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The Lancaster Democratic Committee will hold an assembled caucus to select delegates to the 2008 State Convention. The Lancaster caucus will select 4 delegates to the State Convention. They are as follows:

1 Clinton delegates
3 Obama delegates
1 Clinton alternate
1 Obama alternates

Call to Caucus:

Whereas, it is the duty of the Lancaster County Democratic Committee to issue the Call to Caucus for the purpose of electing 4 delegates (1 Clinton, 3 Obama) and 2 alternates (1 Clinton, 1 Obama) to the 1st Congressional Democratic Convention and the Virginia State Democratic Convention.

Now therefore be it resolved that the Lancaster County Democratic Committee hereby issues the Call to Caucus to convene an assembled caucus at 12:00 noon Saturday April 19, 2008 at 429 Irvington Road, Kilmarnock, Virginia for the sole purpose of electing 4 delegates and 2 alternates to the 1st Congressional District Convention, and the following provisions shall govern the caucus, to wit:

1. Prefiling: Those wishing their names to be placed on the ballot at the Caucus shall prefile their candidacy by 5:00 pm, Monday, April 14, 2008, with Donna Thompson, Chair of the Lancaster County Democratic Committee, P.O. Box 318, Kilmarnock, Virginia 22482.

2. Voluntary Administrative Fee: There shall be a voluntary administrative fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each person filing for delegate, payable to the Lancaster County Democratic Committee. Payment of this fee is completely voluntary. No statement is required in order to waive payment.

3. Notice Requirements: The Lancaster County Democratic Committee shall ensure public notification of the delegate prefiling deadline and the time, date and location of the Caucus through the Committee’s website, electronic communication via the Committee’s mailing list, and a press release to the local newspaper of general circulation.

4. Conduct of the Caucus: The doors to the Caucus will be opened at 11:00 am. Check-in will occur between 11:00 am and 12 noon. The doors to the caucus will be closed at 12:00 noon and no further persons will be permitted to enter. Those in line at noon will be permitted to complete the check-in process and will be permitted to participate.
The Chair of the Lancaster County Committee or her designee, shall be the Temporary Chair of the Caucus and shall appoint a Temporary Secretary and such other Temporary Officers of the Caucus as is deemed appropriate. Until the adoption of the Rules, the order of the Caucus shall be determined by the Chair of the Caucus, subject to the approval of the Caucus participants, Robert’s Rules of Order, and the Virginia Democratic Party Plan.

5. Affirmative Action: It shall be the duty of each local precinct Democratic chair and the members of each local Democratic Committee to take all feasible steps to encourage broad participation in the delegate selection process. Discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, religion, ethnic identity or economic status in the delegate selection process is prohibited. The Lancaster County Democratic Committee shall make every effort to ensure that the Lancaster County delegation is half-male and half-female.

6. Call Distribution: It shall be the duty of the Lancaster County Democratic Committee Chair to distribute a copy of the Call to Caucus.
It shall further be the duty of the Lancaster County Democratic Committee Chair to cause this Call to Caucus to be publicized through the news media of Lancaster County as is feasible.

Adopted: by the Executive Committee of the Lancaster County Democratic Committee on March 19, 2008.