SD59 DFL 2010 Convention Program

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DFLMINNESOTA

Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

SD-59 ConventionFebruary 27th, 2010, Edison High School


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Table Of Contents

Chair Letter and Acknowledgements 2

Agenda 3

Rules 4Governing Authority And Agenda 4

Seating Of Delegates And Alternates 4

General Convention Rules 5

Legislative Candidate Endorsement Rules 6

Election Of State Convention Delegates And Alternates 7

Election Of State Central Committee Members And Alternates 8

ElectionOfPartyOfcers 9

SpeechAndDebateRules 9

Constitution 10

Platform Resolutions 10

Suggested Sub-Caucus Agenda 12

Resolutions 13Committee Report 13

Agriculture & Food 14

Civil, Human And Constitutional Rights 14

Education 14

Government Accountability To The Public; Elections And Voting Issues 15

Health & Human Services 15

Labor & Employment 15

National Security & International Policy 15

Public Safety And Crime Prevention 15

Tax And Budget Policy 16

Transportation And Transit 16

Campaign Information 17Keith Ellison for U.S. Congress 17

Activate 17

Marcia Thomas for School Board 17

Jenny Arneson for School Board 18

TomBakkforGovernor 19

Richard Mammen for School Board 20

Stonewall DFL 20

David Joseph Degrio for School Board 20

DianeLoeferforStateRepresentative,59a 21Rebecca Otto for State Auditor 22

Paul Thissen for Governor 22

PhyllisKahnforStateRepresentative,59b 22

R.T. Rybak for Governor 23

Peter Mclaughlin for Hennepin County Commissioner 23

Hussein Samatar for School Board, District 24

Word Find and Announcements 25


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DearSenateDistrict59,

This is your Senate District. It is run by and for your DFL neighbors and your community. It is paid for with

yourdonations,anditisbuiltondecadesofyourefforts.SenateDistrict59DFLbelongstoyou.

We accomplished a lot this past cycle and we did it through hard work and perseverance. We ask for your con-

tinued support. We face an energized right wing, who have a host of new and dangerous radical ideas. Its up

to us to make sure we have leaders in place who will make good choices for our community, our State and our

Country. We will need to stand ready with every bit of energy we have in order to win this next election. It isup to us to determine what happens next. Lets pick DFL leaders for Minnesota and stand united with them. We

have a job to do. Lets do it.

Sincerely,

Peter Vevang

ChairSD59DFL

Thank you to all the volunteers:

2008-2010 Directors

Solomon Olunigh

Martin Phillips

Jacob Frey

Mohamed Jibrell

Christopher Meyer

Ahmed Mohamed

Amanda Tempel

Laura Wittstock

HashiSha

Catherine DorrSusan Woehrle

Harrison Nelson

Liz Loeb

Michele Frey

2008-2010 Ofcers

Chair: Peter Vevang

Associate Chair: Monica Weber

Secretary: Greg Oliver

Treasurer: Pat Vogel

AfrmativeActionOfcer:YolandaWilliams

Nominations

Don Fraser (Co-Chair)

Mary Baker (Co-Chair)

Resolutions

Bill Richardson (Chair)

Catherine Dorr

JL Hatlen Linnell

Credentials

Amanda Tempel (Chair)

Gavin Watt (Associate Chair)

Patrick Johnson (Associate Chair)

Matt McCullough

Amy Artates

George Carroll

Adrian Cumming

Mohamed Jibrell

Kento Azegami

Jennifer ChapmanNancy Przymus

Susan Woehrle

Rules Committee

Elizabeth Loeb, Co-Chair

Barry Clegg, Co-Chair

Susan Woehrle

Matt Pelikan

Mick Conlan

Arrangements

Mike Weinand (Chair)Sophia Ginis (Co-Chair)

Pat Vogel (Co-Chair)

Emilie Quast

Julie Tietz

Greg Oliver

Henry Sullivan

Ruth Ann Swanson

Peter Vevang

Special thanks to our DataEntry Volunteers (who input

all of our data within 72

hours of our Precinct

Caucuses)

Amanda Tempel

Julie Tietz

Myrna Flatland

Liz Loeb

Patrick JohnsonSusan Woehrle

Harrison Nelson

Anne Faulkner-Becker

And a special thank you to

our Program Editor

Sophia Ginis


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AGENDA2010SENATEDISTRICT59CONVENTION

1) Call to order, Welcome, and Pledge of Allegiance

2) ReadingofAfrmativeActionStatement

3) Resolution of Credential Challenges

4) Election of Convention Chair(s)

5) First Credentials Committee Report (others will be needed later)

6) Adoption of Rules and Agenda. Please see the Rules for the procedures to endorse candidates, elect

ofcers,adoptamendments,andadoptresolutions

7) Endorsement of State Senate Candidate.

