{"id":1258,"date":"2016-05-13T00:32:15","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T04:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manassascitydemocrats.com\/?p=1258"},"modified":"2016-05-27T19:10:11","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T23:10:11","slug":"mmpcdc-announces-nomination-process-for-2016-local-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manassascitydemocrats.org\/?p=1258","title":{"rendered":"MMPCDC Announces Nomination Process for 2016 Local Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Update:<\/strong>\u00a0 As of the candidate filing deadline of Friday, May 27 at 5:00 pm, the following individuals have properly filed for the Democratic Party nomination:\u00a0 <strong>Jeanette Rishell for Manassas Park Mayor, Patricia Richie-Folks for Manassas City Treasurer, and Rex Parr, Pam Sebesky, and Mark Wolfe for the three available seats on the Manassas City Council.<\/strong>\u00a0 Since every candidate who has filed is a member of MMPCDC in good standing, and since no Democratic nominations are contested, <strong>the five candidates named above are declared our Democratic nominees<\/strong> for the November 8, 2016 General Election, <strong>and all nomination caucuses<\/strong> scheduled for June 6 (for the City of Manassas nominations) and June 8 (for the City of Manassas Park nominations) <strong>are hereby cancelled<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Manassas and Manassas Park Cities Democratic Committee (MMPCDC) has scheduled assembled caucuses to nominate Democratic candidates for Manassas and Manassas Park races in the November 8, 2016 General Election.<\/strong> Specifically, the MMPCDC seeks to nominate Democratic candidates for <strong>mayor and city council in each city and for Manassas City treasurer<\/strong> (subject to a special election for that office being placed on the November 8 ballot). In each city, three city council seats and one mayoral seat are up for election this November.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates who seek the Democratic Party nomination for any of those offices must submit a completed <strong>Declaration of Candidacy form<\/strong> and a <strong>$250 filing fee<\/strong> to the MMPCDC by <strong>Friday, May 27 at 5 pm<\/strong>.\u00a0 Complete details&#8211;including the <strong>Call to Caucus<\/strong>, the <strong>Declaration of Candidacy form<\/strong>, and the <strong>Caucus Rules<\/strong>-are posted on the MMPCDC website, www.manassascitydemocrats.com <strong>(click on the document links at the bottom of this post).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If more than one candidate for any elected office should properly file for the Democratic nomination by the May 27th deadline, an assembled caucus will be held to select the nominee.<\/strong> The caucuses for Manassas City nominations are scheduled for Monday, June 6, 7:00 pm, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/City+of+Manassas\/@38.7509148,-77.4729814,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b65c757fc3e5bf:0x7ad863c1daa759c7!8m2!3d38.7509148!4d-77.4707927\" target=\"_blank\">Manassas City Hall, 9027 Center St<\/a>, in the first floor Council Chambers. The caucuses for Manassas Park nominations are scheduled for Wednesday, June 8, 7:00 pm, at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Manassas+Park+Police+Department\/@38.7814553,-77.4745197,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b65c9d3c7bfb3b:0xc1dc924d8bab23b7!8m2!3d38.7814553!4d-77.472331\" target=\"_blank\">Manassas Park Police Station, 329 Manassas Dr<\/a>, in the 1st floor conference room.\u00a0 For both sets of caucuses, the doors will open at 6:30 pm for check-in and close promptly at 7:00 pm. Voting will be open to all registered voters from the respective city who sign a standard Democratic declaration form and arrive for voting before 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If the number of qualified candidates who file for a race by the May 27 deadline does not exceed the number of available seats, the Chair may declare those candidates to be the Party&#8217;s nominees and cancel the respective nominating Caucus.\u00a0 If there are no contested races for any seat, the Chair may cancel the Caucus entirely.\u00a0 A notice of all such caucus cancellations will be posted on the MMPCDC website by May 27 at 7:30 pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, call 571-358-9893, email <a href=\"mailto:mmpcdc@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">mmpcdc@gmail.com<\/a>, or visit www.manassascitydemocrats.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Document Links, City of Manassas<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manassascitydemocrats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MMPCDC-Manassas-Call-to-Caucus-5-11-16.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Call to Caucus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manassascitydemocrats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Declaration-of-Candidacy-Manassas-City-Elections-5-11-16.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Declaration of Candidacy form<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manassascitydemocrats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MMPCDC-Manassas-Rules-for-Caucus-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Caucus Rules<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Document Links, City of Manassas Park<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manassascitydemocrats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MMPCDC-Manassas-Park-Call-to-Caucus-5-11-16.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Call to Caucus<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manassascitydemocrats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Declaration-of-Candidacy-Manassas-Park-Elections-5-11-16.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Declaration of Candidacy form<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manassascitydemocrats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MMPCDC-Manassas-Park-Rules-for-Caucus-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Caucus Rules<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update:\u00a0 As of the candidate filing deadline of Friday, May 27 at 5:00 pm, the following individuals have properly filed for the Democratic Party nomination:\u00a0 Jeanette Rishell for Manassas Park Mayor, Patricia Richie-Folks for Manassas City Treasurer, and Rex Parr, Pam Sebesky, and Mark Wolfe for the three available seats on the Manassas City Council.\u00a0 Since every candidate who has filed is a member of MMPCDC in good standing, 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