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The number of Democrats in Collin County increases every year. Be a part of the movement to turn Collin County Blue. Support our community outreach efforts. |
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THEY STOOD UP FOR US BY WALKING OUT |
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Photo Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune |
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We've already written about how the 87th State Legislature has been one of the worst ever for women's health, for the safety of Texans, and for the rights of Texans. But the final version of SB 7, the expansive voter suppression bill touted as "election integrity" by Republicans was a bridge too far for our House Democratic Caucus. After working with House Republicans to add amendments that would soften the impact of the bill, House and Senate Republicans worked behind closed doors to remove those amendments and add new ones that made the bill far more restrictive, "including new ID requirements for voting by mail, restrictions on Sunday early voting hours and a higher threshold for who can qualify to vote by mail based on a disability." They also added a provision to make it easier to overturn the results of an election if fraud was "suspected," with no requirement to prove fraud affected the outcome.
Without the numbers to prevent the passage of this suppressive bill by vote, House Democrats took the "nuclear option," and walked out to prevent the quorum necessary to vote on the bill. Between 10:00 and 10:30 p.m., House Democrats left the House Chamber, meeting at nearby Mt. Zion Baptist Church.Without the quorum required by law, Speaker Dade Phelan was forced to close the session, effectively killing the bill.
This bill will undoubtedly come back in a Special Session, sure to be called by Governor Abbott later this summer. But for the time being, our Democratic Caucus stood up for Texas Democrats, stood up for voting rights, and stood up for democracy in Texas, and the Collin County Democratic Party thanks them for taking the difficult actions that are sometimes needed to preserve democracy.
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TURNING COLLIN BLUE IN '22 |
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Why do we need to register voters? The above map shows unregistered voters as identified by the online tool Mapthe.vote. By our count, there are tens of thousands of unregistered voters in Collin County - voters the CCDP needs to WIN ELECTIONS and TURN COLLIN BLUE!
How will we do this? The CCDP Coordinated Campaign is excited to announce the REGISTER COLLIN campaign - with the goal of registering tens of thousands of new Democratic voters to make sure Collin turns BLUE by 2022!
We have an incredibly ambitious goal to register 60,000 new Democratic voters from June - October THIS YEAR. Why 60,000? That's the number of votes we needed in 2020 to sweep the slate from top to bottom. Like our hero Stacey Abrams - we've got to do the work year round. Ambitious? Yes, but with YOUR help, we can get it done!
Come to a 30-minute Zoom presentation on June 9 to learn more about our project and what you can do to help get these crazy R's out of power.
#Blue2022 #RegisterCollin
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RUN-OFF ELECTION DAY IS SATURDAY, JUNE 5
ALLEN AND PLANO VOTERS: LAST CHANCE TO VOTE!!
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Vote again to help elect two CCDP endorsed candidates - Julie Holmer for Plano City Council Place 7, and Lauren Doherty for Allen City Council Place 3! If you voted in the May 1 Election, you now have to vote again in the run-off. If you didn't vote previously, you can still vote in the run-off!
There are still plenty of opportunities to get involved and help our candidates in the remaining days and on Election Day!
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Let's get Julie across the finish line and into Place 7 on the Plano City Council!
Please sign up to talk to voters at the polls during early voting and on election day. Believe it or not, some people come to the polls not knowing who they are going to vote for on every place on the ballot. Talk to them and make sure they know how amazing Julie is!
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POLL GREETING AT ALLEN MUNICIPAL COURT |
Poll greeters are needed to work the polls on Election Day!
You'll be asking folks to vote for Lauren and passing out lit, as well as answering basic questions about issues if needed.
Shifts are two hours except for the lunch hour, which is one hour.
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We need to connect with the community and let them know about the June 5 runoff election. You can help by calling Plano voters, finding out what they need, and letting them know about the service Julie Holmer has been giving back to our city for her entire life.
Select any day to sign up for a shift. You can call as long as you want between the stated hours, but we ask that you commit to at least one hour per shift.
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Join us as we call Allen voters to get the word out about re-electing Lauren for Allen City Council! We will gather via Zoom and have a short instructional session before we start calling. Thank you for volunteering! |
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Allen City Council: The run-off election for Allen City Council continues to be incredibly ugly. The Dave contingent people are at the polls yelling and cussing at those voters not supporting their Trump-like candidate. They don’t even bother to moderate their hateful approach when children are around. Allen’s always been a town firmly committed to families, so it’s mystifying and tragic to see how far some of its’ citizens have fallen from the moral excellence they claim to have.... ( Read more) |
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Commissioners Court: Speaking of moral turpitude, the Commissioner’s Court continues to be a horror show. The regular meeting lasted 8 minutes, leaving the rest of the 90-minute meeting to be filled by public speakers. Duncan Webb left early, perhaps grateful to avoid the drama.