8) DivisionoftheconventionintothetwoSD59HouseofRepresentativedistrictsfortheendorsementof

their candidate

9) Reconvenethedelegationsbetweenballotstocontinuetheconventionbusinessuntiltheendorsement

results are announced

10) NominationandelectionofSD59PartyOfcers:

Chair

Associate Chair (opposite gender of the Chair)

Secretary

Treasurer

AfrmativeActionOfcer

Directors (as least 12, with gender equity)

11) Election of State Central Committee Members and Alternates (6 delegates + Chair & Associate Chair

and 8 alternates gender equity)

12) Election of Congressional District Central Committee Members and Alternates (2 delegates + Chair &

Associate Chair and 2 alternatives gender equity)

13) Election of State and Congressional District Convention Delegates and Alternates (22 delegates and 22

alternates gender equity)

14) Election of Congressional District Pre-Convention Committee Delegates and Alternates (2 delegates and2 alternates per committee gender equity. Committees: Nominations, Rules, Credentials, and

Arrangements)

15) Adoption of proposed resolutions to the DFL Action Agenda and Ongoing Platform (resolutions and

debate may take place at the Chairs discretion)

16) Other Business

17) Adjournment

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RULES2010DFLSENATEDISTRICT59CONVENTION

GOVERNING AUTHORITY AND AGENDA

1.UponallmattersnotgovernedbytheOfcialCall,theStateDFLPartyConstitutionandBylaws,theSenate

District Constitution, and these Rules, Robert's Rules of Order - most recently revised shall govern. Provisions

oftheOfcialCallshalltakeprecedenceoveranyotherpartyrulesatanylevelwhereveraconictexists.

2. A majority vote of the convention is required to adopt these rules and the agenda. Once adopted, these rules

andtheagendashallgovernunlesssuspendedormodiedbyatwo-thirdsvoteoftheconvention.

3. The quorum for conducting any business of the convention is a majority of the registered delegates (including

upgraded alternates).

SEATING OF DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES

4. Registration of delegates and alternates to the convention shall continue until adjournment.

5. Each precinct delegation shall elect one or more delegation chairs for purposes of alternate seating, roll calls,

and ballot voting. Precinct chairs recently elected at the February Caucus are encouraged to volunteer for this

role. Any seated delegate shall be eligible for election as delegation chair. The Convention Chair shall instruct

the convention as to the duties each precinct delegation chair will be expected to perform during the convention.

The name of each delegation chair shall be reported promptly to the Convention Chair & the Credentials Chair.

6. The seating of delegates and alternates shall be governed by the following:

a. All registered delegates (not alternates) shall be seated.

b. The convention shall hear and resolve any challenges regarding delegate or alternate seating pursuant

totheOfcialCall.

c. Any delegates or alternates entitled to be seated after all challenges have been resolved shall go to the

registration table with their delegation chair so that proper seating can be arranged.

d. Alternates elected at large shall be upgraded to delegate status according to their numerical ranking

on the precinct report. If alternates are unranked at the precinct level, they will be raised by drawn lots.

Alternates elected through subcaucus voting systems will be upgraded to delegate status in the order

reported within their subcaucus. If there are no alternates available within a subcaucus, alternates will be

upgraded by lot from among the highest-ranking alternates within the other subcaucuses. Eachsubcaucus will be represented in the lot system in proportion to its delegate allocation strength.

e.Theregistrationstaffshallissueidenticationbadgestodelegates,alternatesandvisitorsduringthe

registration process. Badges issued to each group shall be of a different color

f. A temporary delegate badge shall be issued to an appropriate alternate when the alternate is up

graded to delegate status. There shall be no upgrading of alternates during any balloting process. If the

upgraded alternate is subsequently returned to alternate status, the alternate's delegate badge shall be

immediately surrendered to the registration table.


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g.Onlydelegatesandupgradedalternatesshallbeseatedonthemainooroftheconvention

auditorium.DelegatesandupgradedAlternatesmaybeaccompaniedontheoorbyminorchildren,

whoshallbeidentiedinthemannerprescribedbytheCredentialsCommittee.Alternateswhohavenot

been upgraded and visitors shall be seated separately from the delegates.

h.CandidatesseekingSD59DFLendorsement,ifnotalreadydelegatesorupgradedalternatestothe

convention,shallbeallottedoneoorpassfortheirpersonaluse.Candidatesortheirdesignatedspokes

personforotherthanSD59ofcesshallbeallowedonthemainooroftheconventionauditoriumonlywhen invited by the Convention Chair to speak to the delegates. Each Candidate or their designated

spokesperson must register and receive a badge.

