ILLINOIS DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN

ILLINOIS DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN FOR THE 2016 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ISSUED BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS APRIL, 2015

The Illinois Delegate Selection Plan For the 2016 Democratic National Convention Table of Contents I. Introduction & Description of Delegate Selection Process... 1 A. Introduction... 1 B. Description of Delegate Selection Process... 1 II. Presidential Candidates... 4 III. Selection of Delegates and Alternates... 4 A. District-Level Delegates... 4 B. Unpledged Delegates... 9 C. Pledged Party Leader and Elected Official (PLEO) Delegates... 10 D. At-Large Delegates and Alternates... 12 E. Replacement of Delegates and Alternates... 14 IV. Convention Standing Committee Members... 16 A. Introduction... 16 B. Standing Committee Members... 17 V. The Delegation... 19 VI. General Provisions and Procedural Guarantees... 20 VII. Affirmative Action, Outreach and Inclusion Plan... 22 A. Statement of Purpose and Organization... 22 B. Efforts to Educate on the Delegate Selection Process... 24 C. Efforts to Publicize the Delegate Selection Process... 25 D. Representation Goals... 26 E. Obligations of Presidential Candidates to Maximize Participation... 28 F. Inclusion Programs... 29 VIII. Challenges... 29 A. Jurisdiction and Standing... 29 B. Challenges to the Status of the State Party and Challenges to the Plan... 30 C. Challenges to Implementation... 30 IX. Summary of Plan... 31 A. Selection of Delegates and Alternates... 31 B. Selection of Standing Committee Members... 32 C. Selection of Delegation Chair and Convention Pages... 32 D. Presidential Candidate Filing Deadline... 32 E. Timetable... 33 Exhibits to the Affirmative Action Plan... 34 Attachments to the Delegate Selection Plan... 67

A. Introduction Illinois 2016 Delegate Selection Plan for the Democratic National Convention Section 1 Introduction & Description of Delegate Selection Process 1. Illinois has a total of 181 delegates and 13 alternates. (Call, I. & Appendix B.) 2. The delegate selection process is governed by the Charter and Bylaws of the Democratic Party of the United States, the Delegate Selection Rules for the 2016 Democratic National Convention ( Rules ), the Call for the 2016 Democratic National Convention ( Call ), the Regulations of the Rules and Bylaws Committee for the 2016 Democratic National Convention ( Regs. ), the rules of the Democratic Party of Illinois, the Illinois Election Code, and this Delegate Selection Plan. (Call, II.A.) 3. Following the adoption of this Delegate Selection Plan by the Democratic State Central Committee, it shall be submitted for review and approval by the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee ( RBC ). The State Party Chair shall be empowered to make any technical revisions to this document as required by the RBC to correct any omissions and/or deficiencies as found by the RBC to ensure its full compliance with Party Rules. Such corrections shall be made by the State Party Chair and the Plan resubmitted to the RBC within 30 days of receipt of notice of the RBC s findings. (Regs. 2.5, 2.6 & 2.7) 4. Once this Plan has been found in Compliance by the RBC, any amendment to the Plan by the Democratic Party of Illinois will be submitted to and approved by the RBC before it becomes effective. (Reg. 2.9) B. Description of Delegate Selection Process 1. Illinois will use a proportional representation system based on the results of the Primary Election for apportioning delegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention. 2. The first determining step of Illinois delegate selection process will occur on March 15, 2016, with a Primary Election. 3. Voter Participation in Process a. Participation in Illinois delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Pursuant to the Illinois Election Code, voters may register to vote up to 30 days preceding the Primary Election, and declare their affiliation by signing an application for ballot and requesting a Democratic Primary Election ballot when voting in the Primary Election. Ballot applications reflecting a voter s party preference are publicly available and made part of a voter s publicly available voter history. Illinois does not require prior 1 P a g e

declarations of party affiliation as a pre-requisite to participating in the Primary Election. (Rules 2.A. & 2.C. & Reg. 4.3.) b. At no stage of Illinois delegate selection process shall any person be required, directly or indirectly, to pay a cost or fee as a condition for participating. Voluntary contributions to the Party may be made, but under no circumstances shall a contribution be mandatory for participation. (Rule 2.D. & Reg. 4.4.) c. No person shall participate or vote in the nominating process for the Democratic presidential candidate who also participates in the nominating process of any other party for the corresponding elections. (Rule 2.E.) d. No person shall vote in more than one meeting which is the first meeting in the delegate selection process. (Rule 3.E. & Reg. 4.6.) 4. Illinois is participating in the state government-run presidential preference primary that will utilize government-run voting systems. The Democratic Party supported legislation to: a. Promote the acquisition, maintenance and regular replacement of accessible precinct based optical scan systems, which are used throughout Illinois election jurisdictions. (Rule 2.H.(1)) b. Ensure that direct recording electronic systems include a voter verified paper trail, which are required by Illinois law. (Rule 2.H.(2)) c. Ensure that both optical scan and direct recording electronic systems include recognized security measures. These measures include automatic routine manual audits comparing paper records to electronic records following every election and prior to certification or results where possible; parallel testing on election day; physical and electronic security for equipment; banning use of wireless components and connections except where required to provide a voter with disability a secure and approved means to access voting materials and exercise the right to vote; public disclosure of software design; use of transparent and random selection for all auditing procedures; and effective procedures for addressing evidence of fraud or error. (Rule 2.H.(3)) d. The Democratic Party of Illinois supported an amendment to the Illinois Constitution specifying that the right to register to vote or cast a ballot shall not be denied based on race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, or income. The Amendment was approved by the voters in the November, 2014 General Election. The Democratic Party of Illinois also supported several pieces of legislation that were enacted into law that have the effect of making it easier to vote: 2 P a g e

Public Act 97-0081 Requires election authorities to have a sufficient number of ballots available for military personnel at least 46 days prior to any election at which federal officers are elected. Public Act 97-0766 Provides that a voter can cast a provisional ballot if the voter received an absentee ballot but did not return it to the election authority. Requires early voting and grace period registration locations at all State universities. Permits early voting and grace period voting until the Saturday prior to Election Day. Public Act 98-051 HB226 17 year-olds to vote in a primary election if such individuals will be 18 years old on the date of the following general election. Public Act 98-115 Permit online voter registration through the State Board of Elections beginning June, 2014. Allows voters to request an absentee ballot via the internet. Public Act 98-0691 2014 Voter Pilot Program: Expand early voting: (1) early voting would be extended through the Sunday before the election; (2) election authorities would be required to remain open until 7pm Mon.-Fri. the week before the election and 10am-4pm on the first and second Sunday before the election (currently 12-3). Voters would continue to have the option of voting in-person at the election authority on the Monday before the election; Extend grace period voting: (1) grace period voting would be mandated in any permanent voting location through the Monday prior to Election Day; and (2) on Election Day, election authorities would be required to permit voter registration in voting centers or the central location; Require universal voting centers on State university campuses on Election Day and require in-person absentee ballots to be cast at universal voting centers. The site would be set up for the precincts in or bordering the university; Allow vote-by-mail applications beginning the 90 th day before an election (currently 40 days); Remove requirement to show photo ID when early voting. Public Act 98-1171 Extends grace period registration through Election Day; If a voter attempts to register to vote on Election Day but lacks the necessary documentation, the voter may vote provisionally and submit the necessary documentation to the election authority within 7 days; Extend early voting through the Monday prior to an election. Vote By Mail Ballots must be postmarked no later than Election Day, rather than day before, and ballots can be delivered by any carrier (i.e. Fed Ex, UPS). C. Scheduling of Delegate Selection Meetings The dates, times and places for all official Party meetings and events related to the state s delegate selection process have been scheduled to encourage the participation of all 3 P a g e

Democrats. Such meetings will begin and end at reasonable hours. (Rule 3.A & Reg. 4.5) A. Ballot Access Section II Presidential Candidates A presidential candidate gains access to the Illinois presidential preference primary ballot by filing nominating petitions signed by not less than 3,000, but no more than 5,000, registered Illinois voters, which are the same signature minimum and maximum that were in place on January 2, 1994. The filing period for Presidential candidate nominating petitions will be between January 4, 2016 and January 6, 2016. Pursuant to Section 7-10 of the Illinois Election Code, candidates may circulate petitions and gather signatures for a 90 period preceding the last day for filing petitions. Petitions must be filed in the principal office of the Illinois State Board of Elections, 2329 S. MacArthur Blvd, Springfield, Illinois, 62704. Presidential candidates are not required to file any fee to participate in the Primary Election. Write-in Presidential Candidates are allowed. The Presidential preference un-committed will not automatically appear on the ballot. (Rules 11.B., 14.A., 14.B., 14.D., 14.E., & 14.H.) B. OTHER REQUIREMENTS 1. Each presidential candidate shall certify in writing to the State Democratic Chair, the name(s) of his or her authorized representative(s) by January 4, 2016. (Rule 12.D.(1)) 2. Each presidential candidate (including uncommitted status) shall use his or her best efforts to ensure that his or her respective delegation within the state delegation achieves the affirmative action goals established by this Plan and is equally divided between men and women. (Rule 6.I.) A. District-Level Delegates and Alternates Section III Selection of Delegates and Alternates 1. Illinois is allocated 102 district-level delegates and 0 district-level alternates. (Rule 8.C., Call, I.B., I.I. & Appendix B. & Reg. 4.31) 4 P a g e

2. District-level delegates shall be elected by a two-part primarya presidential preference primary that includes the election of delegates on the ballot from each of Illinois 18 Congressional Districts in effect at the time the Plan was adopted. District level delegates will be selected at the March 15, 2016 Primary Election. Candidates for District Level delegates must file nominating petitions, a Statement of Candidacy, and a Presidential Preference form with Illinois State Board of Elections between January 4, 2016 and January 6, 2016. Delegate candidates are not required to pay any fee to participate in the Primary election. District Level Delegates will be elected based upon a proportional representation system reflecting the results of the Presidential preference primary election (including uncommitted) within each Congressional District. 3. Apportionment of District-Level Delegates a. Illinois district-level delegates are apportioned among the districts based on a formula giving one-third (1/3) weight to each of the formulas in the following items 1, 2, and 3: (Rule 8.A.; Regs. 4.10., 4.11 & Appendix A) (1) Equal weight to total population and to the average vote for the Democratic candidates in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. (2) Equal weight to the vote for the Democratic candidates in the 2012 presidential and the most recent gubernatorial elections. (3) Equal weight to the average of the vote for the Democratic candidates in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections and to Democratic Party registration or enrollment as of January 1, 2016. This formula is the same formula that the Democratic Party of Illinois has used since at least 1992 and has always produced the most inclusive Democratic representation because it includes two presidential elections, both of which resulted in record Democratic participation in all regions of the state. b. Illinois total number of district-level delegates will be equally divided between men and women. Because Illinois is allocated 102 District Level Delegates, the maximum gender variation will be zero. (Rule 6.C.(1) & Reg. 4.8.). The male and female delegate candidates receiving the highest number of votes for each presidential preference (including uncommitted) will be elected from each Congressional District until all such delegate positions earned by the preference have been filled. 5 P a g e

c. The district-level delegates are apportioned to districts as indicated in the following chart: District Delegates Males Females Total #1 4 5 9 #2 4 4 8 #3 2 3 5 #4 3 2 5 #5 3 3 6 #6 2 3 5 #7 5 4 9 #8 2 2 4 #9 3 4 7 #10 3 2 5 #11 2 3 5 #12 3 3 6 #13 3 2 5 #14 2 2 4 #15 2 2 4 #16 3 2 5 #17 3 3 6 #18 2 2 4 Total 51 51 102 4. District-Level Delegate Filing Requirements a. A district-level delegate candidate may run for election only within the district in which he or she is registered to vote. (Rule 12.H.) b. An individual can qualify as a candidate for district-level delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention by filing a statement of candidacy designating his or her singular presidential or uncommitted preference and a signed pledge of support for the presidential candidate (including uncommitted status) with the Illinois State Board of Elections. Candidates must also file a nominating petition with the Illinois State Board of Elections containing not less than the lesser of.5% of Qualified Primary Electors of their respective Congressional 6 P a g e

Districts or 500, which is a lower minimum number than was in place on January 1, 1994. This minimum number is established by operation of Section 1A-14 of the Illinois Election Code (10 ILCS 5/1A-14) in order to comply with Rule 14.B of the Democratic National Committee s Delegate Selection Rules. The filing period will be begin on Monday, January 4 and end Wednesday, January 6, 2016. The filings are made at the principal office of the Illinois State Board of Elections at 2329 S. MacArthur Blvd, Springfield, Illinois. (Rules 12.B. & 14.F.). District level delegate candidates must file copies of their Statement of Candidacy and their signed Pledge of Support with the State Democratic Party at 1201 Veterans Parkway, Springfield, Illinois. (Reg. 4.21.) 5. Presidential Candidate Right of Review for District-Level Delegates a. The State Democratic Chair shall convey to the presidential candidate, or that candidate s authorized representative(s), not later than January 11, 2016 a list of all persons who have filed for delegate pledged to that presidential candidate. (Rule 12.D. & Rule 12.F.) b. Each presidential candidate, or that candidate s authorized representative(s), must then file with the State Democratic Chair by January 15, 2016, which is prior to date the Illinois State Board of Elections will certify the Primary Election ballot, a list of all such candidates he or she has approved, provided that approval be given to a number of delegate candidates equal to or greater than the number of delegates or alternates allocated to the district. (Rule 12.E.(1) & Reg. 4.24) c. Failure to respond will be deemed approval of all delegate candidates submitted to the presidential candidate unless the presidential candidate, or the authorized representative(s), signifies otherwise in writing to the State Democratic Chair not later than January 15, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. d. National convention delegate candidates removed from the list of bona fide supporters by a presidential candidate, or that candidate s authorized representative(s), may not be elected as a delegate or alternate at that level pledged to that presidential candidate (including uncommitted status). (Rule 12.E. & Reg. 4.24.) e. The State Democratic Chair shall certify in writing to the Co-Chairs of the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee whether each presidential candidate (including uncommitted status) has used their best efforts to ensure that their respective district-level delegate candidates meet the affirmative action and inclusion considerations and goals detailed in the Affirmative Action section of this Plan within three (3) business days of returning the list of approved district-level delegate candidates and district-level alternate candidates as indicated in section III.A.5.b of this Plan. 6. Fair Reflection of Presidential Preference 7 P a g e

a. Presidential Primary - Proportional Representation Plan (Rule 13.A., 13.B. & Rule 13.D.) The Illinois presidential primary election is a binding primary. Accordingly, delegate positions shall be allocated so as to fairly reflect the expressed presidential (or uncommitted) preference of the primary voters in each district. The National Convention delegates selected at the district level shall be allocated in proportion to the percentage of the primary vote won in that district by each preference, except that preferences falling below a 15% threshold shall not be awarded any delegates or alternates. b. Within a district, if no presidential preference reaches a 15% threshold, the threshold shall be the percentage of the vote received in that district by the frontrunner minus 10%. (Rule 13.F.) c. If a presidential candidate (including uncommitted status) qualifies to receive delegates but fails to slate a sufficient number of delegate candidates, the vacancies in those positions will be filled in a post-primary procedure. (i) (ii) The post-primary selection meeting will be convened by the State Central Committeeman and Committeewoman of the Congressional District within 30 days of the Primary Election. The meeting must occur within the Congressional District and be preceded by adequate public notice. In Cook County, each Democratic Ward and Township Committeeman in the Congressional District will be entitled to cast a weighted vote based upon the total Democratic ballots cast at the Primary Election at which the Committeemen were elected. In the remainder of the State, each precinct committeeman in the Congressional District will be entitled to one vote to fill the vacancy. (iii) Candidates must file a Statement of Candidacy and a signed Pledge of Support with the State Party no later than 10 days before the meeting, and each presidential candidate affected must file their approval no less than 5 days before the meeting. (iv) Each presidential candidate must approve at least one candidate for each vacancy; provided that a presidential candidate may not remove any names unless at least three names remain for every position available. (Rule 13.C.) (v) At such meeting the candidate receiving the highest number of votes will be elected provided that a candidate must receive at last 50% + 1 of the total votes cast to be elected. If no candidate receives 50%+ 1, then all but the top two vote getting candidates will be eliminated and another round of voting will occur. (vi) The State Party Chair will certify in writing to the Secretary of the Democratic National Committee the election of unfilled delegates 8 P a g e

within 10 days of the date the positions were filled, but in no event later than May 1, 2016. 7. Equal Division of District-Level Delegates a. In order to ensure the district-level delegates are equally divided between men and women, delegate positions within each district will be designated by presidential preference beginning with the highest vote-getting presidential preference. This assignment of delegate positions, alternating by sex as mathematically practicable, will continue with the next highest vote-getting preferences in descending order until the gender of each position has been assigned. (Rule 6.C.(1) & Reg. 4.8.) b. In districts with an odd number of delegates, the first delegate selected for the winning presidential preference must be of the same sex as the advantaged gender in that district. Following that determination, the allocation would continue alternating by gender for the winning presidential preference and any subsequent preferences. In districts with an even number of delegates, the highest-vote getting delegate candidate for the district s winning presidential preference will be the first delegate assigned. Following that determination, the state will then designate the remaining positions for that presidential preference and any subsequent preferences alternating by gender, as mathematically practicable. 8. The State Democratic Chair shall certify in writing to the Secretary of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) the election of the state s district-level delegates to the Democratic National Convention within three days after their the certification of the election results by the Illinois State Board of Elections, which must occur no later than 30 days after the Primary Election. ((Rule 8.C. & Call, IV.A.) & Reg. 5.4.B & Reg. 5.4.C)) B. Unpledged Delegates 1. Unpledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials a. The following categories shall constitute the Unpledged Party Leaders and Elected Official delegate positions: (1) Members of the Democratic National Committee who legally reside in the state; (Rule 9.A.(1), Call, I.F., Call I.J., & Reg. 4.13.) (2) The President; (Rule 9.A.2., & Call I.G.) (3) Illinois Democratic Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate; (Rule 9.A.(3), Call I.H. & Call I.J.) 9 P a g e

