North Carolina Delegate Selection Plan
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NORTH CAROLINA DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN FOR THE 2020 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ISSUED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC PARTY (AS OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020) The North Carolina Delegate Selection Plan For the 2020 Democratic National Convention SECTION I: INTRODUCTION & DESCRIPTION OF DELEGATE SELECTION PROCESS .................................................. 1 A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................... 1 B. DESCRIPTION OF DELEGATE SELECTION PROCESS ....................................................................................................... 1 C. VOTER PARTICIPATION ......................................................................................................................................... 2 SECTION II: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ............................................................................................................... 6 A. BALLOT ACCESS .................................................................................................................................................. 6 B. OTHER REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 7 C. UNCOMMITTED ON THE BALLOT ............................................................................................................................. 7 SECTION III: SELECTION OF DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES .................................................................................... 8 A. DISTRICT-LEVEL DELEGATES .................................................................................................................................. 8 B. AUTOMATIC DELEGATES ..................................................................................................................................... 17 C. PLEDGED PARTY LEADER AND ELECTED OFFICIAL (PLEO) DELEGATES .......................................................................... 18 D. AT-LARGE DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES ................................................................................................................ 20 E. OPEN AND TRANSPARENT STATE CONVENTION ....................................................................................................... 25 F. REPLACEMENT OF DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES ...................................................................................................... 25 SECTION IV: SELECTION OF CONVENTION STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS .................................................... 28 A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................. 28 B. TEMPORARY STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ...................................................................................................... 28 C. PERMANENT STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ...................................................................................................... 29 SECTION V: DELEGATION CHAIR AND CONVENTION PAGES ................................................................................ 32 A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................. 32 B. DELEGATION CHAIR ........................................................................................................................................... 32 C. CONVENTION PAGES .......................................................................................................................................... 32 SECTION VI: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS ................................................................................................................ 33 A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................. 33 B. SELECTION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS ................................................................................................................. 33 C. AFFIRMATION ................................................................................................................................................... 33 SECTION VII: GENERAL PROVISIONS AND PROCEDURAL GUARANTEES ............................................................... 34 SECTION VIII: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN AND OUTREACH AND INCLUSION PROGRAM .................................... 37 A. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND ORGANIZATION ........................................................................................................ 37 B. REPRESENTATION GOALS .................................................................................................................................... 39 C. EFFORTS TO EDUCATE ON THE DELEGATE SELECTION PROCESS ................................................................................... 40 D. EFFORTS TO PUBLICIZE THE DELEGATE SELECTION PROCESS ....................................................................................... 41 E. OBLIGATIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO MAXIMIZE PARTICIPATION ................................................................. 42 F. OUTREACH AND INCLUSION PROGRAM .................................................................................................................. 43 SECTION IX: CHALLENGES ................................................................................................................................... 44 A. JURISDICTION & STANDING ................................................................................................................................. 44 B. CHALLENGES TO THE STATUS OF THE STATE PARTY AND CHALLENGES TO THE PLAN ........................................................ 45 C. CHALLENGES TO IMPLEMENTATION ....................................................................................................................... 45 SECTION X: SUMMARY OF PLAN ........................................................................................................................ 46 A. SELECTION OF DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES ........................................................................................................... 46 B. SELECTION OF TEMPORARY STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS .................................................................................. 47 C. SELECTION OF PERMANENT STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS .................................................................................. 47 State 2020 Delegate Selection Plan D. SELECTION OF DELEGATION CHAIR AND CONVENTION PAGES ..................................................................................... 47 E. SELECTION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS ................................................................................................................. 48 F. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DEADLINES ................................................................................................................... 48 G. TIMETABLE ....................................................................................................................................................... 48 ATTACHMENTS .................................................................................................................................................. 50 A. MEMBERS OF THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE .............................................................................................. 50 B. MEDIA OUTLETS TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE DELEGATE SELECTION PROCESS ..................................................... 52 C. NORTH CAROLINA DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN AMENDMENT .................................................................................... 55 State 2020 Delegate Selection Plan Section I: Introduction & Description of Delegate Selection Process A. Introduction 1. North Carolina has a total of 122 delegates and 9 alternates. (Call I & Appendix B). 2. The delegate selection process is governed by the Charter and Bylaws of the Democratic Party of the United States, the Delegate Selection Rules for the 2020 Democratic National Convention (“Rules”), the Call for the 2020 Democratic National Convention (“Call”), the Regulations of the Rules and Bylaws Committee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention (“Regs.”), the rules of the North Carolina Democratic Party (“Plan of Organization” or “POO”), North Carolina General Statutes (“NCGS”), and this Delegate Selection Plan. (Call II.A) 3. Following the State Executive Committee’s adoption of this Delegate Selection Plan, the State Party shall submit the Plan for review and approval by the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee (“RBC”). The State Party Chair and co-chairs of the Affirmative Action Committee shall be empowered to make any technical revisions to this document as required by the RBC to correct any omissions and/or deficiencies as found by the RBC to ensure its full compliance with Party Rules. Such corrections shall be made by the State Party Chair and the Plan resubmitted to the RBC within 30 days of receipt of notice of the RBC’s findings. (POO 7.01, Reg. 2.5, Reg. 2.6 & Reg. 2.7) 4. Once this Plan has been found in Compliance by the RBC, any amendment to the Plan by the State Party must be submitted to and approved by the RBC before it becomes effective. (Reg. 2.9) 5. Per NCGS, “Each political party shall allocate delegate positions in a manner which