The Stafford County Virginia Democratic Committee hereby announces that it will hold an assembled caucus beginning at 12:00 PM on Saturday, April 18, 2009, in the Board of Supervisors Chambers of the Stafford County Government Center, 1300 Courthouse Road in Stafford, Virginia. The purpose of the caucus will be to elect 28 Delegates to the First Congressional District Democratic Convention, to convene at 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 2, 2009, Walker Grant Middle School, One Learning Lane, Fredericksburg, VA 22401.

Stafford delegates to the First Congressional District Democratic Convention shall nominate 3 members (one male, one female, one M or F) to serve on the Democratic State Central Committee, by jurisdiction caucuses, and the names of those persons nominated shall be presented to the convention for election; elect twenty Democratic State Central Committee members; consider resolutions; and conduct such other business as may properly come before the Convention.

PRE-FILING

Those persons wishing to have their names placed on the ballot at the Caucus as a Delegate must file a certificate of candidacy with Marc K. Broklawski, Chair of the Stafford County Virginia Democratic Committee, 43 Town & Country Drive, Suite 119-129, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22405, no later than 5:00 PM on Monday, April 13, 2009, by mail or via email (must include your signature) at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . The application includes the name, address, phone number, and email address of the person filing. The certificate of candidacy may be downloaded here.

There is no charge for those wishing to attend and vote at the caucus.

Conduct of the Caucus

Doors to the caucus will open for check-in at 11:30 AM. Any person attending the caucus shall sign a standardized Caucus Participation Form stating that he or she is a Democrat; does not intend to support any candidate who is opposed to a Democratic Party nominee in the ensuing election; is not a member of any other political Party; has not participated and will not participate in the nominating process of any other Party for the 2009 general election; and is a registered voter and a resident in Stafford County, Virginia. These forms must be filled out before participating in the caucus. At 12:00 PM, the doors to the caucus will be closed and no person may participate in the caucus with the exception of those persons in line.

The Chair of the Stafford County Virginia Democratic Committee or his 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.

If no more than 28 candidates for Delegate to the First Congressional District Democratic Convention are pre-filed by 5:00 PM, Monday, April 13, 2009, all of those candidates shall be declared elected and the Stafford County Virginia Democratic Committee Caucus is hereby canceled. Notice of Caucus Cancellation will be posted on the Committee’s Website: www.stafforddemocrats.org.

For further information, please contact Marc K. Broklawski, Chair, Stafford County Virginia Democratic Committee at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Authorized by the Stafford County Virginia Democratic Committee.