Washington State Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plan

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1 Washington State Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plan 0 Issued by the Washington State Democratic Party Tina Podlodowski, Chair September, 0 Approved by the Washington State Democratic Central Committee

2 THE WASHINGTON STATE DELEGATE SELECTION AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Definitions... II. Timetable... III. General Rules... IV. Rules for Delegate Election Meetings... V. Legislative District Caucuses... VI. County Conventions... VII. State Convention... VIII. Affirmative Action... IX. Challenges...

3 Page of SECTION I DEFINITIONS The following definitions apply throughout these rules when the defined term, including capitalization, appears. Bold type is used to assist in identifying defined terms but absence or presence of bold typeface shall not be determinative of whether a defined term was intended if capitalization is not present. A. Affected Groups. Affected Groups include African American, Hispanic/Latino, Enrolled Native Americans, and Asian/Pacific Americans. B. Challenge. An objection to the seating of one or more apparently elected delegates timely and properly submitted in accordance with the Rules Governing Challenges in Appendix C. C. Meeting. Any caucus, subcaucus or convention held pursuant to these rules, including any Legislative District Caucus, County Convention, or the State Convention. D. Other Constituencies of Concern including, women; youth (considered separately to include both those between the ages of and and those between and ); lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, asexual, intersexual, omnisexual, pansexual, genderfluid and the like (LGBTQ+); ethnic groups; persons with high school education or less; persons over ; veterans; and persons affected by low income or homelessness. E. People with Disabilities. Anyone who has a permanent physical or mental impairment, or temporary condition in which the impairment will last throughout the period for which these rules apply, which substantially limits one or more major life activities (e.g., communication, ambulation, self-care, education or employment). Examples of disabilities include, but are not limited to, impaired vision or hearing, paraplegia, epilepsy, heart disease, diabetes, AIDS, or mental illness, to the extent that the disability substantially limits major life activities. F. Registered Voter. Includes all registered voters and any year old who will be eligible to vote on November, 0. G. State Chair. Chair of the Democratic Party of the State of Washington. H. State Committee. Washington State Democratic Central Committee. I. State Party. The Democratic Party of the State of Washington.

4 Page of J. Status. Race, sex, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, gender identity, economic status, or disability. K. Targeted Groups. Named Affected Groups and persons with disabilities traditionally underrepresented in Democratic Party affairs.

5 Sun., September, 0 Mon., October, 0 Sat., March, 0 :00 AM Sun., April, 0 :00 PM Sat., June, 0 :00 AM Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plan Page of SECTION II TIMETABLE State Committee meets and adopts 0 Washington State Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plan. Affirmative Action Plan goes into effect. Press kits sent to all state media. Legislative District Caucuses (subject to Sections V and VI hereof.) County Conventions (subject to Sections V and VI hereof.) State Convention Wenatchee, WA

6 Page of SECTION III GENERAL RULES A. Purpose of Rules. The following rules are intended to ensure that all Registered Voters of the State of Washington who consider themselves Democrats, and are willing to so state publicly, may participate in all the activities connected with the 0 caucusconvention cycle. All persons considering themselves to be Democrats are urged to attend Meetings and to participate in the discussions of the issues of the day. B. Application of Rules. These rules shall govern all Meetings discussed in these rules. Any legislative district or county not abiding by these rules may be denied the right to have its delegates, in whole or in part, seated at the 0 Democratic State Convention, subject to appeal to the Credentials Committee for that body. C. Fees or costs prohibited. At no stage of the delegate selection process shall any person be required, directly or indirectly, to pay a cost or fee as a condition for participating in the delegate selection process. Requests for voluntary contributions to the Party may be made, but under no circumstances shall a contribution be mandatory for participation. D. Meeting times, locations and accessibility. All Meetings shall be scheduled at times and dates which are uniform throughout the state for equivalent jurisdictions, except as provided in Sections V.B and VI.B with respect to county conventions. No person shall participate in more than one Meeting at any level of the process. Meetings shall be scheduled for dates, times, and places which would be most likely to encourage the participation of all Democrats eligible to attend and must begin and end at reasonable hours. Meeting locations shall be reasonably accessible to all, including People with Disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations at a Meeting should file requests with the entity issuing the Call at least ten () days prior to the Meeting. E. Meeting Notices. Notice of any Meeting shall be mailed or ed, as allowed by a jurisdiction s bylaws, at least ten () days prior to the scheduled Meeting to all delegates and alternates concerned and to the news media, and shall include at least the following information:. The authority giving notice. Who is eligible to participate. Starting time, place, and address of the Meeting. Proposed agenda. Proposed operating rules. Any fee, etc, involved in the Meeting (see Section III.C.). Officers to be elected, if any. Nominations for elective office, if any