Chris Hill obviously called in his minions as the gallery was packed. They got there early in order to fill all the seats. However, they weren’t of much help. Of the 26 speakers, only 7 supported Chris Hill and law enforcement. Most spoke last week and gave the same type of speeches. Clearly, creativity and critical thought aren’t their forte. Perhaps this is due to the problems with public education that our state legislature isn’t addressing.... ( read more) |
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McKinney City Council: The new city council members were sworn in and everyone was very complimentary about the two who are leaving as well as the new people replacing them. This was all lovely except that the male council members kept joking about everyone not “crying like a girl.” Mayor Fuller finally noted that this wasn’t a good thing to say. You think? As usual, the casual sexism displayed by many male members of this council is exhausting. Rainey Rogers continued in this vein by mentioning the sacrifices that the family of Councilwoman Feltus would have to make. He corrected himself to talk about the sacrifices everyone’s family makes when they serve. I suppose it’s good he corrected himself but his mouth never met a foot it didn’t like...( read more) |
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SREE YEDAVALLI APPOINTED TO
PRECINCT CHAIR DEVELOPMENT LEAD
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Congratulations to Sree Yedavalli, veteran party volunteer and Chair of Precinct 34, as he fills a much-needed role for the CCDP. Sree will be the primary point of contact for all Precinct Chairs, helping them learn how to recruit volunteers in their precincts, share communication of best practices with each other, and get out the vote for strong Democrats.
Sree also will facilitate communication of initiatives of the Coordinated Campaign Committee with Precinct Chairs so they can implement those initiatives in their precincts.
Sree will work closely with Precinct Chair Operations Committee Chair Vickie Parker who works to recruit and initially train Precinct Chairs. After onboarding from Vickie Parker, Precinct Chairs will continue their development with Sree.
Fortifying activism and field organization in our precincts will further the party's goal of electing Democrats.
Congratulations to Sree, and thank you for stepping into this role!
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WANT TO HAVE FUN AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
JOIN THE EVENTS AND OUTREACH COMMITTEE!!
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Join the Events and Outreach Committee and have fun with Co-chairs Beatriz McKnight and Nick Nickens and the rest of the Committee!
You'll plan fun events for the CCDP and within the community at large as well as reach out to various nonpartisan groups across the county to expand our influence.
We're planning Juneteenth, the office reopening, parades, balloon festival, and more!
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COMMUNITY MEET AND GREET - SCOTT COLEMAN FOR COMMISSIONER |
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Join Scott Coleman in Richardson on June 13 at 12:00 p.m. for the first stop of his community tour. Scott will be listening to community members' concerns and sharing his plans for the Collin County Commissioner's Court. Attendees will be able to sign Scott's petition to get on the ballot, and learn how to get involved with the campaign. We look forward to seeing you there!
When: June 13, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Where: Crowley Park, Richardson (South Entrance off of Lookout Dr., 100 E Lookout Dr, Richardson).
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SAVE THE DATE - PLANO AREA DEMOCRATS CLUB
IN-PERSON MEETING!!
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Save the date! Plano Area Democrats Club is resuming in-person meetings at our usual hang-out, El Noa Noa Tex-Mex! We're still working on our agenda and Special Guest but wanted to make sure our Plano Dems save the date!
PLEASE RSVP - El Noa Noa, like many area restaurants is facing a staffing shortage, and needs an attendee count so they can plan for staff.
When: Saturday, June 26, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Where: El Noa Noa Tex Mex - 1915 N Central Expy Plano (next to the CCDP office)
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MCKINNEY DEMS LIVING LIBERALLY JUNE SOCIAL |
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Living Liberally and MADC are meeting OUTSIDE at Wing Bucket for a social get-together. If you're not vaccinated, we encourage masks (when not eating or drinking) and social distancing. Complimentary appetizers will be served, and a cash bar is available. Please RSVP so we'll order enough food. In the event of inclement table, we will move our event inside. Please RSVP so we have a good headcount.
When: Friday, June 18, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
Where: WingBucket McKinney, 3510 W. University Dr, McKinney
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The CCDP physical office is closed until further notice for safety. Our office staff are, however, working for you from home and available by telephone at 972-578-1483 or contact us on the web at collindemocrats.org.
Check our Online Events!
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