Orange County Democratic Party - 2005 County Convention

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2005 County Convention

The Orange County Democratic Party held its annual County Convention on April 9 at the Orange County Courthouse in Hillsborough, NC. Over 200 persons registered for the Convention, including a number of elected officials, an impressive attendance given the fact that it is not a major election year. The large participation indicates the growing concern over the direction our country is headed and the recognition that we must remain politically engaged to protect the well-being of our families, our communities, and our democracy. Thanks to all who attended the Convention.

The main order of business was to elect new officers, State Executive Committee members, and delegates to the District Convention, and to consider resolutions. The election results are below.

The Convention passed 21 resolutions, 17 that the Platform and Resolutions Committee had forwarded to the Convention and four resolutions from the floor. Two additional resolutions were referred to the Political Action Committee for further consideration. The Political Action Committee will make available a complete report on the resolutions.

Election Results

Officers:

State Executive Committee:

District delegates: The Convention voted to elect as district delegates the 82 persons who signed up at the Convention to be district delegates, the persons submitted by precincts to be delegates, and additional active Democrats of the county selected by the chair to fill out the list of 152 delegates that Orange County can send to the District Convention at the Durham County Courthouse, 200 East Main Street, Durham, NC, on May 21. Registration starts at 9:30 AM; the Convention starts at 10:00 AM.