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VERMONT DELEGATESELECTION PLAN

FOR THE 2016 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION

ISSUED BY THE VERMONT DEMOCRATIC PARTY

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t=! &t"nn+ -$##tt&4 =n &)-= "(($-"t$n !&)(t& n "n )n)"(&t!*)t$n $% &t"nn+ -$##tt /$&t$n& *. -"n"t /!%!n-, "!"n+ &="(( * -$n)-t t$ &t!*)t t= "t$n"( /$&t$n&4 9C"((,VII4C44:

216;24 P!&nt"( C"n"t R+=t $% R

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-"n"t %$! ##*!& $% "-= -$##tt4 T= (+"t$n &="(( &(-tt= &t"nn+ -$##tt ##*!& "#$n+ t= n"#& &)*#tt *. t=/!&nt"( -"n"t& 9n-()n+ )n-$##tt &t"t)&:4 P!&nt"(-"n"t& &="(( n$t * !)! t$ &)*#t t= n"# $% #$! t="n $n/!&$n %$! "-= &($t ""! t$ &)-= -"n"t %$! ##*!& $%&t"nn+ -$##tt&4 P!&nt"( -"n"t& &=$)( /!$ t=n"#& %$! &t"nn+ -$##tt ##*!& "%t! t= PLEO "n "t("!+(+"t& =" *n &(-t4 9C"((, VII4D424:

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".& "%t! t= &)*&tt)t ##*! & &(-t *)t n$t ("t! t="n ;=$)!& *%$! t= !&/-t &t"nn+ -$##tt #t&4 9C"((, VII4B44:

Section VThe Delegation

A4 VERMONT (( &(-t $n 91: /!&$n t$ &! "& D(+"t$n C="! "n 2 t$ &! "&C$nnt$n P"+&4 9CALL, IV4E4, F414 APPENDI C4:

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C$nnt$n D(+"t&, "t " #tn+ t$ * =( $n J)n 11, 2016.

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A(( ##*!& $% t= (+"t$n &="(( !- t#(. n$t- $% t= t#, "t"n /("- $% t= #tn+ t$ &(-t t= D(+"t$n C="!4 9R)( 34C4:

24417. T= St"t D#$-!"t- C="! &="(( -!t%. t= D(+"t$n C="! n !tn+t$ t= S-!t"!. $% t= D#$-!"t- N"t$n"( C$##tt t=n t=! 93:".& "%t! =& $! =! &(-t$n4 9C"((, IV4E4:

C) Con"ention Page&

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Section VIGeneral Pro"i&ion& an# Proce#$ral G$arantee&

A4 T= Vermont D#$-!"t- P"!t. !"8!#& t& -$##t#nt t$ "n $/n /"!t. *.

n-$!/$!"tn+ t= &@ *"&- (#nt& "& (&t *($4 T=& /!$&$n& #$n&t!"tt= ntnt$n $% t= D#$-!"t- P"!t. t$ n&)! " %)(( $//$!t)nt. %$! "(( #n$!t.+!$)/ ##*!& t$ /"!t-/"t n t= (+"t &(-t$n /!$-&&4 !Rule "#$# % Rule C&

14 A(( /)*(- #tn+& "t "(( ((& $% t= D#$-!"t- P"!t. n V!#$nt &=$)( *$/n t$ "(( ##*!& $% t= D#$-!"t- P"!t. !+"!(&& $% !"-, &@, "+, -$($!,-!, n"t$n"( $!+n, !(+$n, t=n- ntt., &@)"( $!nt"t$n, +n!ntt., -$n$#- &t"t)& $! /=.&-"( &"*(t. 9=!n"%t! -$((-t(. !%!!t$ "& &t"t)&:4 !Rule "#B#1&

24 N$ t&t %$! ##*!&=/ n, n$! "n. $"t=& $% ($."(t. t$, t= D#$-!"t- P"!t. nV!#$nt &=$)( * !)! $! )& =-= ="& t= ?-t $% !)!n+/!$&/-t $! -)!!nt ##*!& $% t= D#$-!"t- P"!t. t$ "-)&- n,-$n$n $! &)//$!t &-!#n"t$n *"& $n &t"t)&4 !Rule "#B#2&

