Party Minutes
Minutes are available to our voting members.
If you have previously been granted access you can find the links to our minutes by clicking here.
Members can request access by emailing secretary@bencodems.org.
- General Meeting Minutes, April 27, 2023
- E-Board Meeting Minutes, April 12, 2023
- General Meeting Minutes, March 23, 2023
- E-Board Meeting Minutes, March 6, 2023
- General Meeting Minutes, February 23, 2023
- E-Board Meeting Minutes, February 6, 2023
- General Meeting Minutes, January 26, 2023
- E-Board Meeting Minutes, January 19, 2023
- Reorganization Meeting, January 8, 2023
- 2022 Minutes
- Reorganization Meeting Minutes, December 1, 2022
- General Meeting Minutes, November 14, 2022
- E-Board Meeting Minutes, November 2, 2020
- General Meeting Minutes, October 27, 2022
- E-Board Meeting Minutes, October 3, 2022
- General Meeting Minutes, September 22, 2022
- E-Board Minutes, September 12, 2022
- E-Board Minutes, August 8, 2022
- General Meeting Minutes July 28, 2022
- E-Board Minutes, July 11, 2022
- General Meeting Minutes, June 23, 2022
- E-Board Minutes, June 6, 2022
- General Meeting Minutes, May 26, 2022
- E-Board Minutes, May 9, 2022
- General Meeting Minutes, April 28, 2022
- E-Board Meeting Minutes, April 4, 2022
- E-Board Meeting Minutes, March 24, 2022
- E-Board Meeting Minutes, March 7, 2022
- General Meeting Minutes, February 24, 2022
- General Meeting Minutes, February 7, 2022
- General Meeting Minutes, January 27, 2022
- E-Board Meeting Minutes, January 3, 2022
- E-Board Meeting Minutes, December 6, 2021
- General Meeting Minutes, November 18, 2021
- E-Board Meeting Minutes, November 1, 2021
- General Meeting Minutes, October 28, 2021
- E-Board Meeting Minutes, October 4, 2020
- General Meeting Minutes, September 23, 2021
- E-Board Minutes, September 6, 2021
- General Meeting Minutes, August 19, 2021
- E-Board Minutes, August 2, 2021
- General Meeting Minutes July 22, 2021
- E-Board Minutes, July 5, 2021
- General Meeting Minutes, June 24, 2021
- E-Board Minutes, June 7, 2021
- General Meeting Minutes, May 27, 2021
- E-Board Minutes, May 3, 2021
- General Meeting Minutes, April 22, 2021
- E-Board Minutes, April 5, 2021
- General Meeting Minutes, February, 2021
- E-Board Minutes, February 3, 2021
- General Meeting Minutes, January 20, 2021
- E-Board Minutes, January 6, 2021
- E-Board Meeting Minutes, December 13, 2020
- Reorganization Meeting Minutes, December 5, 2020
- General Meeting Minutes, November 11, 2020
- E-Board Meeting Minutes, November 2, 2020
- General Meeting Minutes, October 21, 2020
- E-Board Meeting Minutes, October 5, 2020
- General Meeting Minutes, September 16, 2020
- E-Board Minutes, September 7, 2020
- General Meeting Minutes, August 26, 2020
- E-Board Minutes, August 3, 2020
- General Meeting Minutes July 15, 2020
- E-Board Minutes, July 6, 2020
- General Meeting Minutes, June 17, 2020
- E-Board Minutes, June 1, 2020
- General Meeting Minutes, May 20, 2020
- E-Board Minutes, special meeting, May 20, 2020
- E-Board Minutes, May 4, 2020
- County Platform Convention Minutes, May 3, 2020
- General Meeting Minutes, April 15, 2020
- E-Board Minutes, April 6, 2020
- E-Board Minutes, March 12, 2020
- E-Board Minutes, March 2, 2020
- General Meeting Minutes, February 19, 2020
- E-Board Minutes, February 3, 2020
- General Meeting Minutes, January 15, 2020
- E-Board Minutes, January 6, 2020
- General Meeting Minutes, December 18, 2019
- E-Board Minutes, December 2, 2019
- General Meeting Minutes, November 20, 2019
- E-Board Minutes November 4, 2019
- General Meeting Minutes, October 16, 2019
- E-Board Minutes September 30, 2019
- General Meeting Minutes, September 18, 2019
- E-Board Minutes September 2, 2019
- General Meeting Minutes, August 14, 2019
- E-Board Minutes August 5, 2019
- General Meeting Minutes, June 19, 2019
- E-Board Minutes June 3, 2019
- General Meeting Minutes May 15, 2019
- E-Board Minutes May 6, 2019
- General Meeting Minutes April 17, 2019