i.CandidatesnotseekingSD59DFLendorsementbutwhoareeither(i)seekingDFLendorsementfor

anelectiveofceduringthecurrentyearelectioncycle,or(ii)arecurrentU.S.Senators,areinvitedto

speak to the delegates for up to one minute. Speakers or their designee must register to speak with the

Chairsdesigneeupontheirarrivalonthepremisesandmayspeakonarst-come-rst-servedbasisata

time determined by the Chair.

j.VisitorsshallbeallowedonthemainooroftheconventionauditoriumonlywheninvitedbytheConvention Chair to speak to the delegates.

k. Delegates and upgraded alternates leaving the convention hall for more than a short time are asked to

turn in their badges at the registration table.

l. Floor passes shall be issued for interpreters or other personal care assistants for any delegate or

upgraded alternate who submits a request to the Credentials Committee. Such persons shall be seated in

close proximity to the delegate or alternate they are assisting, but shall play no role in the convention.

GENERAL CONVENTION RULES

7. The convention shall not adjourn until elections have been held for the following positions:

a.PartyOfcersandDirectors.

b. State Central Committee Members and Alternates.

c. State Convention Delegates and Alternates

8. One or more Convention Chairs, with gender balance, if applicable, shall be elected by a plurality vote of the

convention. The Convention Chairs may appoint a convention secretary, timekeepers, judges, clerks, a chief

teller, tellers, sergeants-at-arms, parliamentarians, pages and other assistants as they deem necessary to conduct

convention business.

9.Conventiontellersshalldistributeballotstothechairofeachprecinctdelegationonmatterstobedetermined

by written ballot. Ballots shall be distributed only to delegates and upgraded alternates seated under the rules

of this convention. These ballots shall be returned by the precinct delegation chair to the tellers. Each campaign

may designate an observer to the ballot counting. Upon the determination of a ballot result, all other actions of

the convention shall be suspended for a ballot report and the initiation of the next ballot (if additional ballots are

needed).


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10. a. Smoking and use of intoxicants are prohibited in the building and on the Edison High School Campus

b. No person may place any banners or posters on the convention platform or in any way obstruct the

view of the platform by delegates. All signs and other materials must comply with the rules of the

convention facility, and with any additional rules and procedures established by the Senate District

Arrangements committee. Campaign literature may not be distributed in the convention hall after

balloting has begun. No moving demonstrations are permitted during balloting. There shall be no

disruptive demonstrations in the galleries. Each delegation will be responsible for collecting materials

and garbage. Whistles, air horns, bull horns, and strobe lights or other similar devices will not beallowed during the convention in the convention hall.

11. For purposes of determining gender equity, a persons gender shall be as expressed by such person, and shall

not be limited to the traditional male/female binary.

LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENT RULES

12.TheConventionChairshallcallfornominationsforendorsementofcandidatesforeachlegislativeofcefor

which an election will be held in the convention year.

13. In the event that a contest exists for endorsement of a candidate, the convention shall proceed to Rule 15. If

no contest exists proceed to Rule 14.

14. Uncontested endorsements. In the event that no contest exists for endorsement of a legislative candidate,

the sole candidate for consideration will have 3 minutes to address the convention. No others may speak on

behalf of or against the candidate.

In the event of an uncontested endorsement, a motion to endorse by acclamation will be in order.

15. Contested endorsements. In the event of a contested endorsement, endorsement of a candidate for legisla-

tiveofcerequiresasixtypercentafrmativevoteoftherespectiveConvention.Ifacontestexistsforoneormore House candidates, the Senate District Convention shall recess into two House District Conventions. The

House District Conventions shall each elect one or more Chairs. The business of each House District Conven-

tion shall be the endorsement of a candidate for the State House of Representatives from that House District,

and any other business authorized by the Senate District constitution.

16.EachdistrictwillhaveaquestionandanswersessionasoutlinedinRule17andcastitsrstballot.Between

ballotsthefullConvention(bothHousedistricts)willreconveneandproceedwiththeselectionofpartyof-

cers, considering amendments to the district constitution and acting on resolutions. Upon determination of each

ballots results, action on other items will be immediately suspended, the results announced and the next ballot

cast. The Senate District Convention shall reconvene upon completion of the House District Conventions

17. When an endorsement is contested, the following rules regarding candidate speeches and the question and

answer period shall apply:

a. Each candidate (and/or his/her representative(s)) shall be allowed no more than ten minutes to address

the convention.

b. No others may speak on behalf of or against the candidate.


