Politics & Government

Westwood Democrats to Hold Caucus

Registered Democrats in Westwood will be holding a caucus at the Carby Street Municipal Building, 50 Carby Street, Westwood, MA on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. to elect eight delegates and two alternates to the 2011 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. Delegates will be divided equally between men and women.

The convention will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the Mass Mutual Center in Lowell. At that time, Democrats from across the state will gather to nominate candidates to compete for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. 

The caucus is open to all registered Democrats in Westwood. Candidates for delegate and alternate must consent to nomination in writing and must be present at the caucus. All ballots will be written and secret. Those not elected as Delegate and/or Alternate, who meet the qualifications, may apply to be add-on delegates in the following categories: youth, minority, and disabled.

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Discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, ethnic identity, sexual orientation or economic status in the conduct of the caucus is strictly prohibited.  Challenges to the delegate selection process can with filed with the Massachusetts Democratic Party, 56 Rowland Street, Suite 203, Boston, MA 02129 no later that ten days after the caucus date.

After the caucus is completed and adjourned, the Westwood Democratic Town Committee members who are present will vote to elect new members to the committee.  All members of the Westwood Town Committee must be enrolled as Democrats at the time of election. There are several vacancies on the town committee roster. 

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For caucus information please contact Westwood Democratic Town Committee Chair, Jill Onderdonk, at 781-329-8159 or jillonderdonk@gmail.com


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