- E-Board Minutes April 1, 2019
- General Meeting Minutes March 20, 2019
- E-Board Minutes March 4, 2019
- General Meeting Minutes February 20, 2019
- E-Board Minutes February 7, 2019
- General Meeting Minutes January 16, 2019
- E-Board Meeting Minutes January 7, 2019
- E-Board Meeting Minutes December 3, 2018
- Reorganization Meeting Minutes December 1, 2018
- E-Board Meeting Minutes November 5, 2018
- General Meeting Minutes October 17, 2018
- E-Board Minutes October 1, 2018
- General Meeting Minutes September 19, 2018
- E-Board Minutes September 3, 2018
- General Meeting Minutes August 15, 2018
- E-Board Minutes August 6, 2018
- General Meeting Minutes July 18, 2018
- E-Board Minutes July 2, 2018
- Emergency Meeting Minutes June 23, 2018
- General Meeting Minutes June 20, 2018
- E-Board Minutes June 4, 2018
- General Meeting Minutes April 18, 2018
- General Meeting Minutes March 21, 2018
- General Meeting Minutes February 21, 2018
- E-Board Minutes February 5, 2018
- General Meeting Minutes January 17, 2018
- E-Board Minutes January 8, 2018
- E-Board Minutes December 4, 2017
- General Meeting Minutes November 15, 2017
- E-Board Minutes November 6, 2017
- General Meeting Minutes October 11, 2017
- E-Board Minutes October 2, 2017
- General Meeting Minutes September 20, 2017
- General Meeting Minutes July 19, 2017
- General Meeting Minutes 2017 06 21
- Draft Minutes 2017 04 19
- General Meeting Minutes 2017 03 15
- General Meeting Minutes 2017 02 15
- General Meeting Minutes 2017 01 09
- General Meeting Minutes 2017 01 07
Benton County Party Platform
Benton County 2024 Democratic Platform
Good of the Order
Letter of Support for the Horse Heaven Hills Wind Farm
Proposed Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Glossary
Practical Activism - Go for the Money
Reorganization Minutes/Agendas and Guidelines
- Benton County
- 2022 BCDCC Reorganization Agenda
- 2022 BCDCC Reorganization Rules
- 8th Legislative District
- 2022 8th LD Reorganization Agenda
- 2022 8th LD Reorganization Rules
- 16th Legislative District
- 2022 16th LD Reorganization Agenda
- 2022 16th LD Reorganization Rules
- Benton County
- 8th Legislative District
Benton County
2018 Reorganization-Agenda County
2018 Reorganization Rules-County
8th LD
2018 Reorganization-Agenda 8th LD
2018 Reorganization Proposed Rules-County
State
2018 WA LPO Reorganization Guidelines and FAQs
Priority of Party Rules over Statutes in Reorganization
Party Documents
- Governance Documents
- Older Governance
- Proposed 2020 Platform
- Washington State Delegate Selection Plan
- Resolutions Progress Status
- Proposed Resolutions 2022
- Adopted Resolutions 2022
- Adopted Resolutions 2021
- Resolutions for 2019
- Adopted Resolutions 2019
- Proposed Resolutions August 2019
- 2019 Climate & Energy Resolutions
- A resolution in support of state and federal actions to reduce carbon emissions while improving our State’s economy
- A resolution in support of carbon net-zero electricity in Washington State
- A resolution in support of increasing zero carbon emission vehicles in Washington State by supporting infrastructure development costs
- Parliamentary Procedure Primer
- Local Jurisdictional Constellation
- 2018 Party Documents
- Benton County 2018 Platform
- Press Release March 21, 2018 – Benton County Democrats and Republicans form Bi-Partisan Task Force
- Agenda for 2018 Convention & Caucuses
- 2018 Draft Caucus Rules for local Consideration
- 2018 Bylaws – 21 March 2018
- 2018 Policy Guide – 21 March 2018
- 2017 Rules – April 8, 2017
- 2017-2018 Elected PCO List
- 2016 Benton County results by precinct (updated 12/26/16)
- Resolution – Retain CGS
- Final Benton County 2016 Platform
- Proposed Resolutions at 2016 Convention
- BCDCC – 002 – 160211 – SUB – ENV – Addressing Climate Change
- BCDCC – 003 – 160216 – SUB – ENV – COP21
- BCDCC – 004 – 160301 – SUB – AGR – Yakima River Basin Water
- BCDCC – 005 -160314 – SUB – EDU – WASHINGTON PROMISE
