Ledger-DispatchAmador Dems hope to make the cut
Friday, January 09, 2009
By Staff Report (editor@ledger-dispatch.com) 
California Democrats aren't done making decisions.

They're being invited to help select delegates tomorrow for the California 
Democratic Party's State Convention, which will be held April 24 to 26 in 
Sacramento this year. Tomorrow's vote will take place at the Rancho Cordova 
Library.

Two local residents, Liz McCulloch and Marcie Bayne, both of the Amador 
Democratic Central Committee, are running for delegate slots. After delegates 
are chosen, there will be another vote to select the representative for the 10th 
Assembly District Executive Board, which Bayne intends to compete for if she 
makes it past the delegate election.

The California Democratic Party is convening election meetings to select 
delegates in each of the state's 80 assembly districts on Jan. 10 or 11. At 
these meetings, registered Democrats will elect 12 delegates (six men and six 
women) from each assembly district to be members of the California Democratic 
Party State Central Committee. Those chosen will represent their assembly 
districts for both the 2009 and 2010 state conventions.

The filing deadline to run ended Dec. 31, but local committee officer Judy 
Hotchkiss is hoping to mobilize support for McCulloch and Bayne.

"We are actively recruiting folks to come and vote for our Amador 
representatives," she said via e-mail. "Anyone interested in carpooling may call 
me at 296-4581."

For specific times, locations, rules and ADEM delegate application, visit 
www.cadem.org/adem.




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