Schedule of Events & What to Expect
Tuesday, June 3
9:00am
Temporary Credentials Committee, Hilton Hotel, Room 408
Wednesday, June 4
9:00am
Temporary Credentials Committee, Hilton Hotel, Room 410
Thursday, June 5
TBA
Temporary Credentials Committee, Hilton Hotel, Room 408
10:00am
Temporary Platform Committee, Hilton Hotel, Room 404
12:00noon
Temporary Resolutions Committee, Hilton Hotel, Room 410
7:00pm
Convention Kick-Off Reception and Silent Auction, Hilton Hotel
Note: Tickets are SOLD OUT. If you have purchased a ticket for the Kick Off reception, you may pick it up in the Hilton lobby beginning at 5:00pm on Thursday. Light hors d'oeuvres will be served, and there will be a cash bar.
Friday, June 6 - All Events at Austin Convention Center
7:30am
Credentials Distribution Begins, Level 1, Exhibit Halls 1 and 5
Exhibit Hall Opens
9:00am
Issue Caucus Meetings Various (for full schedule, click here)
3:00pm
Senate District Caucus Meetings, Various (for full schedule, click here)
6:00pm
Convention Call to Order, First General Session
Opening Ceremonies: State Chair Boyd L. Richie
Color Guard, Pledge of Allegiance, and National Anthem
Salute to our Veterans and Heroes
State Chair announces that the presidential poll will close in one hour.
State Chair announces Credentials Committee meeting and Chair's appointment of Permanent Chair and Permanent Secretary
State Chair introduces the Temporary Officers of the State Convention and turns over the gavel to the Temporary Chair
Remarks by the Temporary Chair
Report of the Permanent Credentials Committee
Report from the SDEC on its nomination for Permanent Convention Chair
Election of Permanent Convention Chair
Permanent Chair announces the appointment of Temporary Chairs and two additional members to each Committee (except Credentials) and announces the meeting places for the Committees at 8 a.m. the following morning
Permanent Chair announces the results of the presidential preference sign-in and the allocation of At-Large Delegates and Alternates to each presidential preference
Permanent Chair announces that the Convention will recess until the following morning at 11 a.m. so that the Permanent Committees may transact their business. Senate District Caucuses that did not complete their business before the Call to Order shall reconvene
Saturday, June 7 - All events at the Austin Convention Center
7:30am
Credentials Distribution Begins, Level 1, Exhibit Halls 1and 5
8:00 am
Resolutions Committee, Level 4, Rm. 13 A-B
Platform Committee, Level 3, Rm. 5 A-B
Rules Committee, Level 4, Rm. 16 A
Nominations for Party Office, SDEC and DNC Members, Level 3, Rm. 7
Nominations for At-Large Delegates, Level 3, Rm. 8 A-B
8:00—9:00 am
Grassroots Training-TDP, Level 4, Rm. 15
8:30am
Blue Star Breakfast honoring Lady Bird Johnson, Ballrooms D, E, F and G
Note: Tickets are SOLD OUT. If you have already purchased a ticket, your reservation will be held in your name at the door.
Exhibit Hall Opens
9:00-10:00 am
Immigration and the Economy. Level 4, Rm. 14 A-B
Texas VAN Training- TDP. Level 4, Rm. 15
9:00-11:00 am
County Chairs meeting. Level 4, Rm. 17A
Voter Identification: The New Poll Tax. Level 4, Rm. 18 A-B
Go Local: Get Involved in the 2008 Travis County Coordinated Campaign. Level 4, Rm. 19 A-B
11:00am
Convention Reconvenes, Second General Session
Permanent Chair calls the Convention back to order
Report from the SDEC on its nominations for Permanent Officers (other than Permanent Chair)
Election of Permanent Officers (other than Permanent Chair)
Report of the Rules Committee and action on the report
Report of the Nominations Committee for Party Officers and action on the report including the Committee's nominations for State Party Officers, SDEC members recommended by their respective Senate District Caucuses and the Committee's nominations for DNC members
Permanent Chair reads the list of Senatorial District nominees to SDEC followed by a formal vote of ratification by the Convention
Permanent Chair reads the list of all National Convention Delegates and Alternates elected by Senatorial District caucuses.
Report of the Nominations Committee for At-Large Delegates and action on the report
Report of the Platform Committee and action on the report
Report of the Resolutions Committee and action on the report
Announcements and further business
Adjournment
Following adjournment, there will be a brief meeting of national delegates and alternates in front of the stage.
