[Tcdp_newsletter] Travis County Democratic Party Weekly E-Newsletter for Friday, July 20 - Friday, July 27, 2007
Travis County Democratic Party Weekly Newsletter
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Thu Jul 19 13:12:14 CDT 2007
Travis County Democratic Party Weekly E-Newsletter
Friday, July 20 - Friday, July 27, 2007
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IN THIS ISSUE
- State Representative Eddie Rodriguez Birthday Fundraiser Tonight!!!
- Concert to Save Town Lake
- Can You Work 3-5 Elections Over the Next Year?
- 2007 DNC Democratic Reunion
- National Night Out, August 7, 2007
- TCDP Finance Council and Sustaining Members
- Give the Gift of Democracy
- Become a TCDP Sustaining Member
- The Excitement is Building!!!
- Did you know?
- Calendar of Upcoming Events
- In the News
- Contact Info for TCDP Administrative Office
- Newsletter: How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe Your E-Mail
- To Subscribers Who Use AOL
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE EDDIE RODRIGUEZ FUNDRAISER TONIGHT!!!
Thursday, July 19, 2007
5:30pm-7:30pm
Home of D'Ann Johnson and Alan Pogue, 1604 E. 11th St.
State Representative Eddie Rodriguez is celebrating his birthday and he
invites you to celebrate with him.
Suggested donation is $15 at the door.
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CONCERT TO SAVE TOWN LAKE
Friday, July 20, 2007
7:00pm
Stubbs, 801 Red River
CONTACT: SaveTownLake.org at info at savetownlake.org
Join SaveTownLake.org for a spectacular evening of music hosted by Kinky
Friedman. Featuring Bob Schneider, Jimmy LaFave, Dale Watson, Stephen
Bruton, Elana James, Bob Livingston and Bill Oliver and many more plus
special surprise guests.
Ticket price: $35.00
You may purchase tickets at the following url:
http://tickets.frontgatetickets.com/choose.php?lid=13594
SaveTownLake's mission is to protect and preserve Austin's most precious
resource: Town Lake and the Town Lake Corridor (TLC). They support
responsible development along the TLC while promoting public awareness of
the City's highest regulatory standards. They advocate for strong adherence
to current City code, especially the Waterfront Overlay established in 1986.
Their goal is to maintain the integrity of the TLC for all of Austin.
SaveTownLake.org is a Texas non-profit corporation.
THE CONCERT IS BEING DEDICATED TO LADY BIRD JOHNSON IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
HER COMMITMENT AND CONTRIBUTION TO TOWN LAKE.
THE TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF SAVETOWNLAKE.ORG
THROUGH A RECENT VOTE OF ITS COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
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CAN YOU WORK 3-5 ELECTIONS OVER THE NEXT YEAR?
The most important item at the TCDP right now is to submit a comprehensive
list of term-appointed Presiding Judges (a.k.a. Election Judges, the folks
who work at your polling locations on Election Day) for a one-year term,
August 1, 2007 - July 31, 2008. There will be approximately 3-5 elections
during this one year term depending upon where you live and whether there
will be any run-off elections.
You must live in the precinct in which you work and you will be asked to
work every election that is determined for your precinct. This means
working the March party primary yet also includes elections for city
council, independent school district boards, Austin Community College board,
bond and state constitutional elections, etc. In short, you will represent
the Travis County Democratic Party at party primaries, but you are expected
to work, if possible, each and every election. Pay for the primary is set
by the Texas Secretary of State. Currently the hourly rate for the 2008
Primary is $7.00/hour. All other election pay is $10/hour for
presiding/alternate judges.
TCDP is now putting together a supplemental term-appointed list that can be
submitted to the County Commissioners' no later than October because of the
state constitutional election on November 6, 2007. We currently have 78
positions filled but we need 215 total. In other words, we are at 36% of
having these spots filled but we would certainly like to achieve over 50% if
not 100%.
