2026 City Convention
Run to be a delegate at City Convention
Any member of NYC-DSA can run to be a delegate at City Convention. If elected, you’ll join a total of 435 delegates to take on the following responsibilities:
- Attend the convention delegate workshop on October 28.
- Participate in the delegate/consent agenda vote October 30 - November 6, via electronic ballot.
- Attend convention in person on Saturday November 14 from 9 am - 6 pm.
Note:
City Convention Delegates can only participate in person. Running for delegate means committing to being in person all day on Saturday, November 14. If you run for delegate, win your election, and are then unable to attend convention, an Alternate will take your place.
Convention is held at an ADA accessible venue in Midtown Manhattan. Childcare and refreshments will be provided.
Election rules:
- Delegates will be elected by the members of their branch. [For example, if you are a member of the Queens Branch, you will appear on the Queens ballot, and only members of the Queens Branch will be able to cast their vote for you in the delegate elections.]
NYC-DSA's 2026 convention will have the following delegations and delegate counts: Delegation Delegate count Bronx & Upper Manhattan 65 Lower Manhattan 61 Queens 67 North Brooklyn 76 Central Brooklyn 83 Flatbush 32 South Brooklyn & Staten Island 51 YDSA 2 - Any NYC-DSA member in good standing can run for delegate. Check your status here.
- If you are running for delegate, you must submit your questionnaire below by October 15 at 11:59 PM ET.
- You must include the names and email addresses of 3 sponsors when you submit your nomination for delegate. Your 3 sponsors must also be NYC-DSA members in good standing, and their email address must match their current/active DSA membership information.
- Voting for delegate elections will occur via electronic ballot from October 19 to 25. Ballots will be sent to all NYC-DSA members in good standing via “OpaVote.”
- All NYC-DSA members in good standing will be eligible to vote in the delegate elections.
- Results of the delegate elections will be announced on October 26.
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Delegate support at convention:
We understand that taking a whole Saturday to serve as a delegate can be challenging for some members. To increase the number of members able to participate in convention as a delegate, the City Convention Committee is making every effort to support delegates by providing childcare and refreshments at convention.
City Convention will take place in Midtown Manhattan, at an ADA accessible venue. The exact address and venue details will be shared with delegates after elections conclude.