August 28, 2022 / Newsletter 291

Sign up to canvass for Abrams/Warnock Coordinated Campaign

The Week of Action canvassing starts TODAY and continues through the week.  Help get out the vote for Democrats. Shifts are available each day:

1:00 - 3:00 pm

3:00 - 5:00 pm

5:00 - 7:00 pm 

Sign up for one or more shifts bly clicking below:

WE HAVE STACEY ABRAMS YARD SIGNS!

SIGN UP TO BE A POLL WORKER

Hall County is hiring 300 additional poll workers. Therese are paid positions. You will receive training. Click below to apply.

POLL OBSERVERS NEEDED! 

We need all hands on deck as the clock ticks closer to Election Day! All Poll Observers MUST be trained by mid-September. We still need at least 1,045 Poll Observers signed up to stay on track! No need to live in Georgia or have any previous legal or political experience. All are welcome! Use this link   bit.ly/GAPOsignup 

PARTY NEWS

Meet Our Coordinator for the Regional Coordinated Campaign

A message from Chad Gowland

Hi folks, 

Thanks so much for including me in your newsletter! Here's what I've got to put in:

"Hi folks! My name is Chad Gowland, and I'm the Field Organizer on behalf of the Coordinated Campaign for Rev. Senator Warnock and Stacey Abrams serving Hall County.

I am so excited to join fellow Democrats throughout Hall County this cycle to continue building an equitable and prosperous Georgia. This year, our rights are under attack on just about every front, from reproductive rights to voting rights and everything in between.

To fight back and ensure Democrats throughout Hall County turn out this fall, I'll be organizing canvassing events and phone banks to make sure Republicans don't get away with creating an unjust society that only serves their interests. This week after the State Convention, I will be hosting such events in Hall County on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. You can sign up for them through this link here. The stakes are as high as ever in this election, and it will be an all-hands-on-deck effort to reach every possible voter--I hope I can count on you to join me!

https://www.mobilize.us/gavotes/event/491460/?referring_vol=5488654&rname=Chad&share_context=event_details&share_medium=copy_link

I am looking forward to working with all of you this cycle. Let's leave it all on the field!

Yours in solidarity,

Chad D. Gowland

Field Organizer

DPG Coordinated Campaign

Photos from Candidates on Tap

As you can see, the candidates and the voters all had a great time. Pizza, beer and politics!

Ways to be involved

Volunteer for Jody Cooley's Post Cards to Teachers campaign. Email Campaign22info@gmail.com

Kim Floria is hosting a weekly Wine and Postcard Writing event on Wednesday evenings at Soprano's Grill, 5783 Old Winder Highway in Braselton.

Sign up here: https://mobilize.us/s/4R07cq

She also has a Calling Voters event scheduled on Saturdays from 10:30-noon. Sign up here: https://mobilize.us/s/BF1eNG

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.

OCTOBER 11 - Voter Registration Deadline for 11/8 election & for runoff on 12/6 (if needed) for state and local races

Note: In their efforts to confuse voters, the GOP's new voting law requires you to be registered for the Nov 8 election to vote for state/local races in a Dec 6 runoff, if a runoff is necessary.

November 7 - Voter Registration Deadline to be able to vote for Federal offices only in Dec 6 runoff, if a runoff is necessary.

NOVEMBER 8 - 2022 MIDTERM GENERAL ELECTIONS

DECEMBER 6 - 2022 MIDTERM ELECTION RUNOFF (if needed)

Revelations of Security Breaches of Voting Systems in Georgia and Other Swing States

Since the 2016 election, the news cycle moves at warp speed, so the news of security breaches of voting systems in Georgia and Michigan may have escaped your notice. Trump attorneys including Sidney Powell hired Atlanta-based firm SullivanStrickler to gain access to voting systems in both states, copy data from those systems, and deliver the data to to multiple individuals involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. SullivanStrickler issued a statement indicating they would fully cooperate with investigators. 

Meanwhile, Fulton County DA Fani Willis continues to issue grand jury subpoenas to Republicans in Georgia and beyond. Her office is investigating Trump's efforts to find 11,000 more votes.

Down.Ballot Races: Georgia Supreme Court

Although the state Supreme Court elections are non-partisan, Brian Kemp has politicized these elections, ensuring that his recent appointees’ seats are taken off the ballot. With abortion laws being thrown back to the states by the SCOTUS ruling in Dobbs, the state Supreme Court is an important down-ballot race. The race is non-partisan (no D or R next to candidate names on the ballot), so we've linked to an article about the candidates in the contested race..

EDITORIAL NOTE: The article above omits the fact that Andrew Clyde's business, Clyde Armory, received a PPP loan, which was forgiven by the Federal government.