Become Endorsed by DemVets
If you would like to have your candidacy for office supported by our club, please go to the Contact Us page and be sure to click the 'Request an Endorsement Questionnaire' button after filling out your information! We look forward to considering your candidacy!
ENDORSEMENT STEPS
1. Candidates request a Questionnaire.
2. Candidates fill out and return the questionnaire by the deadlines provided.
3. Questionnaires are reviewed by the Executive Committee and are assigned a letter grade by each.
4. The average grade is calculated and the Questionnaire is given a letter grade.
5. The name is placed on a consent calendar or, if the race is contested, a date is set for the endorsement meeting to hear the race in question.
6. The membership votes based on the endorsement meeting and a candidate is either endorsed or the club remains neutral.
Dem Vets Endorsement Rules:
1. No candidate may be considered for a Club endorsement without having a filled-out questionnaire on file, nor shall endorsements be considered before the general club endorsement meeting except as otherwise provided for in these rules. Only candidates who are registered Democrats, and who disclosed a preference for the Democratic Party if running for a voter-nominated office, may be considered for an official Club endorsement.
2. All announced Democratic candidates for an office under consideration for a Club endorsement shall be notified of the Club's intention to endorse in that race and shall be e-mailed a questionnaire upon demand.
3. The general Club endorsement meeting shall be noticed by at least two weeks. The Executive Committee may make recommendations or ratings of any kind for any race. The membership shall consider each race in whatever manner it wishes.
4. Candidates will be asked to leave the room while the Club deliberates on their race.
5. Early endorsements may be given for friendly incumbents or for races involving candidates who are veterans at the Executive Committee. A "friendly incumbent" is an incumbent who has previously been endorsed by the Club for the office he/she is seeking and has a questionnaire on file. "Veteran" is anyone who has a DD214.
6. The general membership shall vote by unsigned ballot. The membership has the option of marking their choice of a candidate or marking "neutral". In order for an endorsement to be made, a candidate must have received a majority of the valid votes cast. If no candidate receives a majority of the valid votes cast then the result shall be "neutral".
7. A Club endorsement shall remain in effect after a primary election if the endorsed candidate advances to the runoff. If the endorsed candidate does not proceed to the runoff, or if the Club had originally taken a neutral position, then the Club may again consider an endorsement for that race after the primary election.
8. In races in which there is no Democratic candidate running the Club may consider rating a non-Democratic candidate in the race as "acceptable" if the Club finds that that non-Democratic candidate is the most acceptable alternative to the other non-Democratic candidates in that race and that that candidate shares the Club's values. A rating of "acceptable" is not an endorsement and does not authorize any candidate to use the logo, name, or other instruments of the Club on any campaign material.
9. The Club can express its disapproval with a Democratic candidate by adopting a motion, taken by unsigned ballot, to rate a non-endorsed candidate as "unacceptable".
10. Any and all ballots used for voting at an endorsement meeting held pursuant to these rules shall be kept in the custody of the Endorsement Committee Chairman and shall be destroyed 35 days after the vote, unless a recount is ordered by the President, Endorsement Committee Chairman, Executive Committee, or the general membership.
11. The Club may take a “Yes” or “No” position on a ballot measure by adoption of a motion when there is no consent calendar, by adoption of a consent calendar position recommended by the Executive Committee, or by unsigned ballot vote after a measure is pulled from a consent calendar.
ENDORSEMENT STEPS
1. Candidates request a Questionnaire.
2. Candidates fill out and return the questionnaire by the deadlines provided.
3. Questionnaires are reviewed by the Executive Committee and are assigned a letter grade by each.
4. The average grade is calculated and the Questionnaire is given a letter grade.
5. The name is placed on a consent calendar or, if the race is contested, a date is set for the endorsement meeting to hear the race in question.
6. The membership votes based on the endorsement meeting and a candidate is either endorsed or the club remains neutral.
Dem Vets Endorsement Rules:
1. No candidate may be considered for a Club endorsement without having a filled-out questionnaire on file, nor shall endorsements be considered before the general club endorsement meeting except as otherwise provided for in these rules. Only candidates who are registered Democrats, and who disclosed a preference for the Democratic Party if running for a voter-nominated office, may be considered for an official Club endorsement.
2. All announced Democratic candidates for an office under consideration for a Club endorsement shall be notified of the Club's intention to endorse in that race and shall be e-mailed a questionnaire upon demand.
3. The general Club endorsement meeting shall be noticed by at least two weeks. The Executive Committee may make recommendations or ratings of any kind for any race. The membership shall consider each race in whatever manner it wishes.
4. Candidates will be asked to leave the room while the Club deliberates on their race.
5. Early endorsements may be given for friendly incumbents or for races involving candidates who are veterans at the Executive Committee. A "friendly incumbent" is an incumbent who has previously been endorsed by the Club for the office he/she is seeking and has a questionnaire on file. "Veteran" is anyone who has a DD214.
6. The general membership shall vote by unsigned ballot. The membership has the option of marking their choice of a candidate or marking "neutral". In order for an endorsement to be made, a candidate must have received a majority of the valid votes cast. If no candidate receives a majority of the valid votes cast then the result shall be "neutral".
7. A Club endorsement shall remain in effect after a primary election if the endorsed candidate advances to the runoff. If the endorsed candidate does not proceed to the runoff, or if the Club had originally taken a neutral position, then the Club may again consider an endorsement for that race after the primary election.
8. In races in which there is no Democratic candidate running the Club may consider rating a non-Democratic candidate in the race as "acceptable" if the Club finds that that non-Democratic candidate is the most acceptable alternative to the other non-Democratic candidates in that race and that that candidate shares the Club's values. A rating of "acceptable" is not an endorsement and does not authorize any candidate to use the logo, name, or other instruments of the Club on any campaign material.
9. The Club can express its disapproval with a Democratic candidate by adopting a motion, taken by unsigned ballot, to rate a non-endorsed candidate as "unacceptable".
10. Any and all ballots used for voting at an endorsement meeting held pursuant to these rules shall be kept in the custody of the Endorsement Committee Chairman and shall be destroyed 35 days after the vote, unless a recount is ordered by the President, Endorsement Committee Chairman, Executive Committee, or the general membership.
11. The Club may take a “Yes” or “No” position on a ballot measure by adoption of a motion when there is no consent calendar, by adoption of a consent calendar position recommended by the Executive Committee, or by unsigned ballot vote after a measure is pulled from a consent calendar.