Instructions for the 2021 resolutions process
- Will Bakker -LU, RVC
This text appeared on the “front page” of the Resolutions wiki space through 2021 until February 2022.
The Resolutions Committee welcomes resolution submissions, and would like to remind everyone of the schedule, process, and a few best practices to use when submitting your resolution:
Schedule
Resolutions are due to the Resolutions committee on Thursday, April 15th 2021, 30 days before the 2021 Global Meeting on May 15th.
Resolutions will be distributed to the DPCA body on Friday, April 30th 2021, 15 days before the 2021 Global Meeting.
Do you have an issue that you'd like the DPCA to consider?
Here are questions to consider before submitting a resolution:
Is your issue something of concern and/or relevance, either directly or indirectly, to members of Democrats Abroad? If yes...
Has your issue already been a subject of a resolution (see resolutions by year, on the right), and/or was it addressed in the most recent 2020 Democrats Abroad Platform? If yes, please consider if our position should be updated or left as is.
If no resolution or platform plank exists, or the resolution or plank needs to be updated...
Get to know resolutions and their standard format.
Review past resolution text (see resolutions by year, to the right)
Consider the three parts of a resolution:
State the problem to be solved or the issue to be addressed. Describe the problem/issue in one or more sentences starting with "whereas"
Propose a solution; what Action is called for to address the problem, in one or more statements starting with "Let it be resolved"
In your final "resolve" paragraphs, identify those persons or institutions, etc. who are responsible for the Action. "Typical" actors, depending on the issue, may be the DPCA Excom, the Democratic Party, or our Membership...
For example, to bring your issue to the attention of the DNC, you would want to "Resolve" to direct our DNC representatives to raise this at the next DNC meeting.Please ensure that any citation or claim, especially one involving numbers or historical events, are accurate (with a link to a reliable source).
Draft your text, then find a sponsor and follow these steps to submit it
Anyone may draft a text, but only a DPCA voting member may submit it to the DPCA (via the Resolutions Committee).
If you are a DPCA voting member, send your draft to the Resolutions Committee (at resolutions@democratsabroad.org); we will review the content and style and work with you to resolve any issues.
If you are not a DPCA voting member, find someone who is who will take ownership of your text and submit it to the Committee. (That member does not have to be in your own country committee.)
You may also urge your country committee to adopt your resolution, instructing its Chair (a DPCA member) to submit it (see above).
The Resolutions Committee will now review your draft for content and style and will contact you with their recommendations.
The updated policy for introducing and managing resolutions, as approved by the Excom on December 4, 2017. |
Democrats Abroad has adopted the 2016 Platform document |
Documents listing Resolutions adopted by the DPCA (in the 21st Century)
Please note that this is an informal list. If you need the official record of any particular resolution, please contact the International Secretary (secretary@http://democratsabroad.org ).
Working Document: Resolutions 2004-2011 (Please note this file was last updated Feb 17, 2014.)
2008 Resolutions - Istanbul November 2008
2009 Resolutions - Washington DC April 2009
2010 Resolutions - Florence March 2010
2011 Resolutions - Washington DC October 2011
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