Bylaws
Our Bylaws form the foundation for our structure and define the roles and responsibilities for our Officers and opportunities for our Members. This is an organization formed of, by and for the progressive activists that make up our membership. It’s all about you as an activist and a citizen.
Read our Bylaws — last updated October 27, 2020.
N.B. Please be aware that the other documents on this page that predate the latest adopted bylaws and may not be fully consistent with them. Where there is conflict, the current bylaws take precedence.
This does not affect the Interim Legislative Appointment Rules which issue from the State Party directly.
Code of Conduct
Read our Code of Conduct – adopted January 23, 2018.
Standing Rules
The King County Democratic Central Committee has established the following Standing Rules as supplements to our Bylaws:
Budget and Finance Standing Rules
Standing rules concerning the budget and finances were approved at the April 2019 executive board meeting.
Endorsement Rules
The most recent endorsement rules and procedures (as amended) were approved at the May 2023 executive board meeting.
Rules for Conducting Virtual Meetings
In response to the COVID epidemic, the Executive Board adopted a set of rules for conducting virtual meetings and for virtual participation at in-person meetings, most recently updated in October 2020.
Rules for Interim Legislative Appointments
These concern the KCDCC caucus of legislative district PCOs that is called to select appointees to fill vacancies in intra-county state legislature seats and are the most recent rules passed by the State Central Committee.