Registered Democrats in Wareham will be holding their annual Caucus at the Wareham Free Library on February 13, 2010 at 10:30 AM to elect eleven Delegates and three Alternates to the 2010 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. Delegates will be equally divided between men and women in accordance with Democratic Party rules. Anyone, at least eighteen-years old and registered as a Massachusetts Democrat as of December 31, 2009, is welcome to attend the Caucus and run for a Delegate position.

This year's Convention will be held on Friday, June 4th and Saturday, June 5th at the DCU Center in Worcester. 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 us for future elections. This year's Action Agenda will incorporate strategies that led to our overwhelming victory in the 2008 Presidential election and provide recommendations for attracting more people to the Democratic Party.

Candidates for Delegate and Alternate must be present at the Caucus and consent to nomination in writing. Candidates may make a one-minute statement and may distribute materials on their behalf. All ballots will be written, 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 (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 MUST be filed with the Massachusetts Democratic Party, 56 Roland Street, Suite 203, Boston, MA 02129 within ten days after the caucus.

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