7 Page of Other pertinent, concise information to prepare the delegate for the work to be accomplished Reasonable accommodation should be made to provide access to all of the above in alternative language format and for People with Disabilities upon request. F. Open Party. The Democratic Party of the State of Washington reaffirms its commitment to an open party by incorporating the five basic elements listed below. These provisions demonstrate the intention of the Democratic Party to ensure a full opportunity for all affected group members to participate in the delegate selection process.. All public Meetings at all levels of the Democratic Party should be open to all members of the Democratic Party regardless of Status.. No test for membership in, nor any oaths of loyalty to, the Democratic Party should be required or used which has the effect of requiring prospective or current members of the Democratic Party to acquiesce in, condone or support discrimination based on Status.. The time and place for all public Meetings of the Democratic Party on all levels should be publicized fully and in such a manner to assure timely notice to all interested persons. Such Meetings must be held in places reasonably accessible to all party members including People with Disabilities, and large enough to accommodate all interested persons expected to attend.. The Democratic Party, on all levels, should support the broadest possible registration without discrimination based on Status.. The Democratic Party should publicize fully and in such manner as to ensure notice to all interested parties a full description of the legal and practical procedures for selection of Democratic Party officers, nominees, delegates and representatives on all levels. Publications of these procedures should be done in such a fashion that all prospective and current members of the Democratic Party will be fully and adequately informed of the pertinent procedures in time to participate in each selection procedure at all levels of the Democratic Party organization, and that all prospective candidates or applicants for any elected or appointed position within the State Democratic Party will have full and adequate opportunity to compete for office. G. Discrimination is Prohibited. Discrimination on the basis of Status in the conduct of all Democratic Party affairs is strictly prohibited.

8 Page of 0 0 H. Quorum. A quorum for the Legislative District Caucus or County Convention shall consist of thirty percent (0%) of participants per the final credentials report. A quorum for the State Convention shall consist of thirty percent (0%) of the number of delegates seated on the final credentials report. Prior to the final credentials report, a quorum shall be the number of delegates present. At any Meeting in which delegates are to be elected, once a quorum is established it may not be challenged until the election of delegates has been completed. I. Minority reports. Minority reports may be presented in addition to the majority report of any committee if supported by the signatures of ten percent (%) of the members of that committee. J. No Unit Rule. The unit rule shall not be permitted at any Meeting. A unit rule is any rule or practice whereby all members of a Party unit or delegation are required to cast their votes in accordance with the will of the majority. K. No Proxy Voting. Proxy voting shall not be allowed in the delegate selection process. L. No Official Delegate Slate. Any individual or group of Democrats may sponsor or endorse a slate of candidates for delegates at a Meeting. But no slate may, by virtue of such endorsement, receive a preferential place on a delegate selection ballot or be publicly identified on the ballot as the official Democratic Party organization slate, and all slates must meet identical qualifying requirements for appearing on a ballot at all levels of the delegate selection process. M. Forfeiture. Any duly elected delegate or alternate who ceases to be a Registered Voter in the jurisdiction from which they were elected, shall automatically forfeit their seat and an alternate shall be seated in their place. N. Seating of Delegate by Certificate of Election. If the chair of any Meeting fails to submit the name of any delegate or alternate to the proper authority, the delegate or alternate may be seated upon presentation of their certificate of election and proper identification.

9 Page of 0 0 SECTION IV RULES FOR DELEGATE ELECTION MEETINGS A. Application of Rules. These rules for delegate election apply to the election of delegates at the Legislative District Caucus or County Convention during the delegate selection process. B. Eligibility to Vote or Participate. To vote in a Meeting, the individual must be a resident, Registered Voter in the jurisdiction and sign a registration sheet stating that the individual is a Democrat, and agrees to recordation of and public display of their attendance at the Meeting. Furthermore, those individuals who are not qualified to register to vote in the jurisdiction because of residence, citizenship, or age shall be allowed to participate in the platform discussion, but may not vote on rules, matters of order, resolutions or for the election of delegates or alternates, nor may they be elected as delegates or alternates. C. Procedures for the Nomination and Election of Delegates and Alternates. All candidates for delegate must be Registered Voters in the jurisdiction from which they are elected. A candidate who is not a delegate to the Meeting or who is not present must signify in advance, individually in writing willingness to serve if elected, willingness to be publicly identified as a Democrat, and self-identification as a Democrat. Said letter or shall be delivered or ed to the caucus or convention chair at or prior to the caucus or convention and shall be read at the Meeting by the chair and shall constitute a nomination. Alternates shall be nominated and elected in the same manner. D. Voting Procedures. Voting for delegates and alternates shall be by written ballot. A ballot to be counted must have all positions filled with no duplications. The vote shall not be weighted. Each Meeting chair shall give clear notice to participants that they must vote for the allotted number of candidates and the chair must also give adequate time to do so and ask voters to check ballots before turning them in. The chair shall provide the ballots. E. District Boundaries. Legislative District Caucuses shall be held under the boundaries as reflected by the party organizations as of the date of the Legislative District Caucus on March, 0.

