Minnesota
Related: About this forumHow does electing a DFL chair work?
Ken Martin is running for re-election. Can we vote?
The Velveteen Ocelot
(122,439 posts)or some other DFL officer. Not quite sure how it works but I'm sure it's not up for a general vote. Since in MN you don't even register with a party there would be no way to know whether voters were DFLers.
WhiskeyGrinder
(24,258 posts)Eric J in MN
(35,621 posts)NT
WhiskeyGrinder
(24,258 posts)Eric J in MN
(35,621 posts)...already been chosen?
WhiskeyGrinder
(24,258 posts)etc.) should have been chosen at your organizing unit convention. This is all in the party constitution and bylaws.
dflprincess
(28,611 posts)Senate Districts elect delegates & alternates to the Central Committee. As a rule when a delegate drops out one of the alternates gets moved up to delegate and a vacancy is declared for the alternate position.
If a vacancy does occur, it's supposed to be announced at one meeting but the election for the spot is not supposed to be held until the next Senate District meeting. (I believe that is a state rule, not just the rule in my senate district). Depending on your senate district, these spots are more apt to be contested than other openings (like precinct chair). It helps if people on the senate district committee know you but it's not impossible to get elected even when they don't if you make a good case for yourself.
Check the DFL state site http://www.dfl.org for info on your senate district or see if it has its own website or Facebook page. Contact the chair and just tell him or her know that you'd like to get more involved and ask when they have their meetings. Attend a few of those. If you are not a member you may or may not be allowed to participate. Technically you shouldn't be allowed to vote, but you may be allowed to weigh in on issues.
(And sorry if you know most or all of this)
Eric J in MN
(35,621 posts)NT
WhiskeyGrinder
(24,258 posts)They had no opposition.
Eric J in MN
(35,621 posts)NT