And here is another reason to keep in mind why we need folks to sign up to
be a Presiding Judge:
If we do not find people to work these polling locations and the county
election folks have to help us recruit judges, the TCDP will be charged a
hefty fee. For the 2006 Primary, the TCDP was charged more for this service
than the Travis County Republican Party. We simply do not want that to
happen again. We are sure that you would agree that the TCDP should spend
more of its money reaching Democratic voters than recruiting judges during
January and February of next year!
Election Judges are needed in the following precincts:
100's
106 107 110 111 112 113 123 132 137 140 141 145 150 153 154
156 161 163 164
200's
200 201 202 204 205 206 208 209 210 211 215 216 218 219 220
225 227 228 229 231 232 235 237 240 241 242 243 246 247 251
253 254 256 260 262 263 267 268 274 275 277 279
300's
301 302 303 304 306 307 309 312 315 316 317 318 319 321 323
327 328 329 330 331 333 334 336 337 339 342 343 345 346 347
349 350 351 355 356 359 360 365 366 367 370 371 373 375 376
377 378 379
400's
402 403 404 405 407 411 412 413 414 420 422 423 426 427 429
430 431 443 444 445 447 449 450 451 452 455 458 461 462 463
465 466
To find out what precinct that you live in:
1. Click on the following link:
http://www.traviscountytax.org/showVoterSearch.do. This will take you to
the voter verification page of the Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector web
site.
2. On that page, click on "Search for Voter by Name."
3. Put in your last name and first name in the appropriate boxes and
click "Go."
4. Find your name and the address where you are registered and click on
the corresponding certificate number.
5. Your precinct number will be under "Travis County Elections Polling
Location Information" on the left side of the page.
To inquire about being appointed as an election judge for one year, please
contact Garry Brown, 477-7500 or garry at traviscountydemocrats.org
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2007 DNC DEMOCRATIC REUNION
Blunn Creek Preserve Clean Up
Saturday, July 28, 2007
9:00am
Blunn Creek Nature Preserve, 1200 St. Edwards Drive
This summer, prompted by the Democratic National Committee Democrats in
every state will take action in their community to clean up America. The
Texas Democratic Party and the Texas Environmental Democrats invite you to
join them as they clean up Blunn Creek Nature Preserve.
Blunn is near Travis High School north of St. Edward's University. Park
along the curb on St. Edward's Drive at the main trail head.
For more information about this incredible patch of land (like the volcano
on the St. Edwards campus) go to
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/cepreserves/bc_index.htm.
To sign up for this incredible project, please go to the following link:
http://www.democrats.org/page/event/detail/4vfxf
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NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, AUGUST 7, 2007
Neighborhoods throughout Austin are invited to join with thousands of
communities nationwide on Aug. 7, to participate in the 24th Annual
'National Night Out'. APD officers, EMS and fire fighters will join City
Council Members and other city officials in attending neighborhood parties
throughout Austin. Events are planned to promote crime prevention and drug
prevention awareness and to strengthen the police - community partnership.
On Aug. 7 - a Tuesday -- from 6pm to 9pm, residents are asked to turn on
their porch lights, lock their doors and spend the evening outside with
their neighbors, police officers, EMS, and fire fighters.
Now that the Austin Police Department has a new chief, National Night Out is
a terrific opportunity to invite Art Acevedo to your neighborhood.
To officially participate in National Night Out events you must complete the
National Night Out Application and mail it to: Austin Police Department,
Community Liaison Office, P.O. Box 689001, Austin, Texas 78768-9001. You may
also fax the application to 974-6222.
For more information, contact Rosie Salinas at the Community Liaison Office
at 974-4900 or by e-mail at nno at ci.austin.tx.us.
Applications are available at
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/police/downloads/07app.pdf
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TCDP FINANCE COUNCIL AND SUSTAINING MEMBERS
Member Updates for the period July 13 - July 19
Finance Council Renewal:
Patrick and Kathy Terry
New Sustaining Member
Susan Shelton (Please see her quote later in this email about becoming a new
Sustaining Member.)
