| CADEM Announces Assembly District 17 Special Election Endorsement Caucus Meeting |
| SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Democratic Party (CADEM) announced Friday a Special Election Endorsing Caucus (Caucus) for Assembly District 17 (AD-17). The Caucus, made up of the 2021-2023 Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC), will vote to endorse a candidate for the seat vacated by David Chiu who was recently sworn-in as San Francisco’s first Asian American City Attorney on November 1. Working with the Endorsing Caucus, CADEM will email or mail (upon request only) endorsement ballots to eligible voting DSCC delegate members in AD-17 this month. Members must submit their electronic ballot through email to [email protected] or by mailing the ballot to the Regional Director by 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, December 11, 2021. Proxy voting will not be allowed. The endorsement meeting will take place on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 5 p.m. before the special primary election on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. If no candidate wins more than half the general vote during the primary election, a special election general endorsing caucus will be held on Monday, February 21, 2022 and a special runoff election will be held on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. For more information, please visit https://cadem.org/vote/endorsements/. California Democratic Party Endorsement Process Assembly District 17 Special Election Key Dates: November 1, 2021 November 12, 2021 November 12, 2021 December 11, 2021 December 11, 2021 February 15, 2022 April 19, 2022 Vacancy Governor’s Proclamation Issued on AD 17 Special Election Deadline 5 pm: DSCC Members registered in AD 17 Eligible to Vote Deadline 5:15 pm: Convener to receive Endorsing Caucus VBM Ballot Special Election Endorsing Caucus* Special Election Primary Special Election General (if needed) Democratic Party Endorsement: The only form of endorsement for the Assembly District 17 Special Election, or any other election, is an “official endorsement” as described in Article VIII of the By-Laws & Rules of the California Democratic Party (CDP) and summarized in this document. Per CDP By-Laws, Article VIII, Section 1 a: Unless a candidate, or position on a State Ballot Proposition, Initiative, Referendum, or Recall, has received an “official endorsement” all motions of support, recommendation, or other expressions of approval, or disapproval, whether express or implied as pertains to a candidacy for public office, or position on a State Ballot Proposition, Initiative, Referendum, or Recall, no matter how denominated, shall be out of order at any meeting of This Committee, its Executive Board, its Regions, its Assembly District Committees or its Caucuses; provided, however, that nothing herein shallprevent This Committee’s Regions, or its Caucuses, from calling on the California Democratic Party to take any action. Endorsing Caucus and Voting Eligibility – Per CDP By-Laws & Rules, the State Party Chair is required to call a Special Election Endorsing Caucus of the 2021-2023 Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC) members who are resident and registered to vote in Assembly District 17 as of 5 p.m. of the day of the Governor’s Proclamation of the Special Election with one exception: DSCC members appointed by elected officials or “highest vote-getting Democrats” are not eligible to vote in the Endorsing Caucus unless the appointed member is registered to vote in the same electoral district that the appointer represents. Candidates – Each candidate registered as a Democrat in Assembly District 17 may request to be considered for the Democratic Party endorsement. To seek the endorsement, a non-reimbursable $250 (two hundred and fifty dollars) filing fee must be paid prior to the Endorsing Caucus meeting. At the Virtual Endorsing Caucus Meeting: Endorsing Caucus Information: Assembly District 17 Special Election Endorsing Caucus December 11, 2021 Zoom Room Opens: 4:45pm Meeting Called to Order: 5:00pm Via Zoom: https://cadem-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrf-2gqDwpH9Cg9hCbzJmMqrjptprquF0w Convener: Hene Kelly – [email protected] CDP Staff Contact: Unique Wilson – [email protected] Quorum – Fifty percent plus one of the credentialed members of an Endorsing Caucus shall constitute a quorum, whether inperson or voting by mail. Voting – Voting at the Endorsing Caucus is by signed written ballot, the results of which shall be read off as though it were a roll call vote. Members must submit their vote-by-mail ballot via email or mail to the Regional Director/Convener chairing the Endorsing Caucus by 5:15pm on Saturday, December 11, 2021. No proxy voting is allowed. In order for the vote to be counted, CDP By-Laws, Article IV, Section 7, b, states: In order to vote, and have one’s vote counted, at any meeting of This Committee, a member must have timely: (1) paid their dues to This Committee, or had them waived, (2) registered for the meeting, if registration was required, (3) obtained their credential prior to the closing of credentialing, if credentials were issued for the meeting (4) completed and returned to the proper authority any ballot that may be issued, and (5) agreed in writing to abide by the Code of Conduct. The Endorsing Caucus may not endorse more than one candidate. Each member may vote for one of the candidates who has filed to participate in the endorsement process or vote for “No Endorsement” on the ballot. A candidate must receive at least 60% (sixty percent) of the votes of the Endorsing Caucus members present and voting to be endorsed. “No Endorsement” is counted as a vote; however, pursuant to Robert’s Rules of Order, an abstention will not be counted. In the event that no candidate receives 60% and “No Endorsement” fails to achieve a majority, it is deemed that the Endorsing Caucus has failed to make an endorsement. Endorsement – The decision of the Endorsing Caucus shall become the official endorsement of the California Democratic Party and is effective at the end of the Endorsing Caucus meeting. Objection/Appeal Process: Any objection must be made in writing and filed within two (2) days of the Special Election Endorsing Caucus with State Chair Rusty Hicks in the Sacramento office (fax is acceptable) and must be signed by either: (1) a majority of the five statewide officers or (2) 20% of the DSCC members of the Endorsing Caucus for the Assembly District 17 Special Election. Objection must be submitted by 5pm on December 3, 2021. If an objection is filed, a Special Elections Appeals Committee will make the final determination at a meeting no later than five (5) days after an objection has been filed. The Special Elections Appeals Committee shall be comprised of the statewide officers; the Regional Director of Assembly District 17, two (2) Executive Board members, appointed by the State Chair, from each of the following committees: Rules, Credentials, and Voter Services. *Political Party Endorsements must be submitted to the county election officials by December 23, 2021. We must hold our Endorsing Caucus no less than 72 hours before this date. Note: The CDP By-Laws supersedes any information provided by staff regarding the endorsement process, including the information in this document. All candidates, DSCC members, and interested parties are urged to review the CDP By-Laws. A current copy can be found on our website at www.cadem.org. 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