Clark County Democrats Look Forward to 2012
Clark County Democratic Party Chair Chris Miller has a lot of work to do in 2012. His organization is responsible for organizing democrats in support of
a growing list of Clark County races including assembly, state senate, four county commission seats, and judicial positions. “All seats are partisan in
our county. While a candidate may not be able to advertise their political affiliation for a county seat; those candidates still need our support” notes Chris as he views the long list of races requiring his attention.
Link to list of Clark County Races 2012
In the Nevada Democratic party structure there is Organizing for America responsible for re-election of the President of the United States. The
Nevada State Party focuses on organizing the caucus and the election of Senate and congressional candidates. The Clark County Democratic Party is
the largest in the state with a focus on all races within Clark County from those positions which serve in Carson City all the way to local city and
county offices. Clark County Democrats are responsible for supporting the longest list of candidates in the state while remaining neutral on
individual contested primary races.
Since taking office last August Chris Miller and his new board have worked
to make engaging with the party easier for all interested community members.
No other political organization in the state has the online outreach plus activities of Clark County’s clubs and caucuses. “I want every interested voter to find information about our party and its candidates quickly. Every voter should feel engaged and included in the county party process” Chris notes pointing to the list of social media assets actively maintained by the party which has more than doubled in his tenure. In addition to community members available to attend meetings a growing force of online activists work with the party.
This year’s caucus will be a little different for Clark County Democrats. Everyone seeking to be elected as a delegate will still need to attend the caucus meeting, yet engagement in the party platform process is open to all Democrats even if they cannot make it to the meeting. This year the platform submission process and submitting names to become members of the central committee will also take place online. Priority will be given for open seats to those who attend the caucus, but the party will not shut out voters who could not make it to the meeting.
“This year’s platform should reflect the concerns of the citizens of Clark County. I want to see this as a bottom up process where our platform committee considers the voices of a diverse community of voters. The platform we vote on at our convention will be a reflection of our collective values.”
A goal of the party is to have a captain in every precinct charged with informing Clark County voters about local issues.
Moving forward to the county convention the party will remain in touch with delegates online and has launched a help ticket system to allow all participants an opportunity to have tracked resolution to any concerns that arise during the process. Clark County Democrats are back and ready for 2012 to keep Nevada blue.
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Caucus day coverage
Click Here for Copies of Meeting Letters
Click Here to Submit Platform Resolution Item Electronically
Click Here to Nominate for Central Committee Electronically
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Notice of Special Election
The CCDP will hold elections for Corresponding Secretary and Commission District Representative for Commission District A on March 3, 2012. Get all the election information here.