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c. Delegates may submit written questions from the opening of Registration until 45 minutes of the

convening of the convention

d. Delegates may submit a question on cards provided, writing their full name on the card with their

question.

e. One question per card will be allowed.

f. Questions will be vetted by the Convention Chair or their designee. At the discretion of theConvention Chair or designee, inappropriate questions may be removed, including questions of a

personal nature, redundant questions, and those designed to be answered by only one candidate and

those which are generally inappropriate. Only policy questions will be allowed.

g. Questions will be addressed to each candidate by the Convention Chair, and that the Chair will

identify the Delegate who submitted the question.

h. Each candidate will answer the question in turn, and each new question will start with the second

answerer of the previous question. (Round Robin style).

i. Answers will be limited to one minute per question with a timekeeper appointed by the Chair.

j. The question and answer period will be limited to 10 minutes per candidate.

18.Candidatesreceivinglessthan10%willbedroppedaftertherstballot.Onsubsequentballots,thedrop-off

percent will be raised by 5% each ballot. In addition, after the fourth ballot, the lowest remaining candidate will

be dropped regardless of the percent. However, in no case will this drop off rule be used to reduce the number of

candidates remaining on the next ballot to less than two.

19.Ifnocandidateforendorsementhasreceivedsixtypercentofthevotescastafterfourballots,amotionto

have no endorsement will be in order at any time thereafter, and will pass with a majority vote. In that event,balloting shall terminate and the Senate District DFL will not endorse for that position prior to the primary elec-

tion.

ELECTION OF STATE CONVENTION DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES

20.SenateDistrict59mayelectupto22delegatestotheStateconvention.Theprocedurestobeusedinthe

election of delegates and alternates to the Congressional District and State Conventions are as follows:

a. The Convention Chair shall determine if a contest exists by a show of hands. If no more want to serve

than there are delegate positions, no contest exists and a formal election will not be held.

b. If a contest exists, the Convention Chair shall ask for a show of hands on proportional voting. If

delegates equal to the number represented by one State Convention delegate want proportional voting, it

must be used. If proportional voting is not used, the convention will elect State Convention delegates by

majority vote. Alternates will be nominated and elected in a similar fashion.

c. The number of votes each alternate receives will be recorded for use in alternate ranking at the

Congressional District and State Conventions. Even if no contest exists for alternate selection, the vote

must be taken to determine this ranking. Any ties are broken by lot.


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d. If proportional voting is used, the convention will adopt by majority vote a subcaucus system

permittedbythe2010OfcialCall.Theelectionwillbeconductedusingtheproceduresspeciedinthe

Call for the system that was selected. If the Walking Subcaucus system is used, delegates will have

an initial period of 15 minutes after subcaucus nominations are completed to move to the subcaucus of

their choice, and will have an additional period of 15 minutes after the preliminary count is announced

by the Convention Chair to move among the subcaucuses.

e. If a contest exists, State Central Committee Members and Alternates shall be elected by written ballot.

If no contest exists, State Central Committee Members and Alternates shall be elected by voice vote.

21. For State Convention Delegate and Alternate elections and for State Central Committee elections, there shall

be an equal division by gender.

a. Even numbered allocations shall be equally divided by gender.

b. Odd numbered allocations shall be as equally divided as possible. If both delegate and alternate

allocations are odd numbered, the imbalance in delegate election must be reversed in favor of the

opposite gender in the alternate election.

c. If elections take place by subcaucus and the resulting delegation is not balanced by gender, an

odd-numbered subcaucus selected by lot from among those that elected more delegates of the

over-represented gender will be instructed by the Convention Chair to exchange one delegate of the

over -represented gender for its highest ranking alternate of the opposite gender in the case of state

delegates, and to replace a person it had elected with a person of the opposite gender in any other case.

Any delegate reduced to alternate status will become the highest-ranking alternate of that subcaucus. If

balance by gender is still not achieved, the process will be repeated with another odd-numbered

subcaucus.

ELECTION OF STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES

22. State Central Committee members and alternates will be elected by the convention as a whole. The number

tobeelectedisspeciedintheOfcialCall.Ifacontestformembersexistsandmorethantwomembersareto

be elected by the convention, the Chair will ask for a show of hands on proportional voting.

a.Ifdelegatessufcienttoelectonememberrequestproportionalvoting,theconventionwilldetermine

bymajorityvotethesubcaucussystempermittedbytheOfcialCallthatwillbeused.Theelection

ofmembersandalternatesshallbeconductedaccordingtotheproceduresspeciedintheCallforthe

systemselected.IftheWalkingSubcaucussystemwasselected,thetimelimitsspeciedinRule20.d.

shall apply.

b. If proportional voting is not used, members and alternates shall be elected by majority vote of the

convention. A record of the number of votes each alternate receives will be recorded for purposes of

ranking alternates.

c. If proportional voting is used, alternates shall be ranked according to the size of each subcaucus.

d. If proportional voting is not used for election of members and more than two alternates are to be

elected, the above procedures will be used to determine if proportional voting is to be used for the

election of alternates.


