DPVC website by 5pm on Saturday, June 8th unless we move to electronic voting. Then the results will be posted to the website on Friday, June 14th.
2024 DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VALENCIA COUNTY POST PRIMARY CONVENTION
The Democratic Party of Valencia County will hold the 2024 Post Primary Convention following the CCC meeting.
Date – June 8, 2024
Time – Registration begins at 11am
Location – Belen Public Library – 333 Becker Ave, Belen
Purpose – To elect 12 county post-primary convention delegates; 5 from CD-1 and 7 from CD-2
How to Become a County Delegate – Any Valencia County resident registered as a Democrat no later than May 9, 2024 can vote and run as a delegate.
Contact Information – Summer Ludwig, Chair DPVC – chair@valenciademocrats.org
