2023 Chapter Election Results

Here are the results from the Cologne-Bonn Chapter's election held on Sunday, March 12.

• Chair: Quaide Willams
• Vice Chair: Daniela Vancic
• Secretary: Paulette Turnbull
• Treasurer: Ariel Dekovic
• Communications Coordinator: none
• GOTV Coordinator: Darrell Wyatt

We congratulate the newly elected leaders and wish them a successful term. Thank you to all the candidates for your willingness to serve and to everyone who participated and voted in the election.

To learn about Democrat Abroad Germany's upcoming national elections that take place during the 2023 DA Germany Annual General Meeting on March 25-26, 2023 in Ingelheim, Germany, please go to the announcement on DA Germany's news page.

DA Germany Cologne-Bonn 2023 Elections

 

OVERVIEW

All DA Germany chapters hold elections for new officers in the first quarter of every odd-number year.

The DA Germany Chapter Nominations and Elections Committee oversees the full process.

You must be present to vote.  Online attendance is considered present.   Please RSVP for the meeting so we know how many people plan to attend.

ELECTION RULES

The election rules are defined in the DA Germany By-Laws and the DA Germany Chapter Election Rules.  

2023 ELECTION TIME

Date:  Sunday, March 12

Meeting Start Time:  18:30

Election Start Time:  19:00

Location: online via Zoom

RSVP Link:  Click Here

Note that the RSVP confirmation will include the link for the online meeting.  Please be sure to save it.

ELECTED POSITIONS

The chapter will be electing officers for the following positions:

• Chair
• Vice-Chair
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Communications Coordinator
• GOTV Coordinator

Click here to read the job descriptions.

Please note that per DA rules, the Chair and Vice-Chair must be of different gender.  Gender rules do not apply to any other positions.

NOMINATION PROCESS

Any member of the chapter can self-nominate or be nominated by any other member of the relevant chapter of DA Germany. All nominees must have been a member of DA Germany for at least 30 days prior to the election date and also must be a member of the chapter.

The cutoff for nominations is 14 days prior to the election.  Click here for the nomination form.

Each nominee must confirm they are willing to serve.  They will be given an opportunity to submit a candidate statement and up to 3 endorsement letters.

Additional nominations from the floor will be accepted during the election meeting in accordance with the election rules.

CANDIDATES

• Chair
• Quaide Williams (m)

Please note: No nominations by deadline for the following chapter positions:

• Vice-Chair 
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Communications Coordinator
• GOTV

Additional nominations from the floor will be accepted during the election meeting in accordance with the election rules.

INFORMATION SESSIONS AND QUESTIONS

We will be hosting some online information sessions where you can ask about the election positions, election rules, chapter information or other related DA questions. Please RSVP to receive the link to the session. 

• Sunday, February 5, 14:00-15:00 - RSVP here
• Monday, February 13, 19:00-20:00 - RSVP here
• Wednesday, February 22, 19:00-20:00 - RSVP here

If you have any questions, you can send them to the Chapter Nominations and Elections Committee at [email protected]. 

We continue our series on getting to know our chapter leadership with a few words from Ben Cole, who was newly elected as Chapter Vice Chair:

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The results of the Cologne-Bonn leadership elections are in!

Daniela Vancic was re-elected as chapter Chair, and Ben Cole was newly elected as chapter Vice Chair.

To get to know our chapter leadership, we start this week with a few words from Daniela:

Read more

We will be electing officers for Cologne Bonn on March 2.  Click here for details.

Welcome to Democrats Abroad Cologne-Bonn Region!

DA Cologne-Bonn Region is a chapter of DA Germany, the official country committee for US Democrats living in Germany, and we're glad you found us here!

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer with Democrats Abroad in the Cologne-Bonn region, please don't hesitate to contact us.

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This afternoon, Americans in NRW learned of the deadliest mass shooting in our history. Our thoughts are with the victims and the people of Las Vegas. We are thankful that the authorities in Las Vegas were able to respond to the incident so quickly, preventing even more American deaths. Americans in NRW, Germany and all over the world stand united against this senseless violence.