(4) Distinguished Party Leader delegates who legally reside in the state; Persons who qualify as Distinguished Party Leader delegates are: all former Democratic Presidents or Vice Presidents, all former Democratic Leaders of the U.S. Senate, all former Democratic Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives and Democratic Minority Leaders, as applicable, and all former Chairs of the Democratic National Committee. (Rule 9.A.(5), Call I.G., & Reg. 4.13.) b. The certification process for the Unpledged Party Leader and Elected Official delegates is as follows: (1) Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary of the Democratic National Committee shall officially confirm to the State Democratic Chair the names of the unpledged delegates who legally reside in Illinois. (Rule 9.A.) (2) Official confirmation by the Secretary shall constitute verification of the unpledged delegates from the categories indicated above. (Call, IV.B.1.) (3) The State Democratic Chair shall certify in writing to the Secretary of the DNC the presidential preference of state s unpledged delegates 10 days after the completion of the State s Delegate Selection Process. (Call, IV.C) (4) For purposes of achieving equal division between delegate men and delegate women within the states entire convention delegation, the entire delegation includes all pledged and unpledged delegates. (Rule 6.C) C. Pledged Party Leader and Elected Official (PLEO) Delegates 1. Illinois is allotted 20 pledged Party Leader and Elected Official (PLEO) delegates. (Call, I.D., E. & Appendix B) 2. Pledged PLEO Delegate Filing Requirements a. Individuals shall be eligible for the pledged Party Leader and Elected Official delegate positions according to the following priority: big city mayors and statewide elected officials (to be given equal consideration); state legislative leaders, state legislators, and other state, county and local elected officials and party leaders. (Rule 9.B.(1) & Reg. 4.15.) b. An individual can qualify as a candidate for a position as a pledged PLEO delegate by filing a Statement of Candidacy and signed Pledge of Support form, indicating support for a single Presidential Candidate, with the State Party Committee no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 11, 2016 at its office located at 1201 S. Veterans Parkway, Springfield, Illinois. A candidate may change his or her Presidential preference up until the candidate filing deadline. (Rule 9.B.(3), & Rule 14.G., Reg. 4.16. & Reg. 4.21) 10 P a g e

3. Presidential Candidate Right of Review a. The State Democratic Chair shall convey to the presidential candidate, or that candidate s authorized representative(s), not later than April 14, 2016 at 5:00 p.m., a list of all persons who have filed for a party and elected official delegate pledged to that presidential candidate. (Rule 9.B.(3) & Rule 12.D.) b. Each presidential candidate, or that candidate s authorized representative(s), must file with the State Democratic Chair, at the Democratic Party of Illinois office located at 1201 S. Veterans Parkway, Springfield, Illinois 62706, by April 15, 2016 at 5:00 p.m., a list of all such candidates he or she has approved, as long as approval is given to at least one name for every position to which the presidential candidate is entitled. (Rule 12.E.(2) & Reg. 4.24.) c. Failure to respond will be deemed approval of all delegate candidates submitted to the presidential candidate unless the presidential candidate or the authorized representative(s) signifies otherwise in writing to the State Democratic Chair not later than April 15, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. d. The State Democratic Chair shall certify in writing to the Co-Chairs of the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee whether each presidential candidate (including uncommitted status) has used their best efforts to ensure that their respective pledged PLEO delegate candidates meet the affirmative action and inclusion considerations and goals detailed in the Affirmative Action section of this Plan within three (3) business days of returning the list of approved pledged PLEO candidates as indicated in section III.C.3.b of this Plan. 4. Selection of Pledged Party Leader and Elected Official Delegates a. The pledged PLEO slots shall be allocated among presidential preferences on the same basis as the at-large delegates. (Rule 9.B.(2), 10.C., Rule 13.E. & Rule F.) b. Selection of the pledged PLEO delegates will occur at 12:00 on May 9, 2016 at State Party Headquarters, 1201 S. Veterans Parkway, Springfield, IL, which is after the election of district-level delegates and alternates and prior to the selection of at-large delegates and alternates. (Rule 9.B.) c. These delegates will be selected by a committee consisting of a quorum of the district-level delegates. (Rule 9.C.) Any committee member may move the election of a candidate or candidates. Any motion requires a second. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be elected until all available at large delegate and alternate delegate spots are filled. 11 P a g e

Alternates are not selected at the pledged Party Leader and Elected Official level. These alternates are combined with the at-large alternates and selected as one unit. (Reg. 4.31.) 5. The State Democratic Chair shall certify in writing to the Secretary of the Democratic National Committee the election of the state s pledged Party Leader and Elected Official delegates to the Democratic National Convention within ten (10) days after their election. (Rule 8.D. & Call, IV.A.) D. At-Large Delegates And Alternates 1. Illinois is allotted 34 at-large delegates and 13 at-large alternates. (Rule 8.C., Call, I.B., II. & Appendix B & Reg. 4.31) 2. At-Large Delegate and Alternate Filing Requirements. a. Persons desiring to seek at-large delegate or alternate positions may file a Statement of Candidacy designating their singular presidential or uncommitted preference and signed Pledge of Support for the presidential candidates (including uncommitted status) form with the State Party Committee no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 11, 2016 at its office located at 1201 S. Veterans Parkway, Springfield, Illinois. A delegate or alternate candidate may modify his or her singular presidential preference by submitting an updated pledge of support no later than the filing deadline. (Rules 12.B. & 14.G.; Regs. 4.22, Reg. 4.28 & Reg. 4.31) b. The statement of candidacy for at-large delegates and for at-large alternates will be the same. After the at-large delegates are elected by a committee consisting of a quorum of the district-level delegates, those persons not chosen will then be considered candidates for at-large alternate positions unless they specify otherwise when filing. (Rule 18.A.) 3. Presidential Candidate Right of Review a. The State Democratic Chair shall convey to the presidential candidate, or that candidate s authorized representative(s), not later than April 14, 2016 by 5:00 p.m., a list of all persons who have filed for delegate or alternate pledged to that presidential candidate. (Rule 12.D.) (Reg. 4.23. & 4.28.) b. Each presidential candidate, or that candidate s authorized representative(s), must then file with the State Democratic Chair, at the Democratic Party of Illinois address at 1201 S. Veterans Parkway, Springfield, Illinois 62704, by 1:00 p.m. on May 9, 2016, a list of all such candidates he or she has approved, provided that, at a minimum, one (1) name remains for every national convention delegate or alternate position to which the presidential candidate is entitled. (Rule 12.D.4, Rule 12.E.(2) & Reg. 4.24.) 12 P a g e

c. Failure to respond will be deemed approval of all delegate candidates submitted to the presidential candidate unless the presidential candidate or the authorized representative(s) signifies otherwise in writing to the State Democratic Chair not later than 1:00 p.m. on May 9, 2016. d. The State Democratic Chair shall certify in writing to the Co-Chairs of the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee whether each presidential candidate (including uncommitted status) has used their best efforts to ensure that their respective atlarge delegate candidates and at-large alternate candidates meet the affirmative action and inclusion considerations and goals detailed in the Affirmative Action section of this Plan within three (3) business days of returning the list of approved at-large delegate candidates and at-large alternate candidates as indicated in section III.D.3.b of this Plan. 4. Fair Reflection of Presidential Preference a. At-large delegate and alternate positions shall be allocated among presidential preferences according to the state-wide primary vote. (Rule 10.C.) b. Preferences which have not attained a 15% threshold on a state-wide basis shall not be entitled to any at-large delegates. (Rule 13.E.) If no presidential preference reaches a 15% threshold, the threshold shall be the percentage of the statewide vote received by the front-runner, minus 10%. (Rule 13.F.) c. If a presidential candidate is no longer a candidate at the time of selection of the at-large delegates, then those at-large slots that would have been allocated to the candidate will be proportionally divided among the remaining preferences entitled to an allocation. (Rule 10.C.) d. If a given presidential preference is entitled to one or more delegate positions but would not otherwise be entitled to an alternate position, that preference shall be allotted one at-large alternate position. (Rule 18.B., Call, I.I. & Reg. 4.31.& Reg. 4.34.) 5. Selection of At-Large Delegates and Alternates a. The selection of the at-large delegates and alternates will occur at 2:00 p.m. on May 9, 2016 on at State Party headquarters at 1201 S. Veterans Parkway, Springfield, Illinois, which is after all pledged Party Leader and Elected Official delegates have been selected. b. These delegates and alternates will be selected by a committee consisting of a quorum of the district-level delegates. Any committee member may move the election of a candidate or candidates. Any motion requires a second. The 13 P a g e

candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be elected until all available at large delegate and alternate delegate spots are filled. c. Priority of Consideration (1) In the selection of the at-large delegation priority of consideration shall be given to African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and women. (Rule 6.A.) (2) In order to continue the Democratic Party s ongoing efforts to include groups historically under-represented in the Democratic Party s affairs and to assist in the achievement of full participation by these groups, priority of consideration shall be given other groups by virtue of race/ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. (Rule 5.C., Rule 6.A.(3), & Reg. 4.7.) (3) The election of at-large delegates and alternates shall be used, if necessary, to achieve the equal division of positions between men and women, and may be used to achieve the representation goals established in the Affirmative Action section of this Plan. (Rule 6.A. & Rule 6.C.) (4) Delegates and alternates are to be considered separate groups for this purpose. (Rules 6.A.(3), 10.A. & Regs. 4.8 & 4.19.) 6. The State Democratic Chair shall certify in writing to the Secretary of the Democratic National Committee the election of the state s at-large delegates and alternates to the Democratic National Convention within ten (10) days after their election. (Rule 8.C. & Call, IV.A.) E. Replacement of Delegates and Alternates 1. A pledged delegate or alternate may be replaced according to the following guidelines: a. Permanent Replacement of a Delegate: (Rule 18.D.3) (1) A permanent replacement occurs when a delegate resigns or dies prior to or during the national convention and the alternate replaces the delegate for the remainder of the National Convention. (2) Any alternate permanently replacing a delegate shall be of the same presidential preference (including uncommitted status) and sex of the delegate he/she replaces, and to the extent possible shall be from the same political subdivision within the state as the delegate. (a) In the case where the presidential candidate has only one alternate, that alternate shall become the certified delegate. 14 P a g e

(b) (c) If a presidential candidate has only one alternate, and that alternate permanently replaces a delegate of the opposite sex, thereby causing the delegation to no longer be equally divided, the delegation shall not be considered in violation of Rule 6.C. In such a case, notwithstanding Rule 18.D.(2), the State Party Committee shall, at the time of a subsequent permanent replacement, replace a delegate with a person of the opposite sex, in order to return the delegation to equal division of men and women. (Reg. 4.33.) If a delegate or alternate candidate who has been elected but not certified to the DNC Secretary resigns, dies or is no longer eligible to serve, he or she shall be replaced, after consultation with the State Party, by the authorized representative of the presidential candidate to whom he or she is pledged. (Rule 18.D.2) b. Temporary Replacement of a Delegate: (Rule 18.D.3) (1) A temporary replacement occurs when a delegate is to be absent for a limited period of time during the convention and an alternate temporarily acts in the delegate s place. (2) Any alternate who temporarily replaces a delegate must be of the same presidential preference (including uncommitted status) as the delegate he/she replaces, and to the extent possible shall be of the same sex and from the same political subdivision within the state as the delegate. c. The following system will be used to select permanent and temporary replacements of delegates: the delegation chooses the alternate. d. Certification of Replacements (1) Any alternate who permanently replaces a delegate shall be certified in writing to the Secretary of the DNC by the State Democratic Chair. (Rule 18.D.3) (2) Permanent replacement of a delegate (as specified above) by an alternate and replacement of a vacant alternate position shall be certified in writing by Illinois Democratic Chair to the Secretary of the Democratic National Committee within three (3) days after the replacement is selected. (Call, IV.D.1.) (3) Certification of permanent replacements will be accepted by the Secretary up to 72 hours before the first official session of the Convention is scheduled to convene. (Call, IV.D.1. & Reg. 4.31.) (4) In the case where a pledged delegate is permanently replaced after 72 hours before the time the first session is scheduled to convene or, in the case 15 P a g e

where a pledged delegate is not on the floor of the Convention Hall at the time a roll call vote is taken, an alternate may be designated (as specified above) to cast the delegate s vote. In such case, the Delegation Chair shall indicate the name of the alternate casting the respective delegate s vote on the delegation tally sheet (Call, VIII.F.3.d., Call VIII.F.3.b. & Reg. 5.6.) (5) A vacant alternate position shall be filled by the delegation. The replacement shall be of the same presidential preference (or uncommitted status), of the same sex and, to the extent possible, from the same political subdivision as the alternate being replaced. (Rule 18.E.) 2. Unpledged delegates shall not be entitled to a replacement, nor shall the state be entitled to a replacement, except under the following circumstances: (Rule 18.E. & Reg. 4.33.) a. Members of Congress shall not be entitled to name a replacement. In the event of changes or vacancies in the state s Congressional Delegation, following the official confirmation and prior to the commencement of the National Convention, the DNC Secretary shall recognize only such changes as have been officially recognized by the Democratic Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives or the Democratic Conference of the U.S. Senate. In the event of a change or vacancy in the state s office of Governor, the DNC shall recognize only such changes as have been officially recognized by the Democratic Governors Association. (Call, IV.D.2.a.) b. Members of the Democratic National Committee shall not be entitled to a replacement, nor shall the state be entitled to a replacement, except in the case of death of such delegates. In the case where the state s DNC membership changes following the DNC Secretary s official confirmation, but prior to the commencement of the 2016 Democratic National Convention, acknowledgment by the Secretary of the new DNC member certification shall constitute verification of the corresponding change of unpledged delegates. (Call, IV.D.2.b.) c. Unpledged distinguished Party Leader delegates allocated to the state pursuant to Rule 9.A.(5), shall not be entitled to name a replacement, nor shall the state be entitled to name a replacement. (Call, IV.d.2.c.) d. In no case may an alternate cast a vote for an unpledged delegate. (Call, VIII.F.3.d.) A. Introduction Section IV Convention Standing Committee Members 1. Illinois has been allocated 7 member(s) on each of the three standing committees for the 2016 Democratic National Convention (Credentials, Platform and Rules), for a total of 21 members. (Call, VII.A. & Appendix D.) 16 P a g e

