FEBRUARY 2, 2022
HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND LUNAR NEW YEAR!
THE 14TH IS THE FIRST DAY OF EARLY VOTING FOR THE PRIMARY
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
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Montgomery County Democratic Headquarters
704 N. Thompson St. #195
Conroe, Texas 77301
936-703-5841
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In this issue:
What Goes on at a County Convention?
Biden's Successes
Sample Ballot
Early Voting Information
Applications for Vote by Mail Ballot
In person poll workers
A Very Busy Day at Headquarters
Upcoming Events
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Run for Precinct Chair -Vacant Precinct Chairs
Shop the Blue Store (New Items)
This newsletter is published on or about the 1st and the 15th of every month. Email content for consideration to communications@mcdptx.org
no later than 3 days before publication.
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Montgomery County Democratic Headquarters Hours
Hours of operation: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Due to the continuing spread of COVID, our policy now is to require wearing a mask to come inside and to comply with social distancing rules. The best way to reach someone at the MCDP headquarters is to call or leave a message at 936-703-5841 or send an email to mcdpoffice@gmail.com. For urgent matters, please text 404-431-6551 or email chair@mcdptx.org outside of office hours.
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WHO IS ON YOUR BALLOT THIS YEAR?
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Democratic Party Convention 2022 |
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What Goes on at a County Convention?
If you have been a Democrat for a while now but you have never attended a County Convention, this may be the year for you to try it out.
First, the County Convention is the bridge that connects the local precincts, the County, and the Senatorial Districts to the State and through the State, to the National Party. Rather than holding separate precinct conventions, Democrats caucus together with their precincts during the county convention to elect their delegates to the State Convention. In fact, the precinct conventions (or caucus), the County Convention, and Senatorial District caucuses in the County Convention is the best way of making sure that your voice is heard all the way through to Washington, D.C.
In addition, you will debate resolutions on policies and issues. If any resolutions or rule changes are passed by the group at the county level, they will be added to the agenda at the state convention. And if you are elected as a delegate from your precinct to go to the state convention, you will be able to participate in the highest level of party governance in the state. You will elect party leadership, write and adopt the state party platform, pass resolutions, and update party rules.
Many Federal, State, and local candidates visit the County Conventions and are given an opportunity to speak. There is usually also a rousing and informative keynote speaker at the beginning of the Convention. You can also pick up candidate campaign information, political swag, and snacks before they run out!
So, you see, participation in the County Convention is both important and interesting! You may participate as a delegate, which means that you must first vote in the Democratic Primary that begins with early voting on February 14th, not vote in the Republican Primary, swear allegiance to the Democratic party and meet other credentialing criteria. You may also attend the convention as a visitor with no voting privileges. If you are a visitor you are welcome to listen to all debates, etc., as by principle, all Democratic Party meetings are open to the public.
This year, our County Convention is being held at Oakridge High School on March 19, 2022. Registration and credentialing will begin at 8 o’clock and the day will end about 4 p.m. If you are interested in attending either as a delegate or visitor, please watch this space for a pre-registration link.
We hope you will attend.
Here's the signup link for volunteers for convention 2022
Submitted by Margie Kremer
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We're In Joe Biden's Corner!
The President has many success stories in his first term and we want to tell everyone about them.
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Biden-Harris Administration Judicial Appointments
In his first year in office, President Biden nominated 81 individuals to Article III court judgeships. An Article III court is one that is nominated by the Executive Branch and confirmed by the US Senate; these judges serve for life. By January 20, 2022, forty-two of Biden’s nominees had been confirmed. This is the most confirmed judicial nominees in the first year of office since Ronald Reagan. Of the 42 confirmed, reportedly 78% are women and 53% are people of color.
Ballotpedia has a lot of detail about judicial nominees and the status of their confirmations. Click here for more information, including statistics and information going back to President Theodore Roosevelt’s administration.
Biden is also making history with regard to diversity in his nominations and confirmations. See this article from The Washington Post.
Submitted by Michael Stacy & Charlotte Harris
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Our Montgomery County Candidates
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Above are the listed early voting locations from www.montgomeryvotes.org, you can vote at any of these locations during February 14-25.
For voting March 1st, Election Day, you must vote in your neighborhood precinct. Many precincts have changed due to redistricting. Please be sure to check your precinct voting location at www.montgomeryvotes.org before you go vote! |
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Texas has new political maps. See which districts your home is in.
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2022 PRIMARY ELECTION EARLY VOTING STARTS FEB 14, RUNS THRU FEB 25. ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, MARCH 1! |
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Twenty twenty-two (2022) is the year we can make big changes to the political landscape in Montgomery County! Voting precincts that have more votes cast for the Democratic candidate for Governor in November will be officially BLUE for the next FOUR years, which means the Presiding Judge in every election in those precincts will be a DEMOCRAT.
THIS IS HUGE!
To make this happen, we need to increase voter turnout in our purple Precincts! This starts with the March 1st Primary Election!
There are ELEVEN new precincts in Montgomery County - some created because of increases in the number of registered voters and some changed unexpectedly due to redistricting.
We will continue to distribute literature to Democratic households alerting them how to vote in the March Primary Election. This is an easy and FUN way to get involved and help save Democracy! Sign up for a shift at mcdptx.org/22tokickoff2022.
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Applications for Vote by Mail Ballot |
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VOTING BY MAIL?
