Town of Poughkeepsie Democrats

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The Regular Meeting of the Town of Poughkeepsie Democratic Committee is usually held on the Last Tuesday of the Month at 7:00 p.m. at the Town of Poughkeepsie Senior Center, 14 Abe’s Way, Poughkeepsie, NY. The Role and Responsibilities Dutchess County and Town of Poughkeepsie Democratic Committee Members The Democratic Party of the County is organized by Town and City. Within the Towns and Cities the party is further divided along Ward lines (if the Town/City has Wards), and each Ward is divided into Election Districts (typically 4-6 EDs/Ward). Each ED has up to two Committee Members (CMs). There is a Town Chair, and a County Chair all with associated officers and committees, etc. There is also a Ward Chair, where there are Wards. A person can become a CM by either submitting a petition containing approximately 20 signatures of registered Democrats in that ED, or by nomination by the existing Ward/Town Chairs to the County Committee. CMs are voting members of both the Town Committee and the County Committee. It is the role of the Committee Members to help select and elect Democratic Candidates at all levels of government. At the town level, the CM help select the candidate for their Ward (Town Board member) , as well as the other town wide candidates (Supervisor, etc.). At the County level, the CMs help select the County Legislative candidates as well as the other candidates running County wide (County Executive, etc.). After the candidate selection process the CMs aid our Democratic candidates in ways that best suit their talents and commitments. The first responsibility is to circulate the petitions that are needed to get our democratic party designee officially on the ballot. Other activities include (but are not limited to) putting up signs, distributing literature, walking the neighborhood with the candidate, helping to raise funds, and helping getting out the vote. Publicly supporting anyone other than the Democratic candidate is incompatible with the responsibilities of a CM. The Town of Poughkeepsie Committee has regular meetings once a month, the County Committee about 2-4 times/year. Darrelyn Brennan, Chairperson of the Town of Poughkeepsie Democratic Committee 12/18/17