34 T= t# "n /("- %$! "(( /)*(- #tn+& $% t= D#$-!"t- P"!t. n V!#$nt$n "(( ((& &=$)( * /)*(-> %)((. "n n &)-= #"nn! "& t$ "&&)! t#(.n$t- t$ "(( nt!&t /!&$n&4 S)-= #tn+& #)&t * =( n /("-&"--&&*( t$ "(( P"!t. ##*!& "n ("!+ n$)+= t$ "--$##$"t "((nt!&t /!&$n&4 !Rule "#B#'&

4 T= D#$-!"t- P"!t. n V!#$nt, $n "(( ((&, &=$)( &)//$!t t= *!$"&t/$&&*( !+&t!"t$n t=$)t &-!#n"t$n *"& $n &t"t)&4 !Rule "#B#"&

54 T= D#$-!"t- P"!t. n V!#$nt &=$)( /)*(-> %)((. "n n &)-= " #"nn! "&t$ "&&)! n$t- t$ "(( nt!&t /"!t& " %)(( &-!/t$n $% t= (+"( "n/!"-t-"( /!$-)!& %$! &(-t$n $% D#$-!"t- P"!t. $8-!& "n!/!&nt"t& $n "(( ((&4 P)*(-"t$n $% t=& /!$-)!& &=$)( * $n n&)-= %"&=$n t="t "(( /!$&/-t "n -)!!nt ##*!& $% "-= St"tD#$-!"t- P"!t. (( * %)((. "n ")"t(. n%$!# $% t= /!tnnt/!$-)!& n t# t$ /"!t-/"t n "-= &(-t$n /!$-)! "t "(( ((& $% t=D#$-!"t- P"!t. $!+"n>"t$n4 !Rule "#B#(&

54 T= D#$-!"t- P"!t. n V!#$nt &=$)( /)*(-> %)((. "n n &)-= " #"nn! "&t$ "&&)! n$t- t$ "(( nt!&t /"!t&, " -$#/(t &-!/t$n $% t= (+"( "n/!"-t-"( )"(-"t$n& $% "(( /$&t$n& "& $8-!& "n !/!&nt"t& $% t=St"t D#$-!"t- P"!t.4 S)-= /)*(-"t$n &=$)( * $n n t#(. %"&=$n &$t="t "(( /!$&/-t -"n"t& $! "//(-"nt& %$! "n. (-t $! "//$nt/$&t$n t=n "-= St"t D#$-!"t- P"!t. (( =" %)(( "n ")"t$//$!t)nt. t$ -$#/t %$! $8-4 !Rule "#B#6&


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B4 D&-!#n"t$n $n t= *"&& $% &t"t)& n t= -$n)-t $% D#$-!"t- P"!t. "?"!& &/!$=*t4 !Rule (#B&

C4 V!#$nt& (+"t$n &="(( * )"((. *tn (+"t #n "n (+"t$#n, "n "(t!n"t #n "n "(t!n"t $#n4 S)-= +$"( "//(& t$ t= nt!(+"t$n, =-= n-()& "(( /(+ (+"t& "n "(t!n"t& "n "(( )n/(+(+"t&4 D(+"t& "n "(t!n"t& &="(( * -$n&! &/"!"t +!$)/& %$!

/)!/$&& $% "-=n+ )"( &$n4 !Rule 6#C&

D4 A(( (+"t "n "(t!n"t -"n"t& #)&t * nt "& t$ /!&nt"(/!%!n- $! )n-$##tt &t"t)& "t "(( ((& =-= t!#n /!&nt"(/!%!n-4 !Rule 12#$&

E4 N$ (+"t "t "n. (( $% t= (+"t &(-t$n /!$-&& &="(( * #"n"t *. ("$! P"!t. !)(& t$ $t -$nt!"!. t$ t="t /!&$n& /!&nt"( -=$- "& @/!&& "tt= t# t= (+"t & (-t4 !Rule 12#)&

