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WELD COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE REORGANIZATION MEETINGS

2025 Reorganization – Saturday, February 8 – 9:00 am Johnstown Senior Center – 101 Charlotte St – Johnstown, CO 80534

Central Committee meetings for the Weld County Democratic Party, 19^th Judicial District, County Commissioner Districts 1, 2 and 3, and House District 50

8:30 – 9:00 am Registration (voting members must register to receive credentials) 9:00 am    Central Committee Meetings

AGENDA

The order of business may be altered to accommodate introductions of dignitaries and to facilitate balloting. 9:30    Deadline to declare candidacy for state or congressional central committee or state executive committee at Election Board table. Additional candidates will be accepted during the meeting if an insufficient number of candidates apply.

A.   Weld County Central Committee

1. Call to order, Beverly Wallace, County Chair
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Comments from the Chairperson
4. Report of registration count and finding of Registration Chair
5. Motion to fill precinct organizer vacancies
6. Overview of Central Committee structure, schedule and balloting procedures – Permanent Organization Chair Jerad Sutton and Election Board Chair Barb Whinery
7. Approval of the agenda
8. Nomination and election of Weld County Chair
9. Approval of minutes of February 11, 2023, Central Committee meeting
10. Treasurer’s report
11. Nomination and election of 1st Vice Chair
12. Vacancy Committees – All vacancies in state, congressional, judicial, senatorial, representative, or county commissioner party central committees shall be filled by the respective party county central committees (R.S. 1-3-1040 or as specified by party rules.
13. Nomination and election of 2nd Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer
14. Election of State Executive Committee Members (5)
15. Election of State Central Committee Members (14)
16. Recess County Central Committee

New officers in districts, please report the results of your central committee meeting to the Weld County Secretary at the adjournment of your meeting.

 19^th Judicial District Central Committee (the same as the County Central Committee)

1. 1. Elect chair, vice chair and secretary of JD As a single-county judicial district, the officers of the judicial district central committee are the officers of the county central committee by rule.
   2. Vacancy Committee – The vacancy committee is the district central
   3. Other business
   4. Adjourn

C.    Election of Congressional District Central Committee Members (breakout meetings – 20 minutes)

 

1. County Commissioner District Central Committees (20 minutes) Dist. 1: ( )     2: (                ) Dist. 3: (                     )
   1. Nomination and election of Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary
   2. Vacancy Committee – The vacancy committee for the district is defined by statute as the central
   3. Other business
   4. Adjourn

 

(A)  17. Reconvene County Central Committee

Announcement of bonus member elections, if completed. If counting is not completed by adjournment of the meeting, candidates will be notified by email, and results will be posted on the Weld Dems’ website: www.weldcountydems.org

18. Other business and announcements

19.  Adjourn County Central Committee

 

1. House District HD 50 Central Committee
   1. Nomination and election of Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary
   2. Nomination and election of one State Platform Committee Member
   3. Vacancy Committee – The vacancy committee for the district is defined by statute as the central
   4. Other business
   5. Adjourn

   

MULTI-DISTRICT CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS – ALL VIRTUAL

  March 1 – Congressional District Central Committees CD 2     2:30 pm CD 4     10:00 am CD 7     10:00 am CD 8     11:30 am  

Note: Due to a change in Colorado statutes, multi-county House and Senate districts no longer have bonus members from counties. However, all precinct organizers are now members of their ouse and Senate district central committees and will receive official notices from the State Party to participate in virtual multi-district meetings.

March 2 HD 19 3:00 pm  

March 16

SD 1     12:00 pm SD 13 1:00 pm SD 17 4:00 pm SD 23 1:00 pm  

March 22

HD 48 10:00 am HD 63 12:00 pm HD 64 1:00 pm HD 65 12:00 pm   March 8 – STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING IN-PERSON – LOCATION TBD         2025 Weld Democratic Party Reorganization Meetings: Election Procedures

Ballots for County Officers, State and Congressional District Positions:

Printed ballots will be prepared for the county officers and bonus member positions. Names may be added at the Feb. 8 meeting. Go to the Weld Dems website https://weldcountydems.org/ or email the Party at wd.centralcomm@gmail.com to submit your name and the specific position in which you are interested. For further information, call or email Carol Burkhart (970-302-6802 or carollburk@gmail.com. Names received after Thursday, Feb. 6 will be announced at the meeting. Ballot distribution and counting will be conducted by the County Central Committee Election Board. Election board members will not participate in distribution or counting of ballots on which they are listed as candidates.

