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20-490: Residents of the state of Michigan at least 16 years of age are eligible for party membership; no financial contribution is required. Generally, a person is required to have been a member for at least 30 days before a convention, caucus or meeting to receive voting privileges. Between state party conventions , the party is governed by the Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC). Delegates to

40-512: A leadership convention . The new leader of a party is often seen as that party's de facto candidate for Prime Minister (as the party leader almost always goes on to serve as Prime Minister should their party get elected to a majority government ). Party conferences in Germany (both on state and federal level), called Parteitag ("party diet "), will meet not only to nominate candidates for public elections, but also regularly (at least once

60-727: A hung parliament . An example of this was the 2010–2015 coalition government in the United Kingdom , which was composed of the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats . The Conservatives won the most seats of any single party in the 2010 election, but fell short of an absolute majority. However, by combining with the Liberal Democrats a solid majority in the House of Commons was created. This

80-449: A general meeting of a political party . The conference is attended by certain delegates who represent the party membership. In most political parties, the party conference is the highest decision-making body of the organization, tasked with electing or nominating the party's leaders or leadership bodies, deciding party policy, and setting the party's platform and agendas. The definitions of all of these terms vary greatly, depending on

100-608: A majority of seats in the Michigan House of Representatives and Michigan Senate. Democrats hold both of Michigan's U.S. Senate seats, seven of the state's 13 U.S. House seats, and majorities on the elected governing boards of the University of Michigan , Michigan State University , and Wayne State University as well as a majority on the State Board of Education . Democrats have controlled both of Michigan's seats in

120-642: A year) to adopt political resolutions, select party officials or to amend their statutes. Generally, the party organizations themselves and also their representatives (such as the chairperson, called party leader , and other board members) play a much more prominent role in German politics than they do for example in the US or UK, where the parties are mainly represented by their members and leaders in parliament or (if applicable) government. All Irish parties have annual party conferences, called Ardfheis , at which party policy

140-445: Is a government by one or more governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature . Such a government can consist of one party that holds a majority on its own, or be a coalition government of multiple parties. This is as opposed to a minority government , where the government doesn't have a majority, and needs to cooperate with opposition parties to get legislation passed. A government majority determines

160-552: Is decided by the membership and the party chairperson and executive board are elected. In the United Kingdom the political conferences (usually called party congress , or party conference ) generally take place in three weeks of September and October of each year, whilst the House of Commons is in recess. The conferences of the three largest UK-wide parties, the Conservative Party Conference ,

180-639: The Democratic National Committee members of the state and the officers of the DSCC. Any congressional district or county chairs having not been elected delegates also become DSCC ex-officio members, but without voting privileges. The DSCC's officers are elected at the spring state convention in odd-numbered years by party members. Officers consists of a Chair, two Vice-Chairs one of each of a different gender and race, Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, and any additional officers as

200-661: The Labour Party Conference and the Liberal Democrat Conference , are held during this time. In the United States, a political convention usually refers to a presidential nominating convention , but it can also refer to state, county, or congressional district nominating conventions in which candidates are nominated (or, if being held before a primary, endorsed), delegates to larger regional or national conventions are elected and

220-452: The U.S. Senate since 2000 : Out of the 13 seats Michigan is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives , seven are held by Democrats: Democrats control all four of the elected statewide offices: The party has affiliate groups in localities throughout the state: Party conference The terms party conference ( UK English ), political convention ( US and Canadian English ), and party congress usually refer to

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240-849: The national committee of each party (see DNC and RNC ) leads the party administratively, while they are politically represented by their leaders in Senate and in the House , or (if applicable) by the president. However, some party charters also provide for party conferences to be held between two national conventions to deal with various matters. In fact, those and the national committees can be compared to regular party conventions in other countries. The first political convention held in America took place in Hartford, Connecticut in March 1766. The meeting

260-574: The party platform is adopted. Since the mid 19th century, the two major conventions on national level are the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention , usually held every four years to select their candidates for the offices of president and vice president . They are attended by delegates , who are mostly elected in primaries . Between the national conventions,

280-564: The 151 seats in the House of Representatives at a federal election (this has happened three times, in 1975 , in 1996 and 2013 ). The largest majority government in Australia was elected in 1975, when the Coalition won 71.65% of the seats in a landslide victory . In electoral systems where one party usually wins a majority of seats on their own, such as first past the post , coalitions are rare, but may happen when an election returns

300-559: The aftermath of strong election performances. The term "majority government" may also be used for a stable long-term coalition of two or more parties to form an absolute majority. One example of such an electoral coalition is in Australia , where the Liberal and National parties have run as an electoral bloc, known simply as the Coalition , for decades. The Coalition is the only party or coalition in Australia to have won at least 90 of

320-592: The balance of power. A government is not a majority government if it only has a majority when counting parties outside the government that have a confidence agreement with it. A majority government is usually assured of having its legislation passed and rarely if ever, has to fear being defeated in parliament, a state also known as a working majority . In contrast, a minority government must constantly bargain for support from other parties in order to pass legislation and avoid being defeated on motions of no confidence . Single-party majority governments tend to be formed in

340-643: The convention deems proper. Current major officers for the DSCC include: Officers of the DSCC plus the Democratic National Committee members constitute the Executive Committee of the DSCC. The Executive Committee addresses policy questions in between the meetings of the DSCC. The Executive Committee is also responsible for drawing up a 2-year budget for the DSCC at a spring meeting in odd-numbered years. The Michigan Democratic Party controls all four statewide offices and holds

360-644: The country and situation in which they are used. The term conference or caucus may also refer to the organization of all party members as a whole. The term political convention may also refer to international bilateral or multilateral meetings on state-level, like the convention of the Anglo-Russian Entente (1907). Within party conferences, there might be different offices or bodies fulfilling certain tasks, usually including: In Canada, besides annual or biennial conventions, parties often hold special conventions to elect new leaders; often known as

380-507: The state central committee are elected at congressional district spring conventions in odd-numbered years. Each district is entitled to at least four delegates consisting of two men and two women, with additional members allocated by congressional district based on the proportion of its vote for the Democratic nominee for President or Secretary of State at the last general election held. Additional ex-officio with voting privileges include

400-542: Was organized by the Sons of Liberty , who, in challenging incumbent governor Thomas Fitch , nominated William Pitkin for governor and Jonathan Trumbull for deputy governor. Within the Republican Party , the term party conference is used to refer to the equivalent of caucuses or parliamentary groups in other countries (see also congressional caucus ). Majority government A majority government

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