OFFICIAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Ward One Democrats will hold a ward-wide meeting to consider candidate endorsements for the upcoming June 16, 2026, Democratic Primary and special elections in the District of Columbia.

Saturday, April 11, 2026

• 1:00 p.m. - Registration Opens / Informal Networking

• 2:00 p.m. - Endorsements for D.C. Democratic State Committee

• 3:00 p.m. - Endorsements for D.C. Officials

• 4:30 p.m. - Adjournment

LOCATION

Thurgood Marshall Center
1816 12th St NW, Washington DC

REGISTRATION

Please register by clicking here!

PURPOSE

In accordance with the bylaws and rules of the Ward One Democrats, the Executive Committee proposes to the membership that this organization vote regarding endorsements for the following offices on the June 16 Ward 1 ballot:

• DCDSC Ward 1 Committeeman

• DCDSC Ward 1 Committeewoman

• DCDSC At-Large Committeeman

• DCDSC At-Large Committeewoman

• DCDSC National Committeeman 

• DCDSC National Committeewoman

• Council Ward 1, Democratic primary

• Council At-Large, Democratic primary

• Council At-Large, Special

• Mayor, Democratic primary

• Delegate, Democratic primary

Candidates are eligible for endorsement if they have qualified for the June 16 ballot and have completed the Ward One Democrats questionnaire. You may review the candidates questionnaire responses by clicking here. (NOTE: The full, comprehensive Ward One Democrats’ Voter Guide will be launched on April 1, 2026!)

A two-thirds vote of the assembled members is required for endorsement.

The meeting will also receive a report of the By-Laws Committee.

No other business will be taken up, pursuant to Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised (12th ed.), §9:15.

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By order of the Ward 1 Democratic Committee,
Brad Howard, Corresponding Secretary

Eligibility & Procedure

This meeting is open to all registered Democrats residing in Ward 1 in Washington, D.C. A quorum for a ward-wide meeting consists of twenty-five (25) members in good standing, including at least three (3) officers.

This notice is issued by authority of the Endorsements Subcommittee, at the direction of the Ward 1 Democratic Committee and in compliance with the bylaws and rules and the adopted parliamentary authority, Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised (12th Edition).

Agenda

The expected agenda for the meeting is:

• Call to Order, 2 p.m.

  • Introductions and Explanations

  • Polls open

• Endorsements for D.C. Democratic State Committee

  • Candidate speeches, 2:10 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

    • DCDSC Ward 1 Committeeman (top two)

    • DCDSC Ward 1 Committeewoman (top two)

    • DCDSC At-Large Committeeman (top seven)

    • DCDSC At-Large Committeewoman (top seven)

    • DCDSC National Committeeman

    • DCDSC National Committeewoman

• Recess for breakout discussions and casting of ballots, 2:40 p.m.

  • Polls close at 2:50 p.m.

• Endorsements for D.C. Officials (ranked-choice voting)

  • Explanation of Voting Method, 3 p.m.

  • Candidate speeches, 3:10 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.

    • Council Ward 1

    • Council At-Large (Democratic primary)

    • Council At-Large (Special)

    • Mayor

    • Delegate

  • Recess for breakout discussions and casting of ballots, 3:40 p.m.

  • Polls close at 3:50 p.m.

• Report of the By-Laws Committee

• Adjournment at 4:30 p.m.

Rules

The meeting will be conducted in accordance with the bylaws and rules of the Ward 1 Democrats, including the special rules of order for endorsement meetings. These include:

• An endorsement of this organization requires a two-thirds (2/3) vote of those registered Ward One Democrats present and voting at the endorsement meeting

• Endorsement decisions shall be made separately for each office

• All voting shall be by secret ballot:

  • Multiple offices may be listed on a single ballot

  • For each office, the vote shall use a ballot consistent with the method of election for that office

  • For each office, candidates are listed in the order of questionnaire submission

  • For each office, an option to vote against endorsement is listed last

• No endorsement vote shall be taken on a slate or other grouping of candidates defined outside of the endorsement meeting

• The polls may be opened by the presiding officer after any needed explanation or demonstrations of rules and voting methods, but before debate has concluded

• For ranked-choice elections, endorsement will be for a single candidate who is preferred by two-thirds over the next-most-preferred candidate, and who is considered worthy of endorsement by at least two-thirds of those voting.

Please review the full special rules of order for endorsement meetings for further details. All other rules are pursuant to the parliamentary authority.

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