F4 D(+"t& (-t t$ t= n"t$n"( -$nnt$n /(+ t$ " /!&nt"( -"n"t

&="(( n "(( +$$ -$n&-n- !Q-t t= &nt#nt& $% t=$& =$ (-t t=#4 !Rule12#*&

G4 A(( (+"t&, "(t!n"t& "n &t"nn+ -$##tt ##*!& #)&t * *$n" D#$-!"t& =$ =" t= nt!&t&, (%"! "n &)--&& $% t= D#$-!"t- P"!t. $%t= Unt St"t& "t ="!t, =$ &)*&-!* t$ t= &)*&t"n-, ntnt "n /!n-/(& $%t= C="!t! "n B.("& $% t= D#$-!"t- P"!t. $% t= Unt St"t&, "n =$ ((/"!t-/"t n t= C$nnt$n n +$$ %"t=4 !Rule 12#+ % Reg# "#2(&

H4 0 $% t= ##*!& $% "n. P"!t. *$. "*$ t= !&t (( $% t= (+"t&(-t$n /!$-&& &="(( -$n&tt)t " )$!)# %$! "n. *)&n&& /!t"nn+ t$ t=&(-t$n $% N"t$n"( C$nnt$n (+"t&, "(t!n"t&, &t"nn+ -$##tt##*!&, "n $t=! $8-"( C$nnt$n /"!t-/"nt&4 !Rule 1(&

I4 P!$@. $t& &="(( n$t * /!#tt "t "n. &t"+ $% t= V!#$nt (+"t &(-t$n/!$-&&4 !Rule 16 % Reg# "#2,&

J4 T= )nt !)(, $! "n. !)( $! /!"-t- =!*. "(( ##*!& $% " P"!t. )nt $!(+"t$n #". * !)! t$ -"&t t=! $t& n "--$!"n- t= t= (( $% "#"$!t. $% t= *$., &="(( n$t * )& "t "n. &t"+ $% t= (+"t &(-t$n/!$-&&4 !Rule 1-#$&

4 An. n)"( $! +!$)/ $% D#$-!"t& #". &/$n&$! $! n$!& " &("t $% -"n"t&%$! -$nnt$n (+"t&4 B)t n$ &("t #"., *. !t) $% &)-= n$!&#nt, !-" /!%!nt"( /("- $n " (+"t &(-t$n *"(($t $! * /)*(-(. nt $n t=*"(($t "& t= $8-"( D#$-!"t- P"!t. $!+"n>"t$n &("t, "n "(( &("t& #)&t #tnt-"( )"(%.n+ !)!#nt& %$! "//"!n+ $n " *"(($t "t "(( ((& $% t=(+"t &(-t$n /!$-&&4 !Rule 1-#B&

L4 A(( &t/& n t= (+"t &(-t$n /!$-&&, n-()n+ t= (n+ $% /!&nt"(-"n"t&, #)&t t" /("- t=n t= -"(n"! ."! $% t= D#$-!"t- N"t$n"(


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M4 In (-tn+ "n -!t%.n+ (+"t& "n "(t!n"t& t$ t= 2016 D#$-!"t- N"t$n"(C$nnt$n, V!#$nt t=!*. )n!t"& t$ "&&)! "(( D#$-!"t- $t!& n t= &t"t" %)((, t#(. "n )"( $//$!t)nt. t$ /"!t-/"t n t= (+"t &(-t$n /!$-&&"n n "(( P"!t. "?"!& "n t$ #/(#nt "8!#"t "-t$n /!$+!"#& t$"! t="t

n' t="t t= (+"t& "n "(t!n"t& t$ t= C$nnt$n &="(( * &(-t n"--$!"n- t= t= D(+"t S(-t$n R)(& %$! t= 2016 D#$-!"t- N"t$n"(C$nnt$n' "n t="t t= (+"t& -!t (( n$t /)*(-(. &)//$!t $! -"#/"+n%$! "n. -"n"t %$! P!&nt $! V- P!&nt $t=! t="n t= n$#n& $% t=D#$-!"t- N"t$n"( C$nnt$n4 F)!t=!#$!, $t!& n t= &t"t (( =" t=$//$!t)nt. t$ -"&t t=! (-t$n *"(($t& %$! t= P!&nt"( "n V- P!&nt"(n$#n& &(-t *. &" C$nnt$n, "n %$! (-t$!& /(+ %$!#"((. "n n+$$ -$n&-n- t$ t= (-t$n $% t=& P!&nt"( "n V- P!&nt"(n$#n&, )n! t= ("*( "n &+n"t$n $% t= D#$-!"t- P"!t. $% t= UntSt"t&4 !Call ))#B&