Austin Convention Center Information
Street Address: 500 E. Cesar Chavez St.
Website: Austin Convention Center
Calendar: Convention Center Calendar of Events
General Information: 512-404-4000 (TDD* 404-4077)
Parking Garages:
201 E. 2nd St. Entrances on Brazos St. and San Jacinto St.
601 E. 5th Street @ Red River. Entrance on 5th Street
Fee: $7/day
Palmer Events Center
Street Address: 900 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, TX 78704
Parking Garage:
Parking Garage is adjacent to the PEC, with entrances on Barton Springs Rd. and Riverside.
Fee:$7.00
General Information: 512-404-4500 (TDD* 404-4470)
Map to Convention Center, Palmer Events Center
Coming Events for Convention Center, Palmer Events Center: 512-404-4404
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/convention/
What to Expect at your Senate District Caucus
Call to Order
Your Senate Caucus should be called to order promptly at 3:00 pm in the assigned room by one of your two SDEC Members. If neither SDEC member is present, any Delegate from that Senate District can call the caucus to order. If you do not finish your Senate District business, you must recess by 5:00 pm to give participants ample time to get to the floor for the 6:00 pm Convention Call to Order. If you Senate District does not finish its agenda within the allotted two hours, your Senate Caucus must reconvene once the Convention has been recessed on Friday night.
You should reconvene your Senate Caucus at its assigned space no later than 15 minutes after the Convention recess.
Elevation of Alternates to Delegate Status
At 2:30 pm, the Credentials and Registration will be brought to your meeting room. (Senate District sign-in booths will be closed during your Senate caucus, and all credentials distributions will be in your caucus/meeting room.)
Each County/Senate District Delegation Chair will be given slips with the names of any absent delegates. (SDEC members will determine who is missing from their delegation; the SDEC members will write the names of the missing delegates on the slips and will work with the Delegation Chair to find Alternates to raise). Delegation Chairs should be ready to select Alternates to replace those missing Delegates. When it is determined which Alternate is replacing the Delegate, the Delegation Chair will fill in their name on the slip, sign it, give it to the Alternate and send him/her to the Credentials volunteer to sign-in and get their credential. (Raised Alternates must be from the same county and senate district as the absent Delegate. The Alternate chosen does not have to be from the same precinct as the absent Delegate.)
Voting Procedures
By rule of the Party, there can be no secret ballots. All balloting can be by voice, show of hands, roll call, or other means. A written ballot may be used if it is signed by the voter and the ballots are maintained for inspection during the entire caucus. No paper ballot may be counted if not signed.
All elections are by majority vote. If no candidate receives a majority (i.e. 50% plus one), then a run-off election shall be held. The individual who receives a majority from the runoff will be the winner of that election.
EVERY election is independent of any other election. (In other words, it is not permissible to hold an election with the top vote-getters being awarded positions.)
Nominations may be conducted in various manners. Self-nominations are permissible, and in the interest of time, are highly encouraged.
All committees (other than Credentials) meet at 8:00 am Saturday morning. Members elected to the Permanent Credentials Committee will start meeting at approximately 6 p.m. Friday evening, June 6th.
Order of Business
1. Call to Order of Senate District Caucus
2. Elevation of Alternates to Delegate Status
3. Election of a Delegation Chair. (This person may be any person who is a duly-seated Delegate. Their role is to Chair the Senate Caucus meeting and conduct any votes or other assigned duties on the Floor of the Convention).
4. Election of a Member of the Permanent Credentials Committee. (This Committee reviews the report of the Temporary Credentials Committee, hears any additional challenges, and presents the Permanent Roll of the Convention by adoption by the Convention.)
The following items may be done in any order upon motions adopted by a majority vote of your Senate Caucus; however, it is highly recommended that you conduct the general business of the Senate District caucus first (i.e. electing Committee members, SDEC members, presidential electors) before you break into presidential preference caucuses to elect your preference's share of the Senate District Delegates/Alternates. Below is a suggested order of business:
Election of a Member of the Platform Committee.
This Committee perfects the draft Platform presented by the Chair's Advisory Committee on the Platform and recommends a Platform for the November General Election for adoption by the Convention.
Election of a Member of the Resolutions Committee.
