Notice of Nominating Convention on May 11th 2021

On April 23rd, the county called for a special election to be held on June 8th to fill a vacancy on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors.  

When a vacancy occurs in a partisan county office (such as the office of county supervisor), the most recent county-level convention must be reconvened in order to choose the Democratic nominee for the position. Because our last county convention was held in April 2020, this is the convention that will be reconvened. 

All delegates and alternates to the Johnson County Democratic Convention that was held remotely last April are hereby notified of the upcoming nominating convention:

Nominating Convention (for the purpose of nominating the Democratic candidate for County Supervisor) Johnson County Fairgrounds, Building C 3109 Old Hwy 218 S, Iowa City, IA 52246 commencing at 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 11th, 2021.  Official Registration will begin at 5:30 P.M. and will close at 6:15 P.M.

The voting members of the nominating convention shall be those who were elected as delegates to the Johnson County convention during the 2020 precinct caucuses (i.e., the presidential caucuses that were held on February 3rd, 2020). Alternates to the nominating convention are those who were elected as alternates during the 2020 precinct caucuses.

Alternates will be seated in the manner outlined in the nominating convention booklet (Article III – Registration) in order to fill vacancies in the convention delegation.

In accordance with the Constitution of the Iowa Democratic Party, all delegates and alternates to the nominating convention must be registered Democrats in order to be eligible to participate (Article I, Section 2).

Though the convention will be held in person, COVID-19 precautions will be in effect. Seating will be placed six feet apart, and masks will be required throughout the convention. Please see Article XIII in the convention booklet for more details about the COVID-19 guidelines that will be enforced at the event.

Convention Personnel & Contacts

• Arrangements Committee
  • Chair: Leah Jesse (leahjessedem@gmail.com)
• Credentials Committee
  • Co-chair: John Deeth (johndeethiowacity@gmail.com)
  • Co-chair: Tom Larkin (tlarkin123@gmail.com)
  • Those with questions about their status as either a delegate or alternate at this convention should contact John Deeth by email.
• Rules Committee 
  • Chair: Shawn Harmsen (shawnharmsen@hotmail.com) 

Dedicated seating and accommodations will be available to media outlets interested in covering the event. Contact Tony Andrys (jcdemspr@gmail.com) for details and all other press inquiries.

Accommodations

Iowa Democrats strive to make all of our events and meetings accessible to all who wish to attend. Reasonable requests will be fulfilled as outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended. If you need an accommodation in order to attend the event, please contact Leah Jesse by email (leahjessedem@gmail.com) or by phone or text at 319-359-7175.