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23. The Convention Chair shall insure that each election complies with the requirements regarding equal divi-

sion by gender. When the convention reconvenes following any election conducted using proportional represen-

tation, the persons elected (with their ranking, where applicable) shall be reported to the Convention Chair.

ELECTION OF PARTY OFFICERS

24.TheprocedurestobeusedintheelectionofDistrict59partyofcersareasfollows:

a. The Convention Chair shall determine if a contest exists by a show of hands. If no more want to servethan there are delegate positions, no contest exists and a formal election will not be held.

b. If the convention has a nominations committee, the report of the committee shall place in nomination

thecommittee'srecommendations.Othernominationsshallbemadefromtheoorwithoutspeechesor

seconds.

c. If a contest exists a formal election will be held.

d.Eachcandidateforanelectivepartyofcerpositionmaytakeuptooneminutetoexplainwhyhe/she

should be elected by the convention to that position.

e. All contested elections shall be done by written ballot.

f. In the event of a tie vote, there will be a run-off ballot including only the names of the tied candidates;

if a tie still exists, it will be broken by lot.

g. All other voting shall be by voice vote or standing division unless a written ballot vote is requested by

the Convention Chair or by 1/3 of the delegates present.

25. The Senate District Chair, Associate Chair (of the opposite gender from the Chair), Secretary, Treasurer and

AfrmativeActionOfcershallbeelectedbyamajorityvote.Ifacontestexists,votingwillbeconductedbyseparateballotforeachposition.Ifnoneofthenomineesforanofcereceivesamajorityvoteonaballot,the

nominee with the least number of votes will be dropped on the next ballot, provided that at least two candidates

remain on that ballot.

26.TheconventionshallelectatleasttwelveDirectors,withgenderbalance.Ifdelegatessufcienttoelectone

Director request proportional voting for Directors, the convention shall select by a majority vote the subcaucus

systempermittedbytheOfcialCallthatwillbeused.TheelectionofDirectorsshallbeconductedaccording

totheproceduresspeciedintheCallforthesystemselected.IftheWalkingSubcaucussystemwaselected,

thetimelimitsspeciedinRule24.d.shallapply.Ifproportionalvotingisnotused,Directorswillbeelectedby

majority vote of the convention.

27. The Convention Chair shall insure that each election complies with the requirements regarding equal divi-

sion by gender. When the convention reconvenes following any election conducted using proportional represen-

tation, the persons elected (with their ranking, where applicable) shall be reported to the Convention Chair.

SPEECH AND DEBATE RULES

28.NodelegatemayspeakuntilrecognizedbytheConventionChair.Speakerswillrststatetheirnameand

precinct. No person may speak more than once on an item of business until all others on that side who wish to

do so have had an opportunity.


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29.Unlessotherwiseprovidedforintheserules,nodelegateshallspeakformorethantwominutesonanyitem

Thechairwillrotatespeakingprivilegesamongoormicrophonesandbetweenproponentsandopponentsofa

measure to the extent possible. Debate will terminate when three speakers have been heard on each side.

30.Withrespecttocredentialschallengestodelegations,priortooordebate,speakersonbehalfofboththe

challenged delegation and the challenging delegation shall each be allowed three minutes in total to present

theirpositions,withthechallengeddelegationspeakinglast.Theconventionshallmakethenaldetermination

as to who will be seated. A majority of 60% is required to sustain a challenge. Challenged delegates or upgrad-

ed alternates may not vote on their own challenges.

31.Anymotiontotableshallbeconsideredasthoughitwereamotiontopostponeindenitely.Amotionto

postponeindenitelydoesnotprecludeamendmentstothemainmotion.Themotionstoreconsiderandenter

on the minutes and "to object to consideration" are not in order. The motion to reconsider is in order and will

require a two-thirds vote.

32.Anyamendmenttoamotionorresolutionwhichremoves,changesoraddsveormorewordsmustbesub-

mitted in writing to the Convention Chair before being considered. When the motion to amend is made, it must

be seconded by at least one other delegate. Amendments take a majority vote for adoption.

CONSTITUTION

33. Any proposed change of the Senate District Constitution must be submitted in writing to the Convention

Chair before being considered. When the motion to amend is made, it must be seconded by at least one other

delegate. Up to three (3) delegates in support of the resolution and up to three (3) delegates opposed may speak.

