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Email SD47 DFL at  senatedistrict47@gmail.com

Mail to: 
DFL Senate District 47
PO Box 25893
Woodbury, MN 55125

Call us and leave a voice message: 612-470-3528 Please leave a message with the Subject;
so our volunteers can direct your call to the ~50 positions on our Central Committee. 

Visit: Our Central Committee meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month; 6:30pm - 8pm.
Zoom &/or Location varies for the business meeting or workshop. 
Feb, Mar and Apr 2024 we meet at Woodbury Middle School, cafeteria, 1425 School Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125. 

Join us in person for Coffee & Conversation, twice per month, Mondays 7pm and Saturdays 1:30pm. 
email Jim at  sd47coffeeandconversation@gmail.com

Our volunteer leaders serve 2-year terms. 

(19) Precinct Chairs on the CENTRAL committee get elected on Caucus Night, Feb 27, 2024.
EXECUTIVE Committee is the 5 Party officers, 12 Directors, regional delegates CD2, CD4, SCC who get elected at the Endorsing Convention Apr 6, 2024.

Vacancies are filled at the monthly meetings of the CENTRAL Committee. 

Senate District 47 DFL Convention Notice.
Official Call for Woodbury and south Maplewood, MN (19) precincts

Party Unit: SD47 DFL
Date: Sat. Apr. 6, 2024
Check-in: 8:30 am for ADA accommodations and 9:00 am for everyone
Meeting: 10am start
Address: East Ridge High School, 4200 Pioneer DR, Woodbury, MN 55125 (use the Activities Entry)
Contact: senatedistrict47@gmail.com 
Please let us know by Tues Mar 26 if you need Accomodations.

Up to (574) Delegates elected on Caucus Night, Feb 27, 2024
at Woodbury High School in person or by "non-attendee form". 

Nominate democrats: yourself or a citizen who lives within Senate District 47 to be a DFL party leader, HERE:
We will schedule a 10-minute / 5-question zoom interview with our panel, over the lunch hour (12 noon - 1pm) or weekdays after work (6pm - 8pm) or Saturdays (10am - 1pm) between now and April 2. 

We elect 2-year terms for DFL party leaders: 
(5) SD47 party officers: Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Outreach & Inclusion
(12) SD47 directors to serve city-wide to elect our State Senator, 47A & 47B Rep's
(6) Congressional District leaders for CD4 (Betty McCollum's CD4) monthly meeting 2nd Tuesday, 6pm - 7pm via zoom 
(2) Congressional District leaders for CD2 (Angie Craig's CD2) monthly meeting 2nd Monday, 6pm - 7pm via zoom 
(7) State Central Committee (quarterly meetings, four all-day Saturday, travel ex. Duluth, Burnsville, Moorehead, Mankato) 
(17) Convention Delegates for the next two conventions, CD and State. 
https://dfl.org/2024stateconvention/

We conduct party business, including passing Resolutions to create a DFL party platform for 2024-25. 

AGENDA for the Senate District 47 Endorsing Convention
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oKimOX7bFuQYeDrxr-sRjITS2NvnS7RApr6IUwhhHVY/edit?usp=sharing

CONSTITUTION OF SENATE DISTRICT 47

DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY

April 6, 2024
Shared by Jodell Miller 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yhIXPjOisvx6wQi_B4bIXJgkRGp7gVpGc3P30Rz9y0c/edit?usp=sharing

DFL Senate District 47

Temporary and Proposed Convention Rules  

April 6, 2024 – East Ridge High School

Shared by Dan Thomas-Commins
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xmxxxE6CCDnf-foGwPHDrXy0emq3aKkZn4EvBmIUNYM/edit?usp=sharing

RESULTS of Resolution Ballot voting: YES, (37) of (38) Resolutions pass, and advance to the Congressional District Convention. 