2. Members of the Convention Standing Committees need not be delegates or alternates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention. (Call, VII.A.3.) 3. These members will be selected in accordance with the procedures indicated below. (Rule 1.G.) B. Standing Committee Members 1. Selection Meeting a. The members of the standing committees shall be elected by a quorum of Illinois National Convention delegates, at a meeting to be held on May 9, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. (Call, VII.B.1.) b. All members of the delegation shall receive adequate notice of the time, date and place of the meeting to select the standing committee members. (Call, VII.B.1.) 2. Allocation of Members a. The members of the standing committees allocated to Illinois shall proportionately represent the presidential preference of all candidates (including uncommitted status) receiving the threshold percentage used in the state s delegation to calculate the at-large apportionment pursuant to Rule 13.E. of the Delegate Selection Rules. (Call, VII.C.1. & Reg. 5.8.) b. The presidential preference of each candidate receiving the applicable percentage or more within the delegation shall be multiplied by the total number of standing committee positions allocated to Illinois. If the result of such multiplication does not equal 0.455 or above, the presidential preference in question is not entitled to representation on the standing committee. If the result of such multiplication is 0.455 but less than 1.455, the presidential preference is entitled to one (1) position. Those preferences securing more than 1.455 but less than 2.455 are entitled to two (2) positions, etc. (Call, VII.C.2.) c. Where the application of this formula results in the total allocation exceeding the total number of committee positions, the presidential candidate whose original figure of representation is farthest from its eventual rounded-off total shall be denied that one (1) additional position. Where the application of this formula results in the total allocation falling short of the total number of committee positions, the presidential candidate whose original figure of representation is closest to the next rounding level shall be allotted an additional committee position. (Call, VII.C.3.) d. Standing committee positions allocated to a presidential candidate shall be proportionately allocated, to the extent practicable, to each of the three standing 17 P a g e

committees. When such allocation results in an unequal distribution of standing committee positions by candidate preference, a drawing shall be conducted to distribute the additional positions. (Call, VII.C.4.) 3. Presidential Candidate Right of Review a. Each presidential candidate, or that candidate s authorized representative(s), shall be given adequate notice of the date, time and location of the meeting of the state s delegation standing committee members. (Call, VII.D.1.) b. Each presidential candidate, or that candidate s authorized representative(s), must submit to the State Democratic Chair, at the Democratic Party of Illinois office at 1201 S. Veterans Parkway, Springfield, Illinois 62706, by 5:00 p.m. on May 6, 2016, a minimum of one (1) name for each slot awarded to that candidate for members of each committee. The delegation shall select the standing committee members from among names submitted by the presidential candidates (including uncommitted status). Presidential candidates shall not be required to submit the name of more than one person for each slot awarded to such candidate for members of standing committees. (Call, VII.D.2.) 4. Selection Procedure to Achieve Equal Division a. Presidential candidates (including uncommitted status) shall use their best efforts to ensure that their respective delegation of standing committee members shall achieve Illinois affirmative action goals and that their respective members are equally divided between men and women. (Rule 6.I. & Reg. 4.9.) b. Each position on each standing committee shall be assigned by gender. For example, the first position on the Credentials Committee of the presidential candidate with the most standing committee positions shall be designated for a male, the second position for a female, and the remaining positions shall be designated in like fashion, alternating between males and females. Positions for presidential candidates on each committee shall be ranked according to the total number of standing positions allocated to each such candidate. After positions on the Credentials Committee are designated by sex, the designation shall continue with the Platform Committee, then the Rules Committee. (1) A separate election shall be conducted for membership on each standing committee. (2) The membership of the standing committees shall be as equally divided as possible under the state allocation; if the number is even, the membership shall be equally divided between men and women; if the number is odd, the variance between men and women may not exceed one (1), and the advantaged gender must not remain constant for the three standing committees. (Call, VII.E.1.) 18 P a g e

(3) The positions allocated to each presidential candidate on each committee shall be voted on separately, and the winners shall be the highest votegetter(s) of the appropriate sex. 5. Certification and Substitution a. The State Democratic Chair shall certify the standing committee members in writing to the Secretary of the Democratic National Committee within three (3) days after their selection. (Call, VII.B.3.) b. No substitutions will be permitted in the case of standing committee members, except in the case of resignation or death. Substitutions must be made in accordance with the rules and the election procedures specified in this section, and must be certified in writing to the Secretary of the Democratic National Committee within three (3) days after the substitute member is selected but not later than 48 hours before the respective standing committee meets. (Call, VII.B.4.) Section V The Delegation A. ILLINOIS will select one (1) person to serve as Delegation Chair and 5 people to serve as Convention Pages. (Call, IV.E.,Call IV.F.1. & Appendix C.) B. Delegation Chair 1. Selection Meeting a. The Delegation Chair shall be selected by a quorum of Illinois National Convention Delegates, at a meeting to be held on May 9, 2016 at 3:30 p.m. (Call, IV.E.) b. All members of the delegation shall receive timely notice of the time, date and place of the meeting to select the Delegation Chair. (Rule 3.C.) 2. The State Democratic Chair shall certify the Delegation Chair in writing to the Secretary of the Democratic National Committee within three (3) days after his or her selection. (Call, IV.E.) C. Convention Pages 1. Five individuals will be selected to serve as Illinois Convention Pages by the State Democratic Chair in consultation with the members of the Democratic National Committee from the state. This selection will take place May 9, 2016. (Call, IV.F.3., Appendix C & Reg. 5.7.) 19 P a g e

2. The Convention Pages shall be as evenly divided between men and women as possible under the state allocation and shall reflect as much as possible, the Affirmative Action guidelines in the Affirmative Action Plan. (Reg. 5.7.A.) 3. The State Democratic Chair shall certify the individuals to serve as Illinois Convention Pages in writing to the Secretary of the Democratic National Committee within three (3) days after the selection, at the same time that standing committee members are certified to the Secretary. (Call, IV.F.3. & Reg. 5.7.B.) Section VI General Provisions and Procedural Guarantees A. The Democratic Party of Illinois reaffirms its commitment to an open party by incorporating the six basic elements as listed below. These provisions demonstrate the intention of the Democratic Party to ensure a full opportunity for all minority group members to participate in the delegate selection process. (Rules 4.A. & C.) 1. All public meetings at all levels of the Democratic Party of Illinois are open to all members of the Democratic Party regardless of race, sex, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, gender identity, economic status or physical disability (hereinafter collectively referred to as status ). (Rule 4.B.(1)) 2. No test for membership in, nor any oaths of loyalty to the Democratic Party in Illinois are 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. (Rule 4.B.(2)) 3. The time and place for all public meetings of the Democratic Party in Illinois on all levels are publicized fully and in such manner as to assure timely notice to all interested persons. Such meetings are held in places accessible to all Party members and large enough to accommodate all interested persons. (Rule 4.B.(3)) 4. The Democratic Party of Illinois, on all levels, should support the broadest possible registration without discrimination based on status. (Rule 4.B.(4)) 5. The Democratic Party of Illinois publicizes fully and in such a manner as to assure notice to all interested parties a full description of the legal and practical procedures for selection of Democratic Party officers and representatives on all levels. Publication of these procedures is done in such fashion that all prospective and current members of each State 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. (Rule 4.B.(5)) 20 P a g e

6. The Democratic Party of Illinois publicizes fully and in such a manner as to assure notice to all interested parties, a complete description of the legal and practical qualifications of all positions as officers and representatives of the Democratic Party of Illinois. Such publication is done in timely fashion so that all prospective candidates or applicants for any elected or appointed position within each State Democratic Party will have full and adequate opportunity to compete for office. (Rule 4.B.(6)) B. Discrimination on the basis of status in the conduct of Democratic Party affairs is prohibited. (Rule 5.B.) C. ILLINOIS delegation shall be equally divided between delegate men and delegate women, and alternate men and alternate women. Such goal applies to the entire delegation, which includes all pledged delegates and alternates and all unpledged delegates. Delegates and alternates shall be considered separate groups for purposes of achieving equal division. (Rule 6.C.) D. All delegate and alternate candidates must be identified as to presidential preference or uncommitted status at all levels which determine presidential preference. (Rule 12.A.) E. No delegate at any level of the delegate selection process shall be mandated by law or Party rules to vote contrary to that person s presidential choice as expressed at the time the delegate is elected. (Rule 12.I.) F. Delegates elected to the national convention pledged to a presidential candidate shall in all good conscience reflect the sentiments of those who elected them. (Rule 12.J.) G. All delegates, alternates and standing committee members must be bona fide Democrats who have the interests, welfare and success of the Democratic Party of the United States at heart, who subscribe to the substance, intent and principles of the Charter and Bylaws of the Democratic Party of the United States, and who will participate in the Convention in good faith. (Rule 12.H. & Reg. 4.25.) H. Fifty percent of the members of any Party body above the first level of the delegate selection process shall constitute a quorum for any business pertaining to the selection of National Convention delegates, alternates, standing committee members, and other official Convention participants. (Rule 15) I. An accredited participant in a caucus, convention or committee meeting, after having appeared at such meeting and having established credentials, may register a non-transferable proxy with another duly accredited participant at that meeting (except where an accredited alternate is present and eligible to serve as a replacement), provided that no individual may hold more than three (3) proxies at one time. (Rule 16 & Reg. 4.29.) J. The unit rule, or any rule or practice whereby all members of a Party unit or delegation may be required to cast their votes in accordance with the will of a majority of the body, shall not be used at any stage of the delegate selection process. (Rule 17.A.) 21 P a g e

K. Any individual or group of Democrats may sponsor or endorse a slate of candidates for convention delegates. 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. (Rule 17.B.) L. All steps in the delegate selection process, including the filing of presidential candidates, must take place within the calendar year of the Democratic National Convention, except with respect to the implementation of the Affirmative Action Plan. (Rule 1.F. & Rule 11.B.) M. In electing and certifying delegates and alternates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Illinois thereby undertakes to assure all Democratic voters in the state full, timely and equal opportunity to participate in the delegate selection process and in all Party affairs and to implement affirmative action programs toward that end, and that the delegates and alternates to the Convention shall be selected in accordance with the Delegate Selection Rules for the 2016 Democratic National Convention: and that the delegates certified will not publicly support or campaign for any candidate for President or Vice President other than the nominees of the Democratic National Convention. Furthermore, voters in the state will have the opportunity to cast their election ballots for the Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees selected by said Convention, and for electors pledged formally and in good conscience to the election of these Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees, under the label and designation of the Democratic Party of the United States. (Call, II.B.) Section VII Affirmative Action, Outreach and Inclusion Plan A. Statement of Purpose and Organization 1. Purpose and Objectives a. In order that the Democratic Party at all levels be an open party which includes rather than excludes people from participation, a program of effective affirmative action is hereby adopted by Illinois. (Rule 5.A.) b. Discrimination on the basis of status in the conduct of Democratic Party affairs is prohibited. (Rule 5.B.) c. All public meetings at all levels of the Democratic Party in Illinois should be open to all members of the Democratic Party regardless of race, sex, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, gender identity, economic status or physical disability (hereinafter collectively referred to as status ). (Rule 4.B.(1)) 22 P a g e

d. Consistent with the Democratic Party s commitment to including groups historically under-represented in the Democratic Party s affairs, by virtue of race/ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability, Illinois has developed Party outreach programs. Such programs include recruitment, education and training in order to achieve full participation for such groups and diversity in the delegate selection process and at all levels of Party affairs for 2016. (Rule 5.C & Reg. 4.7.) e. In order to encourage full participation by all Democrats in the delegate selection process and in all Party affairs, the Democratic Party of Illinois has adopted and will implement programs with specific goals and timetables for African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and women. To further encourage full participation in the process, the Democratic Party of Illinois has established goals and timetables for other underrepresented groups, including LGBT Americans, people with disability and youth. (Rule 6.A.& Rule &) (1) The goal of the programs shall be to encourage participation in the delegate selection process and in Party organizations at all levels by the aforementioned groups as indicated by their presence in the Democratic electorate. (Rule 6.A.(1)) (2) For the delegate selection process, Youth is defined as any participant 36 years old and younger. (3) For the delegate selection process, individuals identifying as Native Americans should provide their tribal affiliation and indicate if they are enrolled in a tribe. (4) These goals shall not be accomplished either directly or indirectly by the Party s imposition of mandatory quotas at any level of the delegate selection process or in any other Party affairs. (Rule 6.A.(2)) 2. Organizational Structure a. An Affirmative Action Committee shall be appointed by the State Democratic Chair on March 1, 2015. (Rule 6.F.) b. The State Democratic Chair shall certify in writing to the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee the compliance of the State s Affirmative Action Committee with Rules 5.C, 6.A and 7, and submit the names, demographic data and contact information no later than 15 days after their appointment. (Reg. 2.2.K) c. The Committee shall consist of members from each delegate district representing the Democratic constituency groups set forth in the Introduction to the Affirmative Action Plan. Attached as Exhibit #1 is a list of the members of the Affirmative Action Committee. 23 P a g e

d. The Affirmative Action Committee shall be responsible for: (1) Reviewing the proposed Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plans and making recommendations to the State Democratic Chair. (2) Reviewing the proposed Inclusion Programs and making recommendations to the State Democratic Chair. (3) Directing the implementation of all requirements of the Affirmative Action section of this Plan. (4) Implementing a financial assistance program for delegates and alternates. (Rule 6.G.) (5) Ensuring, on behalf of the State Party Committee, that district lines used in the delegate selection process are not gerrymandered to discriminate against African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and women. (Rule 6.E.) e. Financial and staff support for the Affirmative Action Committee shall be provided by the State Party Committee to the greatest extent feasible, including, but not limited to, making available on a priority basis, the State Party staff and volunteers and covering all reasonable costs incurred in carrying out this Plan. 3. Implementation of the Affirmative Action Plan shall begin on September 14, 2015, with the distribution of the press kits, and will continue through the end of the delegate selection process. (Rule 1.F.) B. Efforts to Educate on the Delegate Selection Process 1. Well-publicized educational workshops will be conducted in each of the delegate districts beginning in September, 2015. These workshops will be designed to encourage participation in the delegate selection process, including apprising potential delegate candidates of the availability of financial assistance. These workshops will be held in places that are easily accessible to persons with physical disabilities. The times, dates, places and rules for the conduct of all education workshops, meetings and other events involved in the delegate selection process shall be effectively publicized, multilingually where necessary, by the party organization and include mailings to various organizations representative of the Democratic voting populace. (Rule 3.A., Rule 3.C. & Rule 3.D.) 2. A speakers bureau of volunteers from the Affirmative Action Committee comprised of individuals who are fully familiar with the process, will be organized to appear before groups, as needed, to provide information concerning the process. 24 P a g e

