The process to select Wisconsin’s congressional district level delegates to the Democratic National Convention will begin Sunday with the first round of 72 county-level caucuses.
The Shawano County caucus will be conducted at the Shawano Civic Center, 225 S. Main St.. Registration for the caucus will be from 1-2 p.m. Participants do not need to be members of the Democratic Party but will be required to sign a pledge that affirms their status as an eligible voter, a supporter of the principles of the Democratic Party and that they vote as a Democrat. At registration, they will need to declare whether they are supporting Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton for president. Visitors are invited to attend.
Shawano County will be electing six delegates and six alternates for Sanders and five delegates and five alternates for Clinton. The delegates will represent Shawano County at the 8th Congressional District caucus to be held May 1 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. At the congressional district caucus, they will help elect six delegates (three Sanders and three Clinton) to the Democratic National Convention.
Only delegates who have filed an “intent to run” form with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin are eligible to run for the national delegate positions. The Democratic National Convention will be held from July 25-28 in Philadelphia.
For information, contact Dan Weidner at 715-250-1212 or weidner@plbb.us.