Make Your Voice Heard! Register for the DSA LB 2025 Local Convention!

Our Local Convention is an all day event where we vote on proposals brought forth and worked on by members across the Chapter! As a chapter member your participation is essential as it will impact the work the chapter does for the next year.

This year our convention will take place at the Youth and Movement Education Center (2217 E. 6th St) on Saturday April 12th, from 9a-5p.

Then, after a long day of debate, join us immediately afterwards for a social from 5:00-7:00p to unwind and get to know your comrades better!

Not sure what Convention is? Check out this explainer!

Registration

Please pre-register for Convention to help us plan out the space, resources, and operations for the day. You are required be a Member in Good Standing as of April 5th to be eligible to vote and participate in debate.

Check your membership status with this tool: proof.dsausa.org

If your membership has expired, or you're not a member yet please join here: dsausa.org/join

*Anyone who pre-registers will get a free drink ticket at sign-in for the social.

**When you RSVP, include your name and the email you use for your DSA membership so we can verify your membership status.

Virtual Attendance & Proxy Voting

Democracy is practice so it's important that if you can be there, you take part in Convention. This allows you to hear arguments from your comrades, share your point of view, and vote with that knowledge.

While this is much easier in person, if you can't be there throughout the day, we offer a hybrid option. Please check off "Virtual" attendee as part of your registration and after your membership status is verified, a link will be sent to you prior to Convention.

If you cannot participate at all the day of Convention for whatever reason though, you may request to provide a Proxy Vote to a fellow Member in Good Standing who will be in attendance and can vote for you so that your voice can be counted. The person you confer your vote to must a) consent to vote on your behalf, b) be a Member in Good Standing, c) be in attendance physically on the day of Convention to hold multiple vote cards.

Please register and request a proxy vote so we can verify your membership status.

Instructions will be provided via email to those who request a proxy. Per our bylaws, any individual member may only hold up to 2 proxy votes.

What are we voting on?

Our Local Chapter Convention is an annual meeting of the entire membership of DSA-LB that deliberates and votes on the organizing priorities of our Chapter. Unlike a regular GM, this meeting revolves around the consideration of member-submitted resolutions for:

• Chapter-wide Campaigns - year-long campaign that engages multiple Committees/Working Groups focused on a particular widely-felt issue
• Modifications to the Chapter Bylaws - changes to the internal rules that govern our Chapter's operations

NOTE: Proposals must have at least 2 Co-authors who will step in to co-chair the campaign if passed and 10 Members in Good Standing as sponsors. Bylaws amendments require signatures from 10% of the general membership to be agendized.

If you're interested in submitting a proposal, visit the Proposal Submission Form for more details and instructions.

For 2025, a Bylaws Advisory Working Group was formed to provide recommendations on possible bylaws changes. With that in mind, if you're interested in internal operations changes, please attend our next BAWG meeting or email info@dsalb.org to find out more.

We'll use Robert's Rules for deliberation and voting Convention. If you aren't sure what those are, check out our basic overview video on our YouTube page.

Key Dates

Proposals will be submitted and finalized according to the following schedule:

1. February 12th: Call for proposals
2. March 18th: Proposal Workshop
3. March 21st: Proposal submissions due
4. March 23rd: Resolutions are released to general membership for amendments
5. April 1st: Finalized resolutions with amendments will be published for the Chapter to review
6. April 5thr: Last day to sign up or renew membership for eligibility

Agenda

Check-in will begin at 8:30a. You will need to be checked-in and your membership verified in order to receive a vote card. If you have been provided proxy votes, you will also be given your additional vote card(s) at check-in.

Food and drink will be provided including a catered lunch.

Convention Afterparty! - Beer and Rosés, Too!