10 Page of SECTION V LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT CAUCUSES A. Business of Caucus. The principal business of the Legislative District Caucuses shall be the election of delegates and alternates to the 0 Democratic State Convention and selection of nominees for partisan office, as required. The elections shall be conducted pursuant to Section IV. Legislative District Caucuses are also encouraged to adopt platforms. B. Time, Place, Notice, Participation. Legislative District Caucuses shall be held on Saturday, March, 0, commencing at :00 AM Notice pursuant to Section III.E. shall be given by the legislative district chair. Participation at the Legislative District Caucus is governed by Section IV.B. Legislative districts split between two or more counties may hold separate legislative district subcaucuses in each of their counties; such subcaucuses must be held at the time appointed for Legislative District Caucuses, and must be held in accordance with all rules for Legislative District Caucuses. Appendix A provides a preliminary breakdown of which legislative districts are expected to utilize this option; a legislative district wishing to change its designation in Appendix A must be indicate as such in writing to the State Chair by the chair of the legislative district no later than December, 0. Any county made up entirely of legislative districts that are () completely contained within the single county or () meeting in legislative district subcaucuses as provided for in this section may hold its County Convention in conjunction with and on the same date as the Legislative District Caucus(es); no later than January, 0 the State Chair will provide a list to all county chairs indicating which counties are eligible to do so. Any county that is eligible to hold its County Convention in conjunction with Legislative District Caucuses, but which does not wish to do so, must indicate as such in writing to the State Chair from the chair of the legislative district no later than January, 0. C. Allocation of Delegates. Delegates and alternates to the State Convention shall be allocated among legislative districts in proportion to the votes cast for Hillary Clinton and Jay Inslee in the 0 general election. If a legislative district holds subcaucuses pursuant to Section V.B, delegates and alternates shall be allocated among the subcaucuses in proportion to the votes cast in each subdivision for Hillary Clinton and Jay Inslee in the 0 General Election. Allocation of delegates and alternates is provided in Appendix B.

11 Page of 0 0 D. Credentials Committee. The legislative district central committee or executive board shall select a Legislative District Caucus credentials chair and committee not less than thirty (0) days prior to the caucus. The final credentials report shall be adopted prior to the conduct of any other official business, but no earlier than :00 AM. Individuals who arrive and sign in after the final credentials report may participate and vote, but their presence will not affect a quorum call. The Credentials Committee should have at least one member from the legislative district affirmative action committee, if one has been appointed. If requested to do so in accordance with the Rules Governing Challenges attached as Appendix C, the Credentials Committee may hear and resolve Challenges to the eligibility of attendees to participate in the Legislative District Caucus or provide other assistance to the WSDCC Rules Committee in connection with resolution of Challenges. E. Plurality Vote, Equal Division. A plurality of those present and voting shall be required to elect a delegate. The delegation elected shall differ by no more than one (disregarding any positions won by non-binary persons) between the number of women and number of men in both the delegate and alternate categories unless there are an insufficient number of nominees from one gender to fill the available positions. In any election for officers or nominees for partisan office a majority vote is required. E. Rules Committee. The legislative district organization or executive board shall select a Legislative District Caucus rules chair and committee not less than thirty (0) days prior to the caucus. It shall meet in advance of the caucus and shall propose rules for the caucus. The Rules Committee should have at least one member from the legislative district affirmative action committee, if one has been appointed. F. Delegate Election Report. The legislative district chair shall ensure the transmission of the names, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, and addresses of delegates and alternates elected at the Legislative District Caucus to the State Democratic Chair within five () days of their election. Alternates shall be listed in the order in which they were elected. At the time of election, the caucus chair shall furnish each delegate and alternate with a certificate of election.

12 Page of 0 0 SECTION VI COUNTY CONVENTIONS A. Business of Convention. The business of County Conventions shall include the adoption of a platform or resolutions. B. Time, Place, Notice, Participation. County Conventions not held concurrently with Legislative District Caucuses shall be held on Sunday, April, 0, commencing at :00 PM. Notice pursuant to Section III.E. shall be given by the county chair. Participation at the County Convention is governed by Section IV.B. C. Credentials Committee. The county central committee or executive board shall select a County Convention credentials chair and committee not less than thirty (0) days prior to the convention. The final credentials report shall be adopted prior to the conduct of any other official business, but no earlier than :00 PM. Individuals who arrive and sign in after the final credentials report may participate and vote, but their presence will not affect a quorum call. The Credentials Committee should have at least one member from the county affirmative action committee, if one has been appointed. If a Challenge is not otherwise being reviewed pursuant to the Rules Governing Challenges attached as Appendix C, the Credentials Committee may hear and resolve Challenges to the eligibility of attendees to participate in the Legislative District Caucus being held in conjunction with the County Convention. D. Platform Committee. The county central committee or executive board should select a County Convention platform chair not less than sixty (0) days, and committee not less than thirty (0) days prior to the convention. It should meet in advance of the convention, consider resolutions and draft a proposed platform. E. Rules Committee. The county central committee or executive board shall select a County Convention rules chair and committee not less than thirty (0) days prior to the convention. It shall meet in advance of the convention and shall propose rules for the convention. The Rules Committee should have at least one member from the county affirmative action committee, if one has been appointed.

