Alachua County Democrats

Do you want to be a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention? Any registered Democrat in Alachua County is eligible! Here’s how—it’s a three-step process beginning with the county-level caucuses held throughout the state on Saturday, May 5th. The Alachua County Caucus site is at Democratic Party Offices in Gainesville (901 NW 8 Ave).

STEP 1: Complete a Filing Form (CLICK HERE) and return it by April 27th to: Alachua County Democratic Party, 901 NW 8th Ave, Suite A-3, Gainesville. Once again, the deadline for submitting completed filing forms is April 27th.

STEP 2: The election for county-level delegates will take place May 5th at the ACDEC office (901 NW 8 Ave), 10 am–2 pm. Any registered Democrat in Alachua County can vote for delegates to the Convention. Tell your friends,family, and neighbors to vote for you at our May 5th caucus. Voting is easy! Arrive at the Caucus site May 5 anytime between 10 am and 2 pm and show the Caucus worker your voter ID card and a photo ID. You will be given a ballot with instructions, vote for the delegate candidates you want, and drop the ballot in the ballot box. That’s it!

Our “Democratic Party Fair” will be going on in the parking lot! We hope folks will visit our booths and enjoy the afternoon with us!

STEP 3: Those elected at our May 5th County Caucus will run for state-level delegates at the State Convention in Tampa on June 1-3. In other words, you must be elected as a county-level delegate on May 5th in order to run for state-level delegate June 1-3. State-level delegates will represent Florida at the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina in September.

Have questions? Call/Email questions to: Susan Bottcher, State Committeewoman, Alachua County Democratic Executive Committee; (home phone) 352-378-5492; swbottcher@swet.com.

All meetings are at the Democratic Party Center at 901 NW 8th Ave., Suite A3, unless otherwise stated.

Monday, April 23
11:30am–1pm: Awards Luncheon at Villa East, 301 North Main Street.
6 pm: Data Management

Tuesday, April 24
6 pm: Democratic Women’s Club [The meeting had been moved to Thursday in preparation for the Blue Donkey Sale on the 28th, but that Women's Club fundraiser has been moved to Saturday, May 12th, from 8am–2pm, so the Women's Club meeting is at its regular time.]
7 pm: Communications Committee special web site meeting.

Wednesday, April 25
6 pm: Stonewall Democrats

Thursday, April 26
7 pm: Latino/Hispanic Democrats [Note: New meeting time!]

Note: All these ACDEC events are on a Google Calendar: “Alachua County DEC.” If you have a Gmail account (they are free), you can access this calendar and at it to your own.

The next Alachua County Democratic Party Meeting will be Wednesday, May 9, at 7:00 p.m. in the County Administration Building, Jack Durrance Auditorium on the second floor. All Democrats are encouraged to attend! Some of us will gather before the meeting (around 5:30 pm) at Emiliano’s Cafe (7 SE 1st Ave.) for supper and to socialize. Please join us!

Come to our monthly Blue Door Cafe on May 18 at 5 p.m. at the ACDEC Offices (901 NW 8th Ave., Gainesville)! Bring a drink or snack to share and join other Democrats to discuss any and all things political or otherwise! All Democrats are welcome.

The annual Awards Luncheon was celebrated Monday, April 23, at Villa East, 301 N. Main Street. It was a joyous kickoff for the caucus and the coming campaigns! Evelyn Foxx is the Democrat of the Year, a well deserved award. Other awards to be posted soon!

The ACDEC Legislative Committee recently reviewed the Alachua County and Gainesville Legislative Agendas and put together the following links where you can review the current Agendas.

Websites for Alachua County and Gainesville Legislative Agenda