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Hood County Democrats Monthly Meeting
Jan 17th
Title: Hood County Democrats Monthly Meeting
Location: Annex I meeting room on Pearl St. in Granbury, TX
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Description: Our monthly meeting is this Thursday, January 19, at Annex I meeting room on Pearl St. Dinner is at 6:30 pm, (potluck), bring whatever you like! Meeting is at 7:00 pm.
County Chair Joyce Carver will install our HCD 2011 officers. There will be a report on the Christmas Party, Primary election, other 2012 political events and political discussion. Lots of current events can be shared so bring details of your favorite subject! (Latest Supreme Court decisions, important bills, recall elections, GOP debates, etc.)
For more information, call Dr. Harold Granek, 817-279-0658.
Please mention this to your friends! Bring a friend with you!
Start Time: 6:30
Date: 2012-01-19
End Time: 8:00
McLennan County Democratic Party is hosting a valuable Democratic Workshop in Waco for the 2012 elections!
Jan 7th
Title: McLennan County Democratic Party is hosting a valuable Democratic Workshop in Waco for the 2012 elections!
Location: Hampton Inn – Central TX Marketplace. 2501 Marketplace Dr., Waco, TX 76711
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Description: McLennan County Democratic Party is hosting a valuable Democratic Workshop in Waco for the 2012 elections!
This will also be the training sight for the Senate District 22 delegation training for counties in SD22. We welcome Democrats from Bosque, Coryell, Ellis, Falls, Hill, Hood, Johnson, McLennan, Navarro and Somervell counties to join us!
Here are the details:
Who is invited: Democratic activist, SD22 county representatives, Texas Democratic Women, Obama supporters/OFA volunteers, Student Dems, Precinct Chairs, Election workers, Party Delegates, Tejano Dems, Candidates and staff, Democratic Small Business owners, and our Democratic friends and neighbors. (All good Democrats are welcome!)
Date: Saturday – January 21, 2012
Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm
Location: Hampton Inn – Central TX Marketplace. 2501 Marketplace Dr., Waco, TX 76711
Directions: From I-35 take Exit 330B onto Hwy 6. Take the first Exit and turn right onto Bagby. Take the first right into Central TX Marketplace. At the stop sign take a left and wind behind the shopping center. The Hampton Inn will be on your right, behind Kohl’s.
AGENDA:
9am – Registration and Candidate Meet-and-Greet
10am – Voter ID and Redistricting Update
11am – Voter Registration Strategy Session
11:30 – Lunch
Noon – Election Worker 101
12:30pm – Delegation and Convention Training
1:45 – 3:30 – Candidate Camp – for Candidates and campaign staff
1:45 – 2:45 Precinct Chair and Neighborhood Organizing
2:45 – 3:30 – Issue Advocacy
3:30 – 4:30 – Communication and Messaging
Let us know if you can make it and please forward this invitation to other good Democrats you know!
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* Required
Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2012-01-21
“Wrong ID…Lose Your Right to Vote!” forum
Jan 7th
Title: “Wrong ID…Lose Your Right to Vote!” forum
Location: Tarrant County Medical Center 555 Hemphill Street, 76104 (at the corner of Hemphill and Pennsylvania)
Description: Are you ready to vote in 2012? Under a new Texas law, your voter registration card is not enough to vote. It may be more difficult for you or your family to vote. While we wait for a ruling from the Department of Justice on the new law, we need to prepare for its implications in 2012 and beyond.
Come learn about this new Texas law and other initiatives around the country that could adversely affect your right to vote.
What: “Wrong ID…Lose Your Right to Vote!” forum
When: Saturday, January 14, 2012
10am to 12pm
Where: Tarrant County Medical Center
555 Hemphill Street, 76104 (at the corner of Hemphill and Pennsylvania)
The following panelists will give you their perspectives on what this new law means and answer your questions:
• Bob Ray Sanders , Columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Steve Raborn , Tarrant County Elections Administrator *
• Janice Schieffer, Voters Service Director, League of Women Voters of Texas*
• Stevie Hansen, Tarrant County MHMR*
• Carmel Snyder, AARP Texas*
• Michael Terry, Driver License Division, Texas Dept. of Public Safety*
* These agencies provide information, guidance and assistance in dealing with the new law’s requirements
The forum is sponsored by: The Texas League of Women Voters, LULAC District 21, The Southern Christian Leadership Conference – Fort Worth Chapter, Fellowship of Reconciliation, National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice – Fort Worth Chapter, The Dallas Peace Center, and State Representative Lon Burnam.
There’s no better way to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. weekend than to ensure all Americans — regardless of race, age, income, or ethnicity — are allowed to exercise their right to vote!
Feel free to share this email and the attached flyer, and we hope to see you on Saturday, January 14th!
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2012-01-14
End Time: 12:00
FREE Online Pollworker Training
May 17th
Posted by JCDP18 (Annie) in Blog About it!
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ATTENTION PRIMARY ELECTION WORKERS: If you have not taken the FREE on-line Poll Training go here www.texaspollworkertraining.com when you finished Print out your Certificate and take it to the Election Office at the Court House in Cleburne.