For a full list of member names, please visit the home page of our website
and choose from the blue menu on the left hand side of the page.
If you feel your name should be on the web list yet do not see it, give us a
ring! 477-7500
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GIVE THE GIFT OF DEMOCRACY
Are you having trouble finding that special gift for someone's birthday?
Do you want to honor a close friend or family member?
Give the gift of Democracy by donating in your friend's or family member's
name to the Travis County Democratic Party.
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BECOME A TCDP SUSTAINING MEMBER!
Since 2004, seven Republican-held offices within Travis County have switched
to Democrats, and now, there are only three Republicans left! As you can
see, the TCDP has stepped up to make Travis County even more Democratic!
Sustaining members are our lifeblood. They are the reason that we are open
year-round (one of the five county parties in Texas), have two staff
members, and our work has been so successful. We do not receive any funds
from the national or state parties!
Stand with us and other Travis County residents and support TCDP by becoming
a Member. We have two levels of membership:
Sustaining: minimum of $10.00 per month or $120.00 annually.
Finance Council: minimum of $84.00 per month or $1000.00 annually. Members
at this level receive prominent listing in our publications and web site as
well as at Travis County Democratic Party functions along with free
admission to TCDP sponsored events.
The Travis County Democratic Party is dependent on your generosity for
everything we do!
Susan Shelton, current precinct chair of pct. #160 who became a member in
memory of Mary Ellen Murphy, July 18, 1902-July 13, 2007. "My Great Aunt
Mary voted for the first time when women won suffrage, and she voted in
every election since during her lifetime. She died five days shy of her
105th birthday. Rest in Peace, Mary."
To join the Travis County Democratic Party go online to:
http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org <http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/>
and click on "Donate" in the red box at the bottom left of the page. Or
contact us at info at traviscountydemocrats.org or 512-477-7500.
Mailed donations for the Party should be made out to "Travis County
Democratic Party" and sent to:
TCDP
P.O. Box 684263
Austin, TX 78768-4263
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THE EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING!!!
Can you feel it? Everyday brings another scandal coming out of Washington,
but everyday brings us closer to the end of the most corrupt Presidential
Administration in history. Everyday brings us closer to a time when we can
continue the change started last year by taking over Congress. Everyday
brings us closer to the moment that we can reiterate our strong statement of
electing a 100% Democratic legislative delegation and Travis County
judiciary.
Democrats in Texas already have two very credible candidates, and possibly
more, for the United States Senate. Travis County, as usual, will be
counted upon to place our senatorial candidate in a position to win.
What can you do to help build this excitement?
The strongest impact you can make is by becoming a Precinct Chair! We only
have 46 vacancies left out of 210 precinct chair positions!
Make your voice heard in how your county party is run! All Democratic
Precinct Chairs in Travis County automatically become members of the County
Executive Committee, which is the governing body for Travis County
Democratic Party. In addition, you'll receive all the support you need to
turn out the Democrats to vote in your neighborhood. There is so much to do
to get ready for 2008. The excitement is building. Come be a part of it!
Interested? Want to learn more? Contact Garry Brown at TCDP at
garry at traviscountydemocrats.org.
Below is a list of precincts where we have vacancies. The precinct numbers
are divided by legislative district.
If your State House Representative is Dawnna Dukes, District 46
122 129 132 139 141 150 164
If your State House Representative is Valinda Bolton, District 47
301 316 351 356 412 451
If your State House Representative is Donna Howard, District 48
237 279 370 371 373 376 378
If your State House Representative is Elliott Naishtat, District 49
137 149 444 454
If your State House Representative is Mark Strama, District 50
107 203 205 211 215 216 254 328 333 334 336
If your State House Representative is Eddie Rodriguez, District 51
123 401 402 404 405 407 427 441 443 452
To find out what precinct that you live in:
1. Click on the following link:
http://www.traviscountytax.org/showVoterSearch.do. This will take you to
the voter verification page of the Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector web
site.
