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JOHNSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC NOMINATING CONVENTION

1. The registration period for both delegates and alternates is from one hour before the start of
the convention until one half hour after the scheduled start of the convention. All delegates
and alternates must register during this time period.

2. Delegates who are unable to attend the convention may arrange for a replacement by
selecting an alternated that was elected at the precinct caucus and certified by the Credentials
Committee. First consideration should be given to alternates from the same precinct as the
delegate they are replacing. The delegate assignment form, which was included with the
convention call, must be completed and signed by both the delegate and the alternate. The
alternate must present this signed delegate assignment form to the Credentials Committee,
before being allowed to register at the convention as a delegate.

3. Seats left open because the delegate was unable to attend the convention and failed to name
an alternate in the manner described in Step 2 of this report will be filled by using one of the
following methods:

A. The appropriate precinct committee person may select the alternate to fill an open
seat in their precinct. The precinct committee person must inform the Credentials
Committee Chairman prior to alternate seating of their desire to name an
alternate.

B. If the precinct committee person fails to choose an alternate the Credentials
Committee will fill the seat by selecting an alternate from the top of the list of
alternates who have registered at the convention. This means alternates will be
seated in same order in which they registered (first registered, first seated).

4. If the Credentials Committee is confident there will be open delegate seats, the seating of
alternates using the method described in Step 3 of this report may commence one hour
following the start of the registration period described in Step 1 of this report. Otherwise
seating of alternates will begin at the end of the registration period described in Step 1 of this
report.

DELEGATE REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

1. Registration will begin one hour before the scheduled start of the convention and
continue until one half hour after the scheduled start of the convention.

2. A Credentials Committee Member will direct delegates to the correct table to receive their
credentials.

3. The Credentials packet will contain a delegate badge and ballots

4. Proceed to the Convention area.

ALTERNATE REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

1. Alternate registration will begin one hour before the scheduled start of the convention and
continue until one half hour after the scheduled start of the convention.

2. One registration table will be marked as alternate registration. Alternates should proceed to
this table when directed by a Credentials Committee Member.

3. Proceed to the alternate seating area.

4. Just prior to seating alternates, the Credentials Committee Chairman will inform the convention
that alternate seating is beginning. To be considered for seating as delegate, alternates must
return to the registration area at this time.

6. A Credentials Committee Member will direct each alternate seated as a delegate to the correct
registration table to receive their credentials.

YOUTH DELEGATES
1. Youth Delegates will register at the alternate registration tables.

2. Proceed to the youth delegate seating area.

CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Joan Benson

Maureen Donnelly

Bill Hanes

Jeremy Lynde

Kathleen Renquist

Valerie Rollins

Susan Sullivan

Greg Thompson

Janet Lyness – Recording Secretary

John Deeth – Co-Chair

Tom Larkin – Co-Chair