13 Page of SECTION VII STATE CONVENTION A. Time, Place, Appointment of Officials. The 0 Democratic State Convention shall commence on Saturday, June, 0 at :00 AM in Wenatchee, Washington. The State Chair is authorized to appoint the temporary chair, the secretary, the parliamentarian and the sergeants-at-arms. B. Number of Delegates. There will be 00 elected delegates and 00 elected alternates to the State Convention. Any county allocated fewer than four () delegates may send up to six () people to the convention to serve as delegates; in such case the county s delegate votes shall be divided evenly between such delegates in attendance, to a maximum of one () delegate vote per attendee; if the number of attendees from such a county is less than the number of delegate votes allocated to the county, alternates from other counties in the legislative district may be seated to hold the remaining delegate votes. In addition to the elected delegates, the following shall be automatic delegates to the State Convention: all State Committee members, all DNC members residing in Washington State, county chairs, legislative district chairs, Democratic Members of Congress from Washington State, Democratic Statewide Elected Officials, and Democratic State Senators and Representatives as determined by the State Convention Credentials Committee on Friday, June. C. Seating of Alternates. Alternates shall be listed and seated in the order in which they were elected and shall serve only for their respective legislative districts. Alternates shall be seated in the following order: a. An alternate of the same gender and from the same county b. An alternate of a different gender, from the same county c. An alternate of the same gender, from a different county d. An alternate of a different gender, from a different county Within one of the categories listed above, an alternate who received more votes shall be seated before an alternate who received fewer votes at the same meeting. When filling a seat for which alternates elected at different meetings are equally eligible, the position shall be filled by lot from among the equally eligible alternates. D. Business of Convention. The business of the State Convention shall be proposed by the State Convention Rules Committee and confirmed by the State Convention, including, but not limited to nominating any required candidates office. Workshops may be held at the discretion of the State Chair. The State Convention shall adopt permanent rules governing the conduct of its business at the beginning of each Convention, and until the adoption of such permanent rules, the Convention and the activities attendant thereto shall be governed by temporary rules set forth in the Call to the State Convention.

14 Page of 0 0 E. Standing Committees of the State Convention.. Pursuant to the Rules Governing Challenges attached as Appendix C, the Credentials Committee shall have the power to certify delegates as submitted by the various legislative district and county chairs, and to recommend settlement of all Challenges submitted after the transfer of jurisdiction over Challenges from the WSDCC Rules Committee to the Convention Credentials Committee. The final credentials report shall be adopted prior to the conduct of any other official business. A member of the Washington State affirmative action committee will serve on the Credentials Committee. The Credentials Committee will ensure compliance with the party s affirmative action goals.. The Platform Committee shall hold hearings and shall meet and consider resolutions and platforms as submitted by the various counties and/or legislative districts and draft a proposed platform, information about which shall be mailed or ed to all delegates and alternates to the State Convention at least ten () days prior to the convention. At its first meeting the Platform Committee shall adopt procedures for determining what resolutions are properly submitted to the Convention, which shall include at least all resolutions adopted by County Conventions and submitted in a timely manner to the State Party.. The Rules Committee shall draft proposed rules and a proposed agenda for the conduct of the convention which shall be mailed or ed to all delegates and alternates to the State Convention at least ten () days prior to the convention. A member of the Washington State affirmative action committee will serve on the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee will ensure compliance with the party s affirmative action goals.. Committees shall hold an initial meeting in advance of the State Convention at a time and place to be determined by the State Chair.. The State Chair shall appoint the chair or co-chairs of the Credentials, Rules and Platform Committees no later than December, 0. The appointment shall be confirmed by the State Committee at the State Central Committee at its next meeting. Each legislative district and county organization shall elect one member to each of the three committees no later than January, 0.