This Committee reviews Resolutions adopted during precinct, county and senatorial conventions and recommends Resolutions for adoption by the Convention
Election of a Member of the Rules Committee.
This Committee reviews temporary rules adopted since the last State Convention by the SDEC and recommends any proposed amendments to the permanent Rules of the Texas Democratic Party
Election of a Member of the Nominations Committee for Party Officers.
This Committee shall nominate the officers of the State Party, nominate the Members of the DNC and present the SDEC members recommended by their respective Senate District Caucuses
Election of a Member of the Nominations Committee for At-Large Delegates
This Committee nominates At-Large Delegates and Alternates for the Democratic National Convention
Election of a Candidate for Presidential Elector. Each Senate District makes one recommendation, except SD 13, 14 and 23 which make two.
Presidential Electors will meet in the State Capitol in January and vote for President if the Party's nominee wins in November
**It is highly encouraged that coin flip be conducted at this point to determine whether the SDEC Committeeman or Committeewoman election will be conducted first**
Election of a recommendation for SDEC Committeeman
Election of a recommendation for SDEC Committeewoman
Note: Anyone can run for SDEC seats, Presidential Elector and DNC seats. The only seats that are Delegate-specific (i.e. only Delegates may run for those seats) are the 6 Permanent Standing Committees.
Election of Delegates and Alternates as allocated by the Presidential Primary to the Democratic National Convention.
The order of the elections will be provided in the Senate District packet given to your SDEC member at the start of the Senate District caucus.
How to Sign In for Your Credential
All Delegate and Alternate credentials will be distributed from Senate District booths in Exhibit Halls 1 and 5 (SDs will be split between the two halls). Registration begins at 7:30am on Friday morning and runs through 7:00pm that evening.
Distribution will be conducted by SDEC members and volunteers with campaign monitors also viewing the process.
To pick up your credential, you must present ID. Forms of ID acceptable under the Texas Elections Code for voting purposes are acceptable. These forms include:
1. a driver's license or personal identification card issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety or a similar document issued to the person by an agency of another state, regardless of whether the license or card has expired;
2. a form of identification containing the person's photograph that establishes the person's identity;
3. a birth certificate or other document confirming birth that is admissible in a court of law and establishes the person's identity;
4. United States citizenship papers issued to the person;
5. a United States passport issued to the person;
6. official mail addressed to the person by name from a governmental entity;
7. a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter; or
8. any other form of identification prescribed by the secretary of state.
Delegates and alternates will have separate lines to sign in on different sign-in sheets at the same booth. The sign-in sheet for Delegates will also serve as the presidential preference poll. Sign in sheets will be alphabetized by County within each Senate District.
Delegate and Alternate sign-in sheets are already filled in with the Delegate/Alternate names and each will have been assigned a unique badge number. Each sign in sheet will indicate how that person was elected from their County/Senate District which will help facilitate locating a replacement Alternate to elevate should a vacancy occur.
Once you have registered and received your credentials, Delegates and Alternates are free to attend any caucuses, check out exhibits, etc.
Note: At 2:30pm, Senate District booths in the exhibit halls will close in preparation for the Senate District Caucuses. At this time, SDEC members, TDP volunteers and Campaign monitors will take the remaining credentials to the Senate District caucus room where TDP volunteers will continue the credentials distribution process within the Senate District caucus. This will allow the SDEC members from that Senate District to participate in the caucus as well.
Caucus and Training Schedule
One of the highlights of every state convention is the opportunity for Democrats to meet with others from across the state to discuss issues that they care about and learn new organizing skills. Below is a list of all issue and affiliate caucus meetings and trainings currently scheduled.
All meetings are on Friday, June 6 and all rooms are in the Austin Convention Center.
9:00-10:00 am
Gun Owners Caucus. Level 3, Rm. 8 B
Progressive Hispanic Caucus. Level 4, Rm. 12 A-B
Texas VAN Training-TDP Level 4, Rm. 16A
Grassroots Training- TDP. Level 4, Rm. 16 B
East Texas Democrats. Level 4, Rm. 17A
9:00-10:30 am
Democratic F.A.I.T.H. Ambassadors Caucus. Level 4, Rm. 18 A-B
9:00-11:00 am
Energy Policy Caucus. Level 4, Rm. 15
Single Payer Universal Healthcare. Level 3, Rm. 10A-B
Small Business Caucus. Level 4, Rm. 13 B
Texas Military Veterans. Level 4, Rm. 14
Texas Blue Dog Coalition Caucus. Level 3, Rm. 7
Women's Caucus sponsored by Texas Democratic Women. Level 4, Rm. 19 A-B
9:00-11:30 am
Pro- Choice, Pro-Prevention: A Winning Stand: Turning Data Into Action. Level 3, Rm. 8 A
10:00-11:00 am
Transportation & Public Infrastructure. Level 3, Rm.4 A
West Texas Coalition of Democrats. Level 3, Rm.4 C
Mexican American Democrats. Level 4, Rm. 12 A-B
10:00-11:30 am.
