• Register to Attend (strongly encouraged!)

• Confirm your voter registration or register to vote. Only registered Democrats residing in Ward 1 will be allowed to participate and vote.

• Review the Annual Report of the Committee

• Review the Bylaws to read the description of officers since there will be an officer election.

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).

The meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Bylaws and Rules of the Ward One Democrats, including the special rules of order for officer elections (if adopted).

These include:

• Officer elections will be conducted one office at a time, in the order the offices appear in the Bylaws.

• Candidates whose nominations were properly submitted in advance will be printed on the ballot.

• Floor nominations will still be allowed at the Convention.

  For each nominee, there may be one nominating speech of up to 3 minutes and one seconding speech of up to 1 minute.

• Ballots will be deposited in a single ballot box at the designated tellers’ area.

• At least two tellers will monitor the ballot box while ballots are being cast.

• While the polls are open for an election, the Convention will remain on that election and will not take up other business, except motions related to the voting process or other privileged matters.

• Ballots will be counted in view of the Convention unless doing so would disrupt the Convention or the tellers’ work.

• If ballot counting is moved to another room, each candidate may have one representative observe silently.

• The Convention may proceed to other business while ballots are being counted.

• Newly elected officers take office immediately, but the outgoing Chairperson and Recording Secretary may continue serving as Chair and Secretary pro tempore for the rest of the Convention if the newly elected Chairperson suggests it and the Convention consents.

Members should expect to be called to vote on the following items at the 2026 Annual Convention:

• Adoption of the special rules governing officer elections.

• Election of Chairperson.

• Election of Vice Chairperson.

• Election of Recording Secretary.

• Election of Corresponding Secretary.

• Election of Treasurer.

• Special precinct caucus elections to fill:

  • 1 vacancy in Precinct 20.

  • 4 vacancies in Precinct 25.

  • 1 vacancy in Precinct 36.

  • 1 vacancy in Precinct 38.

  • 1 vacancy in Precinct 42.

  • 1 vacancy in Precinct 43.

• Election by the precinct representatives of one precinct representative to fill the vacancy among the Executive Committee precinct representatives.

• Any motion properly made under New Business, if ruled in order.

• Any procedural motion that may arise during the Convention, including motions relating to debate, voting procedure, amendments, appeals, or adjournment, if such motions are made.

Important eligibility note: Not every member will vote on every item. Officer elections and Convention-wide business are voted on by members in good standing, which are those individuals who are registered Democrats residing in Ward 1. Special precinct caucus elections are limited to eligible members from the affected precinct. The Executive Committee precinct representative vacancy is filled by the precinct representatives from among themselves. The bylaws require officer elections in even-numbered-year conventions, provide for precinct representative elections and certifications, and make RONR the parliamentary authority where not inconsistent with the bylaws or special rules.

You can find all of our organization’s governing rules and documents on our public records page by clicking here.

If you have questions or need assistance:

• General Inquiries: info@Ward1Democrats.org

• Accessibility Requests/Special Needs Accommodations: ViceChair@Ward1Democrats.org

• Precinct Representative Candidate Eligibility, Nominations, Elections, or Ranked-Choice Voting: info@Ward1Democrats.org

• Inquiries Regarding Process, Procedure, or By-laws: RecordingSecretary@ward1democrats.org

• Inquires Regarding Contributions or Finances:
  Treasurer@Ward1Democrats.org

• Membership & Media Inquiries: CorrespondingSecretary@ward1democrats.org

Volunteers and officers will also be on-site to assist throughout the meeting.