How to Participate in the Democratic Party Presidential Nominating Process |

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If you want to participate in nominating the next Democratic Presidential candidate, there are several things you can do:

• Vote in the Democratic Primary for your choice for President
• Vote for delegates to the 7th Congressional District Democratic Convention and the State Democratic Convention at a Stafford Caucus
• Run to be a delegate to the district and state conventions
• Run to be a delegate to the National Democratic Convention in Chicago! Some delegates are elected at the District convention; some at the State convention.
• Run as Democratic Elector
• Run for Democratic National Committee Member

This chart outlines all the important dates to remember:

Presidential Primary Early Voting		Starts January 19
Presidential Preference Primary		March 5
Pre-filing Deadline for SDC Caucus to elect Delegates to the 7^th CD and State Conventions		5:00 p.m. Saturday, April 13
SDC Caucus*	Elect 34 Delegates and 9 alternates to the 7th CD and State Conventions	*Tentatively planned for April 20 at Noon, Howell Library, 806 Lyons Boulevard, Fredericksburg, VA 22406
Pre-file on line for National Delegate Selected by the 7th CD	With 7^th CD chair and State Party Chair	By 5:00 p.m. May 3.
7th Congressional District Convention	Elect 3 male and 3 female Delegates to the National Convention and 1 Democratic elector	May 18
Pre-file for National at Large Delegate or Democratic Elector or Democratic National Committee Member		5:00 p.m. May 30
2024 State Convention	Elect 13 Pledged Party Leaders and Elected Official (“PLEO”) Delegates, 21 At-Large Delegates, and 2 At-Large Alternates to the Democratic National Convention; elect 2 Democratic Electors; elect 5 Members to the Democratic National Committee	June 22 at 10:00 a.m. at the Greater Richmond Convention Center
Virginia National Convention Delegation Meeting	Elect Chair & other officers	June 23
National Convention		Chicago at the United Center from August 19 to 22.