Democratic Homeschoolers. Level 3, Rm. 6 A
10:00-12:00 pm
TSTA. Level 3, Rm. 6 B
Top of Texas Democrats. Level 3, Rm. 8 B
San Antonio Community Issues. Level 4, Rm. 11 A
Texas Environmental Democrats. Level 4, Rm. 17 B
Native American Caucus. Level 3, Rm. 5 B
10:30-11:30 am
UAW Caucus. Rm. 13 A
10:30-12:00 pm
Progressive Populist Caucus. Level 3, Rm. 9 A-B-C
Challenging the Religious Right: Restoring Faith in Texas sponsored by the Texas Freedom Network. Level 4, Rm. 16A-B
Youth Caucus sponsored by the Texas Young Democrats. Level 4, Rm. 17A
10:30-12:30 pm
Democracy for Texas. Level 1, Ballroom A
10:30-1:00 pm
Black Caucus sponsored by the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats. Level 4, Ballroom D
11:00-12:00 pm
Harris County Coalition for Change. Level 3, Rm. 4 B
Non Urban/Agriculture Caucus. Level 3, Rm. 7
Tejano Democrats. Level 4, Rm. 12 A-B
11:00-12:30 pm
Democrats with Disabilities. Ballroom B
11:30-2:00 pm
Texas Stonewall Caucus. Level 4, Rm. 18 A-B
Asian American Democrats of Texas. Level 3, Rm. 8 A
12:00-1:30 pm
Democrats Against the Death Penalty. Level 3, Rm. 6 A
12:00-2:00 pm
Hispanic Caucus. Level 4, Ballroom E-F-G
Computer/Technology Caucus. Level 4, Rm. 17 B
Labor Caucus. Level 4, Rm. 18 C-D
Texas Muslim Democratic Caucus. Level 4, Rm.13 B
Motorcycle Caucus Level 4, Rm. 16 A-B
12:30-2:00 pm
Democrats for Life of Texas. Level 3, Rm.8 C
Caucus for Public Finance/Clean Elections for Texas. Level 3, Rm. 10 A-B
1:00-2:00 pm
Texas Certified Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Practice Nurses. Level 3, Rm. 4 B
Wood County Caucus. Level 3, Rm. 4 C
3:00-5:00 pm SENATORIAL DISTRICT CAUCUSES
SD 1: Level 1, Exhibit Hall 4
SD 2: Level 1, Exhibit Hall 4
SD 3: Level 4, Ballroom G
SD 4: Level 1, Exhibit Hall 3
SD 5: Level 1, Exhibit Hall 3
SD 6: Level 3, 10 A-B
SD 7: Level 1, Exhibit Hall 1
SD 8: Level 1, Exhibit Hall 3
SD 9: Level 1, Ballroom A
SD 10: Level 1, Ballroom A
SD 11: Level 4, 12 A-B
SD 12: Level 1, Ballroom A
SD 13: Level 4, Ballroom E-F
SD 14: Hilton Hotel- Salon F & G
SD 15: Level 4, Ballroom D
SD 16: Level 1, Exhibit Hall 1
SD 17: Level 1, Exhibit Hall 1
SD 18: Level 1, Exhibit Hall 4
SD 19: Level 4, 19 A-B
SD 20: Level 4, Ballroom D
SD 21: Level 3, 9 A-B-C
SD 22: Level 4, 17 A-B
SD 23: Level 1, Exhibit Hall 1
SD 24: Level 1, Ballroom B
SD 25: Level 4, 18 A-B-C-D
SD 26: Level 1, Exhibit Hall 4
SD 27: Level 3, 5A-B-C
SD 28: Level 3, 6 A-B
SD 29: Level 3, 8 A-B-C
SD 30: Level 4, 16 A-B
SD 31: Level 4, 14
Thomas P. Love
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