The Montgomery County Elections office is rejecting approximately 40% of applications for Mail-In Ballot (due to a newly enacted law). Their advice and the advice of the Secretary of State is to provide BOTH the last four digits of your social security number AND your Texas driver license/ID number on your application. Please take care to get your application in on time and fill it out carefully. For more detailed information, and to download an application go to montgomeryvotes.org.
Some ballots have also been rejected because the applicant did not mark the Party of their preferred Primary. Be sure to check the "Democratic Primary" box to receive the correct ballot.
If your application was rejected, you will receive it back with a reason noted and an opportunity to make corrections.
We know all this is very confusing but the Texas Democratic Party (TDP) has people standing by and resources to help us through the process. Do not hesitate to contact us at the MCDPTX office 936/703-5841 for help. For more information from TDP or to track your mail in ballot application click on the links below:
If you are over 65 and have voted in at least one of the past few Democratic Primaries, you probably received a Ballot By Mail application from the Texas Democratic Party or will receive one shortly. This is a valid application and may be completed and returned to the Elections office in Conroe. For questions call the MC Elections Office at (936) 539-7843.
Applications for a mail-in ballot must be received no later than Feb. 18, 2022, to vote in the March 1 Primary. If you don't recall which ID # you used to register to vote, write in both DL# & last 4 digits of SSN.
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HELP WANTED: Newsletter Editor Volunteer, MCDPTX Communications Committee
We are looking for a talented, computer savvy volunteer to join our Communications Team to edit and publish our bimonthly newsletter. Please contact us ASAP to apply. Email Chris Powell, Communication Committee Chair at chrismpowell@chrismpowell.com
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IMPORTANT REMINDER
IN PERSON POLL WORKER TRAINING IS ENDING SOON!
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Find your training options here: http://elections.mctx.org/training/treg.html . In person training is mandatory for Judges and Clerks. Contact Claretna Vaxter at claretna34@gmail.com if you can help on March 1, 2022. Clerks and Judges are still needed! Now that we have 111 precincts we need about 400 hearty Democrats to staff the polls! Workers are paid and students can be clerks as well.
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A Very Busy Day at Headquarters |
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L-R Front Row: Kim Bates and Ginger Blair Back Row: Bob Mabry, Jamison Innis, Amy Hamrick Lewis and Jennifer Majors Baca |
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Courtney Carpenter, Channel 13 News, interviewing Jamison Innis, Volunteer |
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On Friday, January 28, 2022, Courtney Carpenter of ABC Channel 13 News came by Montgomery County Democratic Headquarters to talk to Amy Hamrick Lewis, County Chair, about the effects of Redistricting on Montgomery County. She also found two dozen volunteers in the office working on various projects such a phone banking, recruiting election judges, sending out CEC notices, planning for block walking, and otherwise working to Get Out the Vote in the upcoming Primary election.
Later, Spectrum News, a TV Channel in Austin,Texas, dropped by to talk to the volunteers about the Trump Rally that was being held the same day.
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2022 PRIMARY ELECTION EARLY VOTING RUNS FEB 14 THRU FEB 25. ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, MARCH 1! |
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February 5th Candidate Forum
2 pm to 5 pm
Come join us at the Activity Center, the CK Ray Recreation Center, 1203 Candy Cane Ln Conroe, TX 77301. We will provide a table and chairs for each candidate to distribute the campaign items of their choosing. This event has been well attended in the past and we hope you will come to introduce yourself to your Montgomery County constituents. You are welcome to send a representative from your campaign if you cannot attend in person.
The event is sponsored by The Montgomery County Democratic Party.
The Volunteer Deputy Registrar will have a table for information & voter registration.
Democratic Women of Montgomery County Outreach Group will host a table.
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Free COVID Vaccination Clinic Hosted by TCBD & MCDP African-American Outreach |
SAVE THE DATE - MARCH 19, 2022, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
If you wish to be a delegate at the State Convention, be a member of a committee or join the planning team please contact Natalie Ward at treasurer@mcdptx.org. More details to come.
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Event Calendar - For more details, click on the image below and follow link to the MCDPTX.org website; click on the date to view event. |
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Other Groups & Community Events: |
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM CST
4526 Research Forest Drive · The Woodlands, TX
How to find us:
If the weather is good, we'll be outdoors. If not, we'll be in the section straight back from the entrance.
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Call the Montgomery County Democratic Headquarters office at 936-703-5841 or email mcdpoffice@gmail.com f or more information about becoming a precinct chair or volunteer opportunities!
Vacant precincts:
5, 8, 19,22, 23, 51,60, 72,102,110 (Commissioner Precinct 1)
11,28,30,34,65,66,74,81,91,104,106,107,108,10 (Commissioner Precinct 2)
3,46,58,59,70,80,87,101,103 (Commissioner Precinct 3)
2,7,14,16,17,25,36,37,41,42,52,53,54,55,94,111 (Commissioner Precinct 4)
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Check out the Blue Texas Store
Valentine's day is coming. Get your sweetie something blue.
Many items are unique and handmade.
We have new Blue Texas Tote Bags. Use them to tote your swag, books, pencils, etc. with the Blue Texas Spirit.
To buy items on line, call 936-703-5841, check the price, pay in Act Blue or when you pick up your items. (No shipping.)
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Paid for by the Montgomery County Texas Democratic Party, www.mcdptx.org. This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. |
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