Election of Commissioner and Legislative District Officers and Platform Committee Members:

Names of candidates may be submitted in advance of the meeting. All candidates will be announced at the meeting. Nominations may also be made from the floor at the specific district central committee meeting. In the event there are two or more candidates for an officer or platform committee position, ballots will be distributed by the Election Board, which will conduct the election. To assist candidates who wish to seek office, the following applies:

1. Each candidate for county or district officer (but not bonus member positions) must have a nominator and a Of those two, one must be a member of the appropriate central committee.
2. No letter of intent is Nominations for officer or platform committee may be made from the floor on the day of the meeting.
3. Each candidate is elected individually (no slates are permitted)
4. Each candidate for county officer will have 5 minutes to address the body (including the nominating, seconding and acceptance speeches).
5. Candidates for bonus member positions must have submitted their names by Thursday, 6 or signed up for the ballot at the Election Board table by 9:30 am on Feb. 8th. Additional candidates may be accepted after the deadline only if an insufficient number of candidates have applied.
6. Candidates for state and congressional bonus positions will have 30 seconds to introduce
7. Each Commissioner and House District will have 20 minutes to conclude their Time limits for officer nominations will be announced in the district meetings.
8. The group of Congressional District bonus members elected must be as close to gender-balanced as possible. Congressional district bonus members will be elected by county central committee members who live in each CD.
9. Each House District Central Committee must elect one member to serve on the state platform committee. As Weld County’s only single-county district, House District 50 will elect one platform committee member on Feb 8^th.
10. Each candidate may request from County Party Headquarters a list of central committee members with contact information.

  Clb 2/01/25 Rev 3       WELD COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE MINUTES FEBRUARY 11, 2023, 1OAM, Via Zoom   Meeting was called to order at 10am by Bev Wallace, Chair. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Quorum was reached and exceeded. Bev W., gave introduction and Zoom instructions. Agenda was approved. Ken Clark presented an overview. Nominations for Officer positions. Bev Wallace nominated for Chair, Pat Bruner for Vice-Chair, Julie Elmquist 2nd Vice-Chair, Teresa Hallenbeck, Secretary. Patricia (Trisha) Nelson offered to step forward for Treasurer, she was then nominated by Jerad Sutton. Nominations for State Executive Committee (SEC) Bonus Members are on the ballot. Nominations for State Central Bonus Members (see ballot). Ken Clark explained how to vote if you carry a proxy or are sharing a computer. Vacancy Committee-Defined by statute as the Central Committee January 2022 minutes were approved. Treasurer’s Report approved. Voting results to be sent by email. Meeting adjourned at 11:34 AM.   -”              5 MINUTE recess prior to breakout rooms.   Mary Young spoke between breakout rooms. She is working on setting up a hybrid town hall meeting covering housing concerns and difficulties.   Meeting adjourned at 1:04pm    

County Party Officers				State Central Committee Bonus Members			Congressional District Bonus Members
Chair	Beverly Wallace			Butler	Thomas		Montoya	Brenda
1st VChair	Patricia Bruner			Dolin	Paulette		Healey	Karen
2nd VChair	Julie Elmquist			Ensz	Kathleen		Padora	John
Secretary	Teresa Hallenbeck			Howell	Mark		Barkey	Richard
Treasurer	Patricia Nelson			Jeffery	Jamie		Butler	Thomas
				Laplante	Ann		Clark	Ken
Judicial District 19 Officers				Padora	John		Ensz	Kathleen
Chair	Beverly Wallace			Riggs	Frederick		Suniga	Deborah
1st VChair	Patricia Bruner			Suniga	Deborah		Weaver	Kenneth
2nd VChair	Julie Elmquist			Sutton	Jerad		Webster	Richard
Secretary	Teresa Hallenbeck			Weaver	Kenneth		Whinery	Barbara
				Webster	Richard		Whitney	Valerie
HD 50 Officers				Whitney	Valerie		Whitney	Troy
Chair	Jerad Sutton			Whitney	Troy
VChair	Tommy Butler						Senate District Bonus Members
Secretary	Valerie Whitney			House District Bonus			Ramirez	Frank
				Montoya	Brenda		Suniga	Deborah
Commissioner District 1 Officers				Riggs	Frederick		Webster	Richard
Chair	Jeri Shepherd			Barkey	Richard		Whinery	Barbara
VChair	Tommy Butler			Clark	Ken		Butler	Thomas
Secretary	Paulette Dolin			Dolin	Paulette		Clark	Ken
				Matthews	Mark		Ensz	Kathleen
Commissioner District 2 Officers				Niebauer	Barbara		Weaver	Kenneth
Chair	Deborah Stewart			Stewart	Deborah		Whitney	Valerie
VChair	Amanda Jaksha			Suniga	Deborah		Montoya	Brenda
Secretary	Jerad Sutton			Webster	Richard		Barton	Jeffrey
				Whinery	Barbara		Matthews	Mark
Commissioner District 3 Officers				Padora	John		Riggs	Frederick
Chair	Jamie Jeffery						Stewart	Deborah
VChair	Spring Erickson
Secretary	Valerie Whitney
State Exec Bonus Members
Butler	Thomas
Laplante	Ann
Riggs	Frederick
Suniga	Deborah
Webster	Richard