Amendmentsrequirea60percentafrmativevoteforadoption.

PLATFORM RESOLUTIONS

34. The Senate District can forward to the State Platform Commission a number of resolutions equal to twice

the number of state delegates elected by the Senate District convention, or 20 resolutions, whichever is larger.Resolutions about local issues shall be forwarded to the Senate District Central Committee for action. The

resolutions to be forwarded by the Senate District must be selected from among those resolutions adopted by

the precinct caucuses within the Senate District. The resolutions forwarded to the State Platform Commission

should address party positions on state and national issues. Resolutions that cover only local issues should not

be forwarded to the State Platform Commission. All resolutions forwarded to the State Platform Commission

must be submitted in the format prescribed by the State Platform Commission, with only one resolution per

form and only one subject per resolution.

35.ThePlatformResolutionsStatementprovidedbytheStateDFLOfceshallbereadtotheconventionor

other group selecting the resolutions to forward before consideration of platform resolutions begins.

36. The procedure for selecting the resolutions to be forwarded to the State Platform Commission is as follows:

Copies of resolutions approved at precinct caucuses shall be posted on the Senate District website prior to the

convention and distributed in hard copy to each precinct delegation chair, who shall make their copy available

to members of their delegation. A limited number of additional copies of resolutions shall be available at the

convention, at locations designated by the Chair(s) of the Resolutions Committee.

37. Resolutions shall be considered in their entirety by voice vote of the convention. A motion to separate a

resolutionfordebateoftheconventionshallbeinorderandshallrequireamajorityafrmativevoteofthe


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convention. Debatable resolutions shall be debated in accordance with Rule 38. Resolutions must receive a

majorityafrmativevoteoftheconventiontopass.Iftheconventionadjournsbeforeconsideringresolutions,

the determination of which resolutions to forward to the State Platform Commission shall be made by the Sen-

ate Districts delegation to the State Convention (delegates elected at the Senate District convention plus super

delegates) in a manner determined by such delegation.

38. Debatable resolutions shall be debated by the delegates according to the following rules:

a. The resolution shall be read to the delegation by the Convention Chair or designee.

b. Up to three (3) speakers in support of the resolution and up to three (3) speakers opposed may speak

for up to one minute each, alternating supportive and opposing speakers.

c. Upon conclusion of speeches for and against the resolution the convention will vote on each

resolutionpresentedforconsideration.Aresolutionmustreceiveatleastamajorityafrmativevoteof

the convention to pass.

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Suggested Sub-Caucus Agenda(The person who nominated the Sub-Caucus may lead the Sub-Caucus until a Sub-Caucus Chairperson is

elected)

1. Have each person introduce themself (their name, address and why they have chosen this Sub-Caucus).

2. Decide how this Sub-Caucus will elect a Sub-Caucus Chairperson.

3. Elect a Sub-Caucus Chairperson.

4. Have any new members introduce themselves (their name, address and why they have chosen this Sub-Cau-

cus).

5.Haveeachmemberwhowishestobeadelegatestatetheirnameandthenbrieydescribewhytheywishto

be a delegate.

6. Decide how this Sub-Caucus will elect delegates and alternates (secret ballot or another method).

7.Sub-CaucusChairwillreadeithertheAfrmativeActionStatementorthisAfrmationActionReminder:

Asyouvote,rememberthattheDFLencouragesthosewhoareunder-representedtoparticipateintheDFL

Party activities. Now is the time to empower those with less opportunity.

8. Elect delegates and alternates and ensure they are gender balanced.

9.Rankalternatesinthesequencethattheyshouldberaisedasdelegates,ifdelegatesarenotinattendance.

10. Print the delegates and alternates names on the Delegate/Alternate Form.

11. The Sub-Caucus Chair must sign the Delegate/Alternate Form (stating that gender balance has been

achieved) and present it to a Convention Teller.


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SenateDistrict59Resolutions Committee Report, 2010

AttachedisthereportoftheResolutionsCommitteecomposedofsummaries(theresolvedclauses)ofthe

resolutions approved at the precinct caucuses. The committees responsibility was to edit and amalgamate the

many resolutions to eliminate duplication and to assign the resolutions to the proper category (also a state party

rule). In some cases, the committee combined resolutions or divided resolutions on multiple topics between

categories, usually incorporating them in other existing resolutions. Two categories whose resolutions do not

appear in this report are those addressing DFL party policies or procedures or city issues; these resolutions will

be referred to the appropriate party committee or to the Minneapolis DFL Convention in May.