3. The State Party s education efforts will include outreach to community leaders within the Democratic Party s constituencies and making sure that information about the delegate selection process is available to Democratic clubs and Party caucuses representing specific constituencies. 4. The State Party will publish and make available at no cost: a clear and concise explanation of how Democratic voters can participate in the delegate selection process; an explanation of how, where and when persons can register to vote; and delegate district maps. As well, the State Party shall also make available copies of the State Party Rules, the Delegate Selection Plan (and its attachments), the Affirmative Action Plan, and relevant state statutes at no cost. Copies of documents related to the state s delegate selection process will be prepared and the Affirmative Action Committee will distribute them in the various delegate districts not later than October 1, 2015. (Rule 1.H.) 5. The State Party shall take all feasible steps to encourage persons to register and to vote as Democrats and will seek to ensure simple and easy registration procedures. (Rule 2.C.) C. Efforts to Publicize the Delegate Selection Process 1. Special attention shall be directed at publicizing the delegate selection process in the state. Such publicity shall include information on eligibility to vote and how to become a candidate for delegate, the time and location of each stage of the delegate selection process and where to get additional information. The foregoing information will also be published in the State Party communications and on the State Party s website. The Party organization, official, candidate, or member calling a meeting or scheduling an event, shall effectively publicize the role that such meeting or event plays in the selection of delegates and alternates to the Democratic National Convention. (Rule 3.C. and Rule 3.D.) 2. Newspapers, radio and television will be utilized to inform the general public how, when and where to participate in the delegate selection process. Specifically, this information should provide details as to how to qualify to run as a delegate candidate. Special effort shall be directed to the major daily newspapers, radio and television stations by the State Democratic Chair, Affirmative Action Committee members and staff. Regular releases during the delegate selection process to all other media sources, weekly newspapers, and wire services should complete timely coverage. Attached as Exhibit #2 is a listing of the media outlets to receive this information. (Rule 4.B.(3) & Rule 6.D.) 3. A priority effort shall be directed at publicity among the Democratic Party s constituencies. a. Information about the delegate selection process will be provided to minority newspapers and radio stations, ethnic press, Native American, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Spanish-speaking and other non-english press, radio 25 P a g e

stations and publications, and women s organizations, student newspapers, LGBT press, disability press, and any other specialty media in the state that is likely to reach the Democratic constituency groups set forth in the Introduction of this Affirmative Action Plan. b. The State Party shall be responsible for the implementation of this publicity effort. Attached as Part B of Exhibit 2 is the list of Constituency and Specialty Media Outlets and Targeted Groups. For purposes of providing adequate notice of the delegate selection process, the times, dates, places and rules for the conduct of meetings of the Democratic State Central Committee and meetings of the Illinois Delegation shall be effectively publicized, multilingually where necessary, to encourage the participation of minority groups. (Rule 6.D.) 4. Not later than October 1, 2015, a press kit shall be made and provided to each daily and weekly newspaper as well as to the electronic media. The press kit will include: D. Representation Goals a. a summary of all pertinent rules related to the state s delegate selection process; b. a map of delegate districts and how many delegates will be elected within each district; c. a summary explaining the operation and importance of the 2016 Convention; and d. materials designed to encourage participation by prospective delegate candidates. 1. The State Party has determined the demographic composition of African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the state s Democratic electorate. These constituency percentages shall be established as goals for representation in the state s convention delegation. (Rule 6.A.) 2. The State Party has determined the demographic composition of members of the LGBT community, people with disabilities, and youth in the state s Democratic electorate and furthermore, the State Party has chosen to establish these percentages as goals for representation in the state s convention delegation. In determining the percentage of each group, the total statewide population has been increased by a factor of 1.40 to give effect to the impact of each voting group in Democratic Primary elections. The Democratic Party of Illinois has used this formula for every Democratic National Convention since at least 1992 because it has the effect of maximizing minority participation. To verify that the historic formula continues to maximize minority participation opportunities, the Democratic Party of Illinois conducted an in-depth analysis of 26 P a g e

Democratic voting behavior by each ethnic group over the past decade. In measuring ethnic participation in Illinois Democratic elections, the Democratic Party of Illinois identified the 2012 Presidential Primary Election as the appropriate measure of Democratic voting strength because it was the election with by far the largest participation, not only statewide but also in every region of the State. For example, in 2012 there were 703,219 Democratic Ballots cast in the primary election, while there were only 500,164 Democratic Ballots Cast in the 2014 primary election. Following is an ethnic breakdown of 2012 Democratic primary voters matched with available ethnicity data: Ethnicity Voters Percent of Total African- American 167,296 23.79% Caucasian 408,049 58.03% Hispanic 47,524 6.77% Asian 10,003 1.42% Native American 17 0.00% Ethnicity Unknown 10,303 1.47% Unmatched Records 59,983 4.31% Total Democratic Primary Voters 703,219 100.00% A full Illinois State Board of Elections based voter file was appended with available ethnicity data and cross referenced with a voter s full name and address, as well as date of birth and sex where available, to ensure an accurate match. The breakdown includes 643,236 of the 703,219 Democratic primary voters available through a source file provided by the Illinois State Board of Elections in 2012. Due to a lack of information available from local election authorities and the state, the ethnicity of 10,313 voters was unknown, and the State Party was unable to identify and match the ethnicity of the remaining 59,983 voters with certainty. In calculating the applicable percentages of each ethnicity in the Democratic electorate, the State Party subtracted the both 10,313 of unknown ethnicity and 59,983 unmatched records from the total of 703,219 for a remainder of 632,923. As a result of this calculation, the African American percentage of the Illinois Democratic Electorate is 26.43%, the Hispanic percentage is 7.52%, the combined Asian percentage is 1.58% and the Native American percentage is 0.00%. Applying these percentages to the Illinois Delegation, the result would produce 46 African American delegates, 13 Hispanic delegates, 3 Asian American delegates and zero Native American delegates. Due to the dramatic reductions in three out of four ethnic categories 27 P a g e

contemplated by this Plan caused by this alternative calculation, the Democratic Party of Illinois decided to continue the use of its long established formula for calculating minority participation goals. Accordingly, the application of the Party s historic formula for establishing minority participation goals results in the following constituency percentage goals for representation in the state s convention delegation. African Americans Hispanics Native Americans Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders LGBT Americans People with Disabilities Youth % in Democratic Electorate Numeric Goals for Delegation 33.3 9.4 0 5.0 5.4 3.1 15.0 60 17 1 9 10 6 27 3. When selecting the at-large portion of the delegation, the demographic composition of the other delegates (district-level, pledged PLEO, and unpledged) shall be compared with the State Party s goals in order to achieve an at-large selection process that helps to bring about a representative balance. 4. Use of the at-large delegation to achieve the affirmative action goals established by this Plan does not obviate the need for the State Party to conduct outreach activities such as recruitment, education and training. (Rule 6.A.(3)) E. Obligations of Presidential Candidates to Maximize Participation 1. Presidential candidates shall assist the Illinois Democratic Party in meeting the demographic representation goals reflected in the Affirmative Action Plan. (Rule 6.H.) 2. Each presidential candidate must submit a written statement to the State Democratic Chair by October 1, 2015 which indicates the specific steps he or she will take to encourage full participation in Illinois delegate selection process, including, but not limited to, procedures by which persons may file as candidates for delegate or alternate. (Rule 6.H.(1)) Any presidential candidate who becomes a candidate for president after October 1, 2015 shall submit the written statement required by this subsection within 21 days of becoming a candidate. 3. Each presidential candidate must submit demographic information with respect to all candidates for delegate and alternate pledged to them. Such information shall be submitted in conjunction with the list of names approved for consideration as delegate and alternate candidates pledged to the presidential candidate. (Rule 6.H.(2)) 4. Presidential candidates (including uncommitted status) shall use their best effort to ensure that their respective delegations within the state s delegate, alternate and standing committee delegations shall achieve the affirmative action goals reflected in the Affirmative Action Plan and that the respective delegations of each presidential 28 P a g e

F. Inclusion Programs candidate shall be equally divided between men and women. Furthermore, presidential candidates shall use their best efforts at the district level, in consultation with the district's State Central Committee people, to approve delegate and alternate candidates who meet applicable equal division and affirmative action considerations in order to achieve the affirmative action goals and equal division for their respective delegations. (Rule 6.I. & Reg. 4.9.) 1. In order to achieve full participation of other groups that may be under-represented in Party affairs, including members of the LGBT community, people with disabilities and youth, the Democratic Party of Illinois has adopted and will implement Inclusion Programs. 2. The State Party has taken reasonable steps to determine the composition of members of the LGBT community, people with disabilities, and youth in the state s Democratic electorate, including a review of the most recent census data, and a review of election returns in recent elections, both preceding and following the most recent census. 3. In securing this level of full participation, the State Party will conduct the education and publicity outreach efforts outlined in Sections B and C of this Section respectively. 4. The State Party will make accommodations to facilitate greater participation by people with disabilities. These accommodations will include notices and outreach in the LGBT, disabled and youth communities working through university and young Democrat organizations and encouraging each presidential candidate to approve delegate candidates from the affected groups. In addition, the Democratic Party of Illinois will conduct participation seminars targeting the LBGT, disabled and youth communities as part of its outreach program. A. Jurisdiction & Standing Section VIII Challenges 1. Challenges related to the delegate selection process are governed by the Regulations of the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee for the 2016 Democratic National Convention (Reg., Sec. 3.), and the Rules of Procedure of the Credentials Committee of the 2012 Democratic National Convention. (Call, Appendix A.) 2. Under Rule 20.B. of the 2016 Delegate Selection Rules, the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee has jurisdiction over challenges pertaining to the submission, nonimplementation and violation of state Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plans. (Rule 20.B. & Call Appendix A.) 29 P a g e

3. The Rules and Bylaws Committee has jurisdiction to hear and decide any challenge provided it is initiated before the 56th day preceding the date of the commencement of the 2016 Democratic National Convention. (Call, Appendix A. & Reg., 3.1.) 4. Challenges to the credentials of delegates and alternates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention initiated on or after the 56th day preceding the date of commencement of the Democratic National Convention shall be processed in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Credentials Committee of the 2016 Democratic National Convention. (Call, Appendix A) 5. Any challenge to the credentials of a standing committee member shall be considered and resolved by the affected standing committee in accordance with Appendix A of the Call for the 2016 Democratic National Convention. The Rules and Bylaws Committee shall have jurisdiction over challenges brought before the 56th day preceding the date of the commencement of the Democratic National Convention. (Call, VII.B.5.) 6. Copies of the Regulations of the Rules and Bylaws Committee and/or the Call for the 2016 Democratic National Convention, including the Rules of Procedure of the Credentials Committee (Appendix A), shall be made available by the State Party upon reasonable request. 7. Any group of 15 Democrats with standing to challenge as defined in Reg. 3.2 or the Call (Appendix A, Sec. 2.A.), may bring a challenge to this Plan or to the implementation of this Plan, including its Affirmative Action provisions. B. Challenges to the Status of the State Party and Challenges to the Plan 1. A challenge to the status of the State Party Committee as the body entitled to sponsor a delegation from that state shall be filed with the Rules and Bylaws Committee not later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the initiation of the state s delegate selection process. (Rule 20.A. & Reg. 3.4.A.) 2. A challenge to the state s Delegate Selection Plan shall be filed with the Chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois and the Co-Chairs of the Rules and Bylaws Committee within fifteen (15) calendar days after the adoption of the Plan by the State Party. (Reg. 3.4.B.) 3. A challenge to a Plan must be brought in conformity with the Rules and the Regs., which should be consulted for a detailed explanation of challenge procedures. C. Challenges to Implementation 1. A challenge may be brought alleging that a specific requirement of an approved Plan has not been properly implemented. Jurisdiction over all challenges initiated in a timely fashion shall reside with either the Rules and Bylaws Committee or the Credentials Committee of the National Convention (See Section VII.A. above). However, the Rules and Bylaws Committee may provide advice, assistance or 30 P a g e

interpretations of the Delegate Selection Rules at any stage of the delegate selection process. (Reg. 3.1.C.) 2. An implementation challenge brought before the Rules and Bylaws Committee is initiated by filing a written challenge with the State Party Committee and with the Rules and Bylaws Committee not later than fifteen (15) days after the alleged violation occurred. The State Party has twenty-one (21) days to render a decision. Within ten (10) days of the decision, any party to the challenge may appeal it to the Rules and Bylaws Committee. If in fact, the State Party renders no decision, any party to the challenge may request the Rules and Bylaws Committee to process it. The request must be made within ten (10) days after expiration of the above twenty-one (21) day period. (Reg. 3.4.C., Reg. E., & Reg. H.) 3. Performance under an approved Affirmative Action Plan and composition of the convention delegation shall be considered relevant evidence in the challenge to any state delegation. If a State Party has adopted and implemented an approved affirmative action program, the State Party shall not be subject to challenge based solely on delegation composition or primary results. (Rule 6.B.) The procedures are the same for challenges alleging failure to properly implement the Affirmative Action section of a Plan, except that such challenges must be filed not later than thirty (30) days prior to the initiation of the state s delegate selection process. (Reg. 3.4.C.) 4. Depending on the appropriate jurisdiction (see Section VIII.A. above), implementation challenges must be brought in conformity with the Regulations of the Rules and Bylaws Committee or the Rules of Procedure of the Credentials Committee, which should be consulted for a detailed explanation of challenge procedures. A. Selection of Delegates and Alternates Section IX Summary of Plan Illinois will use a proportional representation system based on the results of the March 15, 2016 Primary Election apportioning its delegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention. The first determining step of Illinois delegate selection process will occur on March 15, 2016, with a Two-part Primary election. Delegates and alternates will be selected as summarized on the following chart: Type Delegates Alternates Date of Selection Selecting Body Filing Requirements and Deadlines District-Level Delegates District-Level Alternates 102 0 03/15/16 Selecting Body: Elected at Presidential Preference Primary 31 P a g e

Type Delegates Alternates Date of Selection Selecting Body Filing Requirements and Deadlines File nominating petitions, Statement of Candidacy and Pledge of Support between January 4 and January 6, 2012. Unpledged Party Leader and Elected Official Delegates* 25 n/a n/a Automatic by virtue of respective public or Party office as provided in Rule 8.A. of the 2012 Delegate Selection Rules. Pledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials (PLEOs) At-Large Delegates At-Large Alternates TOTAL Delegates and Alternates 20 ** 05/09/16 Selecting Body: State Delegation 34 13 05/09/16 Selecting Body: State Delegation 181 13 File Statement of Candidacy and Pledge of Support with State Party by April 11, 2016. File Statement of Candidacy and Pledge of Support with State Party by April 13, 2016. * Unpledged Party Leader and Elected Official (PLEO) delegates includes the following categories, if applicable, who legally reside in the state: the Democratic National Committee Members, the Democratic President, the Democratic Vice President, all Democratic Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, the Democratic Governor, and any other Distinguished Party Leader as specified in Rule 9.A. of the 2016 Delegate Selection Rules. The exact number of Unpledged PLEO Delegates is subject to change due to possible deaths, resignations, elections or special elections. ** Pledged Party Leader and Elected Official (PLEO) alternates are selected with the At-Large alternates. B. Selection of Standing Committee Members (For the Credentials, Platform and Rules Committees) Standing committee members will be selected by the state s National Convention delegates as summarized below: Members Per Committee Total Members Selection Date Filing Requirements and Deadlines 7 21 05/09/16 Nominated by Presidential candidates by May 6, 2016 C. Selection of Delegation Chair and Convention Pages The Delegation Chair will be selected by the National Convention Delegates on May 9, 2016. Five (5) Convention Pages will be selected by the State Democratic Chair on May 9, 2016. D. Presidential Candidate Filing Deadline 32 P a g e

Presidential candidates must file their nominating petitions and Statement of Candidacy with the Illinois State Board of Elections between January 4 and January 6, 2016. (Rule 11.B. & 14.E.) Presidential candidates must certify the name of their authorized representative(s) to the State Democratic Chair by January 4, 2016. E. Timetable Date Activity 2015 March 1 March & April March 15 Delegate Selection Affirmative Action Committee members are appointed by the State Chair. Affirmative Action Committee meets to draft proposed Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plans. Delegate Selection Affirmative Action Committee members must be submitted to the Rules and Bylaws Committee including names, contact information and demographic data. April 15 April 15 May 15 May 20 May 30 September 14 October 1 October 1 Proposed Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plans are tentatively approved for public comment by State Party Committee. Public comments are solicited on the proposed Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plans. Press releases are mailed announcing the public comment period. Period for public comment on state Plan is concluded. Responses are compiled for review by the State Party Committee. State Party Committee reviews public comments and adopts revised Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plans for submission to DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee. Press releases are mailed announcing the approval of the Plan. Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plans are forwarded to the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee. State Party begins implementation of the Affirmative Action Plan. Press kits, as described in the Affirmative Action Plan, are sent to all state media. Deadline for each announced presidential candidate to submit a statement specifying steps the candidate will take to encourage full participation in the delegate selection process. (Individuals who announce their candidacy after this date must provide this full participation statement to the State Party not later than 21 days after their announcement.) Presidential candidate petition forms are available from the State Party Committee Headquarters. 2016 January 4 January 4 January 6 January 6 January 11 January 15 March 15 April 5 Delegate and alternate candidates may obtain the statement of candidacy and pledge of support forms and filing instructions from State Party Committee Headquarters, in person, by mail, or from State Party s web site at www.ildems.com. First day for presidential candidates and district level delegate candidates to file nominating petitions with the Illinois State Board of Elections. Presidential candidate deadline for certifying the name(s) of their authorized representative(s) to the State Party. District-level delegate and alternate deadline for filing the statement of candidacy and pledge of support forms with State Party. Presidential and delegate candidate deadline for filing the petition of candidacy with the State Board of Elections and a copy to the State Party. State Party provides list of district-level delegate and alternate candidates to the respective Presidential candidates. Presidential candidates provide list of approved district-level delegate and alternate candidates to State Party. Presidential preference primary. State Board of Elections certifies results of primary; pre-slated district-level delegates and alternates are allocated according to presidential preference. 33 P a g e

