Carroll County Democratic Central Committee
September Meeting, September 10, 2020
Minutes


Meeting was held virtually and was called to order by Don West, Chair, at 7:06pm.


Committee Members in Attendance
Don West, Mitch Edelman, Katherine Shaw, Charles Harrison, Raquel Walsh, Kate Sanner, Anne Stoner, Corynne Courpas, Tom Scanlan, Anita Riley, Katherine Shaw


Other Attendees
Sally Long, Ryan Koch, Justin Wilson


Guest Speakers
* Laura Morton – running for Circuit Court Judge, any help is greatly appreciated, yard signs, bigger signs, door hangers, LTEs.  Please get in touch through webpage or Facebook.
* Justin Wilson – people are anxious to make calls to swing states, but we still need to focus on making calls into MD as well
   * Would like to set up a Saturday in late September for a 10-1, 1-4, 4-7 phone bank specifically for Carroll County, must keep faith in election process


Chair’s Report
* Approval of agenda – motion to approve by Mitch, vote unanimous
* Recognition of 9/11 – moment of silence
* Billboard – currently up, will be up through the election
* LTEs – keep them coming, great job by everyone
* MDP Biden yard signs and bumper stickers are in – Mitch will pick up Saturday in Annapolis
* Corynne purchased 100 “Nasty Women for Biden/Harris” bumper stickers, available at HQ


Secretary’s Report
Motion to approve report by Kate; vote unanimous


Treasurer’s Report
Current balance - $2,476.91.  Motion to approve report by Charles; vote unanimous
* Bringing in more funds all the time


E-Votes


* Motion by Kate on August 25 to send out 3,000 GOTV postcards, 2nd by Corynne; vote unanimous
* Motion by Don on August 30 to nominate Raquel (CD 1) and Corynne (CD 8) for Presidential Electors; vote unanimous


Committee Reports
* GOTV Postcard Writing – 313 names past month, 348 month before that to new Carroll County Democrats
   * GOTV postcards – motion to approve Kate’s language by Don; 2nd by Corynne; vote unanimous
   * Need to figure out who to target with 3,000 postcards
* Phone Banking – no updates, Tom will get the volunteer list from Raquel, work with Justin
* Texting – Raquel will send previous estimate for cost of proposed texts
* Volunteering – Sally is sending an email out to new volunteers with opportunities to get involved with different campaigns


Old Business
* HQ
   * Schedule – all shifts staffed with two people each shift, one person per shift has a key, going really well, may expand hours as we get closer to the election
   * Virtual Silent Auction – displayed at HQ
      * Up to almost $1200
      * Push on Facebook every day that HQ is open, or at least once a week – Kate will post
      * Consider ending auction early – thoughts?  End of this month?  No, keep open through original date
* Biden yard signs – getting more from MDP on Saturday


New Business
* Biden/Harris car magnets – Tom proposes we should order 100; motion by Corynne, 2nd by Tom; vote unanimous
* Electors – Corynne and Raquel have been nominated
* Facebook Debate Watch Party – give it a try for September 29, Raquel to host on the CCDCC page
   * Raquel will create a Facebook event
* PFLAG Virtual Drag Show – September 26, $50 sponsorship for a Queen
   * Motion by Corynne to sponsor, 2nd by Anne; vote unanimous
* Victory Dinner – May 20, 2021
* Nomination of New Officers – Anne and Charles, nominating committee
   * August 26 – interest survey sent to committee members, call to Katherine
   * Committee submits the following nominations
      * Chairman – Don West
      * 1st Vice Chair – Mitch Edelman
      * 2nd Vice Chair – Katherine Shaw
      * Secretary – Raquel Walsh
      * Treasurer – Corynne Courpas
   * Any other nominations?  None
   * Motion to close nominations by Mitch, 2nd by Don; vote unanimous
   * Secretary casts single vote to approve slate
* How do we support our candidates in November?
   * Make sure we are sending events for Mia, sharing to all social media and email blasts
   * Laura – let us know if there’s anything we should include in our communications
* Candidate Recruitment and Training – Local Elections – 2022 – need to start thinking about it now
* Next meeting – October 8.  Libraries not taking meeting room reservations through end of year, so will continue zoom meetings.


Meeting adjourned at 8:45pm.




Respectfully submitted,
Raquel Walsh, Recording Secretary
CCDCC