Anunpleasantdutyofthecommitteewastorejectthoseresolutionsthatweretechnicallydisqualiedbystate

partyrule.Mostofthesewerenotontheofcialpartyformthatprecinctchairsweresupposedtohaveintheir

possession at the time of the caucuses. Some resolutions were referred on to the committee without indication

that they had actually been approved; while the committee might have wanted to accept these, there were other

resolutions sent on that had failed, so an assumption of approval would have been erroneous.

The state party rules also limit each Senate Districts resolutions to twice the number of state delegates. For SD59in2010,thatnumberis44.Byhappycoincidenceandduetothediligenteditingofthecommittee,thepro-

posed submission to the state convention includes fewer than that number. Accordingly--and with the approval

ofSD59leadershipandthestateparty--thecommitteerecommendsadoptionofthereportinitsentiretywithout

the necessity of debate or voting on individual resolutions.

The judgment of the committee is that all the resolutions would be adopted by the convention, many unani-

mously or by wide margin.

The Committee:

Robert BensonCatherine Dorr*

Jim Forrey

JL Hatlen Linnell*

Mitch Malcom

Bill Richardson*

Joan Scully

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Agriculture & Food

1. Support policies that encourage planting food crops on lawn space & discourage chemical spraying on lawns.

Civil, Human and Constitutional Rights

2.Supportprosecutionoftrafckersandpatronsofchildsexslaves;provisionofvictimsupportandfundsto

protectandprovideforchildsexslaveswitnessingagainsttrafckers;andchangeinMinnesotalawtoenablecollection of data in compliance with federal sex crimes reporting requirements.

3. Support amendment of the U.S. Constitution to supersede the Supreme Court decision permitting corporate

campaigncontributionsbylanguageincludingdeningpersonhoodintheConstitutionasapplyingonlyto

human beings.

4.Opposerequirementsthatvotersproduceidenticationinordertobepermittedtovote.

5. Urge creation of a national commission to investigate and report publicly on torture and a inhuman treatment

ofpost9-11detaineesandholdaccountableallofcials,regardlessofrankwhoauthorized,implementedor

failed to prevent such ill-treatment.

6. Amend the State Constitution to guarantee equal rights regardless of gender.

7. Support marriage rights for the LGBT community.

8.SupportnoexcuseearlyvotingforMinnesotaelections.

9.Urgerestorationofpubliclyfundedmedicallynecessarygenderreassignmentsurgery.

10. Support the principle that governmental funding for the arts be conducted according to due process and

equal protection concepts.

Education

11. Support a statewide school employee health-insurance pool that provides affordable health care for all

school employees.

12.ReafrmsupportforMinnesotaspubliceducationsystembyprovidingequitable,predicableandsufcient

funding by honoring the K-12 education budget passed by the state legislature.

13. Improve local school district funding by ending dependence on local property taxes and forced loans to thestateandbyshiftingschoolnancingtoincometaxrevenues.

14.Urgeupdatingsocialstudies/historycurriculatoreectsocialmovements,publicachievementandcivic

engagement.

15.Urgeadoptionofstandardstolimitclasssizesto19forK-2and26forgrades3-5.

16. Support responsible sexuality education that includes information about abstinence, contraception and dis-

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Government Accountability to the Public;Elections and Voting Issues

17. Support adoption of Instant Runoff Voting (also known as Ranked Choice Voting) for state and local

elections.

18.Supportlegislationtoimplementfullpublicnancingofstateelectionsforqualiedcandidates.

19.SupportrepealoforchangeinthelibusterruleoftheU.S.Senatesothatalibusterwouldrequire

continuousspeakingontheSenateoor.

Health & Human Services

20. Support ongoing investment in the Statewide Health Improvement Program to address issues such as

tobacco use and obesity, thereby to improve health and reduce healthcare costs in Minnesota.

21. Support the right of any patient (or appointed healthcare agent if the patient cannot speak for oneself) to

refuseortodiscontinuearticialnutritionandhydration.

22. Support and works to enact a universal, single-payer health care plan on the federal level and the single-

payer Minnesota Health Act at the state level.

Labor & Employment

23. Support the right of State Senate and House employees to organize for labor relations purposes and goals.

24. Support the efforts of Twin Cities janitors to create good jobs and a Green Future for janitors and their

families.

National Security & International Policy

25. Support policy changes or legislation to require the state of Minnesota to divest from all Israeli bonds

investment and cease federal military aid to Israel.

26. Support the Depleted Uranium Resolution: to petition Congress to cease funding for depleted uranium

munitions and to curtail sales in foreign countries of uranium-core bullets & shells.

27. Support legislation to ban polystyrene plastics in restaurants, grocery and food markets and other food

vendors.

28. Support comprehensive statewide recycling and composting services.

Public Safety and Crime Prevention

29.Supportextendingthebackgroundcheckrequirementsforrearmsalesmadebyunlicensedsellersatgun

shows.

