CCDemClub NEWSLETTER #162, 4/2/2020
NEW and UPDATED items are marked and highlighted in the Table of Contents, and in the details.
For UPDATED items, I’ll try to highlight the changed or new bits (like this!)
For information on joining the club, see “About the Club” at the end of the newsletter.
Any problems, or to submit items for the newsletter, email me at wils…@gmail.com.
– Mark
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Primary Election: All-Mail! (NEW)
Note from the President
ALL ARE WELCOME AT OUR MEETINGS AND EVENTS!
Postcards 4 Maryland postcard writing group CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Jamie Raskin’s mobile office
EVENTS
April 4 (1 of 2): NEXT Patriots Resist Rally CANCELLED
April 4 (2 of 2): NEXT Postcard-Writing Meeting CANCELLED
April 5: VOCAL Project Clean Stream Volunteers Needed: CANCELLED
April 6: April Carroll County Democratic Club meeting CANCELLED
April 7: “Harvest the Vote” Book Event in Frederick CANCELLED
April 25: VOCAL Project Clean Stream Volunteers Needed: CANCELLED
May 1: 2020 CCRE Bridging the Gap Conference – CANCELLED
May 4: May CC Democratic Club meeting CANCELLED
September 10: Carroll County Democratic Central Committee Victory Dinner: NEW DAY
About the Club
About the Newsletter
Et Cetera! (Various Other Resources)
Primary Election: All-Mail! (NEW)
From Katherine Berry, Election Director, Carroll County Board of Elections:
As you are aware, Governor Hogan has postponed the April 28 Presidential Primary Election to June 2. I want to personally let you know that the State Board of Elections and Local Boards of Elections are working tirelessly to make this transition as seamless as possible while ensuring that all registered voters are able to cast their ballots.
This week, the State Board Members voted in favor of an all-mail election. We are finalizing processes and procedures and voters will likely begin receiving a ballot in the mail in the beginning of May. I have had some questions regarding what you can do to assist with making sure our voters are informed about this election, so here are some helpful pieces of information that you can help spread to our voters:
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All voters need to review their registration information here: https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/VoterSearch
If any information needs updated, they can do so here: https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/OnlineVoterRegistration/InstructionsStep1
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Regarding party affiliation, if a voter wishes to change their party, they can use the link above to make that change. If a voter is registered as anything other than the two majority parties, they will receive a non-partisan ballot which only includes the Board of Education.
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If a voter is going to be out of town and needs to have their ballot delivered to a different address OR they would like to have their ballot delivered via web delivery, they should complete an absentee ballot application detailing such information. This application is found in the second link in #1.
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All ballots will be mailed with a prepaid postage return envelope.
Note from the President
Dear friends,
I hope this finds you well.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the closing of schools, libraries, and government offices, the curtailment or complete closing of businesses, the cancellation of events, and the urgent need for staying home and social distancing.
The Club has cancelled all its in-person events and activities through April and May. We will, however, hold our election of officers for the 2020-2021 virtually. Emails with the slate of officers to vote on have by now been sent to Club members. We will announce the results of the election to our entire club email list on April 6th.
As we take care of ourselves and our families, let’s also remember to care of those who are in need of community assistance and support even in the best of times. Though there are many worthy charities and service organizations in Carroll County, I include here three organizations that the Club has supported in the recent past and who could use your financial help in these challenging times:
Carroll County Food Sunday – https://ccfoodsunday.org/how-to-help/
Human Services Programs of Carroll County – https://hspinc.org/give/ (scroll down to Online Gift)
The Shepherd’s Staff – https://www.shepstaff.org/giving/ways-to-give/donate-online/
Please follow and stay up to date with the health and public safety recommendations issued by: our local government at https://www.carroll-lhd.org/covid-19 , our state government at https://health.maryland.gov/ , and the CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/ .
Stay well.
Kate Sanner
President of the CC Democratic Club
ABSENTEE BALLOT INFORMATION
All this information is from https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/absentee.html !
Please refer to that site for up-to-the-date information, as dates and arrangements are changing rapidly!
Latest info from https://elections.maryland.gov/index.html:
The presidential primary election originally scheduled for April 28, 2020, was moved to June 2, 2020. We will submit to the Governor a plan on how to conduct this election to ensure the safety of voters, election judges, and election officials. This plan is due on April 3, 2020. Please check back for more information about the June 2nd election.
EARLY VOTING INFORMATION
All this information is from https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/early_voting.html !
Please refer to that site for up-to-the-date information, as dates and arrangements are changing rapidly!
Latest info from https://elections.maryland.gov/index.html:
The presidential primary election originally scheduled for April 28, 2020, was moved to June 2, 2020. We will submit to the Governor a plan on how to conduct this election to ensure the safety of voters, election judges, and election officials. This plan is due on April 3, 2020. Please check back for more information about the June 2nd election.
ALL ARE WELCOME AT OUR MEETINGS AND EVENTS!
Did you know that you do not have to be a member of the CC Democratic Club to
attend our meetings and events? Our activities are open to anyone who would like to
attend and participate. (Almost all our activities are free. Our picnic in July is free to paid
members.)
That being said, we would love to have you as a member! Membership costs $15 for an
individual and $25 for a couple per club year. You will get a very spiffy membership card
and the gratitude and camaraderie of fellow CC Democrats. Most importantly, your
membership dues help the Club extend its outreach in the community, so please
consider joining. You can join at any meeting, or by contacting Treasurer Mark Wilson, wils…@gmail.com.
