September 18, 2022 / Newsletter 294 | |
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JOIN DEMOCRATS ACROSS GEORGIA FOR OUR DAY OF ACTION!
Sign up to canvass on September 25th for Abrams/Warnock and our local Democratic candidates
Democrats across Georgia will be out on Sunday, September 25th, canvassing to get out the vote. Early voting begins in 4 weeks, and it's time to hit the streets. Canvassing remains the single most effective way to turn out the vote, and we want to be sure that every Democrat in Hall Country shows up at the polls.
The best way to canvass is with a friend, or a group of friends, so sign up together!
We will provide all the information you need to be a part of this statewide effort. You are the key to making sure we put Stacey in the governor's mansion, return Reverend Warnock to the Senate, and elect our local candidates to state and county office.
Three-hour shifts are available starting at noon, 3 pm and 6 pm.
Sign up today for September 25th, the big Day of Action event.
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Hall County Canvass! · Democratic Party of Georgia | Election Day quickly approaches! Join us on doors in Hall County to mobilize voters on behalf of Senator Raphael Warnock, Stacey Abrams, and local down-ballot candidates. No experience necessary - first time canvassers are welcome! We will provide training, a script, and the list of addresses. | | | | |
 
 
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September 18
Stacey Abrams in Forsyth County
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September 22
Charlie Bailey, Georgia's next Lt Governor, in Gainesville
Join Charlie Bailey and hosts Kate and Matt Cook, Lydia Sartain, Jackie Sosby, Lora and Jody Cooley
When: Thursday, September 22, 6-8 pm
Where: Law offices of Cook Law Group
800 Jesse Jewell Parkway SW, #100
Gainesville
RSVP:
CHARLIEFORGEORGIA.COM/Gainesville
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September 20
Melita Easters, WIN Executive Director, Reproductive Rights Tour
When: Tuesday, Sept. 20
Stops scheduled at Noon in White County and at 5:00 pm in Hiawassee
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October 8
Victory in the Valley
Get Out the Vote Rally
When: Saturday, Oct. 8, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
Where: Sautee Nacoochee Center
283 GA-255, Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571
Live music, free hot dogs, playground
Speakers, including William Boddie, candidate for Labor Commissioner
Bring a lawn chair, and canopy or umbrella for shade.
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TIME TO COMMIT TO ACTION!
The election is 52 days away. If you haven’t already, it’s time to take action NOW!.
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Be sure you are registered to vote. Register by Oct. 11, and check your registration to ensure it is active. My Voter Page
- MAKE YOUR PLAN to vote, whether you vote early, on Election Day, or absentee.
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Become a poll worker or poll observer.
- Sign up to canvass (see above).
- Sign up to work at HQ.
- Sign up for phone banking or text banking.
- Donate to us and our candidates.
- Put up a sign in your yard and bumper sticker(s) on your car
- Work at the voter hotline.
- Share this link with overseas military & civilians so they can request their ballots NOW: fvap.gov or votefromabroad.org.
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WE HAVE STACEY ABRAMS YARD SIGNS! | |
Letters to the Editor
The reactionary right took over the letters to the editor in the Gainesville Times this week. At least 3 of our neighbors believe we are trying to control them, that Raphael Warnock is in favor of allowing dangerous immigrants from all over the world into our country, and that if we win the mid-terms, this country won't be worth living in.
If you would like to represent for Democrats, to let people know we aren't actually satan incarnate, here is the link to submit: https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/about-us-main/contact-letter/
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Candidate News
Volunteer, attend an event, host an event, contribute
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Wine Down and Write Postcards with Kim Floria for GA HD30 · Mobilize | Join Kim on Wednesdays from 6-7:30 to write postcards to voters in South Hall and NE Gwinnett. We'll supply the postcards, addresses, and a short script. | | |
Kim for Georgia-Canvassing · Kim Floria for Georgia HD 30 | Join us canvassing to help elect Democrat Kim Floria as Representative for GA House District 30. | | | |
Jody Cooley, GA State Senate, District 49
Volunteer for Jody Cooley's Post Cards to Teachers campaign. Email Campaign22info@gmail.com
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Donate to our Democratic Candidates
Using the secure website ActBlue, you can donate to these Hall County Democrats running for office. Use the links below:
Isabel-Martinez Flynn, Hall County School Board Post 2
Pat Calmes, Hall County School Board At Large
Get the word out and support these Democratic candidates.
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Voting and Elections News | |
Upcoming 2022 Mid-term Election Dates

August 22 - First day to submit application for absentee ballot
Important note: You can request absentee ballots now, but the elections office won’t start mailing them out until October 11th. Absentee ballot requests must be received in the office no later than 5 pm on October 28.
October 11 - Voter Registration Deadline for 11/8 midterm elections
NOVEMBER 8 - 2022 MIDTERM GENERAL ELECTIONS
DECEMBER 6 - 2022 MIDTERM ELECTION RUNOFF (if needed)
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Early Voting for November 8, 2022, General Election
Dates & Locations
Early voting will begin on Monday, October 17, 2022 and end on Friday, November 4, 2022. Hall County voters can go to any one of the listed below seven locations regardless of where in the county they reside or are registered to vote.
