Party Minutes
- 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
- 2019 Minutes
- 2018 Minutes
Benton County Party Platform
Benton County 2020 Democratic Platform
Good of the Order
Practical Activism - Go for the Money 2019 Fair Lessons Learned Letter from Tina Podlodowski 05/12/2020
Reorganization Minutes/Agendas and Guidelines
Party Documents
- 2019 Bylaws
- 2019 Policy Guide
- 2019 Rules
- Proposed 2020 Platform
- Washington State Delegate Selection Plan
- Resolutions Progress Status
- 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
Newsletters
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 – https://www.bencodems.org/docs/Platform/Resolution2018/PrivatePrisons-1a.8.15.18.pdf
- ICE Reform & Oversight – https://www.bencodems.org/docs/Platform/Resolution2018/ICE_Reform_and_Oversight.8.15.18.pdf
- Free Press Resolution – https://www.bencodems.org/docs/Platform/Resolution2018/Free_Press_Resolution-5a.8.15.18.pdf
- Fair No-Cause Eviction – https://www.bencodems.org/docs/Platform/Resolution2018/FAIR_NO-CAUSE_EVICTION.8.15.18.pdf
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). Four digit numbers have replaced older numbers and names.
PCO handbooks are available. Please click here for the PCO Handbook.