DNC chair election is Feb. 12, explanation of the election:

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I stole this from swing state project:

December 11, 2004
DNC Chair Election

On February 12, 2005, the 447 members of the Democratic National Committee will elect a new Party Chair, five Vice Chairs (including the President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs), a Treasurer, a Secretary, and a National Finance Chair.

Historically, this has been an insider only event. However, with record numbers of activists following the campaign on the Internet, I am going to begin my coverage of the race with information on how this election is conducted. For further information, I suggest viewing the Democratic Party Charter and Bylaws (PDF).

The Chair will be selected by majority vote from among candidates who qualify for the race by submitting 20 nominations from current DNC members by 8 PM on February 10.

With a crowded field and competitive race there is a potential for none of the candidates to receive the necessary simple majority on the first vote. In this scenario, the candidate who garnered the fewest votes is removed and another round of voting occurs with the process repeating until a victory is achieved.

source: read the whole thing here
http://www.swingstateproject.com/2004/12/dnc_chair_elect.html

DNC
www.democrats.org

DNC bylaws PDF
http://a9.g.akamai.net/7/9/8082/v002/www.democrats.org/pdfs/charter.pdf

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