Postcards 4 Maryland postcard writing group CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
We will be meeting weekly on Saturdays from 10 AM to 12 Noon at the Westminster Public Library, ONCE MEETINGS RESUME!
Patriots Resist Rally CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
We will let you know when the rallies can resume.
Jamie Raskin’s mobile office
From Rep. Jamie Raskin: My office is following Gov. Hogan’s stay-at-home guidance to slow the spread of COVID-19 and has postponed our mobile office hours that were scheduled for April 8 in Carroll County. Please don’t hesitate to contact my District staff at 301-354-1000 if you need any assistance. We’re here to help!
EVENTS
April 4 (1 of 2): NEXT Patriots Resist Rally CANCELLED
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April 4 (2 of 2): NEXT Postcard-Writing Meeting CANCELLED
When the meetings can resume, we will let you know!
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April 5: VOCAL Project Clean Stream Volunteers Needed: CANCELLED
The following events have apparently been CANCELLED.
If that changes, we will let you know.
VOCAL Carroll County is looking for Project Clean Stream volunteers at two of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s local events:
Sunday, April 5 – Bear Branch Nature Center 2:00 – 4:00PM
Saturday, April 25 – Piney Run Park 10:00AM – Noon
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April 6: April Carroll County Democratic Club meeting CANCELLED
The meeting scheduled for April 6, at which we were to have a Forum for the 3 primary candidates for Judge of the Circuit Court, and vote for officers, has been CANCELLED. We will let you know when meetings resume.
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April 7: “Harvest the Vote” Book Event in Frederick CANCELLED
The Curious Iguana bookstore in Frederick, MD announced that it has cancelled its event with Jane Kleeb, author of Harvest the Vote: How Democrats Can Win Again in Rural America.
About the book:
The Democratic Party has lost an entire generation of rural voters. By
focusing the majority of their message and resources on urban and
coastal voters, Democrats have sacrificed entire regions of the country
where there is more common ground and shared values than what
appears on the surface.
In Harvest the Vote, Jane Kleeb, chair of Nebraska’s Democratic Party
and founder of Bold Nebraska, brings us a lively and sweeping argument
for why the Democrats shouldn’t turn away from rural America. As a party leader and
longtime activist, Kleeb speaks from experience. She’s been fighting the national party
for more resources and building a grassroots movement to flex the power of a voting
bloc that has long been ignored and forgotten.
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April 25: VOCAL Project Clean Stream Volunteers Needed: CANCELLED
The following events have apparently been CANCELLED.
If that changes, we will let you know.
VOCAL Carroll County is looking for Project Clean Stream volunteers at two of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s local events:
Sunday, April 5 – Bear Branch Nature Center 2:00 – 4:00PM
Saturday, April 25 – Piney Run Park 10:00AM – Noon
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May 1: 2020 CCRE Bridging the Gap Conference – CANCELLED
This event is cancelled.
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May 4: May CC Democratic Club meeting CANCELLED
The meeting scheduled for May 4 at which we were to have the Installation of officers and a speaker from the Human Services Programs of Carroll County, Inc is cancelled.
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September 10: Carroll County Democratic Central Committee Victory Dinner: NEW DAY
The Carroll County Democratic Central Committee invites you to its Annual Victory Dinner and Silent Auction.
Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Martin’s Westminster. NOTE THE NEW DATE, moved from May 14!
6:30, Reception
7:30, Dinner
8:30, Program
$80.00/person in advance, $85.00 at the door, $50 for students.
Keynote speaker: Senator Bill Ferguson, new President of the Maryland Senate.
Contact Anita Riley, 410-781-0206, dolce…@verizon.net.
Please mark your calendars and plan to join us that evening!
And thanks in advance for your support.
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About the Club
FACEBOOK Page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/CarrollCountyDemocraticClub/posts/?ref=page_internal
We work to promote Democratic ideals and candidates. We also present speakers on topics of interest to voters at our meetings. We’re based in Westminster.
Regular meetings resume March, April, May of next year.
The meeting minutes are posted in our Google Group folder:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByGlJGvA6lW3bGlfdUlJTTVpcGs
To pay CCDemClub annual dues, send a check made out to “”CCDemClub” to:
Mark Wilson, Treasurer, 1699 King Richard Road, Eldersburg, MD 21784.
$15 for a single, $25 for a couple. You will receive a spiffy club membership card in the mail!
Back to our regularly-scheduled program….
About the Newsletter
We send out a weekly newsletter listing all the news and upcoming events for the next month or so, emphasizing the newly-added or updated events.
As always, you can also go to ccdems.com/events at any time to see the full calendar and details.
To ADD an EVENT: send the information, including (if possible) a URL, to Mark Wilson, wils…@gmail.com.
The newsletter was first published on February 25, 2017.
Et Cetera! (Various Other Resources)
Moving Forward Podcast: moving-forward.libsyn.com With host Kate Sanner
To get on the Carroll County Democratic Central Committee’s mailing list, email Tom Scanlan at trsc…@gmail.com.
To give DIRECTLY to the local food bank, Carroll County Food Sunday, go to the CCFS donation page: http://ccfoodsunday.org/how-to-help/
This page is always available, and ensures your donation directly benefits folks here in Carroll County.
From the Carroll County Democratic Club
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