Registered Democrats in Wareham will hold their annual Caucus at the Wareham Free Library on Saturday, February 5, at 9:45 a.m. to elect eleven Delegates and three alternates to the 2011 Massachusetts Democratic Convention.

Delegates will be equally divided between men and women in accordance with Democratic Party rules. Anyone 18 years old or older and registered as a Massachusetts Democrat as of December 31, 2010 is welcome to attend the Caucus and run for a Delegate position.

This year’s Convention will be held on Saturday, June 4 at the Tsongas Center at UMASS Lowell. All Massachusetts Democrats chosen at their caucuses will gather to adopt a party platform and to develop a new action agenda outlining grassroots, party building initiatives to prepare for the elections in 2012.

Candidates for Delegate and alternate must be present at the Caucus and consent to nomination in writing. Candidates may make a two-minute statement and may distribute materials on their behalf. All ballots will be written, kept secret, and recorded by the caucus teller. Those people not elected as Delegate or Alternate Delegate may apply to be “add-on” Delegates in the following categories: youth (age 35 and under), minority, and disabled.

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 be filed with the Massachusetts Democratic Party, 56 Roland Street, Suite 203, Boston, MA 02129 within ten days after the caucus.

For more information, contact John Donahue, Chairman of the Wareham Democratic Town Committee, at 508-295-1544.