15 Page of Section VIII AFFIRMATIVE ACTION A. Organization. Membership. The State Affirmative Action Committee Chair(s) and members, appointed by the State Chair, and Chairs of all caucuses covered by the States Human Rights Commission or their appointees who are members of the State Central Committee shall constitute the Affirmative Action Committee. To the greatest extent possible, the Committee shall be broadly representative of Targeted Groups.. Meetings. The Affirmative Action Committee shall meet at the time and place of the State Committee meetings. The chair or chairs of the Committee may call meetings at other times.. Mission. The Affirmative Action Committee shall work to ensure full participation and representation for all democrats, with particular concern for Targeted Groups. The Committee shall adopt affirmative action programs with specific goals and timetables for African Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, Enrolled Native Americans, Asian/Pacific Americans, and People with Disabilities. Other Constituencies of Concern include but are not limited to women, youth (considered separately to include both those between the ages of and and those between and ), persons over years of age, LGBTQ+, and persons of economic disadvantage.. Local Affirmative Action Chairs and Committees. Each legislative district and county chair may appoint an affirmative action chair, and where possible a committee, to develop for the legislative district and county party organization a program or plan to ensure full participation and representation of Targeted Groups within the legislative district or county. Implementation shall be designed to assist legislative district or county party organizations in achieving results at the Legislative District Caucuses, the County Conventions, and other activities associated with the 0 Caucus/Convention Cycle. The local committee may have one or more representatives from each of the Targeted Groups where feasible.. Support for Committees. State, legislative district and county party organizations may provide financial and staff support for their respective affirmative action committees. The State Committee shall provide for all affirmative action printing and mailing.

16 Page of Oversight. The affirmative action committee shall assist, promote and encourage the legislative district and county party organizations to implement, monitor and comply with the affirmative action plan.. Goal to Increase Participation. State, legislative district and county organizations shall make every effort to seek participation of Targeted Groups in the 0 democratic delegate selection process, in all democratic affairs, and fully implement the state affirmative action plan. State, legislative district and county organizations are encouraged to conduct voter registration programs aimed at Targeted Groups to increase Targeted Group participation at all levels of the Democratic Party. B. Publicity. Publicity Campaign Plan. State, legislative district and county organizations shall plan a comprehensive publicity campaign to cover all political subdivisions utilizing all press outlets and media so far as they are known. The publicity campaign shall be designed to encourage participation in the delegate selection process and the political process and shall include information on eligibility to vote and how to become a delegate, the time and location of each stage of the delegate selection process and where to get additional information. The publicity campaign shall include information on party structure and encourage full participation in the selection of governing bodies at the county, legislative district and state levels, and especially at the precinct level. The publicity campaign shall encourage Targeted Groups to participate as precinct committee officers (PCOs) and become active members of their local party organizations. The publicity campaign shall begin no later than January, 0.. Implementation of Publicity Campaign. The publicity campaign shall be implemented by state, county and local party organizations and shall include the media campaign outlined below and the following: a. The State Committee shall publish and make available at no cost a media packet consisting of these rules and a clear and concise explanation of how Democratic voters can participate in the delegate selection process. Copies of the above shall be distributed to all county and legislative district chairs and vice chairs, State Committee members, presidents of all known democratic organizations and clubs recognized by the State Committee, all Targeted Groups and the news media. The groups and organizations should be asked to inform their constituencies and urge participation in the process. Party organizations shall work with their respective affirmative action chairs and/or committees to conduct workshops to explain the process to such groups and organizations.

17 Page of b. The State Party shall publicize the delegate selection process in all parts of the state. c. Special efforts shall be made by county and legislative district party organizations to announce and/or post notices of all steps in the delegate selection process. Such notices shall include all information necessary to encourage participation in the delegate selection process.. Media campaign. In consultation with the state Affirmative Action Committee the State Party shall make press kits with copies of the rules and other pertinent information and provide them to the daily and weekly newspapers and the electronic media with coverage to at least one newspaper in each county and legislative district. Publicity efforts by state and local party organizations shall, at a minimum, include the following: a. The use of newspaper ads, P.S.A.s, and other radio or television time to inform the public of how, when and where to register to vote. There shall be a statewide campaign covering all types of media, major and minor. b. A priority effort shall give full information and publicity in minority newspapers and newsletters, and on radio, ethnic press, Spanish speaking, Enrolled Native American, and other non-english language press and radio, labor press, church press, publications of women s organizations and any other special media in the state that is likely to reach Targeted Groups. c. The State Party shall provide Spanish Language tapes to the Spanishspeaking stations. To the extent that television sources are used, television tapes or appropriate medium shall be made for both commercial and public television stations, which will include captions for the hearing impaired.. Follow up. The State Committee shall issue follow-up statements urging full participation by all Democrats, with special emphasis on Targeted Groups as the beginning of the process approaches. C. Education. Training Seminar. A seminar for all party officers shall be held in February 0 so they may become fully informed and better able to answer questions on the delegate selection process and the Democratic Party s national charter. This seminar shall be publicized to all Targeted Groups.

