2025 NC 11 District Convention
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NC11 Democrats 2025 District Convention
Proposed Agenda
May 10, 2025 11AM -3PM
Tuscola High School, Waynesville, NC
I. Welcome and Call to Order
II. NCDP Statement of Inclusion
III. Pledge of Allegiance
IV. Salute to NC
V. Moment of Silence
VI. Establishment of Quorum
VII. Approval of Convention Agenda
VIII. Adoption of Convention Rules
IX. Approval of 2024 Convention Minutes
X. Recognition of elected officials/new county officers
XI. District Officer Reports
XII. Welcome from Jesse Ross YDs
XIII. Keynote: Zeb Smathers
LUNCH
XIV. Remarks from Judge John Arrowood
XV. Congressional candidates
XVI. Other candidates for local House and Senate
XVII. Resolutions
XVIII. Elections
A. Chair
B. First Vice Chair
C. Second Vice Chair
D. Third Vice Chair
E. Secretary
XIX. Announcements
XX. Adjournment
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PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL CONVENTION RELATED DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE.
PLEASE CHECK BACK TO GET UPDATES.
ALL attendees (attendees, and delegates) MUST pre-register by clicking the the registration button above.
10AM registration and delegate check-in. Unless you are volunteering please arrive at 10AM.
11AM -4PM Convening
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ALL DELEGATES MUST PREREGISTER TO ATTEND.
WE WILL NOT HAVE REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE AT THE CONVENTION FOR DELEGATES WHO DID NOT REGISTER.
Lunch will be provided. for those who have registered.
Pre-registration will allow you to select your lunch options.
All Democrats are welcome to register but only delegates may vote.
To donate to offset convention costs ($5 suggested donation for lunch).
You can donate here or using the QR code below
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VOLUNTEER HERE
Volunteers to help set up are needed. Volunteers helping with setup, please come at 9AM. TY
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Agenda Highlights and Convention documents will be posted below
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Tuscola High School Auditorium, 564 Tuscola School Rd, Waynesville, NC 28786
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We are thrilled to announce our guest speaker
Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers
Since 2013, Mayor Smathers has been a part of a great, cooperative, bipartisan team that has led a progressive and practical agenda that gave a rebirth to his rural hometown of Canton, North Carolina.
This agenda has included a focused push for sustainable economic development, living wages, environmental improvements, and increased outdoor recreational opportunities. Mayor Smathers has navigated through recent hardships, leading the city through deadly floods that destroyed half the town, and he is currently focused on creating new economic opportunities after the closure of the town’s papermill, where they lost 1,100 jobs in March 2023.
Though the agenda is forward looking, Mayor Smathers and his team have not lost the sense of tradition, history, and blue-collar swagger which makes his town special and enticing for both families and workers.
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