- Assuming we can get a quorum (so please attend if you can!!), vote to amend our bylaws to reflect precinct redistricting necessitated by the 2020 census (details in last month’s newsletter). The proposed amendment language, with full explanation, is here.
- Volunteers will be needed to staff current polling places and the two old polling places (Alumni Hall and Tonsler) on Primary Day to answer voters’ questions and thank them for coming out to vote.
- June 2 Summer Bash Fundraiser report (see below).
- Charlottesville City Council Candidate forum on May 24 (see below).
- June 26 picnic with Albemarle Dems (see below).
- Zoning info forum (see below).
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REPORT: Executive Committee Meeting (4/24/23)
- two precincts no longer exist;
- there are two new precincts that technically have no one representing them, because the precincts did not exist at the time of our last reorganization (and our bylaws don’t address this scenario!);
- some Precinct reps no longer live in the precincts that they represent due to the redrawn lines;
- Mike Cameron and Mary Ann Harris have found a very few errors in the VoteBuilder database that put people in the wrong precinct (we’re advising the DPVA’s tech team of these).
- A proposed amendment to the bylaws will be presented for the May 22 Full Committee meeting.
- In the meantime, precinct leaders will develop an ad hoc reorganization to handle the upcoming election.
REPORT: 11/28 Executive Committee Meeting
Precinct Redistricting
Update on Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)
Reflections on the November General Election
Josh Throneburg reported that he and his team are doing an after-election report to analyze what worked well and what didn’t; Josh is committed to staying involved to try to build in all of those areas for the future.
Post-Election Day Polling Place Update
Aaron Rouse in Special Election for VA 07
Aaron Rouse, former Virginia Beach City Councilman (and Virginia Tech and NFL football player) is running for Virginia State Senate District 07.
You can find out more about this excellent candidate, and support him, at https://rouseforsenate.com
RIP Rep. Donald McEachin
Storage Lockers: They Take a Village
A group of dedicated Dems took some time after the election to clear out our storage unit! Masses of accumulated lawn signs (the wire frames that hold up lawn signs cost campaigns about three dollars each, so we have them available for the next campaign), campaign materials, office equipment, and…. stuff… were sorted, organized, and recycled or donated (e.g. a box of old campaign materials to the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society). Now we’re ready for 2023!
Thanks to everyone who helped make this magic happen: Bekah Saxon, Dashad Cooper, John McLaren, Mary Ann and Mark Harris, Mary Jane Gore, Nancy Damon, and Suzanne Michels.
Note: local politics is fun and rewarding, but not (always) as glamorous as people think. 😜