18 Page of Distribution of Rules. Copies of State Party rules, this plan, relevant state statutes, and explanatory materials shall be distributed to all legislative district and county chairs and vice chairs and chairs of the legislative district and county affirmative action committees, State Committee members, officers of the state young democrats, presidents of all known democratic clubs, caucuses and all known Targeted Group organizations. They shall be requested to fully inform their members of the process and rules.. Public Meeting. The legislative district and county chairs in coordination with the State Party shall ensure that meetings are held in each legislative district and county throughout the state prior to March, 0 to explain the process, answer questions, and invite requests for reasonable accommodations. Such meetings shall be given full publicity with special attention given to inform all known Targeted Group organizations and shall be held in locations that are easily available.. Speaker Bureaus. State, County and local party organizations may organize speaker bureaus of volunteers who will fully familiarize themselves with the delegate selection process and the affirmative action plan and be available to explain the process. A goal of the speaker bureaus shall be to identify and appear before all known Targeted Groups. The speaker bureaus shall be given full publicity so various groups can use the service.. Brief data on process. The State Committee will publish and make available for distribution notices of all caucuses, meetings or conventions. Said notices will set forth the time, date and place of the meeting. Special efforts will be made to distribute this information to all known Targeted Groups and organizations.. Alternative language materials. The State Party shall take appropriate steps to provide materials in alternative language formats, which can be made available upon request, including appropriate media for the visually impaired, and provided to the county and legislative district chairs to be reproduced in those area with significant numbers of non or limited English-speaking and visually impaired constituencies to publicize the County Conventions and Legislative District Caucuses. Party organizations are urged to provide material in alternative languages when appropriate and feasible.. Voter registration drives. The State, county and local parties are encouraged to conduct, promote and support voter registration drives, particularly to increase voter registration of Targeted Groups. Beginning in February voter registration drives are encouraged to be conducted among high school and college students of voting age and among -year olds who will be voting age by the 0 election. These students should be encouraged to attend the Legislative District Caucuses and County Conventions.

19 Page of 0 D. Representational Goals. Delegate Participation Goals for the State Convention. The delegate participation goals for the 0 State Convention shall be the 0 Democratic Affirmative Action Minimum Goals, which are as follows: African American % Hispanic/Latino.% Enrolled Native Americans.% Asian/Pacific Americans % Persons with Disabilities % LGBTQ+.% Youth (Age to ) % Youth (Age to ) % Since these groups have traditionally voted overwhelmingly Democratic and because there is no registration by party of other means of determining party identification in Washington State, these percentages shall constitute the minimal representational goals for each constituency group.. No Mandatory Quotas. These representational goals shall not be accomplished either directly or indirectly by the imposition of mandatory quotas at any level of the delegate selection process or any other Party affairs. (This provision does not apply to the equal division of the state s convention delegation between men and women. Such a division is mandatory.)

20 Page of SECTION IX CHALLENGES A. Credentials Challenges. Any affected participant may file a Challenge. The challenge must comply in form and substance with the requirements of the Rules Governing Challenges attached as Appendix C and be filed by certified mail with return receipt requested with the State Chair and postmarked no later than ten () days after the Meeting at which the challenged delegate or alternate was elected. A challenge relating to a delegate elected at a Legislative District Caucus or County Convention shall be initially reviewed by the State Convention Credentials Committee or the State Rules Committee, as appropriate based on the timing of the challenge.

21 Appendix A Tentative LD Caucus/County Convention Schedule for 0 LD Caucuses on Saturday, March County Conventions on Saturday, March LD Caucus Adams County Includes th LD Subcaucus LD Subcaucus Pierce part only Asotin County Includes th LD Subcaucus LD Caucus Benton County Includes th LD Caucus and th LD Subcaucus LD Subcaucus Snohomish part only Chelan County Includes th LD Subcaucus LD Caucus Clallam County Includes th LD Subcaucus LD Caucus Clark County Includes th, th and th LD Caucuses, and 0th LD Subcaucus LD Caucus Columbia County Includes th LD Subcaucus LD Caucus Cowlitz County Includes th and 0th LD Subcaucuses LD Subcaucus Pierce part only Douglas County Includes th LD Subcaucus LD Caucus Ferry County Includes th LD Subcaucus LD Caucus Franklin County Includes th and th LD Subcaucuses LD Caucus Garfield County Includes th LD Subcaucus LD 0 Caucus Grant County Includes th and th LD Subcaucuses LD Caucus Grays Harbor County Includes th and th LD Subcaucuses LD Caucus Island County Includes th LD Subcaucus LD Caucus Jefferson County Includes th LD Subcaucus LD Caucus Kitsap County Includes rd LD Caucus, and th and th LD Subcaucus LD Caucus Kittitas County Includes th LD Subcaucus LD Caucus Klickitat County Includes th LD Subcaucus LD Caucus Lewis County Includes 0th LD Subcaucus LD Subcaucus King and Snohomish parts only Lincoln County Includes th LD Subcaucus LD Caucus Mason County Includes th LD Subcaucus LD Caucus Okanogan County Includes th and th LD Subcaucuses LD Caucus Pacific County Includes partialth LD Subcaucus LD Caucus Pend Oreille County Includes th LD Subcaucus LD Caucus San Juan County Includes 0th LD Subcaucus LD Caucus Skagit County Includes th, th and 0th LD Subcaucuses LD Caucus Skamania County Includes th LD Subcaucus Spokane County Includes rd, th and th Caucuses, and th and th LD Subcaucuses Stevens County Includes th LD Subcaucus Thurston County Includes nd LD Caucus, and nd, 0th and th LD Subcaucuses Wahkiakum County Includes th LD Subcaucus Walla Walla County Includes th LD Subcaucus Whatcom County Includes nd LD Caucus, and 0th LD Subcaucuses Whitman County Includes th LD Subcaucus Yakima County Includes th, th and th LD Subcaucuses

