How do you become a delegate for a national convention?
February 24th, 2010 | by admin |Alsways wanted to become a delegate at a convention, how do you go about getting involved. Do you have to be involved from the getgo, like a year ago or can you start something now?
The process depends on where you live and your political party. For some states, the delegates are elected as part of the primary ballot. Those states require that you be involved at a very early stage of the process. In caucus states (and some primary states), the actual delegates are chosen by conventions near the end of the process.
My suggestion would be to contact your state party to get a copy of the rules. It also does not hurt to contact the campaign of the candidate that you are supporting to get on board early as they are more likely to be willing to consider you as a potential delegate if you are there from the start rather than at the last second. It also helps to have been involved in politics for a while or to have the support of a key organization within your party (e.g. union on the Democratic side and some church groups on the Republican side).
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By Tmess2 on Feb 24, 2010 | Reply
The process depends on where you live and your political party. For some states, the delegates are elected as part of the primary ballot. Those states require that you be involved at a very early stage of the process. In caucus states (and some primary states), the actual delegates are chosen by conventions near the end of the process.
My suggestion would be to contact your state party to get a copy of the rules. It also does not hurt to contact the campaign of the candidate that you are supporting to get on board early as they are more likely to be willing to consider you as a potential delegate if you are there from the start rather than at the last second. It also helps to have been involved in politics for a while or to have the support of a key organization within your party (e.g. union on the Democratic side and some church groups on the Republican side).
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