30. Support reinstatement of an assault weapons ban.


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31. Support a medical amnesty law to protect from prosecution minors who seek medical attention for alcohol

abuse.

Tax and Budget Policy

32.SupportlegislationtorestoretheRentersCreditwhichwasunallotted(eliminated)byGov.Pawlentyin

July2009.

33. Support long-term changes to our State budgeting process by adequate funding of programs and services,

specically:

1) not using short-term measures and accounting shifts,

2)increasingrevenuesasasignicantpartoftheStatebudgetsolution,

3) including tax revenues as part of a balanced approach to the State budget problems and

4) raising revenue in a fair and progressive way .

34.OpposebalancingthestatebudgetattheexpenseofthosewhoreceiveStatesupportservicesandnancial

support, particularly persons with disabilities.

Transportation and Transit

35. Require that mass transit proposals be adopted only after residents and workers in affected neighborhoods

have had genuine input as evidenced by documented meetings, surveys and other means.

36. Require that street and highway planning and construction include all forms of locomotion--bicycling,

walking and public transportation.


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announces her

StonewallDFL

endorsement

Prepared & Paid for by Otto for Auditor, www.rebeccaotto.com

Paid for by Volunteers for Phyllis Kahn 59B 115 W Island Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Thanks for attending theSenate District 59 Convention.

Your participation in this processis real democrac in action.

5thgeneration Minnesotan!Next generation leader.!

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Have a great convention!

Prepared & Paid for by RT Rybak for Governor, P.O. Box 14924, Minneapolis, MN 55414

Leadership that delivers

real results for

real people.

It cant come too soon!


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ENDORSEMENTS (AS OF 2/18/10)

Mayor RT Rybak

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS:

Elizabeth Glidden, Cam Gordon,

Betsy Hodges, Robert Lilligren,

John Quincy, Gary Schiff

STATE REPRESENTATIVES:

Jim Davine, Jeff Hayden

CURRENT MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL

BOARD MEMBERS:Carla Bates, Chris Steward,

T Williams

FORMER MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL

BOARD MEMBERS:

Judy Farmer, Peggy Flanagan,

Dennis Schapiro

A committed, active Minneapolishusband, parent and resident, Hussein

Samatar has lived in the district for 17years, has one child attending Minneap-olis Public Schools Seward Montessori,and volunteers in the Phillips neighbor-hood where he and his family live.

Skilled in finance and managementa former WellsFargo commercial banker,he is the founder and current executivedirector of African Development Center,and was appointed 2006-2008 financechair of the Minneapolis Library Board

by Mayor Rybak.

An educational advocate, who is wellacquainted with the challenges of ELLstudents and parents, he co-chaired thesuccessful 2008 Minneapolis PublicSchools Referendum: Strong Schools,Strong City.

An innovative advocate of ecomomicempowermentamong new populationsin the communityhis and ADCswork have been recognized widely andhe has been asked to address financial,government, and other communityinstitutions in the US and abroad aboutbuilding wealth in emerging communities.

A collaborative business leader, com-munity developer and organizerheworks closely with other Twin Citiescommunity developers and city leaders,and serves on the boards of prominentorganizations in the community

Key objectives if elected:

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ing and working effectively withand

forALL our students, particularly ELL

students and their families

transparency and accountability

deficitsby bringing financial exper-

tise, and pursuing innovative models

and partnerships

partnership among all stakeholdersparents, students, teachers, adminis-

tration and staff

continuity where teachers know that

their work is valued and supported

Welcoming your ideas and support.We are eager to hear from you, listen toyour observations and concerns, meetwith you in schools or neighborhoods,

and plan together for our childrensfuture. We ask for your support andpartnership in Husseins candidacy forthe Minneapolis Public Schools BoardDistrict 3

For more information or to make adonation online, visit our website:www.samatarforschoolboard.org

Every child can learnand help make our city stronger!

I am committed to helping buildon the progress the current boardhas made addressing challengingissues during the last four years.I would devote fresh energy andperspective to creating and sustain-ing an educational environmentwhere all of our children canthrive and prepare for successful,satisfying lives.


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2010 City Convention, Saturday May 22nd, 10:00 a.m. at Patrick Henry High School

5th Congressional District DFL Convention, Saturday, March 27th --State Convention delegates/alternates residing in CD5 are also delegates/alternates to this

convention. St Louis Park High School, 6425 W 33rd Street, St. Louis Park,MN 55426

2010 State Convention, April 23-25 in Duluth

SD59 DFL 2010 Convention Program

Documents

Transcript of SD59 DFL 2010 Convention Program