- BCDCC – 006 – 160317- SUB – CIV – Muslim relations
- BCDCC – 007 – 160423 – SUB – LAW – Gun Violence Research Moratorium
- BCDCC – 008 – 160317 – SUB – CIV – Religious Freedoms
- BCDCC – 009 – 160422 – SUB – GOV – State Bank
- BCDCC – 010 – 1602028 – SUB – ENV – Create Clean Energy Task Force
- BCDCC – 011 – 160213 – SUB – LAB – Living Minimum Wage
- BCDCC – 012 -160319 – SUB- ENV – Hanford Lands
- BCDCC – 013 – 160424 – SUB – ENV – Support Initiative 732
- BCDCC – 014 – 160428 – SUB – LAW – Extreme Risk Protection Orders
- Approved Benton County 2014 Platform
- 2014 Approved Resolutions for 2016 Convention:
- Resolution on Continuing Support of the ACA
- Resolution on Tsunami Memorial Day
- Resolution on Support of Initiative 1329
- Resolution Affirming Continued Government Support of Planned Parenthood
- Resolution Supporting the Candy Mountain Trail
- Resolution to Protect the United States Postal Service
-
Resolution on Full Disclosures of Natural Hazards in Real Estate Transactions
- Resolution to Reform Benton County Court Policy on Paying Fines and Court Costs (Debtors’ Prison)
- Resolution in Support of a Washington State Investment Trust (SB 5029)
- Adding Lands to the Hanford Reach National Monument for Management by the Department of the Interior
- 2013 Policy Guide (rtf file)
- 2013 Policy Guide (pdf file)
- 2013 Rules (rtf file)
- 2013 Rules (pdf file)
- 2013 Bylaws (rtf file)
- 2013 Bylaws (pdf file)
Newsletters
May – May Edition
April – Cinco de Mayo – Pride Festival
March – Youth Rising!
January Happy New Year Edition
December Happy Holidays Edition
November Election Results Edition
October General Election Edition
September Primary Election Results
August Primary Election Results
July Primary Election Edition
June 2017 Newsletter
Washington State Democrats – Party Documents
- WSDCC 2020 Proposed Platform
- Primary or Caucus
- Primary vs Caucus – Powerpoint
- Report of the Caucus Improvement Committee
- Primary vs Caucus Handout
- Report of the Caucus Improvement Committee
- Primary Hybrid Plan
- Party Documents: https://www.wa-democrats.org/about/documents
- Platform: https://www.wa-democrats.org/sites/wadems/files/documents/Washington%20State%20Democrats%20-%20Platform%20-%20180616.pdf
Platform Resolutions submitted by BCDCC – September 2, 2018:
- Private Prisons – Private Prisons-1a.8.15.18
- ICE Reform & Oversight – ICE_Reform_and_Oversight.8.15.18
- Free Press Resolution – Free_Press_Resolution-5a.8.15.18
- Fair No-Cause Eviction – FAIR_NO-CAUSE_EVICTION.8.15.18
PCO Resources
Each county is divided into several precincts. The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) sets up the rules for each party to elect Precinct Committee Officers (PCOs). PCOs may also be assigned by the County Chair for those precincts which did not elect PCOs.
PCOs serve for two years. Their purpose is to:
- Help educate people in their precinct about important issues
- Get Out the Vote
- Serve as a member on the County Central Committee, influencing such things as the county party platform and local Democratic activities
If there is no PCO elected in your precinct, you can submit your name to be considered for appointment as PCO by our BCDCC County Chair. Please e-mail orgchair@BenCoDems.org to find out if your precinct has a PCO, or to ask to be appointed. Being a PCO is a lot of on-the-ground, in-the-trenches work, but it is vital to developing our voter base.
A form for “Declaration of Candidacy for Precinct Committee Office” can be downloaded by clicking here (pdf file). If you prefer, a Microsoft Word file is also available here (doc file).
Click here for a link to the GIS (ArcMap) version of the Benton County voting precinct map.
Click here for a District to Precinct Cross Reference table (pdf file) for the 4th Congressional District. Four digit numbers have replaced older numbers and names.
PCO handbooks are available. Please click here for the 2025 PCO Handbook.
