Minneapolis DFL Party -- 2009 Endorsing Process
This is a page of information for the 2009 Endorsement process of the the
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (www.mpls.dfl.org).
In 2009, the Minneapolis DFL will hold Precinct Caucuses, 13 Ward Conventions,
and a City-Wide Convention. They will endorse candidates for 13 City Council
Wards, 6 Park Board Districts, Mayor, Board of Estimate and Taxation (2 at-large seats),
and 3 at-large Park Board seats.
City Convention:
The Park Board District Conventions and the City Convention are
scheduled for the same date and at the same location, with the Park
District Conventions in the morning and the City Convention in the
afternoon.
Both will meet on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at
Washburn High School, 201 W 49th St in Minneapolis. The Park Board
Conventions convene at 10am. If they have not finished their
business by noon, they can recess and re-convene after the City
Convention is finished. Then the City Convention will convene at
12:30pm.
2009 City Convention Dates
City Pre-Convention Committees.
City Office Screening Form
Convention Call
Convention Agenda
Convention Rules
Convention Conveners
Convention Program (pdf)
Constitution Report (pdf)
Candidate Options
Ballots
Constitution as approved
(MS Word version)
Ward Conventions:
The 13 individual Ward endorsing Conventions met on
Saturdays during the period March 14, 2009 thru April 25, 2009, at a
location within each ward.
2009 Ward Conventions (Results)
Candidate Forums:
We are cooperating with groups organizing Candidate Forums around the city.
Details are still being finalized, but this is our current information:
2009 Candidate Forums.
Unofficial list of groups that have endorsed candidates.
Precinct Caucuses:
Precinct Caucuses were held on Tuesday, March 3, 2009
starting at 7pm, at various locations around the city.
2009 Precinct Caucus Locations
Find your precinct here,
or
enter your address here to get your Caucus location.
Here is the number of Delegates to be elected by each Precinct.
2009 Precinct Delegate Numbers
(downloadable CSV version)
(1-page PDF version)
People who are unable to attend their Precinct Caucus on March 3rd can send an
Absentee letter, asking to be considered for a Delegate or Alternate spot.
Here is a sample version of such a letter.
2009 Absentee Letter (pdf, 73k)
Word Doc version
Training sessions are being held for Precinct Caucus Convenors:
2009 Precinct Convener Training Sessions.
Press release announcement about Minneapolis Precinct Caucuses:
Precinct Caucus press release.
(pdf version).
Press release announcement about Minneapolis Precinct Caucuses:
Precinct Caucus Data Entry Schedule.
Internal Information for Ward Coordinators:
2009 Ward Coordinator Info
Last updated on Jun 16, 2009
t-bonham@scc.net