March 20, 2022 / Newsletter 268 |
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Go Tell It In The Mountains! · Democratic Party of Georgia
Democrats Care about preserving and protecting our North Georgia environment!! YOU are INVITED to attend a Day of Engagement! JOIN US April 9 at a Regional Environmental Summit and afterwards hear from our local and state Democrat candidates. .
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Upcoming key election dates:
You can request your absentee ballot for May primary now. UPDATED INFO: Elections office begins mailing out ballots on April 25.
Last day to register to vote in May primary: April 25
NOTE: New GA Voting Law requires you to be registered by this date to vote in the primary runoff (if there is one).
Early voting for May primary begins May 2.
Saturday early voting May 7 & 14; Sunday voting May 8 & 15.
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Request your absentee ballot
Any registered Georgia voter can request an absentee ballot online, by mail, by phone or in person.
To request an absentee ballot, you must complete an absentee ballot application and return it to the Hall County elections office by mail, fax, email (as an attachment), or in person.
You must include a valid GA Driver's License or State ID number on your application! If you don't have a GA Driver's License or State ID, you must provide a copy of 2 types of acceptable ID, one with a photo and one with your home address, as listed at the bottom of the application form.
Get an absentee ballot application:
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Sign in on the My Voter Page to find an Absentee Ballot Request Information box with a link to the absentee ballot application.
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Call the Hall County Elections Office. Phone: 770-531-6945
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Visit the Hall County Elections Office at 2875 Browns Bridge Road, Lower Level, Gainesville, GA 30504 Directions
Complete the form and return it to the Hall County Elections office by mail, by email (as an attachment), or in person. Remember to include your ID number or copies of your ID documents.
Mailing Address
Hall County Registrar
P.O. Drawer 1435
Gainesville, GA 30503
Email elections@hallcounty.org
Fax: 770-531-3931
In person: 2875 Browns Bridge Road, Lower Level, Gainesville, GA 30504 Directions
Your absentee ballot will be mailed to you. We'll include details on how to complete and return your absentee ballot in a future newsletter.
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Drive Voters to the Polls
Hall County Dems have the opportunity to work with RideShare2Vote, a national organization that helps coordinate getting voters to the polls.
if you're interested in volunteering to drive people to the polls during the primaries or the general election, email Jennifer LaRose at jblarose13@gmail.com to learn more.
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Writing Wednesdays with Fair Count & VoteRiders · Fair Count
Nearly 155,000 registered Georgia voters do not have ID on file with the State. Under the State's new voting law, they will face additional barriers to casting their ballots. Join Fair Count and VoteRiders for a virtual letter writing party! You...
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Weekly Thoughts from the Chair:
It's Spring!
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Spring arrives today – day 79 of 2022! Fall arrives on September 23 — day 266 of 2022. The Midterm Elections end on November 8 — day 312 of 2022. We have 187 days until Fall, and 312 days until the mid term elections are history. 312 days until it’s all over. What can we do in 312 days?
We have 7 candidates on our sparkling slate of Hall County Democrats for 2022: Pat Calmes, Laura Colaninno, Jody Cooley, Kim Floria, Isabel Flynn, Angela Middleton, and Devin Pandy. These folks are quality candidates and demonstrate the finest character imaginable. And their contribution to good government will be immense – if they get elected.
Now, I don’t know when was the last time we had 7 Hall County Democrats running, but it must have been a while back. What I *DO KNOW* is that it is possible to join County campaigns, work together, campaign together, and take our fight to voters who can and will vote for us. Each of these candidates brings unique skills, experience, and thought that can be multiplied by joining together. Together we stand, divided we fall.
Still, there is the elephant in the room: the perception that Democrats are extremists. If we take the traditional Democratic approach, defeat at the polls is virtually guaranteed. So, let’s turn away from what has not worked and find a new approach that can. Jody Cooley and I have urged a middle ground strategy.
Our state motto is: Wisdom, Justice and Moderation. Wisdom to guide the legislature – Justice to guide the judiciary — and Moderation to guide the executive. We should incorporate each of these principles into our campaigns – no one can object to these three ideals without being exposed as a fool.
We must have obvious and palpable Wisdom with our campaign issues. If the wisdom of a campaign issue is not apparent and obvious, why have it? We must have issues that are Just. If the justice of a campaign issue is not apparent and obvious, why are we for it? We must be Moderate and not radical. If the issue of a campaign is radical and not moderate, who do we expect to support it — or us? Did not Mr. Cooley make these very points Monday evening?
Ordinarily, I do not like committees (something I have in common with Rick Wilson). It’s because they often compromise on everything to the point that what comes out is pablum. Fortunately for me, folks are joining our Committee who are not interested in compromising — they are interested in WINNING!
Adopt this attitude! This time, let’s coordinate our efforts across the races and work to have themes and issues that work and with which we can win. Let’s all put our shoes on and work together to win. We can do this!
