PHILADELPHIA, June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — On Friday, June 24th and Saturday, June 25th at the St. Louis Grand Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, the 2016 Democratic Platform Drafting Committee will hold its final meeting, and members will review and discuss a preliminary draft of the Democratic National Platform. The St. Louis meeting marks the third in a series of four regional events designed to engage every voice in the Party. Platform Drafting Chair Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and DNCC CEO Rev. Leah D. Daughtry will deliver opening remarks at the meeting.
Members of the public interested in attending the events can RSVP online at http://go.demconvention.com/page/s/midwest-forum; seating will be available on a first come, first served basis.
Members of the media interested in attending must RSVP by emailing [email protected] by Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 5:00 PM ET.
WHAT: Democratic National Platform Forum
WHEN: Friday, June 24, 2016
9:00 a.m. CT
Saturday, June 25, 2016
8:30 a.m. CT
WHERE: St. Louis Grand Hotel
800 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63101
Meeting to be held in the Crystal Ballroom
All Platform forums and meetings will be live streamed at www.demconvention.com/platform and open to press. Members of the media interested in attending must RSVP by emailing [email protected].
About the Democratic National Convention
The 2016 Democratic Convention will be held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia July 25-28, 2016. Working in partnership with the Philadelphia Host Committee, the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, our goal is to make this the most engaging, innovative and forward looking Convention in history. The 2016 Democratic National Convention will leverage technology to take the Convention experience well beyond the hall in an effort to engage more Americans than ever before in the event. With the birthplace of American Democracy as a backdrop, the 2016 convention in Philadelphia will highlight our shared Democratic values and help put the Democratic nominee on a path to victory.
The Democratic Convention is the formal nominating event for the Democratic candidates for President and Vice President. At the Convention, the Democratic Party also adopts the official Democratic Party platform as well as the rules and procedures governing party activities including the nomination process for presidential candidates in the next election cycle.
The CEO for the 2016 Democratic National Convention is Reverend Leah D. Daughtry.
The DNCC will hold platform events in the following locations: Mid-Atlantic – Washington, DC on June 8 and 9 (forum with testimony); Southwest – Phoenix, Arizona on June 17 and 18 (forum with testimony); Midwest – St. Louis, Missouri on June 24 and 25 (drafting committee meeting); Southeast – Orlando, Florida on July 8 and 9 (platform committee meeting). Members of the public will be admitted to platform events on a first come, first served basis.
The official website of the 2016 Democratic National Convention is www.demconvention.com.
MEDIA INTERESTED IN ATTENDING MUST RSVP HERE
CONTACT: Jess Torres, Assistant Press Secretary, 215-964-3616, [email protected]
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