The Carter County Democratic Party will host its Democratic County Presidential Convention on Saturday, March 7, at the Carter County Courthouse, 900 East Elk Ave., Elizabethton, to select representation from the county to attend the District Convention on March 21. The doors open for registration from 12-1 p.m. The convention is open to all registered voters in the county who are supporters of the Democratic Party, and who agree to support the nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2020 Presidential election. The convention will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern when caucuses will be held for the top vote getting presidential candidates in Congressional District 1. The party welcomes all who wish to participate in selecting Tennessee’s delegates to the Democratic Presidential Convention in Milwaukee the week of July 13! Tennessee Democrats wishing to become 2020 DNC Convention Delegates must:

• Be registered to vote in Tennessee before February 3, 2020.

• File a Declaration of Candidacy form with the TNDP Office by the indicated deadlines.

• Vote in the March 3, 2020 Democratic Presidential Preference Primary.

Information about becoming a DNC delegate and the rules governing the DNC Delegate Selection Process may be obtained from tndp.org, or from the Tennessee Democratic Party, 319 Plus Park Blvd., Ste 203, Nashville, TN 37217, 615-327-9779.