Early voting days & times:
Monday, October 17 - Friday, October 21 9AM to 6PM - ALL LOCATIONS
Saturday, October 22 9AM to 5PM - ALL LOCATIONS
Monday, October 24 - Friday, October 28 9AM to 6PM - ALL LOCATIONS
Saturday, October 29 9AM to 5PM - ALL LOCATIONS
Monday, October 31 - Friday, November 4 7AM to 7PM - ALL LOCATIONS
Early voting locations:
North Hall Community Center 4175 Nopone Road, Gainesville
East Hall Community Center 3911 P Davidson Road, Gainesville
Mulberry Creek Community Center 4491 JM Turk Road, Flowery Branch
Chicopee Woods Ag Center 1855 Calvary Church Road, Gainesville
Spout Springs Library 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch
Murrayville Library 4796 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Gainesville Civic Center 830 Green Street NE, Gainesville
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Change in Voting Locations for Nov. 8 Election
(does not apply to early voting)
ATTENTION VOTERS OF
OAKWOOD 2
(West Hall Baptist Church)
BEGINNING WITH THE NOVEMBER 8, 2022 ELECTION
YOUR NEW VOTING LOCATION IS:
FLAT CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH
5504 FLAT CREEK ROAD – GAINESVILLE
ATTENTION VOTERS OF
ROBERTS
(MOUNT SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH)
BEGINNING WITH THE NOVEMBER 8, 2022 ELECTION
YOUR NEW VOTING LOCATION IS:
LANIER POINT CHURCH
6302 LANIER ISLANDS PARKWAY - BUFORD
FOR MORE INFORMATION: PLEASE CONTACT (770) 531-6945
(source: Hall County website)
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Georgia Voting Laws and Voter Disenfranchisement
"For all of the recent uproar over voting rights, little attention has been paid to one of the most sustained and brazen suppression campaigns in America: the effort to block help at the voting booth for people who struggle to read — a group that amounts to about 48 million Americans, or more than a fifth of the adult population."
ProPublica, the non-profit news outlet, published their findings on how literacy affects voter turnout. They tell the story of one voter advocate in Coffee County Georgia who works tirelessly to help the undereducated people in her country be able to vote.
The restrictive new voting laws passed in Georgia and other states with Republican-dominated state legislatures discourage those already under-represented from casting a ballot. Strict ID requirements and barriers to assistance in the voting process are designed to intimidate voters who struggle to read the ballot or navigate through the touch screens.
Coffee County, you may recall, is one of the elections offices under investigation for allowing unauthorized persons access to their voting system to make copies of the voting results data, supposedly to investigate "fraud" that led to Joe Biden's winning Georgia's electoral votes in 2020.
I encourage you to read the story of one of the many heroes working to save our democracy and how the state targets them as well as those voters they assist. The video report is less detailed, if you're short on time.
In other news related to efforts to undermine democracy, the Fulton DA's investigation into attempts to invalidate the 2020 election results continued, with testimony from the lone reporter who confronted the Republican false electors when they met in secret in the Capitol while the true electors were being certified in another part of the building. And Democrats in Congress are looking at ways to prevent the census from being misused for political purposes.
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Right to Read: The fight against an age-old effort to block Americans from voting | Millions of Americans face literacy challenges and when election day comes, the voting booth can be intimidating as many struggle to understand the ballot. Investigative Reporter Caresse Jackman teamed up with ProPublica to examine the problem and potential solutions when it comes to the Right to Read. | | |
Local journalist testifies before Fulton special grand jury - WABE | Journalist George Chidi came to the Georgia State Capitol on Dec. 14, 2020, over concerns about extremists trying to interrupt the certification of Georgia's 2020 Electoral College presidential electors for Joe Biden. "I had been watching the Capitol for a few weeks before Dec. 14," he told WABE. | | | |
The Fight Against an Age-Old Effort to Block Americans From Voting | For nearly 10 hours on Georgia's primary day, Olivia Coley-Pearson tracked down every potential voter she could find, working two cellphones as she paced the parking lot outside the polls, repeating the same message: "You need to tell all your cousins, your brothers, your sisters, your aunts, your uncles - everybody you know - to come on down here to vote." | | |
Census meddling is targeted in bill, recommendations | Democratic lawmakers intent on making sure that unprecedented efforts by the Trump administration to politicize the 2020 census never happen again are moving forward with plans for safeguards they say will help the U.S. head count stay free of future interference. | | |
Georgia 2020 election inquiry may lead to prison sentences, prosecutor says | ATLANTA - The prosecutor investigating efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to challenge the 2020 election results in Georgia said this week that her team has heard credible allegations that serious crimes have been committed and that she believes some individuals may see jail time. "The allegations are very serious. | | | |
State & Local News (Some links may require a subscription)
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Georgia's shifting politics force GOP to look beyond Atlanta | TOCCOA, Ga. (AP) - When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made one of his first general election campaign swings in August, he went straight to the modern heartland of the state's Republican Party. It wasn't Buckhead, the glitzy Atlanta neighborhood where Kemp lives in a governor's mansion dwarfed by other nearby estates. | | | |
A Lot More Censorship Is Coming to a School Near You | We're in the midst of a legislative war on American education. At the heart of this conflict are educational gag orders- state legislative attempts to restrict teaching, training, and learning in K-12 schools and higher education. These bills, which generally target discussions of race, gender, sexuality, and U.S. | | | |
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Please note there may be some days where our volunteer staff have an outside commitment, so check for the American flag our front to know that HQ is open. Office will be open on days canvassers have signed up.
Monday 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday CLOSED
Friday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday CLOSED (Staffed on canvassing days)
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Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone: (470) 892-5825
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