Date April 15 April 11 April 14 April 15 May 9 May 11 May 11 Activity State Party certifies elected district-level delegates and alternates to the Secretary of the Democratic National Committee. Pledged PLEO and at-large delegate or alternate candidate deadline for filing the statement of candidacy and pledge of support forms with State Party. State Party provides list of PLEO and at-large delegate and alternate candidates to the respective Presidential candidates. Presidential candidates provide approved list of pledged PLEO delegate candidates to State Party. Presidential candidates submit lists of candidates for standing committee members to State Party. National Convention delegation meeting. Pledged PLEO delegates selected. Following selection of PLEO delegates, presidential candidates provide approved list of at-large delegate and alternate candidates to State Party. State Convention selects at-large delegates and alternates. Delegates select National Convention Standing Committee Members and Delegation Chair. State Chair names convention pages. State Chair certifies in writing to the Secretary of the DNC the State s Delegation Chair, Convention Pages and Standing Committee Members. State Chair certifies in writing to the Secretary of the DNC the State s Delegation Chair, Convention Pages and Standing Committee Members. State Party certifies in writing to the Secretary of the DNC the presidential preference (including uncommitted) of the state s Unpledged Delegates. State Chair certifies in writing to the Secretary of the DNC the PLEO delegates and At-Large Delegates and Alternates, and the presidential preference (including uncommitted) of Illinois Unpledged Delegates. Exhibits to the Affirmative Action Plan A. Members of the Affirmative Action Committee Alderman Carrie M. Austin The Honorable Barb Brown The Honorable Christine Cegelis Congressman Danny Davis The Honorable Lynn Foster The Honorable Lauren Beth Gash The Honorable Mark Guethle State Representative Gregory Harris Alderman Michelle Harris Congressman Robin Kelly The Honorable Don Johnston The Honorable Julia Kennedy Beckman Speaker Michael J. Madigan State Senator Iris Y. Martinez The Honorable Jayne Mazzotti State Representative Litesia Wallace State Representative Kelly Cassidy Alderman Ricardo Munoz State Representative Al Riley Congressman Bobby L. Rush The Honorable Cynthia M. Santos The Honorable Nancy Shepherdson The Honorable Jerry Costello State Representative Karen Yarbrough 34 P a g e

B. Media Outlets to be Contacted Regarding the Delegate Selection Process See below. 35 P a g e

County Adams Name of Media Outlet Camp Point Journal KHQA/Ch. 7 Liberty Bee-Times Quincy Herald- Whig WGCA/FM 88.5 WGEM TV/Ch. 10 WQCY/FM 103.9 WQUB/FM 90.3 WTAD/AM 930 Address Phone Fax Email Address Website 202 State Street, P.O. Box 200 Camp Point, IL 62320 301 S. 36th St. Quincy, IL 62301 19 East Hannibal St., P.O. Box 198 Liberty, IL 62347 130 S. Fifth, P.O. Box 909 Quincy, IL 62306 535 Maine Street # 10 Quincy, IL 62301 513 Hampshire Quincy, IL 62301 329 Maine Street Quincy, IL 62301 1800 College Avenue Quincy, IL 62301 329 Maine Street Quincy, IL 62301 217.593.6515 217.593.7720 cpjournl@adams.net justjans.com/elliottpublishing/campoint.html 217.222.6200 217.222.5078 khqa@khqa.com; news7@khqa.com www.connecttristates.com 217.645.3033 217.645.3083 libertyb@adams.net justjans.com/elliottpublishing/libertybeetimes.html 217.223.5100 217.221.3395 news@whig.com, dcrim@whig.com www.whig.com 217.224.9422 217.228.0504 themix@wgca.org www.wgca.org 217.228.6600 217.228.5786 cmahoney@wgem.com, news@wgem.com www.wgem.com 217.228.4102 217.228.1031 mmoyers@staradio.com www.wtad.com 217.228.5410 217.228.5616 news@stlpublicradio.org http://www.stlpublicradio.org/contact/ 217.228.2844 217.228.1031 mmoyers@staradio.com www.wtad.com Alexander Cairo Citizen WKRO/AM 1490 231 16th Street, P.O. Box 33 Cairo, IL 62914 Highway 37 N Cairo, IL 62914 618.734.4242 618.734.4244 citizen62914@gmail.com 618.734.1490 618.734.0884 Bond Greenville Advocate P.O. Box 9 Greenville, IL 62246 618.664.3144 618.664.1613 advocateil@sbcglobal.net www.thegreenvilleadvocate.com WGEL/FM 101.7 309 W. Main Avenue Greenville, IL 62246 618.664.3300 618.664.3318 tom@wgel.com www.wgel.com Boone Belvidere Daily Republican Boone County Journal 130 S. State St,. Ste. 101 Belvidere, IL 61008 419 South State Street Belvidere, IL 61008 815.547.0084 815.547.3045 bdrnews@rvpublishing.com www.belvideredailyrepublican.net 815.544.4430 815.544.4330 news@boonecountyjournal.com www.boonecountyjournal.com Brown Mt Sterling Brown County Democrat Message 123 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 71 Mount Sterling, IL 62353 217.773.3371 217.773.3369 browncountydm.com Bureau Bureau County Republican 800 Ace Road Princeton, IL 61356 815.875.4461 815.875.1235 news@bcrnews.com www.bcrnews.com 36 P a g e

Bureau Valley Chief Walnut Leader WZOE AM 1490 & FM 98.1/WVRY 100.3 108 West Main Street, P.O. Box 476 Tiskilwa, IL 61368 110 Jackson Street, P.O. Box 280 Walnut, IL 61376 2209 S. Main Street, P.O. Box 69 Princeton, IL 61356 815.646.4731 815.646.4376 bvchief@comcast.net 815.379.9290 815.379.2649 wleader@mchsi.com 815.875.8014 815.872.0308 newsroom@wzoe.com www.wzoe.com Carroll Carroll County Review Mirror Democrat Prairie Advocate News Savanna Times- Journal WCCI/FM 100.3 809 Main St., P.O. Box 369 Thomson, IL 61285 308 N. Main Street, P.O. Box 191 Mount Carroll, IL 61053 104 N. Broad St Larnark, IL 61046 315 Main St., P.O. Box 218 Savanna, IL 61074 316 Main Street, P.O. Box 310 Savanna, IL 61074 815.259.2131 815.259.3226 ccreview@grics.net 815.244.2411 815.244.2965 mirrordem@grics.net http://www.mycarrollcountynews.com/news/ 815.493.2560 C:815.275.3025 618.493.2561 news@prairieadvocate.com, tkocal@prairieadvocate.com 815.273.2277 815.273.2715 savtj@grics.net 815.273.7757 815.273.2760 newssports@wcciradio.com, larkey@wcciradio.com http://www.prairieadvocate.com/contact_us/ www.wcciradio.com Cass Cass County Star Gazette 1210 Wall St. Beardstown, IL 62618 217.323.1010 217.323.1644 editor@casscomm.com www.beardstownnewspapers.com WRMS.FM 94.3 108 E. Main Street Beardstown, IL 62618 217.323.1790 217.323.1705 wrms943@yahoo.com www.wrmsfm.com Champaign Champaign News Gazette 15 East Main Street Champaign, IL 61820 217.351.5252 217.351.5374 news@news-gazette.com, kacich@newsgazette.com www.news-gazette.com Daily Illini Fisher Reporter Mahomet Citizen 512 E. Green St. Champaign, IL 61820 114 S. Third, P.O. Box 400 Fisher, IL 61843 P.O. Box 919 Mahomet, IL 61853 217.337.8300 217.337.8328 news@dailyillini.com www.dailyillini.com (217) 897-1525 217.586.2512 217.586.4821 cligon@news-gazette.com www.mcitizen.com Ogden Leader Rantoul Press Tolono County Star WBCP/AM 1580 429 E. Warren Street St. Joseph, IL 61859 1332 E. Harmon, P.O. Box 5110 Rantoul, IL 61866 P.O. Box 677 Champaign, IL 61824 904 N. 4th Street, Unit D Champaign, IL 61820 217.469.0045 217-469- 0089. nmaberry@news-gazette.com 217.892.9613 217.892.9451 news@rantoulpress.com. www.rantoulpress.com 217.351.5678 217.373.7459 cwalsh@news-gazette.com www.county-star.com 217.359.1580 217.359.1583 WBCPRADIO@GMAIL.COM www.wbcp1580.com 37 P a g e

WBGL/FM 91.7 WCFF/FM 92.5 "The Chief" 4101 Fieldstone Road Champaign, IL 61822 2603 W. Bradley Avenue Champaign, IL 61821 217.359.8232 217.359.7374 wbgl@wbgl.org www.wbgl.org 217.352.4141 217.352.1256 production@mix945.com, kcochrane@illiniradio.com www.925thechief.com WCIA & WCFN - Ch. 3 509 S. Neil St. Champaign, IL 61824 217.356.8333 217.373.3663 news@wcia.com, jkunz@wcia.com, amichels@wcia.com; efannon@wcia.com; acrossley@wcia.com; mporter@wcia.com; sstaeger@wcia.com illinoishomepage.net WDWS/AM 1400 & WHMS/FM 97.5 P.O. Box 3939 Champaign, IL 61826 217.351.5300 217.351.5385 news@wdws.com www.wdws.com WEFT/FM 90.1 WILL TV Ch. 12/AM 580 & FM 90.9 WLRW/FM 94.5 & WIXY/FM 100.3 WPCD/FM 88.7 WPGU/FM 107.1 "The Planet" WYXY/FM 99.1 WCCU TV - Fox 27 P.O. Box 1223 Champaign, IL 61824 300 N. Goodwin Urbana, IL 61801 2603 W. Bradley Avenue Champaign, IL 61821 2400 West Bradley Ave, X137 Champaign, IL 61821 512 E. Green St. Champaign, IL 61820 2603 West Bradley Ave Champaign, IL 61821 250 S Country Fair Drive Champaign, IL 61821 217.359.9338 programming@weft.org, psa@weft.org weft.org 217.333.7300 217.333.7151 willamfm@illinois.edu will.illinois.edu 217.352.4141 217.352.1256 production@mix945.com, kcochrane@illiniradio.com http://wixy.com/contact-us/ or http://mix945.com/contact/ 217.351.2450 217.351.2581 wpcdradio@parkland.edu http://wpcd.parkland.edu/index.html 217.337.1071 PSA@wpgu.com http://wpgu.com/contact-us/ 217.352.4141 217.352.1256 news@illiniradio.com www.wyxyclassic.com 217.351.8500 217.403.1007 webmaster@foxillinois.com www.foxillinois.com Christian Edinburg Herald- Star Morrisonville Times Pana News- Palladium Taylorville Breeze- Courier WRAN FM 98.3/ WTIM & WMKR 103 S. Eaton, P.O. Box 442 Edinburg, IL 62531 509 Carlin Street, P.O. Box 16 Morrisonville, IL 62546 205 Locust St Pana, IL 62557 212 S. Main, P.O. Box 440 Taylorville, IL 62568 918 E. Park St., P.O. Box 169 Taylorville, IL 62568 217.623.5523 217.623.5523 heraldstar@consolidated.net 217.526.3323 217.526.3323 mtimes@consolidated.net https://www.facebook.com/morrisonvilletimes 217.562.2111 217.562.3729 pananews@consolidated.net www.pananewsonline.net 217.824.2233 217.824.2026 breezenews@breezecourier.com www.breeze-courier.com 217.824.3395 217.824.3301 wran983@randyradio.com, letters@randyradio.com www.taylorvilledailynews.com/wran 38 P a g e

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Franklin Benton Evening News West Frankfort Daily American WQRL/FM 106.3 111 E. Church, P.O. Box 877 Benton, IL 62812 111 South Emma West Frankfort, IL 62896 303 North Main Street P.O. Box 818 Benton, IL 62812 618.438.5611 618.435.2413 newsroom@bentoneveningnews.com www.bentoneveningnews.com 618.932.2146 618.937.6006 newsroom@dailyamericannews.com www.dailyamericannews.com 618.435.8100 618.435.8102 news@wqrlradio.com www.wqrlradio.com Fulton Astoria South Fulton Argus Canton Daily Ledger P.O. Box 590 Astoria, IL 61501 53 W. Elm St. P.O. Box 540 Canton, IL 61520 309.329.2151 309.329.2344 argus@kkspc.com www.kkspc.com/argus 309.647.5100 309.647.4665 cspotser@cantondailyledger.com www.cantondailyledger.com Lewistown Fulton County Democrat 31 South Main Street Canton, IL 61520 309-647-9501 309-647-9511 fultondemocrat@gmail.com www.fultondemocrat.com WBYS.AM 1560 & WCDO/FM 107.9 1000 East Linn Street Canton, IL 61520 309.647.1560 309.647.1563 wbysradio@yahoo.com www.1560wbys.com Gallatin Real GC News 618.269.3147 618.269.3147 realgcnews@gmail.com http://realgcnews.com/ Greene Greene Prairie Press 516 N Main St. Carrollton, IL 62016 217.942.9100 gppnews@campbellpublications.net http://greeneprairiepress.com/ Grundy Morris Daily Herald WCSJ/FM 103.1 & WJDK 95.7 1804 N. Division Street Morris, IL 60450 219 W. Washington St. Morris, IL 60450 815.942.3221 815.942.0988 news@morrisdailyherald.com http://www.morrisherald-news.com/ 815.941.1000 815.941.9000 JackD@NelsonMultimedia.net www.wcsjfm.com Hamilton McLeansboro Times Leader WMCL/AM 1060 200 S. Washington St. McLeansboro, IL 62859 Route 1, Box 46A McLeansboro, IL 62859 618.643.2387 yournews@mcleansborotimesleader.com mcleansborotimesleader.com 618.435.4346 news@wqrlradio.com http://wmclradio.com/ Hancock Hancock County Journal-Pilot WCAZ/AM 990 31 N. Washington Carthage, IL 62321 84 S. Madison, P.O. Box 498 Carthage, IL 62321 217.357.2149 217.357.2177 sports@journalpilot.com www.journalpilot.com 217.357.3128 217.357.2014 wcaz@wcazam990.com www.wcazam990.com Hardin Calhoun News- Herald 310 S. County Road, P.O. Box 367 Hardin, IL 62047 618.576.2345 cnhnews@campbellpublications.net http://calhounnewsherald.com/ 48 P a g e

