PRECINCT CAUCUSES ARE CONTACTLESS IN 2022!
How to Participate
Online Registration & Resolutions (Preferred)
1. Use the State DFL Caucus Finder to determine your precinct.
2. Click here to fill out the Caucus Participation Form. On the Caucus Participation Form you will indicate whether you want to be a delegate to the Senate District Convention, indicate your interest in being a precinct officer, and sign up for Senate District Convention committees. Once you complete the form and click Submit you are registered for the caucus and don't need to take any further action.
3. The Caucus Participation Form also includes a link to the Resolutions Form. Submitting a resolution is optional.
4. If you have already registered and want to submit a resolution, click here to get directly to the Resolutions Form.
5. Thank you for using our online tools! This will save our volunteers time and also saves trees!
Paper Registration & Resolutions
1. Follow these steps only if you do NOT want to register online (see above).
2. Click here to download the paper Non Attendee Form. If you don't know your precinct, use the State DFL Caucus Finder to find it. If you don't have access to a printer, you can email chair@dfl51.org to have the form mailed to you.
3. Email the completed form to chair@dfl51.org. If you have not signed the form, indicate in your email that the email constitutes your signature. Or, you can drop off the form on Tuesday, February 1, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Dakota Hills Middle School (4183 Braddock Trail, Eagan). Volunteers will be in the school lobby to accept your forms.
4. If you would like to submit a resolution, click here to download the paper Resolution Form. You can email the form or drop it off as described above in #3.
FAQ's
Why should I participate in the precinct caucus? To get involved in local politics and influence the political process! You can also advance to the next level of local politics, which is the Senate District Convention. Fill out the Caucus Participation Form to indicate you want to be a Senate District Convention Delegate.
What are resolutions? Resolutions are policy statements on a particular issue. Usually, attendees bring resolutions on issues they feel strongly about and the caucus debates the resolution and then votes on whether to pass it along to the Senate District Convention. This year, all resolutions will be considered by the Senate District Resolutions Committee and voted on at the Senate District Convention. If the resolution makes it all the way to the DFL State Convention, it could become part of the DFL Action Agenda. Submit your resolution using the online Resolution Form. Scroll down for a link to the paper form.
How will delegates to the Senate Distict convention be selected? When you fill out the Caucus Participation Form there is a question asking if you want to be a delegate. Usually there are enough delegate slots so that anyone who indicates an interest in being a delegate will be a delegate. If there is a contest in any particular precinct, a random drawing will be held on Zoom in early February to select delegates. Notice will be given so that anyone who wants to witness the drawing can attend the Zoom meeting.
When is the Senate District Convention? We won't know what the Senate Districts will look like until redistricting maps are released sometime around February 15. After we know what Senate District everyone is in, we will let Delegates know when and where their convention will be held. Senate Districts have the option to hold their conventions virtually.
How will precinct officers be elected? Usually a Precinct Chair and two Vice Chairs are elected at each precinct caucus. This year precinct officers will be elected by the Central Committee of the new Senate District after redistricting. You can indicate your interest in being a precinct officer when you use the online Caucus Participation Form.
Can anyone register for the Precinct Caucus? You must be 16 by election day to participate in the caucus and 18 by election day to vote on caucus business. You must consider yourself a member of the DFL party and can't be active in any other political party to participate in the caucus.
Scroll down for more information!
How to Participate
Online Registration & Resolutions (Preferred)
1. Use the State DFL Caucus Finder to determine your precinct.
2. Click here to fill out the Caucus Participation Form. On the Caucus Participation Form you will indicate whether you want to be a delegate to the Senate District Convention, indicate your interest in being a precinct officer, and sign up for Senate District Convention committees. Once you complete the form and click Submit you are registered for the caucus and don't need to take any further action.
3. The Caucus Participation Form also includes a link to the Resolutions Form. Submitting a resolution is optional.
4. If you have already registered and want to submit a resolution, click here to get directly to the Resolutions Form.
5. Thank you for using our online tools! This will save our volunteers time and also saves trees!
Paper Registration & Resolutions
1. Follow these steps only if you do NOT want to register online (see above).
2. Click here to download the paper Non Attendee Form. If you don't know your precinct, use the State DFL Caucus Finder to find it. If you don't have access to a printer, you can email chair@dfl51.org to have the form mailed to you.
3. Email the completed form to chair@dfl51.org. If you have not signed the form, indicate in your email that the email constitutes your signature. Or, you can drop off the form on Tuesday, February 1, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Dakota Hills Middle School (4183 Braddock Trail, Eagan). Volunteers will be in the school lobby to accept your forms.
4. If you would like to submit a resolution, click here to download the paper Resolution Form. You can email the form or drop it off as described above in #3.
FAQ's
Why should I participate in the precinct caucus? To get involved in local politics and influence the political process! You can also advance to the next level of local politics, which is the Senate District Convention. Fill out the Caucus Participation Form to indicate you want to be a Senate District Convention Delegate.
What are resolutions? Resolutions are policy statements on a particular issue. Usually, attendees bring resolutions on issues they feel strongly about and the caucus debates the resolution and then votes on whether to pass it along to the Senate District Convention. This year, all resolutions will be considered by the Senate District Resolutions Committee and voted on at the Senate District Convention. If the resolution makes it all the way to the DFL State Convention, it could become part of the DFL Action Agenda. Submit your resolution using the online Resolution Form. Scroll down for a link to the paper form.
How will delegates to the Senate Distict convention be selected? When you fill out the Caucus Participation Form there is a question asking if you want to be a delegate. Usually there are enough delegate slots so that anyone who indicates an interest in being a delegate will be a delegate. If there is a contest in any particular precinct, a random drawing will be held on Zoom in early February to select delegates. Notice will be given so that anyone who wants to witness the drawing can attend the Zoom meeting.
When is the Senate District Convention? We won't know what the Senate Districts will look like until redistricting maps are released sometime around February 15. After we know what Senate District everyone is in, we will let Delegates know when and where their convention will be held. Senate Districts have the option to hold their conventions virtually.
How will precinct officers be elected? Usually a Precinct Chair and two Vice Chairs are elected at each precinct caucus. This year precinct officers will be elected by the Central Committee of the new Senate District after redistricting. You can indicate your interest in being a precinct officer when you use the online Caucus Participation Form.
Can anyone register for the Precinct Caucus? You must be 16 by election day to participate in the caucus and 18 by election day to vote on caucus business. You must consider yourself a member of the DFL party and can't be active in any other political party to participate in the caucus.
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Donate to DFL51
Precinct Caucuses are usually one of our best fundraisers, and we will miss that opportunity this year. Please consider donating what you would have if we were meeting in person. Contributions to DFL51 are refundable up to $50 per person through the Minnesota Political Contribution Refund (PCR) Program.
Online Caucus Registration Form (Preferred)
Online Caucus Resolution Form (Preferred)
Non-Attendee Participation Form (Paper)
Resolution Form (Paper)
Learn about caucuses at the MN SOS website
The Official Call of the DFL Party
The 2022-2023 Official Call explains the process and procedures of the Caucus and Convention system.
The DFL Party Platform
The beliefs and principles of the Minnesota DFL.
Questions?
Send an email to chair@dfl51.org.
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Copyright 2022 Senate District 51 DFL
Not in conjunction with any candidate or campaign committee.
Copyright 2022 Senate District 51 DFL