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County Convention 2026

If you are a Precinct Committeeperson elected in the MARCH 17th Primary, this meeting is for you. 

The Democratic Party of McHenry County will meet at 7:00 p.m., April 15th at McHenry County College in the Conference Center.

This meeting serves as the biennial County Convention, at which officers are elected to lead the party for a two-year term. Only precinct committeepersons elected at the March 17, 2026 primary are eligible to vote at this meeting. In accordance with the party's constitution, the positions to be elected at this meeting are:

• Chair
• Vice Chair
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• General Counsel

In addition, the precinct committeepersons of each of the nine County Board Districts are to elect a District Chair by assembling in a caucus after the officers are elected.

Nominating procedure

The nomination of any officer or district chair shall be made by nominating petition, signed by no less than three elected members of the Central Committee, designating the office sought and presented to the presiding officer of the County Convention. Officers shall be elected by a majority of the weighted vote of the elected members of the Central Committee present at the County Convention, and district chairs shall be elected by a majority of the weighted vote of the elected members of the Central Committee from their respective districts who are present at the County Convention. The weighted vote of a precinct committeeperson is the number of Democratic ballots pulled in your precinct in the March 17th, 2026 primary. 

The order of elections at the County Convention shall be county chair, vice chair, treasurer, secretary, general counsel, and the district chairs in numerical order of their districts.

The nomination petitions can be found by clicking on the images below:

Upon adjournment a brief regular meeting of the Central Committee will take place.

If you have any questions regarding the convention, please email Ruth at [email protected].