Hardin County Independent P.O. Box 328 25-27 West 1st Street Elizabethtown, IL 62931 618.287.2361 etownnews@yahoo.com http://hardincountyindependentillinois.com/ Henderson Hancock-Henderson County Quill Oquawka Current P.O. Box 1490 Stronghurst, IL 61480 Schuyler Street, P.O. Box 606 Oquawka, IL 61469 309.924.1871 309.924.1212 quill@hcil.net www.quillnewspaper.com 309.867.2515 309.867.6215 tscott@gatehousemedia.com http://www.reviewatlas.com/ Henry Cambridge Chronicle Galva News 119 W. Exchange, P.O. Box 132 Cambridge, IL 61238 348 Front Street Galva, IL 61434 309.937.3303 news@cambridgechron.com cambridgechron.com 309.932.2103 309.932.3282 news@galvanews.com galvanews.com Geneseo Republic Henry News- Republican Kewanee Star- Courier Orion Gazette 108 W. First Geneseo, IL 61254 709 Third Street, P.O. Box 190 Henry, IL 61537 105 E. Central Boulevard Kewanee, IL 61443 1018 Fourth Street Orion, IL 61273 309.944.2119 309.944.6161 editor@geneseorepublic.com www.geneseorepublic.com 309.364.3250 309.364.3858 309.852.2181 309.852.0010 editor@starcourier.com www.starcourier.com 309.526.8085 309.526.3065 news@oriongazette.com www.oriongazette.com WKEI/AM 1450 & WJRE/FM 102.5 133 E. Division St. Kewanee, IL 61443 309.853.4471 309.853.4474 regionalradionews@wkei.com www.regionaldailynews.com Iroquois [Watseka] Times- Republic Clifton Advocate Ford-Iroquois Farm Bureau Gilman Star WGFA/AM 1360 "Inspire 1360" & WGFA/FM 94.1 "The Best Mix 94" 1492 E. Walnut St. Watseka, IL 60970 330 N. Fourth Street, P.O. Box 548 Clifton, IL 60927 1381 S Crescent St Gilman, IL 60938 203 N. Central, P.O. Box 7 Gilman, IL 60938 1973 E. 1950 North Road Watseka, IL 60970 815.432.5227 815.432.5159 cwaters@intranix.com http://www.newsbug.info/iroquois_countys_times-republic/ 815.694.2122 815.694.2649 cliftonadvocate@gmail.com www.cliftonadvocate.com 815.265.4712 815.265.4274 fifb@sbcglobal.net 815.265.7332 815.265.7880 gstar7332@yahoo.com 815.432.4955 815.432.4957 info@wgfaradio.com www.wgfaradio.com Jackson Daily Egyptian Comm Building, Rm. 1259, MC 6887 Carbondale, IL 62901 618.536.3311 x 225 618.453.3248 editor@dailyegyptian.com dailyegyptian.com 49 P a g e

Murphysboro American Southern Illinoisan WDBX/FM 91.1 WINI/AM 1420 WSIU/FM 91.9 1400 Walnut St. Murphysboro, IL 62966 710 N. Illinois Avenue; P.O. Box 2108 Carbondale, IL 62901 224 N. Washington Street Carbondale, IL 62901 10519 Highway 149, Suite A Murphysboro, IL 62966 1100 Lincoln Dr - Ste 1003 SIU Mail code 6602 Carbondale, IL 62901 618.684.5833 618.684.5080 lcaldwell@dailyamericannews.com murphysboroamerican.com 618.529.5454 618.529.3774 news@thesouthern.com www.thesouthern.com 618.529.5900 wdbx911@yahoo.com www.wdbx.org 618-684-4561 wini@newstalk1420wini.com www.newstalk1420wini.com 618.453.4343 618.453.6246 wsiunews@wsiu.org; wsiutv@wsiu.org; tichenor@siu.edu www.wsiu.org WXAN/FM 103.9 P.O. Box 220 Ava, IL 62907 618.426.3308 618.426.3310 generalmanager@mysoutherngospel.net www.mysoutherngospel.net Jasper Newton Press- Mentor WIKK/FM 103.5 700 W Washington St Newton, IL 62448 4667 East Radio Tower Lane Olney, IL 62450 618.783.2324 618.783.2325 news@pressmentor.com www.pressmentor.com 618.393.2156 maweiler@forchtbroadcasting.com www.1035theeagle.com Jefferson Mount Vernon Register-News WMIX/AM 940 & WMIX/FM 94.1 911 Broadway, P.O. Box 489 Mount Vernon, IL 62864 3501 Broadway Mount Vernon, IL 62864 618.242.0113 618.242.2797 tesa.glass@register-news.com; your.news@register-news.com www.register-news.com 618.242.3500 618.242.2490 wmixnews@mvn.net www.mywithersradio.com/wmix Jersey Jersey County Journal WJBM/AM 1480 832 S. State Street Jerseyville, IL 62052 1010 Shipman Road Jerseyville, IL 62052 618-498-1234 jcjnews@campbellpublications.net http://jerseycountyjournal.com/index1.htm 618.498.8255 618.498.8265 wjbm@wjbmradio.com; jill@thejcstar.com wjbmradio.com Jo Daviess Galena Gazette Village Voices 716 S. Bench St. Galena, IL 61036 PO Box 474 Lena, IL 61048 815.777.0019 815.777.3809 cnewton@galgazette.com galenagazette.com 815.369.9992 sales@nwiaccess.com http://www.nwiaccess.com/ Johnson Goreville Gazette Vienna Times P.O. Box 70 Goreville, IL 62939 305 E. Main St. Vienna, IL 62995 618.995.9445 618.995.9445 gorevillegazette@frontier.com http://gorevillegazette.com/ 618.658.4321 618.658.4322 viennatimes@frontier.com http://theviennatimes.com/ 50 P a g e

Kane [Aurora] Beacon- News Daily Herald Elburn Herald Elgin Courier-News Huntley Farmside/Marengo Press Kane County Chronicle WBIG/AM 1280 WERV/FM 95.9 WRMN/AM 1410 & WJKL/FM 94.3 495 N. Commons Drive, Suite 200 Aurora, IL 60504 385 Airport Rd., Ste. A Elgin, IL 60123 525 N Main Street, Ste. 2 Elburn, IL 60119 495 Commons Drive Aurora, IL 60504 1101 W. 31st. St., Ste 100 Downers Grove, IL 60515 333 N. Randall Road, Suite 2 St. Charles, IL 60174 620 N. Eola Road Aurora, IL 60502 1884 Plain Avenue, Box C # 1730 Aurora, IL 60505 14 Douglas Avenue Elgin, IL 60120 630.978.8880 630.978.8509 abnservice@tribpub.com http://beaconnews.chicagotribune.com/ 847.608.2700 847.608.0849 news@dailyherald.com; pbaert@dailyherald.com www.dailyherald.com/news/county/kane 630.365.6446 630.365.2251 info@elburnherald.com elburnherald.com 630.978.8880 ecnservice@tribpub.com http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/ 630.368.1100 630.969.0228 dgood@shawmedia.com www.mysuburbanlife.com/huntley 630.232.9222 630.444.1641 editorial@kcchronicle.com www.kcchronicle.com (630) 585-1280 ryangatenby@wbig1280.com; stevemarten@wbig1280.com www.wbig1280.com 630.898.1580 630.898.2463 www.959theriver.com 847.741.7700 847.888.4227 rickjakle@jakle.com; leahunser@wrmn1410.com www.wrmn1410.com Kankakee Herscher Pilot Kankakee Daily Journal 100 S. Main, P.O. Box 709 Herscher, IL 60941 8 Dearborn Square Kankakee, IL 60901 815.426.2132 815.426.2132 editor@herscherpilot.com www.herscherpilot.com/ 815.937.3322 815.937.3301 editors@daily-journal.com www.daily-journal.com Momence Progress- Reporter 110 W. River St. Momence, IL 60954 815.472.2000 815.472.3877 m.reporter@mchsi.com http://momenceprogressreporter.com/ St. Anne Record WKAN/AM 1320 Bourbonnais Herald/County Market WONU/FM 89.7 "SHINE FM" 6980 S. Route 1 St. Anne, IL 60964 70 Meadowview Center Suite 400 Kankakee, IL 60901 500 Brown Boulevard Bourbonnais, IL 60914 One University Avenue Bourbonnais, IL 60914 815.427.6734 815.427.6751 tris13@sbcglobal.net 815.935.9555 815.935.9593 wkan@staradio.com www.wkan.com 815.933.1131 815.933.3785 news@bbherald.com www.bbherald.com 815.939.5330 815.939.5087 shine@olivet.edu shine.fm Kendall WSPY/FM 107.1 Yorkville Kendall County Record One Broadcast Center Plano, IL 60545 222 Bridge, PO Box J Yorkville, IL 60560 630.552.1000 630.552.9000 BethP@NelsonMultimedia.net www.wspyfm.com 630.553.7034 630.553.7085 news@kendallcountyrecord.com www.kendallcountyrecord.com Knox Abington Argus- 507 N Monroe St # 3 (309) 462-3189 argus@abingdon.net 51 P a g e

Sentinel Abingdon, IL 61410 Galesburg Register- Mail WGIL/AM 1400, WAAG/FM 94.9, WLSR/FM 92.7 & WKAY/FM 105.3 140 S. Prairie St. Galesburg, IL 61401 154 E. Simmons Street Galesburg, IL 61401 309.343.7181 309.343.2382 rbuck@register-mail.com www.galesburg.com 309.342.5131 309.342.0840 news@wgil.com http://wgil.com/v3/ WVKC/FM 90.7 2 East South St., Knox College Galesburg, IL 61401 309.341.7266 309.341.7090 gbelzer@knox.edu http://thewvkc.com/ Lake Daily Herald The News Sun WKRS/AM 1220 & WXLC/FM 102.3 1795 N. Butterfield Road, Suite 100 Libertyville, IL 60048 1225 Tri-State Parkway, Suite 570 Gurnee, IL 60031 3250 Belvidere Rd. Waukegan, IL 60085 847.680.5800 847.680.0189 news@dailyherald.com www.dailyherald.com/news/county/lake 312-222-2350 lcnsservice@tribpub.com http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ 847.336.7900 847.336.1523 www.wkrs.com WRLR/FM 98.3 PO Box 98 Round Lake, IL 60073 224.338.9757 studio@wrlr.fm www.wrlr.fm Zion-Benton News 2719 Elisha Avenue Zion, IL 60099 847.746.9000 847.746.9150 mshannon@kenoshanews.com www.zion-bentonnews.com LaSalle Granville Putnam County Record LaSalle News- Tribune Mendota Reporter Ottawa Daily Times Tonica News WCMY/AM 1430 & WRKX/FM 95.3 "The River" 325 S McCoy St Granville, IL 61326 426 Second St. LaSalle, IL 61301 703 Illinois Avenue, P.O. Box 300 Mendota, IL 61342 100 W. Jefferson St. Ottawa, IL 61350 800 Ace Road P.O. Box 340 Princeton, IL 61356 216 W. Lafayette Ottawa, IL 61350 815.339.2321 815.339.6727 news@putnamcountyrecord.com http://www.putnamcountyrecord.com/ 815.223.3200 815.224.6443 ntnews@newstrib.com www.newstrib.com 815.539.9396 815.539.7862 editor@mendotareporter.com www.mendotareporter.com 815.433.2000 618.433.1639 newsroom@mywebtimes.com; info@mywebtimes.com http://www.mywebtimes.com/ 815-875-4461 news@tonicanews.com http://www.tonicanews.com/ 815.434.6050 815.434.5311 info@ottawaradio.net www.ottawaradio.net WGLC/FM 100.1 3905 Progress Blvd Peru, IL 61342 815.539.6751 815.539.5956 wglc@theradiogroup.net www.wglc.net FM 96.5 "The Wolf" 1 Broadcast Ln. Oglesby, IL 61348 815.223.3100 815.223.3095 jeremy@20inarowcountry.com; evan@20inarowcountry.com http://www.20inarowcountry.com/ WLPO/AM 1220 & WAJK/FM 99.3 1 Broadcast Ln. Oglesby, IL 61348 815.223.3100 815.223.3095 jeremy@classichits1039wlpo.com; evan@classichits1039wlpo.com http://www.am1220wlpo.com/ 52 P a g e

Lawrence Lawrenceville Daily Record Sumner Press WAKO/AM 910 & WAKO/FM 103.1 P.O. Box 559 Lawrenceville, IL 62439 P.O. Box 126 Sumner, IL 62466 P.O. Box 210 Lawrenceville, IL 62439 618.943.2331 618.943.3976 lawnews@lawdailyrecord.com www.lawdailyrecord.com 618.936.2212 618.936.2858 editor@sumnerpress.com http://www.sumnerpress.com/ 618.943.3354 618.943.4173 gilwilson@gmail.com www.wakoradio.com/ Lee Amboy News Ashton Gazette Dixon Telegraph WIXN/AM 1460 & WIXN/FM 101.7 219 E. Main, P.O. Box 162 Amboy, IL 61310 813 Main St., P.O. Box 287 Ashton, IL 61006 113 S. Peoria Ave. Dixon, IL 61024 1460 S. College Avenue Dixon, IL 61021 815.857.2311 815.857.2517 amboyedit@amboynews.com www.amboynews.com 815.453.2551 815.453.2422 monetta@ashtongazette.com www.ashtongazette.com 815.284.2224 815.625.9390 ebushman@saukvalley.com www.saukvalley.com 815.288.3341 815.284.1017 tgarnhart@nrgmedia.com www.am1460wixn.com Livingston [Dwight] The Paper Pontiac Daily Leader / Flanagan Home Times WLDC/FM 98.9 & WJEZ/FM 93.7 204 E. Chippewa St. Dwight, IL 60420 318 N. Main, P.O. Box 170 Pontiac, IL 61764 315 N. Mill Street Pontiac, IL 61764 815.584.1901 815.584.2196 thepaper1901@sbcglobal.net thepaper1901.com 815.842.1153 815.842.4388 emurphy@pontiacdailyleader.com www.pontiacdailyleader.com 815.844.6101 dan.westhoff@cumulus.com http://www.wjez.com/ Logan Illiopolis Sentinel Lincoln Courier Mount Pulaski Times P.O. Box 300 Illiopolis, IL 62539 206 S. Chicago Street, P.O. Box 740 Lincoln, IL 62656 P.O. Box 114 Mount Pulaski, IL 62548 217.486.6496 www.illiopolis.com/pages/members/illiopolis_sentinel.htm 217.732.2101 217.732.7039 news@lincolncourier.com; Jessica.lema@lincolncourier.com www.lincolncourier.com 217.792.5557 217.792.5482 times@frontiernet.net www.mtpulaskiil.com/mtpulaskiilwebsite/times_news/times newspaper.htm Macon Blue Mound Leader Decatur Herald & Review Decatur Tribune 205 W Niles St Blue Mound, IL 62513 601 E. William P.O. Box 311 Decatur, IL 62525 132 S. Water St., Ste 424 Decatur, IL 62525 217.692.2323 217.692.2323 bmleader1@yahoo.com 217.429.5151 217.421.6913 hrnews@herald-review.com, kurt.erickson@lee.net www.herald-review.com 217.422.9702 217.422.7320 decaturtribune@aol.com http://www.decaturtribune.com/ Mount Zion Region News P.O. Box 79 Mount Zion, IL 62549 217.864.4212 217.864.4711 mtzionregionnews@comcast.net www.smalltownpapers.com/newspapers/newspaper.php?id=275 53 P a g e

WAND Ch. 17 WBUI "The CW" WDZQ/AM 1050, WDZQ/FM 95.1, WSOY/AM 1340 & WSOY/FM 102.9 WEJT/FM 105.1 WJMU/FM 89.5 904 Southside Dr. Decatur, IL 62521 101 S. Main Street Decatur, IL 62526 250 N. Water St., Ste 100 Decatur, IL 62523 410 N. Water Street, Suite B Decatur, IL 61914 1184 W. Main Street Millikin University Decatur, IL 62522 217.424.2500 217.422.2583 news@wandtv.com www.wandtv.com 217.428.2323 217.423.4022 feedback@cwtv.com www.foxillinois.com/central-il-cw 217).429.9744 217.423.9764 Lindsayromano@neuhoffmedia.com http://www.nowdecatur.com/ 217.428.4487 217.428.4501 cbullock@cromwellradio.com http://www.decaturradio.com/ 217.424.6377 217.424.3993 sdeary@millikin.edu www.millikin.edu/wjmu Macoupin BenGil Post 103 North Jersey Gillespie, IL 62033 Brighton Southwestern Journal Bunker Hill Gazette News Carlinville Macoupin County Enquirer Democrat Staunton Star-Times Virden Recorder Carlinbille WBGL/FM 91.1 WLLM-WTSG Mount Olive Herald 117 N. Main Street, P.O. Box 606 Brighton, IL 62012 150 N. Washington Bunker Hill, IL 62014 125 E. Main Carlinville, IL 62626 108 W. Main, P.O. Box 180 Staunton, IL 62088 169 W. Jackson, P.O. Box 440 Virden, IL 62690 4101 Fieldstone Road Champaign, IL 61822 800 S. Postville Drive Lincoln, IL 62656 102 E. Main, P.O. Box 300 Mount Olive, IL 62069 217.839.2484 news@thebengilpost.com www.thebengilpost.com 618.372.8451 618.372.4925 swjnews@sbcglobal.net 618.585.4411 618.585.3354 gazette8@frontiernet.net 217.854.2534 217.854.2535 mcednews@enquirerdemocrat.com http://enquirerdemocrat.com/ 618.635.2000 618.635.5281 startime@madisontelco.com www.stauntonstartimes.com 217.965.3355 217.965.4512 editor@gnnews.net http://gnnews.net/ 217.359.8232 wbgl@wbgl.org http://www.wbgl.org/ 855-732-9556 217-735-9736 office@wllmradio.com http://www.wllmradio.com/ 217.999.3941 217.999.5105 moherald1880@yahoo.com; thejournalnews@consolidated.net Madison [Alton] Telegraph Edwardsville Intelligencer Highland News Leader 111 E. Broadway Alton, IL 62002 117 N. Second Street Edwardsville, IL 62025 PO Box 427 Belleville, IL 62222 618.463.2500 618.463.2578 jcraig@civitasmedia.com; nwoodside@civitasmedia.com www.thetelegraph.com 618.656.4700 618.656.7618 btucker@edwpub.net www.theintelligencer.com 618.654.2366 618.654.1181 hnlnews@bnd.com http://www.bnd.com/highland-news-leader/ 54 P a g e

Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis Troy Times Tribune WBGZ/AM 1570 WLCA/FM 89.9 2 Eastport Executive Drive Collinsville, IL 62234 201 E. Market, P.O. Box 68 Troy, IL 62294 P.O. Box 615 Alton, IL 62002 Lewis & Clark Community College 5800 Godfrey Road Godfrey, IL 62035 618.344.0264 618.344.3831 mwagner@yourjournal.com www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals 618.667.3111 618.667.3128 troy.il.news@gmail.com; timestribune@wisperhome.com http://www.troytimestribune.blogspot.com/ 618.465.3535 618.465.3546 wbgz@wbgzradio.com www.wbgzradio.com 618.468.4940 618.466.7458 wlca@lc.edu; mlemons@lc.edu www.wlcafm.com Worden Madison County Chronicle 125 E Wall St Apt 9 Worden, IL 62097 618.459.3655 618.459.3655 chronicl@madisontelco.com WSIE/FM 88.7 SIUE Campus Box 1773 Edwardsville, IL 62026 618.650.2941 618.650.2233 lbundy@siue.edu www.wsieradio.com Marion Centralia Morning Sentinel Salem Times- Commoner WILY/AM 1210 & WRXX/FM 95.3 WJBD/AM 1350 & WJBD/FM 100.1 232 E Broadway Centralia, IL 62801 120 S. Broadway, P.O. Box 548 Salem, IL 62881 302 S. Popular, P.O. Box 528 Centralia, IL 62801 P.O. Box 70 Salem, IL 62881 618.532.5601 618.532.1212 news@morningsentinel.com www.morningsentinel.com 618.548.3330 618.548.3593 stceditor@salemtc.net 618.533.5700 618.533.5737 wilynews@mywithersradio.com http://www.x95radio.com/ 618.548.2000 618.548.2079 news@wjbdradio.com; brucekropp@wjbdradio.com www.wjbdradio.com Marshall Lacon Home Journal Marshall Independent Choice 204 S. Washington Lacon, IL 61540 P.O. Box 433, 610 Archer Ave Marshall, IL 62441 309.246.2865 309.246.3214 sonbtp@aol.com 217.826.2102 217.826.3700 editor@lincolntrailpublishing.com, submit@russell-publications.com http://www.lincolntrailpublishing.com/marshall Mason Havana Mason County Democrat Manito Review 219 W. Market Havana, IL 62644 114 N. Broadway Manito, IL 61546 309.543.3311 309.543.6844 DemocratNewspaper@gmail.com; frontdesk@havanaprint.com 309.968.6705 309.968.7486 btpublications@frontiernet.net www.masoncountydemocrat.com Massac Metropolis Planet WMOK/AM 920 & WREZ/FM 105.5 111 E 5th St Metropolis, IL 62960 339 Fairgrounds Road, P.O. Box 720 Metropolis, IL 62960 618.524.2141 618.524.4727 news@metropolisplanet.com www.metropolisplanet.com 618.524.4400 618.524.3133 wmoknews@frontier.com www.920wmok.com McDonough Bushnell McDonough Democrat 358 E. Main St. Bushnell, IL 61422 309.772.2129 309.772.3994 info@themcdonoughdemocrat.com www.themcdonoughdemocrat.com 55 P a g e

McDonough County Voice Western Courier WIUM/FM 91.3 & WIUW/FM 89.5 WIUS/FM 88.3 "The Dog" WJEQ/FM 102.7 & WMQZ/FM 104.1 203 N. Randolph Macomb, IL 61455 WIU, 1 University Circle Macomb, IL 61455 WIU 1 University Circle Macomb, IL 61455 326 Sallee, 1 University Circle Macomb, IL 61455 1034 West Jackson Macomb, IL 61455 (309) 833-2114 ext. 253 jsmith@mcdonoughvoice.com mcdonoughvoice.com 309.298.1876 309-298-2309 micour@wiu.edu www.westerncourier.com 309.298.1873 309.298.2133 rg-egger@wiu.edu; publicradio@wiu.edu http://tspr.org/ 309.298.3218 309.298.2829 wius@wiu.edu http://www.883thedog.com/ 309.833.2121 309.836.3291 http://wjeqfm.com/ McHenry Northwest Herald [Crystal Lake] Woodstock Independent 7717 South Route 31 Crystal Lake, IL 60014 671 E. Calhoun St. Woodstock, IL 60098 815.459.4040 815.459.4960 tips@nwherald.com; kelyons@shawmedia.com www.nwherald.com 815.338.8040 815.338.8177 news@thewoodstockindependent.com; sandy@thewoodstockindependent.com www.thewoodstockindependent.com WZSR/FM "Star 105.5" 8800 US Highway 14 Crystal Lake, IL 60012 815.459.7000 815.444.6025 stew@star105.com; llang@star105andy1039.com www.star105.com McLean Bloomington Pantagraph El Paso Journal Normal Normalite WGLT/FM 89.1 WIHN/FM 96.7 & WSNI/FM 92.9 WJBC/AM 1230, WBNQ/FM 101.5 & WBWN/FM 104.1 301 W. Washington PO Box 2907 Bloomington, IL 61702 51 W. Front Street El Paso, IL 61738 1702 W. College Avenue, Suite G Normal, IL 61761 8910 Illinois State University Normal, IL 61790 520 North Center Bloomington, IL 61701 236 Greenwood Avenue Bloomington, IL 61704 309.829.9000 309.829.7000 newsroom@pantagraph.com, Jordan.maddox@lee.net www.pantagraph.com 309.527.8595 309.527.8850 journal@fairpoint.net www.fairpoint.net/~journal/ 309.454.5476 309.454.5476 thenormalite@gmail.com www.normalite.com 309.438.2255 309.438.7870 news@wglt.org www.wglt.org 309.834.1100 309.834.4390 www.967irock.com 309.829.1221 309.827.8071 news@wjbc.com wjbc.com Menard Petersburg Observer 235 E Sangamon Ave. Petersburg, IL 62675 217.632.2236 217.632.2237 observer@gcctv.com Mercer Aledo Times Record 219 S. College Avenue Aledo, IL 61231 309.582.5112 309.582.5319 rblackford@aledotimesrecord.com aledotimesrecord.com/ 56 P a g e

WRMJ/FM 102.3 2104 S.E. Third Street, P.O. Box 187 Aledo, IL 61231 309.582.5666 309.582.5667 contactus@wrmj.com www.wrmj.com Monroe Monroe County Independent P.O. Box 407 120 N. Main Street Columbia, IL 62236 618-281-8000 618-281-7969 independent@htc.net http://monroecountynews.net/ Waterloo Republic- Times 205 W. Mill St. Waterloo, IL 62298 618.939.3814 618.939.3815 news@republictimes.net www.republictimes.net Montgomery (Hillsboro) The Journal News Litchfield News- Herald Nokomis Free Press Progress WSMI/AM 1540, WSMI/FM 106.1 & WAOX/FM 105.3 431 S. Main P.O. Box 100 Hillsboro, IL 62049 112 E. Ryder, P.O. Box 160 Litchfield, IL 62056 112 W. State, P.O. Box 130 Nokomis, IL 62075 P.O. Box 10 Litchfield, IL 62056 217.532.3933 217.532.3632 thejournal-news@consolidated.net www.thejournal-news.net 217.324.2121 217.324.2122 lfdnews@litchfieldil.com 217.563.2115 217.563.7464 freepress@consolidated.net www.nokomisonline.com 217.324.5921 217.532.2431 wsmi@wsmiradio.com; waox@waoxradio.com www.wsmiradio.com; http://waox.com/ Morgan Franklin Times Jacksonville Journal-Courier 208 Main St. Franklin, IL 62638 235 W. State, P.O. Box 1048 Jacksonville, IL 62651 217.675.2461 217.675.2470 ira@dtnspeed.net www.franklinillinois.net/franklintimes.htm 217.245.6121 217.245.1226 dbauer@myjournalcourier.com; gstrotheide@myjournalcourier.com www.myjournalcourier.com Waverly Journal 130 S. Pearl, P.O. Box 78 Waverly, IL 62692 217.435.9221 WJIL/AM 1550 & WJVO/FM 105.5 WLDS/AM 1180 & WEAI/FM 107.1 1251 E. Morton Rd. P.O. Box 1055 Jacksonville, IL 62651 2161 Old State Road, P.O. Box 1180 Jacksonville, IL 62651 217.245.5119 217.245.1596 wjvocountry@gmail.com www.wjvofm.com 217.245.7171 217.245.6711 news@wlds.com www.wlds.com Moultrie Sullivan News Progress 100 W. Monroe Street, P.O. Box 290 Sullivan, IL 61951 217.728.7381 217.728.2020 kstewart@newsprogress.com www.newsprogress.com Ogle Ogle County News Rochelle News Leader 121A S. Fourth Street Oregon, IL 61061 211 E. Highway 38 Rochelle, IL 61068 815.732.6166 815.732.4238 news@oglecountynews.com www.oglecountynews.com 815.562.4171 815.562.2161 features@rochellenews-leader.com www.rochellenews-leader.com 57 P a g e

WRHL/AM 1060 & WRHL/FM 102.3 P.O. Box 177 Rochelle, IL 61068 815.562.7001 815.562.7002 jmlvoice@wrhl.net www.wrhl.net Peoria Community Word 7049 Fox Point Peoria, IL 61614 309.692.0644 communityword@yahoo.com thecommunityword.com Glasford Gazette 202 E. Main St Glasford, IL 61533 309.389.2811 309.389.4949 glasfordgzt@aol.com http://glasfordgazette.com/ Morton Times-News P.O. Box 9426 Peoria, IL 61612 309.692.6600 309.686.3101 mtn@timestoday.com mortontimesnews.com Peoria Journal-Star One News Plaza Peoria, IL 61643 309.686.3000 309.686.3296 news@pjstar.com; asmith@pjstar.com www.pjstar.com East Peoria Times Courier P.O. Box 9426 Peoria, IL 61612 (309) 692-6600 eptc@timestoday.com http://www.eastpeoriatimescourier.com/ The Labor Paper WCBU/FM 89.9/Bradley University 400 NE Jefferson, Suite 400 Peoria, IL 61603 1501 W. Bradley Ave Peoria, IL 61625 309.674.3148 309.674.9714 sharon@westcentralbtc.org http://www.westcentralbtc.org/labor%20paper.htm 309.677.3690 309.677.3462 wcbunews@fsmail.bradley.edu http://peoriapublicradio.org/ WCIC/FM 91.5 3902 W. Baring Trace Peoria, IL 61615 309.692.9242 309.692.9241 wcic@wcicfm.org www.wcicfm.org WMBD Ch. 31 3131 N. University Peoria, IL 61604 309.688.3131 309.686.8658 news@wmbd.com; jmulligan@wmbd.com centralillinoisproud.com WMBD/AM 1470, WPBG/FM 93.3 & WSWT/FM 106.9 331 Fulton Street, Suite 1200 Peoria, IL 61602 309.685.1470 309.686.8659 davidvancamp@1470wmbd.com; rickhirschmann@jmpradio.com; studio@literock107.com www.1470wmbd.com; www.933thedrive.com; www.literock107.com WPEO/AM 1020 P.O. Box 1 Peoria, IL 61650 309.698.9736 309.698.9740 wpeo@wpeo.com www.wpeo.com WTVP PBS WVEL/AM 1140 & FM 101.1, WGLO/FM 95.5 P.O. Box 1347 Peoria, IL 61654 120 Eaton St. Peoria, IL 61603 309.677.4747 309.677.4730 wtvpmail@wtvp.org www.wtvp.org (309) 673-1140 Robert.Caruth@cumulus.com www.wvel.com; www.955glo.com Perry Du Quoin Evening Call 9 N. Division, P.O. Box 184 DuQuoin, IL 62832 618.542.2133 618.542.2726 duquoin@frontier.com; jcroessman@duquoin.com www.duquoin.com WDQN/AM 1580 & WDQN/FM 95.9 2337 Us Route 51 DuQuoin, IL 62832 618.542.3894 618.542.4514 wdqnradio@onecliq.net http://wdqnradio1580.com/listen-live/ Piatt Piatt County Journal-Republican 118 E. Washington Monticello, IL 61856 217.762.2511 217.762.8591 journal@journal-republican.com www.journal-republican.com Pike Pittsfield Pike Press 115 W. Jefferson Pittsfield, IL 62363 217.285.2345 217.285.5222 ppnews@campbellpublications.net; publisher@campbellpublications.net www.pikepress.com 58 P a g e

The Paper 725 Bainbridge St. Barry, IL 62312 217.335.2112 217.335.2112 rnews1@adams.net WBBA/FM 97.5 P.O. Box 312 Pittsfield, IL 62363 217.285.5975 217.285.5977 wbba@wbbaradio.com wbbaradio.com Pope Golconda Herald- Enterprise 211 E Main St Golconda, IL 62938 618.683.3531 618.683.3831 herald@shawneelink.net Randolph Chester Randolph County Herald Tribune County Journal WHCO/AM 1230 P.O. Box 269 Chester, IL 62233 P.O. Box 369 Percy, IL 62272 1230 Broadway, P.O. Box 255 Sparta, IL 62286 618.826.2385 618.826.5181 pspitler@randolphcountyheraldtribune.com www.randolphcountyheraldtribune.com 618.497.8272 618.497.2607 cjournal@egyptian.net 618.443.2121 618.443.2280 news@realcountry1230.com www.whcoradio.com Richland Noble County Commoner Olney Daily Mail WIKK/FM 103.5 "The Eagle" 108 W. North Avenue Noble, IL 62868 206 Whittle Avenue, P.O. Box 340 Olney, IL 62450 304 South Museum Drive Newton, IL 62450 618.723.2866 618.393.2931 618.392.2953 editor@olneydailymail.com www.olneydailymail.com 618.783.800 maweiler@forchtbroadcasting.com; mishipman@forchtbroadcasting.com http://www.1035theeagle.com/contact WSEI/WVLNFM 92.9 4667 Radio Tower Lane Olney, IL 62450 618.393.2156 618.392.4536 maweiler@forchtbroadcasting.com; mishipman@forchtbroadcasting.com /wvlnam.com Rock Island Moline Daily Dispatch/Rock Island Argus 1720 Fifth Avenue Moline, IL 61265 309.764.4344 309.786.7639 press@qconline.com qconline.com WDLM/AM 960 & WDLM/FM 89.3 P.O. Box 149 East Moline, IL 61244 309.234.5111 309.234.5114 wdlm@moody.edu www.moodyradioqc.fm WHBF Ch. 4 231 18th St. Rock Island, IL 61201 309.786.5315 309.788.3642 newsroom@whbf.com; hstevenson@whbf.com www.whbf.com WQAD Ch. 8 WQPT PBS WVIK/FM 90.3 - Augustana College 3003 Park 16th St. Moline, IL 61265 3800 Avenue of the Cities, Suite 101 Moline, IL 61265 639-38th Street Rock Island, IL 61201 309-736-3300 309.764.7181 news@wqad.com; alan.baker@wqad.com www.wqad.com 309.764.2400 309.764.2410 wqpt@wiu.edu. wqpt.org 309.794.7500 309.794.1236 news@wvik.org www.wvik.org 59 P a g e

