I ran to be a district delegate for Hillary Clinton at the Democratic presidential convention, which starts next week. The election was done by caucus on May 1, a process where registered members of political parties voted for candidates by selecting delegates to represent them at the convention.
In California, 317 district-level delegates and 30 alternates were elected in 53 Congressional districts. For most of the electorate, the process is a confusing one. No formal outreach or easily accessible information is there to help nonparty activists become involved. When I ran to be a delegate, I learned how it generally works.
Who Runs the Caucuses? Delegate caucuses are run by presidential campaign committees, not by the state Democratic Party (CDP) or local government. The campaigns are in charge of “locating, staffing and running the caucuses.”