This (1) Resolution did NOT pass: 
   8. Establish a Minnesota State Bank


To see (38) pages of Resolution forms, *click here: 
 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MLc5DuV18I-Q7d_jZN5byL2nRC_Sh9C69EiYpkGsOdo/edit?usp=sharing

SD47 Resolutions Ballot for April 6, 2024
Titles are listed for (38) Resolutions, to preview. Headings list the MN Legislative Committee that hears bills on that issue. 
Voting will take place at the Convention. 

Instructions:

• Vote YES, for up to 38 resolutions (Max for our Senate District happened to be 38). 

• Complete language of each resolution will be available to read March 26 in the document titled “SD47 Resolutions” (in your delegate packet) and or online at sd47.org.  
   

Agriculture, Food, & Land Stewardship

       1. Regenerative Farming & Regional Food Systems

       2. Prohibit Neonicotinoid Use on Non-Agricultural Lands

 

Civil, Human & Constitutional Rights  

       3. Housing as a Human Right

       4. The Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment

       5. Minnesota End of Life Option Act

 

Community Development & Local Business

       6. Rural Housing Shortage 

      

Consumer Protection 

       7. Anti-Corporatization of Health Care

       8. Establish a Minnesota State Bank

       9. Protection Against Association Price Gouging

       10. Protect and Support Scam Victims

 

Education

       11. Black Minnesotans Parent Advisory Committee

       12. Standing Against Book Bans

       13. Civic and Financial Education in Schools

       14. Positive Mental Health Outcomes in Education

 

Energy & Climate

       15. Only Support Clean Energy Projects  

 

Government Accountability to the Public

       16. Rank Choice Voting Local Options

       17. Restore Federal Housing Financing

 

Health & Human Services

       18. Medical Assistance Freedom to Choose

       19. Universal Single Payer Health Care 

       20. Expand MNsure to cover all

       21. Save Medicare from Total Privatization 

       22. Aging in Place

       23. Silver Alert 

       24. Unhomed Family Action

       25. Legalize Natural Organic Reduction

 

Labor and Employment

       26. Prevent Exploitation on Publicly-Financed Housing

       27. Strengthen Broadband Worker Safety 

       28. Crack Down on Worker Misclassification

       29. Mandatory Overtime Restriction

       30. Ban “Right to Work” Legislation

       31. Guaranteed Livable Wages

       32. Unemployment for Striking Workers

       33. Safe Staffing for Nurses

 

Natural Resources & the Environment 

       34. Support the 100% E-Waste Collection and Free Electronic Recycling 

       35. Prove it First 

 

Retirement Security

       36. Tax Freeze for Income-Limited Retirees

       37. Support MN Sustainable Investing Act

 

Tax and Budget Policy 

       38. Community Welfare Over Profit-Driven Housing

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We elect three local democrats to lead in their Voting neighborhood (SD47 has 19 Precincts) on Caucus Night for half of our CENTRAL committee. 

For the other half of our Central Committee, we elect about two dozen local democrats to lead city-wide in Woodbury, MN and three precincts in south Maplewood, MN at our Endorsing Convention. This is our EXECUTIVE committee. 

Neighbors offer "Resolutions" which are 5-word headlines + 1 sentence solutions to civic problems. Each neighborhood votes for Resolutions, which become our philosophy (MN DFL Party Platform) and laws we want to pass now (Action Agenda). 

Delegates can serve on (five) Pre-Convention Committees, to plan our Sat. Apr 6, 2024 SD47 DFL Endorsing Convention. 
Nominations = interviews people who want to serve as local DFL party leaders
Resolutions = chooses the top (38) resolutions for advance at the next convention
Arrangements = prepares site logistics, signage, ADA accessibility, food
Credentials = confirms delegate eligibility, creates badges, tracks attendance, Quorum
Rules/Constitution = Creates the Agenda for the convention; aligns the rules and constitution with updated state party documents

Fri Mar 8, 2024 = First meeting
Mar 21 = progress report at CENTRAL committee meeting 
Tues Apr 2, 2024 = Last meeting
Apr 4 = final report at EXECUTIVE committee meeting
April 6, 2024 is the SD47 Endorsing Convention at East Ridge High School

On Caucus Night, neighborhood Democrats get elected to be Endorsing Convention Delegates. The DFL party hosts four or more conventions, where Delegates vote for the Candidates; Endorsed Candidates earn 60% or more of the delegates votes. These votes determine the slate of Candidates on your "Sample Ballot" for the August primary and November general election. Each of (19) Precincts in Senate District 47 gets its own customized DFL Sample Ballot. 