22 Appendix A Tentative LD Caucus/County Convention Schedule for 0 County Conventions on Sunday, April LDs not meeting independently King County LD Pierce County LD Snohomish County LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD 0 LD LD LD LD 0 LD LD

23 Appendix B Apportionment of Delegates and Alternates to the 0 Washington State Democratic Convention DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE ALLOCATION BY LD District Vote Totals Delegates Alternates Clinton Inslee Average Exact Base Remain. Rank Bonus Total Exact Base Remain. Rank Bonus Total LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD

24 Appendix B Apportionment of Delegates and Alternates to the 0 Washington State Democratic Convention DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE ALLOCATION BY LD District Vote Totals Delegates Alternates Clinton Inslee Average Exact Base Remain. Rank Bonus Total Exact Base Remain. Rank Bonus Total LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD LD Statewide N/A N/A 00

25 Appendix B Apportionment of Delegates and Alternates to the 0 Washington State Democratic Convention DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES FROM MULTI-COUNTY LDS SEPARATED BY COUNTY District Vote Totals Delegates Alternates Clinton Inslee Average Exact Base Remain. Rank Bonus Total Exact Base Remain. Rank Bonus Total LD King Snohomis LD Pierce Thurston LD Ferry Okanogan Pend Ore Spokane Stevens LD Adams Asotin Franklin Garfield Spokane Whitman LD Island Skagit Snohomis LD Chelan Douglas Grant Okanogan LD Grant Kittitas Lincoln Yakima

26 Appendix B Apportionment of Delegates and Alternates to the 0 Washington State Democratic Convention DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES FROM MULTI-COUNTY LDS SEPARATED BY COUNTY District Vote Totals Delegates Alternates Clinton Inslee Average Exact Base Remain. Rank Bonus Total Exact Base Remain. Rank Bonus Total LD Clark Klickitat Skamania Yakima LD Benton Columbia Franklin Walla Wa LD Cowlitz Grays Har Lewis Pacific Wahkiaku LD 0 Clark Cowlitz Lewis Thurston LD Clallam Grays Har Jefferson LD Kitsap Pierce LD 0 King Pierce LD King Pierce

27 Appendix B Apportionment of Delegates and Alternates to the 0 Washington State Democratic Convention DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES FROM MULTI-COUNTY LDS SEPARATED BY COUNTY District Vote Totals Delegates Alternates Clinton Inslee Average Exact Base Remain. Rank Bonus Total Exact Base Remain. Rank Bonus Total LD King Snohomis LD Kitsap Mason Thurston LD King Skagit Snohomis LD 0 San Juan Skagit Whatcom Gained extra bonus delegate so that each county has at least one Lost a bonus delegate to a county that gained one Lost a base delegate to a county that gained one

28 0 0 0 Appendix C Rules Governing Challenges. Overview. Challenges are initiated by filing a Statement of Challenge with the Director of Party Affairs at the State Party Office and, if relevant, with a copy to the County and/or District Chair of the jurisdiction in which the event(s) giving rise to the Challenge occurred. Upon receipt of a Statement of Challenge a Credentials Review Committee ( CRC ) consisting of the co-chairs of the WSDCC Rules Committee, the State Director of Party Affairs Director, and the State Party Parliamentarian, will review the Challenge and will forward it to the State Convention Credentials Committee, the WSDCC Rules Committee, one or more County or Legislative Credentials Committees or decide the matter themselves, as appropriate under these Rules Governing Challenges. In deciding whether and to what committee to forward a Challenge, the CRC shall be guided by these general principles: Challenges which require little or no factual investigation and little or no rules interpretation should be decided by the CRC to minimize the burden on Credentials Committees around the State. Challenges which require significant factual investigation or which depend wholly on factual determinations should be forwarded to the Credentials Committee of the relevant jurisdiction to determine the facts for the convenience of witnesses and to benefit from local knowledge of circumstances surrounding the events in question. Challenges wholly dependent on an interpretation of the Delegate Selection Rules or other State Party document should be decided by the WSDCC Rules Committee or the CRC to promote consistency in interpretation of rules across the state. Challenges presented for the first time fewer than days before the State Convention should be determined by the Standing Committee on Credentials of the State Convention.. Jurisdiction. The Rules Committee ( RC ) of the WSDCC shall have jurisdiction over all Challenges to implementation or execution of any aspect of the DSAAP except to the extent jurisdiction is explicitly given by these rules to the State Convention Credentials Committee ( SCCC ) or to a Legislative District Credentials Committee ( LDCC ) or County Credentials Committee ( CCC ).. Credentials Review Committee. The Co-Chairs of the R C, together with the State Director of Party Affairs and the State Party Parliamentarian shall constitute the Challenge Review Committee ( CRC ). In the event that these Rules are used in a Presidential year and there is more than one bona fide Presidential Candidate seeking to elect delegates from Washington to the National Convention then at least two of the members of the CRC must refrain from endorsing or otherwise committing to any candidate in the Presidential Race until after the State Convention; provided, however, that in lieu of two members remaining neutral the CRC may elect to require that no more than two of its members may be committed to the same candidate. In the event that the CRC is unable or unwilling to comply with this provision the co-chairs of the RC shall not be members of the CRC and the Chair of the WSDCC shall fill the result vacancies by appointing two members of the RC who will enable the CRC to comply with this provision.

