The DFL State Central Committee
The State Central Committee (SCC) is the governing body of the Minnesota DFL Party between State Conventions, which occur every two years. The central committee meets three to four times a year. Its membership includes the State Executive Committee, 50 at-large members, ten elected officials, the chairs and vice-chairs of each senate district, and representatives elected from local party units. The State Central Committee operates under the party’s official documents and the State Central Committee Standing Rules. For matters not covered by those rules, the State Central Committee is governed by Robert’s Rules of Order.
The committee’s duties
- Meet to consider Party business, approve the annual budget, conduct training, and resolve Party issues.
- Reconvene an adjourned State Convention
- Grant charters to DFL outreach organizations and endorsement power to DFL community caucuses
- Modify the Action Agenda
- Fill vacancies for positions elected by the State Convention or Business Conference
- If necessary between conventions, endorse candidates for statewide office
SCC MEETING – December, 14th, 2024
Location
Where: Virtual, Zoom information will be included in the Official Notice
When: Saturday, December 14, 2024 – Call to order at 1:00 PM
Registration will open at 12:30
Before the meeting, we will reprise our “What Comes Next?” training for party units. This training will cover strategies for bringing on volunteers from the campaign and newly activated people, expanding our notion of how they can participate so they want to stay, and including elements of community organizing to put our values into action for those who need it. Register to receive the Zoom information here! Join us at 10:00 AM on December 14th.
Documents
Committee members and alternates will receive official notice of the meeting, including location and time, the agenda, and other materials in advance of the meeting.
- Election Buddy Voting System Guide
- SCC Meeting Minutes for July 13, 2024
- SCC Meeting Agenda for December 14, 2024
- An electronic view of the proposed budget will be made available, with a full presentation by the Budget Committee, at the meeting.
Accessibility & Accommodations Information
Handicap accessible parking is marked on the map near the top of this page. Members with mobility needs can enter through Door 4, which is closer to the auditorium. We will have a secondary registration area set up there for you so you don’t have to go to the other side of the building to register prior to the meeting. If you do wish to park near door 18, a wheelchair lift is available at that entrance.
Wheelchair accessible seating in the auditorium is located along the middle entrance level.
Size-accessible seating with moveable armrests is available at the ends of several rows in the auditorium. These seats are marked with an accessibility symbol for easy identification.
Prayer rooms and a mothers’ room are available upon request. Simply find a DFL staff member on the day of the meeting, and we can help direct you.
The school’s gender neutral restroom is immediately at the top of the stairs near Door 4. If you require elevator access to reach the gender neutral restroom, please ask a DFL staff member and we can help direct you.
Headsets for increased volume will be available for checkout, as will smart devices for our electronic voting if you are not able to use your own.
Concessions will be available for purchase from Senate District 55 DFL, who have said they will have vegetarian and gluten free options available. If you are not vegetarian or gluten free, please leave these options available for those who are.
If you have any additional accessibility needs, please visit our accommodations page or reach out to partyaffairs@dfl.org to let us know how we can help!
Membership
Membership consists of representatives from local party units, the State Executive Committee, 50 at-large members, ten elected officials, and the chairs and vice-chairs from each district.
Members and alternates will receive an official notice of State Central Committee meetings by mail unless they have opted to receive electronic meeting notices. Members and alternates should contact the Party Affairs staff (partyaffairs@dfl.org) to receive future meeting notices by email, which saves the Party time and money.