2. On that page, click on "Search for Voter by Name."
3. Put in your last name and first name in the appropriate boxes and
click "Go."
4. Find your name and the address where you are registered and click on
the corresponding certificate number.
5. Your precinct number will be under "Travis County Elections Polling
Location Information" on the left side of the page.
AFTER FINDING OUT WHAT PRECINCT YOU LIVE IN, CHECK THE LIST ABOVE TO SEE IF
A PRECINCT CHAIR IS NEEDED IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD!
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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
The TCDP Calendar changes almost daily as we receive new information, so we
encourage you to check the calendar often. Go to:
http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/calendar.php
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Friday, July 20, 2007
Concert to Save Town Lake- Please refer to this event earlier in this
newsletter.
Young Democrats of America National Convention in Dallas
TIME: Friday, July 20, 2007 at 8:00am-9:30pm
PLACE: Adams Mark Hotel, 400 North Olive Street, Dallas
CONTACT: YDA at 202-639-8585 or info at ydaconference.com
The Young Democrats of America (YDA) is the largest youth-led partisan
political organization that builds strong chapters and a solid youth voting
bloc for Democrats nationwide.
Senator John Edwards, former Texas Agriculture Secretary Jim Hightower,
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Sierra Club Executive Director Carl
Pope, John Stolz from VoteVets, and other exciting speakers are just part of
our dynamic convention program. Training sessions, a community service
project with Democrats Work, and our national officer elections are also
highlights of the convention.
YDA's national convention will be held in Dallas July 18 - 21. Please go to
http://www.ydadallas2007.org <http://www.ydadallas2007.org/> for more
information.
Today's schedule:
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Regional Directors' Breakfast
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Trainings, Committee Meetings, Day Trips, Caucus
Elections
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Regional Caucuses
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM Trainings, Committee Meetings, Day Trips, Caucus Elections
6:00 PM - 9:30 PM General Session - Nominations of Candidates
9:30 PM - 11:00 PM Taste of the States
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Alumni Reception
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Saturday, July 21, 2007
Young Democrats of America National Convention in Dallas
TIME: Saturday, July 21, 2007 at 8:00am-9:30pm
PLACE: Adams Mark Hotel, 400 North Olive Street, Dallas
CONTACT: YDA at 202-639-8585 or info at ydaconference.com
The Young Democrats of America (YDA) is the largest youth-led partisan
political organization that builds strong chapters and a solid youth voting
bloc for Democrats nationwide.
Senator John Edwards, former Texas Agriculture Secretary Jim Hightower,
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Sierra Club Executive Director Carl
Pope, John Stolz from VoteVets, and other exciting speakers are just part of
our dynamic convention program. Training sessions, a community service
project with Democrats Work, and our national officer elections are also
highlights of the convention.
YDA's national convention will be held in Dallas July 18 - 21. Please go to
http://www.ydadallas2007.org <http://www.ydadallas2007.org/> for more
information.
Today's schedule:
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM General Session - Platform
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Alumni Luncheon
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM General Session - Elections
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Tomorrow Club Member Reception
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Awards Banquet and Closing Ceremonies
Yeller Dawg/Saturday Sages Meeting
TIME: Saturday, July 21, 2007 at 11:00am-1:00pm
PLACE: Tres Amigos Restaurant, 1801 S. Capitol of Texas Hwy (AKA 360)
CONTACT: Bill McAfee at bmcafee at austin.rr.com
Please join the Yeller Dawg/Saturday Sages for their weekly meeting.
John Edwards' Austin One Corps Volunteer Event
TIME: Saturday, July 21, 2007 at 3:00pm
PLACE: Bethany United Methodist Church, 10100 Anderson Mill Road
CONTACT: Jo Ann Richmond at jr9657 at yahoo.com
The John Edwards Campaign's Austin One Corps invites you to work with them
as they help Bags of Grace (www.bagsofgrace.org
<http://www.bagsofgrace.org/> ). Bags of Grace is a volunteer organization
that puts together Ziploc bags of food and a few toiletry items to be handed
out to the homeless here in Austin.
