[Tcdp_newsletter] Travis County Democratic Party Weekly E-Newsletter Friday, July 27 - Friday, August 3, 2007
Travis County Democratic Party Weekly Newsletter
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Thu Jul 26 15:44:25 CDT 2007
Travis County Democratic Party Weekly E-Newsletter
Friday, July 27 - Friday, August 3, 2007
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IN THIS ISSUE
- Can You Work 3-5 Elections Over the Next Year?
- 2007 Democratic Reunion
- National Night Out, August 7, 2007
- An Appeal to All Democrats from Donna Beth McCormick, Precinct Chair of
236
- 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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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
200 201 202 203 204 205 206 208 209 210 211 215 216 218 219
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
On a related note, Travis County Elections is looking for bilingual
(English/Spanish) election workers. For more information, please call Davia
Prosser at 854-4996.
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2007 DEMOCRATIC REUNION
Blunn Creek Preserve Clean Up
Saturday, July 28, 2007
9:00am
Blunn Creek Nature Preserve, 1200 St. Edwards Drive
This summer, 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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AN APPEAL TO ALL DEMOCRATS FROM DONNA BETH MCCORMICK, PRECINCT CHAIR OF 236
To All Travis County Democrats:
We need to protect our own. As you know, health insurance, or rather the
lack thereof, is a hot topic in this election. Did you know that Elizabeth
Yevich (TCDP Executive Director) and Garry Brown (TCDP Assistant Director)
have no coverage at all? I recently found out. TCDP is investigating to
see what is affordable. BUT, this "something affordable" will cost money.
It is time for us to pony up and help. We know it will not be cheap, but it
is necessary.
These two people serve us very well, and we need and should take care of
them. We would be up that well-known creek if we had to go to the office
and try to cover for them because of something that could have been
prevented with a visit to the doctor.
Increase your giving, or start giving, to give them health, along with their
happiness of being a Democrat!
Donna Beth McCormick
Pct. Chair 236
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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 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 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
122 129 132 139 141 164
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
237 267 279 343 370 371 373 376 378
If your State House Representative is Elliott Naishtat, District 49
137 149 444 454
If your State House Representative is Mark Strama, District 50
107 205 211 215 216 254 328 333 334 336
If your State House Representative is Eddie Rodriguez, District 51
123 401 402 404 405 407 427 429 441 443 452
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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DID YOU KNOW?
The Travis County Democratic Party has two other email lists- Activism and
Events. These lists are used occasionally for folks who want to know more
about action items and particular events respectively.
You may sign up for these lists at the following link:
http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/newsletter.php
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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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Saturday, July 28, 2007
2007 Democratic Reunion- Please refer to this event earlier in this
newsletter.
Yeller Dawg/Saturday Sages Meeting
TIME: Saturday, July 28, 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.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Austin Tejano Democrats Meeting
TIME: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 5:30pm
PLACE: Casa Garcia Restaurant, 1050 S. Lamar Blvd.
CONTACT: Sylvia Camarillo-Brittain, 784-5810 or
austintejanodemocrats at yahoo.com
Please join the Austin Tejano Democrats for their meeting. This is a young
Tejano Democrats recruitment meeting.
Please note: The Austin Tejano Democrats meet occasionally and do not have a
regular meeting day and time.
Northeast Travis County Democrats Meeting
TIME: Tuesday, July 31, 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. State Representative Mark Strama will give his take on the last
legislative session from 7 - 8 pm, and then Dan Grant, candidate for CD10
will speak at 8 pm.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2007
There will be no Democracy for Texas meeting tonight!
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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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