At the May 16th Democratic State Committee meeting Framingham’s state senator, Senate President Karen Spilka, was elected a Party Leader Elected Official (PLEO) delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention. She is pledged to support VP Joe Biden for nomination.
A message from FDC Chair Mike Hugo:
A few months ago, the Legislature took initial steps for municipal and special legislative elections: expanding early voting, shortening the voter registration blackout period, and making it easier for voters to cast their ballots absentee.
We need to build on that for the fall to make sure that we can have high-turnout elections while protecting public health.
Framingham Democratic Committee and also State Committee member Norma Shulman was elected a national delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Norma, elected in Congressional District 5, is pledged to support Senator Elizabeth Warren at the convention’s first ballot.
The 2020 DNC is scheduled for the week of August 17th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin A decision is still pending on whether the convention will be held in-person due to the COVID-19 restrictions.
See the full list of the elected district level delegates at this link:
The state of emergency forced by the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of the congressional district caucuses that were scheduled for April 25th for the purpose of electing delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
The DNC itself was moved from July to the week of August 17th, still in Milwaukee, Wisc.
Election of national delegates will be conducted by mail-in ballots.
Only 3 primary candidates reached the 15% threshold in Massachusetts to receive national delegates. The three are: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
Those who are interested in voting for national delegate candidates may request a ballot from the Massachusetts Democratic Party using this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffZDx_vKaSASyW69q04ayRFbzuQhTw1-S-EWX4QbXZKWy0ww/viewform
KEY DATES:
Apr 6 – Apr 22: Window to request mail in ballots (using the above link)
Apr 24 : Ballots will be mailed out
May 4 : Postmark date by which ballots will be considered valid
For further information, call the MDP at 617-939-0800.
The April 2020 business meeting of the Framingham Democratic Committee took place on April 5, 2020 using Zoom on-line conference. (This was necessary due to the restrictions on large gatherings forced by the COVID-19 emergency.)
The agenda included election of officers for the term 2020-22.
The following were elected without opposition:
Mike Hugo – Chair
Rozzy Hooper Hamersley – Co Vice Chair (re-elected)
Cesar Stewart-Morales – Co Vice Chair
Robert Case – Secretary
Larry Stoodt – Treasurer (re-elected)
Margareth Shepard – Co Affirmative Action & Outreach (re-elected)
Carmen Chico – Co Affirmative Action & Outreach