Zoom registration link will be on Thank You page after RSVPing here.

This is the event page for the Metro DC DSA endorsement Q&A call with Karishma Mehta, who is running for the 49th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates.

You can find Karishma’s completed candidate questionnaire here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nSfDgUbJz6KtQ4v4usWIADH4qyfQTmGj/view?usp=sharing

The structure the interview call will be as follows: 5 minutes to open the call (review structure, introduce participants, etc); 25 minutes for pre-submitted questions; 25 minutes for audience questions; 5 minutes to close out the call and review next steps.

This call will be moderated. To ensure that all call-in attendees have an equal chance to participate, moderators will create a queue for attendees who want to ask questions. The moderator reserves the right to limit the participation of any attendee who fails to abide by the question queue or who violates the Metro DC DSA code of conduct during the call.

If you will not be available during the above call times and would like to ask a question of the candidates, please fill out the pre-call question form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3OE8dHh3SmidQpk-AV3kqp3KsEU0Vnn-G1nIu68jQKT5Kjw/viewform

We'll consolidate questions prior to the calls to develop a list of questions that we'll ask each candidate.

ENDORSEMENT PROCESS

The Metro DC DSA Endorsement Committee co-chairs drafted an endorsement questionnaire in December 2018. After approval by the Steering Committee, the Endorsement Committee made the questionnaire available for candidates to fill out. Now that a candidate has submitted their completed questionnaires for this race, chapter members can introduce resolutions for chapter-wide votes on supporting a candidate for endorsement.

Before voting on the endorsement process, chapter members have several opportunities to participate in the candidate vetting process:

Candidate questionnaires available to general chapter membership.

Conference call Q&A sessions with candidate.

Candidates address the chapter at our next general body meeting. Chapter members have opportunity to debate whether our chapter should endorse.

Chapter members vote via online ballot as to whether we should endorse.

Votes on endorsement close. Candidate is notified of endorsement vote results.

QUESTIONS ABOUT ENDORSEMENT PROCESS

If you have questions about the questionnaire development process, you can post a message in the #electoral channel on our chapter Slack. If you have questions about the Q&A sessions, you can contact Stu K., at-large member of the chapter’s Steering Committee, on Slack at @stu k or contact the chapter’s full Steering Committee at steering-all@mdcdsa.org.