Volunteers will be unloading and setting up the tables for the assembly of
the bags. A short break will be taken with refreshments and then the
assembly will begin.
For more information, and to RSVP for this event, please copy and paste the
following url: http://blog.johnedwards.com/event/2519
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Sunday, July 22, 2007
Precinct 355 Potluck Dinner
TIME: Sunday, July 22, 2007 at 5:00pm
PLACE: Home of precinct chair Marge Wood, 2303 Comberg Castle Way
CONTACT: Marge Wood at 291-8457
You are invited to a potluck dinner with the Democrats of precinct 355. The
topic up for discussion will be Medicare and supplemental insurance.
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Monday, July 23, 2007
Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate
TIME: Monday, July 23, 2007 at 6:00pm-8:00pm
PLACE: CNN, Cable Channel 46
The South Carolina Democratic Party's Presidential Primary Debate, Sponsored
by CNN/YouTube, Hosted by The Citadel
CNN and YouTube are teaming up to host the first-ever voter-generated
presidential debate. For the first time in presidential debate history, the
Democratic debate in Charleston, SC will feature video questions submitted
to YouTube which will be broadcast and answered by the candidates on CNN.
CNN's Anderson Cooper will moderate the two-hour debate and pose follow-up
questions. The debate will be at The Citadel in Charleston, SC, on Monday,
July 23 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (ET) and will air live on CNN.
YouTube users can submit their questions at www.youtube.com/debates
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Northeast Travis County Democrats Meeting
TIME: Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 6:30pm Meet and Greet, 7:00pm Meeting starts
PLACE: Travis County Community Center, 15822 Foothill Farms Loop,
Pflugerville (across FM 1825 from the Springhill Restaurant and behind the
Lamb's Auto)
CONTACT: Dave Taylor at 251-4645 or mrdave9735 at aol.com
You are invited to join Northeast Travis County Democrats for their monthly
meeting.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
There will be no Texas Environmental Democrats meeting tonight! Instead,
please attend the 2007 Democratic Reunion clean up of Blunn Creek Reserve
mentioned earlier in this newsletter.
TCDP's County Executive Committee Meeting
TIME: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at 6:00pm-7:30pm
PLACE: Commissioners' Courtroom, Granger Building, 11th and Guadalupe
CONTACT: TCDP at 477-7500 or info at traviscountydemocrats.org
You are invited to attend the monthly business meeting of the TCDP County
Executive Committee, chaired by Chris Elliott. There will be a special
presentation by Responsible Growth for Northcross.
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Thursday, July 26, 2007
Fundraising Reception for Commissioner Margaret Gomez
TIME: Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 5:30pm-7:30pm
PLACE: Nuevo Leon, 1501 E. 6th St.
CONTACT: Catherine Tymniak at 542-9744 or catherine at susanharry.com
You are invited to a reception for County Commissioner Margaret Gomez.
Sponsorship levels are $100, $250, $500, $1000. Tickets are $25.
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IN THE NEWS
For up to date political news and commentary, please go to our web site at
www.traviscountydemocrats.org <http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/> and
click on "Current News"
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CONTACT INFORMATION FOR TCDP ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
Travis County Democratic Party Administrative Office
1311-B East 6th Street, Austin, TX 78702
Web: www.traviscountydemocrats.org <http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/>
E-mail: info at traviscountydemocrats.org
Chris Elliott - Chair
chair at traviscountydemocrats.org
Elizabeth Yevich - Executive Director
elizabeth at traviscountydemocrats.org
Garry Brown - Assistant Director
garry at traviscountydemocrats.org
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Ph (512) 477-7500 Fax (512) 477-7769
MAILING ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 684263
Austin, TX 78768-4263
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