Saline El Dorado Daily Journal/Harrisburg Daily Register 35 South Vine Street Harrisburg, IL 62946 (618) 253-7146 618.252.0863 bdeneal@dailyregister.com www.dailyregister.com/ Galatia Money Stretcher P.O. Box 99 Galatia, IL 62935 618.268.6291 618.268.4325 galatiamoneystretcher.com; mshull@galatiamoneystretcher.com www.galatiamoneystretcher.com WEBQ/FM 102.3 701 S. Commercial Street Harrisburg, IL 62946 618.253.7812 618.252.2366 webq@mywithersradio.com www.webqradio.com Sangamon Capitol Fax 312.540.3916 capitolfax@aol.com capitolfax.com Illinois Issues - UIS One University Plaza, MS HRB 10 Springfield, IL 62703 217.206.6084 217.206.7257 illinoisissues@uis.edu; jwill@uis.edu illinoisissues.uis.edu Illinois Times 1320 S. State Street, pyeagle@illinoistimes.com, P.O. Box 5256 217.753.2226 217.753.2281 intern@illinoistimes.com; meisel1@uis.edu Springfield, IL 62705 www.illinoistimes.com/ New Berlin County Tribune South County Publications - Chatham Clarion South County Publications - Riverton Register Springfield Journal- Register WFMB/FM 104.5 & WCVS/FM 96.7 WLUJ/FM 89.7 WMAY/AM 970, WNNS/FM 98.7 & WQLZ/FM 92.7 WTAX 1240 AM, 107.5 FM P.O. Box 409 New Berlin, IL 62670 P.O. Box 254 Chatham, IL 62629 715 N. 7th Street Riverton, IL 62561 P.O. Box 219 Springfield, IL 62705 3055 S. 4th Street Springfield, IL 62703 600 W. Mason Street Springfield, IL 62702 P.O. Box 460 Springfield, IL 62705 3501 East Sangamon Ave., Springfield,IL 62707 217.488.3005 217.488.2412 journaltrib@mchsi.com 217.483.2614 217.483.3988 chathamclarion@royell.org https://twitter.com/chathamclarion 217.629.9221 217.629.9223 southcountypub@att.net 217.788.1513 217.788.1551 sjr@sj-r.com; doug.finke@sj-r.com; bernard.schoenburg@sj-r.com www.sj-r.com 217.528.3033 217.528.5348 davecomstock@neuhoffmedia.com www.wfmb.com 217.528.2300 217.528.2400 comments@wjul.org www.wluj.org 217.629.7077 217.629.7952 kevank@wmay.com; kevank@wnns.com; kevank@wqlz.com; jimleachshow@hotmail.com www.wmay.com 217-753-5400 217-753-7902 aegman@wtax.com http://wtax.com/contact/ WUIS/FM 91.9 University of Springfield University Plaza Springfield, IL 62783 217.206.9847 217.206.6527 iprnews@uis.edu; anvinicky@yahoo.com; vinicky@uis.edu; crawford.sean@uis.edu; scraw1@uis.edu; bmack3@uis.edu wuis.org 60 P a g e

WICS Ch. 20 2680 E. Cook Springfield, IL 62703 217.753.5656 news@wics.com, gbrnger@wics.com; kristamburris@gmail.com; zachbernard@gamil.com www.wics.com Schuyler Rushville Times P.O. Box 226 Rushville, IL 62681 217.322.3321 217.322.2770 editor@rushvilletimes.com; reporter@rushvilletimes.com www.rushvilletimes.com Scott [Winchester] Scott County Times P.O. Box 138 Winchester, IL 62694 217.742.3313 sctnews@campbellpublications.net www.facebook.com/pages/scott-county-times/ Shelby Shelbyville Daily Union 100 W. Main Shelbyville, IL 62565 217.774.2161 217.774.5732 valorie.eversole@shelbyvilledailyunion.com shelbyvilledailyunion.com Shelby County News 322 N Cedar St Shelbyville, IL 62565 217.774.1001 866.265.2958 publisher@shelbycountynews.net shelbycountynews.net St. Clair Belleville News- Democrat 120 S. Illinois Belleville, IL 62220 618.234.1000 newsroom@bnd.com, tcwall89@gmail.com, twall@bnd.com www.bnd.com East St. Louis Monitor 1501 State Street East St. Louis, IL 62205 (618) 271-1581 618.271.8443 Freeburg Tribune 820 S. State Street Freeburg, IL 62243 618.539.3320 618.539.3346 newsroom@freeburgtribune.com Lebanon Advertiser PO Box 126 Lebanon, IL 62254 618.713.4230 publisher@lebanonadvertiser.com Herald Publications/ Mascoutah Herald Clinton County News Scott Flier Fairview Heights Tribune 314 E. Church, P.O. Box C Mascoutah, IL 62258 618.566.8282 618.566.8283 mascherald@heraldpubs.com; ccn@heraldpubs.com; heraldpubs@heraldpubs.com; tribune@heraldpubs.com www.heraldpubs.com/mascoutah O'Fallon Progress 612 E. State, P.O. Box 970 O'Fallon, IL 62269 618.632.3643 618.632.6438 ofprogress@bnd.com www.bnd.com/news/local/community/ofallon-progress/ Stephenson Freeport Journal- Standard 50 West Douglas Street #900 Freeport, IL 61032 815.232.0166 815.232.0105 jillian.duchnowski@journalstandard.com www.journalstandard.com Northwestern Illinois Farmer P.O. Box 536 Lena, IL 61048 815.369.2811 815.369.2816 news@nwilfarmer.com, ckempel@nwilfarmer.com Tazewell Delavan Times 314 Locust, P.O. Box 199 Delavan, IL 61734 309.244.7111 61 P a g e

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Wayne Okawville Times Wayne County Press WFIW/AM 1390, WFIW/FM 104.9 & WOKZ/FM 105.9 Nashville, IL 62263 P.O. Box 68 Okawville, IL 62271 213 E. Main Fairfield, IL 62837 P.O. Box 310 Fairfield, IL 62837 618.243.5563, 618-973 - 7277 618.842.2662 618.842.7912 press1@okawvilletimes.com news@waycopress.com; graphics@waycopress.com ww.okawvilletimes.com www.wcpphotos.com 618.842.2159 618.847.5907 wfiw@originalcompany.com www.wfiwradio.com White Carmi Times WROY/AM 1460 & WRUL/FM 97.3 323 E. Main St. P.O. Box 190 Carmi, IL 62821 P.O. Box 400 Carmi, IL 62821 618.382.4176 618.384.2163 slampert@carmitimes.com www.carmitimes.com 618.382.4161 618.382.4162 wrul973@frontier.com www.wrul.com Whiteside Erie Review Fulton Journal Prophetstown Echo Sauk Valley Newspapers Whiteside News Sentinel WSDR AM 1240 / WSSQ AM 94.3 P.O. Box 357 Erie, IL 61250 1009 4th Street Fulton, IL 61252 342 Washington, P.O. Box 7 Prophetstown, IL 61277 3200 E. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 498 Sterling, IL 61081 100 E. Main; P.O. Box 31 Morrison, IL 61270 430 West Erie Street - Suite 505 Chicago, IL 61081 309.659.2761 309.659.7751 review@whitesidesentinel.com 815.589.2424 815.589.2714 journal@whitesidesentinel.com 815.537.5107 815.537.2658 echo@whitesidesentinel.com 815.625.3600 815.625.9390 llough@saukvalley.com www.saukvalley.com/ 815.772.7244 815.772.4105 sentinel@whitesidesentinel.com 312-943-6363 312-943- 5109 withers@rockriverradio.com, newsirn@sbcglobal.net http://illinoisradionetwork.com/affiliates.htm Will Farmers Weekly Review 22nd Century Media/Chicago Southwest The Frankfort Station Homer Horizon Lockport Legend Mokena Messager New Lenox Patriot Tinley Junction 100 Manhattan Road Joliet, IL 60433 11516 W. 183rd St. Unit SW, Office Condo #3 Orland Park, IL 60467 815.727.4811 815.727.5570 farmersweekly@sbcglobal.net www.farmers-weekly-review.com (708) 326-9170 jon@frankfortstation.com, tom@homerhorizon.com, eric@lockportlegend.com, danny@mokenamessenger.com, meredith@newlenoxpatriot.com, michael@tinleyjunction.com, r.susmarski@22ndcenturymedia.com https://www.22ndcenturymedia.com/contact 63 P a g e

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ATTACHMENTS TO THE DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN 1. A summary of the process for selecting delegates, alternates, standing committee members, the delegation chair and convention pages, along with related deadlines. (Reg. 2.2.A.) 2. A timetable reflecting all significant dates in the state s delegate selection process. (Reg. 2.2.B.) 3. A statement from the State Democratic Chair certifying the Plan as submitted to the RBC was approved by the State Party Committee. (Reg. 2.2.C.) 4. A copy of the press release distributed by the State Party Committee announcing its adoption of the Plan and summarizing the major components of the Plan. (Reg. 2.2.D.) 5. A statement from the State Democratic Chair certifying that the proposed Plan, including all attachments and appendices, was placed on the State Party website during the 30-day public comment period. (Reg. 2.2.E.) 6. A statement from the State Democratic Chair certifying compliance with Rule 1.C. which requires a 30 day public comment period prior to the adoption of the Plan by the State Party Committee, provided that the State Party has published specific guidance for the submission of public comments. (Reg. 2.2.F.) 7. A copy of all written public and online comments submitted through the process provided above on the Plan. [Include information identifying each person and/or organization making the comment and where appropriate, a description of the person or group so represented, if such information has been provided or is available to the State Party.] (Reg. 2.2.G.) 8. A blank copy of forms to be filed with the state and the State Party by delegate, alternative, and standing committee candidates. (Rule 1.A.7, Rule 1.A.8 & Reg. 2.2.H.) 9. A statement from the Chair of the Affirmative Action Committee certifying compliance with Rule 6.F., which requires that the Affirmative Action Committee has reviewed the proposed Affirmative Action outreach plan, including any numerical goals established. (Reg. 2.2.I.) 10. A statement from State Democratic Chair outlining the reliable data and sources used for numerical goals established under Rules 5.C., 6.A., and 7. (Reg. 2.2.J.) 11. A statement from the State Democratic Chair certifying that the State Affirmative Action Committee composition complies with Rules 5.C, 6.A., and 7 67 P a g e

and that the names, demographic data and contact information of members was submitted to the RBC 15 days after their appointment. (Reg. 2.2.K.) 12. Copies of all state statutes and other relevant legal authority reasonably related to the Delegate Selection Process [For example, include any and all state statutory requirements related to: ballot access for presidential candidates; filing requirements for delegate and alternate candidates; timing of the presidential primary, caucuses, and/or the state convention; participation in the state s presidential primary or caucuses, including Party registration or enrollment provisions; and any other stipulations made by the state regarding the selection process or the role of National Convention delegates.] (Reg. 2.2.L.) 13. A copy of all qualifying forms to be filed with the state and the State Party by presidential candidates. (Reg. 2.2.M.) 68 P a g e

APPENDIX A CHAIR CERTIFICATIONS

APPENDIX B PRESS RELEASES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION Steve Brown 217-546-7404 847-922-5361 Illinois Democratic Party Adopts 2016 Delegate Selection Plan SPRINGFIELD: The Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Illinois unanimously adopted a new delegate selection plan in advance of the 2016 Presidential election cycle. This plan puts Illinois Democrats in full compliance with the Democratic National Committee requirements, said Chairman Michael J. Madigan. All Illinoisans can now begin the process of launching their campaigns to win election as a delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention. The 2016 convention will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the week of July 25, 2016. District-level delegates will be elected during the March 15, 2016 primary. Nominating petitions and statement of candidacy forms must be filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections between January 4 and January 6, 2016. Copies of the statement of candidacy and pledges of support must be filed with the state party during that same period. Party leaders, at-large delegates and at-large alternates will be selected by the state delegation at the May 9, 2016 meeting. Statements of candidacy and pledges of support must be filed with the state party by April 15, 2016. Standing committee members, the delegation chair and convention pages will also be selected during the May meeting. The full text of the delegate selection plan and required filing documents are available at www.ildems.com or by calling the Springfield headquarters at 217-546-7404. # # #

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION Steve Brown: 217-546-7404 847-922-5361 Illinois Democrats Release 2016 Delegate Selection Plan for Review Springfield: The Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Illinois released the proposed delegate section plan for the 2016 Presidential Election cycle. Once again, this plan puts Illinois Democrats in full compliance with the Democratic National Committee requirements. It will allow all Illinoisans to begin the process of launching their campaigns to win election as delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in July of 2016, said Chairman Michael J. Madigan. The full text of the delegate selection plan will be available for public review on the Democratic Party of Illinois website, www.ildems.com, or by calling the Springfield headquarters at 217-546-7404. Comments can be emailed to contact@ildems.com. # # #

APPENDIX C AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE CERTIFICATION

APPENDIX D PUBLIC COMMENTS

From: Stonewall Democrats <stonewalldemocrats.us@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2015 3:07 PM To: mmadigan@ildems.com Cc: Nelson, Sarah; Mapes, Tim Subject: Public Comment - Illinois Delegate Selection Plan Michael J. Madigan, chair Illinois Democratic Party 1201 South Veterans Parkway Springfield, IL 62704 Chair Madigan: On behalf of Stonewall Democrats nationwide, thank you for accepting our Delegate Selection Plan public comment. This is an exciting time and we're honored to be part of efforts to ensure 2016's delegation is the most diverse ever. To that end, Stonewall Democrats US is writing to offer technical assistance. In 2008, the RBC and the DNC established an Inclusion Rule (Rule 7) to further open our party to groups who have been historically underrepresented in the delegate selection process and were not addressed in the Affirmative Action Rule (Rule 6). For 2016, the rules further urge State Parties to provide goals for each of these groups as indicated by their presence in the Democratic electorate. Below we've provided two figures and a framework suitable for inclusion in your plan. Together they provide a calculation of 10.6% to satisfy Rule 7. Please consider the following LGBTQ studies that are new to the 2016 cycle. To determine the population of gender and sexual minorities across America, Gallup conducted 206,186 interviews between June 1 and Dec. 30, 2012. This is the largest single study of the distribution of the LGBTQ population on record, and the first time a study has had large enough sample sizes to provide estimates of the LGBTQ population by state. Within Illinois 7,038 people were interviewed and the study found 92% of residents identify straight and 8.0% do not. A second figure to consider is the tendency of LGBTQ to vote for Democratic candidates. To identify this percentage consider the National Election Poll (NEP) conducted by Edison Research in 2012 for ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, NBC and the Associated Press. The NEP was a massive effort on November 6th, 2012 that collected, though in-person and telephone interactions, nearly 120,000 interviews within the span of 16 hours. The poll found 76% of LGBTQ voted for Barack Obama in the 2012 General Election. To calculate the percentage of LGBTQ in the Democratic electorate, simply take Illinois's 2012 turnout (5,242,014) and reduce it by the LGBTQ population (8.0%), multiply by the percentage of LGBTQ likely to vote Democratic (76%) and then divide everything by the number of Obama voters (3,019,512). This yields a LGBTQ presence of 10.6% in the Democratic electorate. 5,242,014 turnout * 8% population * 76% democratic performance 3,019,512 Democratic votes = 10.6% For your consideration we request a participating delegate goal of 10.6% LGBTQ and further request that goals be set for alternates, pages, and standing committee members in the same proportion. By setting representative goals in concert with the democratic electorate, together we can build the most inclusive convention ever. We appreciate your consideration and welcome your feedback and questions. Ralph Young National Delegation Coordinator Stonewall Democrats US Delegates2016@StonewallDemocrats.us

APPENDIX E ILLINOIS STATUTES