Section VIIArmati"e Action. O$treach an# Incl$&ion Plan

A) Statement o( P$r'o&e an# Organi6ation

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&(-t$n /!$-&& "n n "(( P"!t. "?"!&, t= V!#$nt D#$-!"t- P"!t.="& "$/t "n (( #/(#nt /!$+!"#& t= &/-- +$"(& "nt#t"*(& %$! A%!-"n A#!-"n&, H&/"n-&, N"t A#!-"n&, A&"nA#!-"n& "n P"-- I&("n!&, LGBT, .$)t=, ##*!& $% t= &"*(-$##)nt., "n $#n4 9R)( 64A4:

(23840) T= +$"( $% t= /!$+!"#& &="(( * t$ n-$)!"+ /"!t-/"t$nn t= (+"t &(-t$n /!$-&& "n n P"!t. $!+"n>"t$n& "t "((((& *. t= "%$!#nt$n +!$)/& "& n-"t *. t=!/!&n- n t= D#$-!"t- (-t$!"t4 9R)( 64A491::

(23841) T=& +$"( &="(( n$t * "--$#/(&= t=! !-t(. $! n!-t(.*. t= P"!t.& #/$&t$n $% #"n"t$!. )$t"& "t "n. (( $% t=(+"t &(-t$n /!$-&& $! n "n. $t=! P"!t. "?"!&4 9R)( 64A492::

(23842) Y$)t= & n "& "n. /"!t-/"nt 36 ."!& $( "n.$)n+!4

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In $!! t$ "-= %)(( /"!t-/"t$n $% $t=! +!$)/& t="t #". * )n!!/!&nt n P"!t. "?"!&, n-()n+ ##*!& $% t= LGBT -$##)nt.,/$/( t= &"*(t& "n .$)t=, t= Vermont D#$-!"t- P"!t. ="&"$/t "n (( #/(#nt In-()&$n P!$+!"#&4 9R)( 7:

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91: Rn+ t= /!$/$& D(+"t S(-t$n "n A8!#"t A-t$nP("n& "n #"n+ !-$##n"t$n& t$ t= St"t D#$-!"t-C="!4

92: Rn+ t= /!$/$& In-()&$n P!$+!"#& "n #"n+!-$##n"t$n& t$ t= St"t D#$-!"t- C="!4

93: D!-tn+ t= #/(#nt"t$n $% "(( !)!#nt& $% t= A8!#"tA-t$n &-t$n $% t=& P("n4

(4) I#/(#ntn+ " n"n-"( "&&&t"n- /!$+!"# %$! (+"t& "n"(t!n"t&4 9R)( 64G4:

(5) En&)!n+, $n *="(% $% t= St"t P"!t. C$##tt, t="t &t!-t(n& )& n t= (+"t &(-t$n /!$-&& "! n$t

+!!.#"n! t$ &-!#n"t "+"n&t A%!-"n A#!-"n&,H&/"n-&, N"t A#!-"n&, A&"n A#!-"n& "n P"--I&("n!& "n $#n4 9R)( 64E4:

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/!$ *. t= St"t P"!t. C$##tt t$ t= +!"t&t @tnt %"&*(,n-()n+, *)t n$t (#t t$, #"n+ ""("*( $n " /!$!t. *"&&, t=St"t P"!t. &t"? "n $()nt!& "n -$!n+ "(( !"&$n"*( -$&t&n-)!! n -"!!.n+ $)t t=& P("n4

22978. I#/(#nt"t$n $% t= A8!#"t A-t$n P("n &="(( *+n $n A)+)&t 1,2015 , t= t= &t!*)t$n $% t= /!&& t&, "n (( -$ntn) t=!$)+= t=n $% t= (+"t &(-t$n /!$-&&4 9R)( 14F4:

*) E7ort& to E#$cate on the Delegate Selection Proce&&

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