Mike
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Getting ready for the primary |
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Excited that spring is here and you'll be getting out to help elect Democrats? Excellent! Here's news you can use to get in the campaign spirit.
- To make sure voting goes smoothly in Hall Country, you can help out by being a poll worker!
- To request your absentee ballot, DON'T use the link on the Secretary of State's page. Log in to My Voter Page to be sure you don't end up at a 404 dead end.
- Flowers aren't the only color that can brighten your yard. Get your signs out!
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Apply to Be a Poll Worker
(Paid position)
Hall County is looking for poll workers! Poll workers are the KEY to running a safe, fair election.
Those wishing to become a poll worker for the May 24 General Election Primaries and/or the Nov. 8 General Election may drop by the Hall County Elections Office between March 28 and April 1, during the hours of 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. daily.
Requirements: Must be at least 16 year old. Bring two forms of ID and a voided check to expedite the process.
Further training will be provided in advance of the election dates
Location: Lower Level of the Hall County Government Center, 2875 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA
This is a paid position.
You can also apply online. Click the "Read More" link below to fill out an online application to be a poll worker.
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Hall - WorkElections
Apply online by clicking the Read More link below. Poll workers should plan to vote before Election Day unless they are assigned to their own polling place.
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workelections.com
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Georgia voters finding dead links when trying to request ...
The Secretary of State's Office said the issue should be resolved when a new voter registration system is launched at the end of March ATLANTA - Viewers are reaching out to 11Alive for help after running into problems trying to access absentee...
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www.11alive.com
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Stacey Abrams Campaign Signs
If you're like many of us, you're sick of seeing the yard signs for the radical GOP candidates that are crowding our roadsides. We want to counter their message by showing Hall County that Stacey Abrams has support!
We are working on getting yard signs that we can hand out from HQ. If you can't wait for those logistics to be worked out, you can order a yard sign here AbramsOnlineStore, which will cost you a $16 donation plus postage:
You can also check out the shirts and hats!
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Some of Speakers at our March 14th meeting |
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Lester Jackson, candidate for Labor Commissioner
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Jody Cooley, candidate for GA Senate |
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Fred Swann, candidate for Agriculture Commissioner |
The best slate of candidates in Hall County!
Front L-r: Angela Middleton, Kim Floria, Mike Ford
Back: Pat Calmes, Laura Colaninno, June Crise (9th D Dems Chair), Devin Pandy
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This month, the Smithsonian is unveiling statues to honor women in STEM! |
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Smithsonian unveils stunning collection of 120 statues...
The Smithsonian is commemorating Women's History Month by honoring more than a hundred women who are changing the future. On TODAY Friday, the Smithsonian unveiled a new historic exhibit, "#IfThenSheCan - The Exhibit," featuring 120 life-size 3D...
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www.today.com
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A week without a letter! Our most active members are running for office, so they can't have their letters published. We need our members to submit some letters! If you'd like some help in writing a letter, email us!
The Times limits individuals to having 1 letter published per month. We’re looking for individuals willing to have their letters published in The Times.
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State & Local News (Some links may require a subscription)
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'I did the work and now I want the job': Stacey Abrams...
On a sunny Monday afternoon on the deck of a lakeside restaurant in central Georgia, a packed crowd of Stacey Abrams supporters eagerly awaited her arrival.
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www.cnn.com
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Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker questions...
Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker questioned the existence of evolution this week in an appearance at a Georgia church. "At one time, science said man came from apes, did it not?" Walker said on Sunday at Sugar Hill Church in Sugar...
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A year later, Atlanta journalist Janice Yu reflects on...
A year ago today, a gunman opened fire at three metro Atlanta spas, killing eight people,six of whom were Asian women. The horrific events - which took place amidst an increase in anti-Asian hate crimes in the country as COVID-19 began to spread...
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www.poynter.org
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Star Trek makes Stacey Abrams president of United Earth...
The Georgia gubernatorial candidate and voting rights campaigner Stacey Abrams has been made president - of United Earth. The honour, which a leading conservative website said Abrams did not deserve, was bestowed by the Paramount+ TV series Star...
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www.theguardian.com
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PLEASE NOTE: Any articles we post about 2022 Georgia Democratic candidates in contested primary races are intended to keep you informed. They are not an endorsement of any candidate. |
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National News (Some links may require a subscription)
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Bookman: Private school vouchers provide students a...
Bit by bit, inch by inch, year by year, Republicans in the Georgia General Assembly and in legislatures across the country have been moving toward passage of full-fledged school-voucher systems that would inevitably undermine public education....
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georgiarecorder.com
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How Russian Disinformation Goes From the Kremlin to...
In the information era, a lie can make its way around the world and, in short order, make millions of people sympathetic to an unjustifiable war of aggression. False claims that Russia has been targeting sinister U.S.-backed "biolabs" in Ukraine...
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www.thedailybeast.com
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