WHEREAS, the National Charter of the Democratic Party commits the Democratic Party to "encourage full participation by all Democrats…in all party affairs" and to "listen to those who it would lead"; and

WHEREAS, in contrast to media that are controlled by elites, the internet and related technologies offer an open medium in which all Democrats can fully participate ;and

WHEREAS, the leaders and staff of the Democratic National Committee have pioneered such innovations as on-line registration, the extensive use of Spanish, coordination with state party websites and have recognized the need constantly to renew the vision, technical design and content of national and state party technology;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the California Democratic Party commits itself to identifying, recruiting and supporting experts in effective business models and advanced technical designs who are capable of ensuring that the internet-related activities of the Democratic Party at all levels remains at the leading edge of technologically assisted political activism; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED that the California Democratic Party urges the members and officers of the Democratic National Committee to solicit and include the assistance provided by the California Democratic Party and other state parties, and that these experts serve as official advisers to the Chair with a mandate to promote a shared vision that uses technology to define and support the common purpose and principles that have historically sustained our Party.

Submitted by the Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee Executive Board

November 25, 2002

Submitted by Emily Thurber