We are seeking a Volunteer Coordinator, in each of our (19) voting precincts. Your job is to have a 3 min. conversation with people interested in volunteering, find out WHEN and how much time they can contribute, and WHAT SKILLS they prefer to develop. What can volunteers do? 

On your own time 24/7:
[ ] Write Postcards 
[ ] Design Graphics, photos and marketing
[ ] Social Media: Like, post and share
[ ] I have an idea or suggestion that's not listed here

At an Activity (weekdays, evening, or weekends)
[ ] Meet & Greet with Candidates
[ ] Listen & Learn on issue forums. Democracy & Donuts. 
[ ] An Activity listed on our Events Calendar
[ ] Rally at the Capitol and Waving Signs
[ ] Display a Window or Yard Sign (sign up here) or Host a 90-minute Pick-up event in your driveway. 
[ ] 4th of July parade in Afton, MN
[ ] Woodbury Days - fair booth and parade in Woodbury, MN

Recurring Events
[ ] Coffee & Conversation - Second Saturdays 1:30pm and Fourth Mondays 7pm at night. 
[ ] Literature Drops - morning or afternoon, (Drop a flier when you go to 25 homes in ~1 hour)
[ ] Door Knocking with a small group - weekday evenings, weekends
[ ] Phone banking at a scheduled time - 1 hour shift
[ ] Neighborhood Precinct meetings - 60-90 min. at a local place, park, bar or backyard get-together

We're setting up a volunteer sign-up process with Action Network. 
Contact senatedistrict47@gmail.com to volunteer. 

Chat with neighbors? Precinct Chair role

In the role of "Precinct Chair", We can talk with neighbors and organize neighborhood events. Each voting neighborhood is called a "precinct" and elects three leaders: a Precinct Chair, and 2 Vice Chairs to assist. 

Each neighborhood precinct in SD47 can host grassroots effort to register voters, meet Candidates, discuss key issues and get voters to cast a ballot in every election, and fill out the WHOLE ballot, not just the national candidates for president. 

Posting, Canvassing, Delivering, and Voting
More detail on Precinct Chair and Vice Chairs
Page 9 of the DFL Officer's Guidebook lists duties. 

"The Precinct Chair is charged with organizing the DFL Party in the voting precinct and serves on the Organizing Unit Central Committee. The Chair and Precinct Vice Chairs assist with contacting local DFL voters, recruiting volunteers and supporting campaign activities, including

1: • Communicating with Precinct Caucus participants about DFL activities and events during the two-year cycle.

2 • Canvassing precinct residents to identify and keep record of likely DFL voters.
3 • Identifying DFL voters in the precinct who are willing to work on campaigns or have campaign lawn signs on their property. 

4 • Facilitating voter-registration efforts in the precinct.
5 • Distributing the DFL sample ballot and campaign literature for endorsed candidates. 

6 • Assisting with get-out-the-vote efforts at election time.  

Want to be an involved citizen? It's fun and rewarding to meet your neighbors and talk about things you care about. SD47 has 20 Precincts of about 5,000 voters; each has a Precinct  Chair and two Vice-Chairs (click here for a more detailed job description).

Want to find about more? Contact us at
senatedistrict47@gmail.com

Don't know your precinct?  Click here  (Minnesota Secretary of State Pollfinder)

SD47 elected Convention Delegates on Contactless Caucus Night Feb. 1, 2022. These Delegates voted to endorse our candidates. Find the 2022 Convention delegate list by precinct by clicking here.