About our Precinct Delegates

The City of Berkley is divided into six precincts, each of which is represented at County and State conventions. The delegates are elected by the residents of the Precinct and serve a two-year term. Their role is to represent the issues of the residents to the party and its elected officials. They also represent the party in the local community.

In this capacity, they keep their neighbors informed of the implications of national and state initiatives, and help explain the Democratic Party's position on these matters. Precinct delegates are key to advocating the principles of the Democratic Party that protect children in the dawn of life, the poor in the pit of life, and the elderly in the sunset of life.

Congratulations to our 2008-2010 Precinct Delegates:

Precinct One

• Philip O'Dwyer
• Timothy O'Dwyer
• Daniel J. Terbrack

Precinct Two

• Susan Mooney
• Mary E. Spinney

Precinct Three

• Nicole Artanowicz
• Dan Colton
• Cathy King

Precinct Four

• Dorothy Mirk
• Marilyn V. Stephan

Precinct Five

• Susan Richardson
• Nicole M. Smithson

Precinct Six

• Ralph O. Conklin
• Maureen K. Burgess

Why participate as a precinct delegate?

To help promote social and economic justice by building an engaged, diverse, Democratic majority to enhance the quality of life for all.

Together, we help make positive change by establishing and promoting a clear, progressive platform and positions that support our mission; recruiting strong, progressive candidates and helping them get elected; and holding leaders accountable for results.

Precinct delegates remain active by engaging Democrats, building the number and impact of progressive activists, and integrating and aligning with the county and congressional district organizations and with other like-minded, progressive groups.

A key objective for this spring is to fill every precinct delegate position across the county. Let's do our part to help achieve this objective, to help advance our Democratic principles, and to help move the county, state, and nation forward.

What do precinct delegates do?

Precinct delegates represent the Democratic Party in their neighborhoods, and represent their neighborhoods at Democratic Party meetings and district/county conventions.

They help Democrats get registered to vote, and help identify other Democrats and recruit new party members. Also, they keep Democratic leaders informed about the issues that concern voters in their area.

Precinct delegates provide information on issues and candidates to the voters in their precinct, and help turn out the Democratic vote in their neighborhood each Election Day.

How many precinct delegates are we allocated?

For the 2010-2012 cycle we have the following number of Precinct Delegate spots available. In general we have one or two additional spots per precinct, making this a great opportunity for more to participate!

• Precinct 1 - 4
• Precinct 2 - 4
• Precinct 3 - 5
• Precinct 4 - 4
• Precinct 5 - 4
• Precinct 6 - 5

How is a precinct delegate elected?

Candidates for precinct delegate must file their Affidavit of Identity form by 4pm on May 11, 2010 to appear on the August 3 primary ballot.

The Affidavit of Identity form is available online at www.michigan.gov/documents/Aff-ID_Precnt_139901_7.pdf and we have blank forms available at our club meetings.

Interested in being a precinct delegate? Great! Simply complete the Affidavit and file it with your county, city or township clerk by May 11, 2010. Or, bring it to our next club meeting on April 15 and we will forward it to the Oakland County Democratic Party.

Precinct delegates can be elected with just one vote on August 3, 2010, based on how many candidates are running for the available seats.

What happens after the August election?

Those elected will be officially notified by the county clerk by mail, including the time and place of the district or county Democratic convention.

Precinct delegates should take their official notification to the district or county convention to register with the convention credentials committee.

District or county conventions will elect delegates to the state convention, and may also debate or adopt resolutions for recommendation to the state convention’s platform committee.

Then it's back to work toward the general election in November!