FILING VACANCY
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SCC VACANCY RESOURCES
SCC Vacancy Overview
The State Central Committee (SCC) is the governing body of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i (DPH). Every Senate District, County, and Caucus gets two (2) representatives of different genders. The Senate District Representatives of the SCC are elected by the delegates from their respective senate districts at the DPH State Convention while the County representatives of the SCC are elected at their respective county conventions in even number years. Caucus representatives are elected pursuant to their Bylaws and if there is no method in their bylaws then they are elected at the State Convention by all the delegates.
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Should an SCC vacancy occur for a Senate District or County representative between conventions the County Committee in which the Senate District lies will be able to fill the vacancy with-in forty-five (45) days of the vacancy. If the position is not filled with-in the forty-five (45) days it is up to the SCC to fill them.
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Caucus & Young Democrats Representative vacancies are filled pursuant to their respective Bylaws. Caucuses & Young Democrats have forty-five (45) days to fill the vacancy. If the Caucus fails to fill the vacancy in the forty-five (45) days then it is left up to the Chair of the Party to fill the vacancy.
Policy for Filing Vacancies
To Nominate:
Step 1 - Complete the nomination form. (Using the Google form or download the paper form)
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Step 2 - Submit the required number of nominating signatures from fellow members of the DPH either via the Google form or via the downloadable paper form.
Senate Representative - Five (5) from the Senate district they are seeking to represent.
County Representative - Five (5) from the County they are seeking to represent.
Step 3 - Pay the $10 (ten dollar) filing fee either via:
ActBlue, or to submit filing fee via check.
Make check payable to: Democratic Party of Hawai'i. In the memo section write: SCC Filing Fee. Mail to: P.O. Box 2041, Honolulu, HI 96805. Please include your name as you wrote it to be listed on the agenda.​
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Available SCC Positions
There are currently ten (10) vacancies on the SCC that are being filed by their respective County Committee:
Location of Vacancy:
1. Hawaiʻi County Rep+
2. Maui County Rep^
3. Kauaʻi County Rep
4. Senate District 3+
5. Senate District 6^
6, Senate District 7^
7. Senate District 10*
8. Senate District 19*
9. Senate District 22*
10. Senate District 24*
Candidate(s) can not identify as:
1. Female
2. Female
3. Female
4. Female
5. Female
6. Male
7. Female
8. Female
9. Female
10. Male
DEADLINE TO FILE NOMINATION:
+ Hawaiʻi County = TBA
^ Maui County = Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. HST
Kauaʻi County = TBA
* Oʻahu County = June 22, 2024
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LEGISLATIVE VACANCY RESOURCES
Policy for Filing Vacancies
The DPH Constitution Article VIII, Section 9 provides for the process to identify candidates to fill midterm vacancies; and that can be found here: https://www.hawaiidemocrats.org/party-documents
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Applicants must have been a member of the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi for at least six months, and shall at the time of appointment be a resident of House District 29.
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To Nominate:
Step 1 - Complete the nomination form. (Using the Google form or download the paper form)
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Step 2 - Submit the required five (5) nominating signatures from fellow members of the DPH that reside in the district either via the Google form or via the downloadable paper form.
Step 3 - House District 29 Council will meet on January 6, 2024 to vote on the three (3) names to be sent to the Governor.
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Step 4 - Chair of the Party sends the three (3) names to the Governor.
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Step 5 - Governor Green has until March 2, 2024 to appoint the representative for House District 29.
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