29 The SCCC shall have jurisdiction over any Challenge initiated fewer than days before the State Convention together with any Challenges initiated more than days before the State Convention but not resolved by the RC or the CRC.. All Challenges shall be initiated by submitting a Statement of Challenge to the Director of Party Affairs at the Office of the Washington State Democratic Party, with a copy to each of the other members of the CRC and to the Chair of the Legislative District or Districts in which the alleged violation upon which the Challenge is based is alleged to have occurred. If the alleged violation is alleged to have occurred at a Legislative District subcaucus held entirely within a county, a copy should also be sent to the Chair of the County or Counties in which the alleged violation is alleged to have occurred.. To be timely and complete, a Statement of Challenge shall be verified by the notarized signature of each challenging party and shall include the following: (a) The name, address, address and telephone number of each challenging party and the name, address and telephone number of each challenging party s attorney, if any, or agent of record. (b) A statement by each challenging party that the challenging party has not participated in the affairs of another political party during the preceding month period. Participation in a party s affairs includes, but is not limited to, voting in the immediately preceding primary of that political party. (c) The name, address, address and telephone number of each delegate or alternate whose credentials are challenged, or a statement that such information is unavailable to the challenging parties; or, where delegates or alternates have not yet been selected, the name, address and telephone number of each challenged party. (d) A plain, concise and specific statement, in separately numbered paragraphs, of each alleged violation of the DSAAP or, if relevant, of an order of the RC or CRC. (e) A plain, concise and specific statement, in separately numbered paragraphs, of how each challenging party has been injured with respect to his or her participation in the delegate selection process by each alleged violation. (f) A plain, concise and specific statement, in separately numbered paragraphs, of the relief requested and the reason therefore. If a challenging party proposes that he or she be seated, the challenge shall include a plain, concise and specific statement of the reasons why that party has a right to be seated, superior to that of the delegate or alternate whose seat he or she seeks; and a plain, concise and specific statement of how the challenging party has complied with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and has participated in the delegate selection process.. The CRC may take one of four actions: (a) Dismiss the challenge if required by Rule provided that if the challenge is not dismissed pursuant to Rule the CRC shall provide a reasonable opportunity to the challenged parties to respond;

30 0 (b) Decide the challenge if the CRC concludes based on the documentation provided with the challenge together with the response of any challenged parties that there is no material issue of fact; (c) Refer the challenge to the RC for determination; or (d) Refer the challenge to the LDCC, CCC or SCCC (as appropriate) for determination. A decision by the CRC pursuant to Rule.a or.b must be reflected in a written opinion and may be appealed to the full RC pursuant to Rules to be established by the RC.. The CRC shall dismiss any challenge, or part of a challenge, in the event that: (a) it does not fall within the jurisdiction of the RC; (b) it is brought by persons lacking standing under Rule.b above; (c) it fails to state a valid challenge; (d) the same challenge has been previously resolved; (e) there is no evidence in support of the challenge; or (f) the challenge is frivolous.. Decisions of the CRC made pursuant to Rule.a or.b may be appealed to the State Convention Credentials Committee, provided such appeal is filed with the Director of Party Affairs within business days of the issuance of the CRC opinion. In order to be timely and complete an appeal must include a specific statement of the error alleged to have been made by the CRC and the factual or rule basis for asserting that the CRC action was erroneous.. Unresolved Challenges and Report to the SCCC: The CRC and RC shall report their activities together with all challenges and complaints, to the SCCC. In cases involving unresolved challenges which are appealed to the SCCC the burden of proof shall rest with the party presenting the challenge.