Arlington Democrats June 2020 General Meeting June 3, 2020 7:00 PM
Welcome to Resisting While Social Distancing
MOMENT OF ACTION
*Flash* Social Media Challenge!
Take Out Your Phones! Open Facebook and search for Find this pinned post: Share it!
What Are Actions That You Can Take? Join an Anti-Racist Organization ● Donate to a Bail Fund ● Read an Anti-Racist Work ● Support Black-Owned Businesses ● Make a Plan to Do More ● Learn more at arlingtondemocrats.org/take-action-against-racism and send your suggestions for actions to add to that page to info@arlingtondemocrats.org
Support for Statement In Response to Current Crisis? I ask the members of the Arlington ● Democrats to join me in supporting this statement in response to the current crisis Calls for concrete actions to ○ end abuses against African-Americans and other persons of color Calls for end to the ○ authoritarian response of our Federal government Who will support this statement ● with me?
Voting Items
Motion to Appoint? Communications Vice Chair: Social Media - Phebe Carlson Joint Campaign Co-Chair: Communications - Robert Julien Joint Campaign Co-Chair: Elected - Barbara Favola Technology Vice Chair - Scott McConnell Special Election Campaign Taskforce Member - Phebe Carlson Special Election Campaign Taskforce Member - John Chandler Precinct Captain: Rosslyn-Jakob Urda Precinct Captain: Navy League - Benjamin Nichols
Nomination & Endorsements Update
Thank you to the other candidates -- Steven Krieger, Sandy Munnell, and Terron Sims -- for stepping up to serve our community! Thank you to the incredible team of volunteers who organized and executed a historic vote-by-mail caucus!
Off to a Fast Start! Help Cristina and David complete their official paperwork! ● Both candidates must collect 125 signatures from Arlington voters ○ who want them to be on the ballot Add your signature at a “depot” in a socially-distanced manner ○
Thank you to the other candidates -- Chanda Choun, Barbara Kanninen, and Nicole Merlene -- for their substantive and spirited campaigns! Thank you to the volunteers who fought hard for the voting rights of all Arlington voters while organizing a 14-day nomination process during a pandemic!
Candidate Highlight: Takis Karantonis for Arlington County Board
Request Your Absentee Ballot Today! Learn How at ArlDemsVote.org
How Else Can We Support Takis? Call Voters! This is the MOST impactful thing you can do. ● We are calling voters EVERY DAY -- fit it to your schedule! ● See facebook.com/events/590736528457948 or ● mobilize.us/arlingtondems/event/274290 Chalk the Vote! Email bluefamilies@arlingtondemocrats.org for info ● Sign-up for a Yard Sign and Volunteer Updates! Sign-up for a yard sign and volunteer updates at ● takisforarlington.com/contact There will be opportunities to write postcards, distribute ● yard signs to polling locations, and more!
Take Out Your Phones! Open Facebook and search for Find this pinned post: Share it!
Precinct Operations Update
Congratulations & Thank You New Precinct Captains! 41 Navy League Benjamin Nichols 19 Rosslyn Jakob Urda 👐 🎉
What Precinct Captains Do ● Be the face and voice of Democrats in your neighborhood ● Build Precinct Teams for this year and the Future ● Reach out to their Voters about how and where to vote, about our candidates and more. ● Recruit Volunteers to Help Elect All 7 Democrats on Nov. 3
Precinct Captain Vacancies Precinct Votes At Area Arlington Randolph School CenterEast Aurora Hills Melwood SouthEast Columbia Walter Reed Comm Ctr CenterEast Park Lane Key School MetroEast If you are interested in learning more and finding out how you can get involved contact: PrecinctOperations@ArlingtonDemocrats.Org
Going Forward Masks On, Eyes Wide-Open ● Continuing Area Zoom Meetings, including hosting Zoom Meet & Greets for volunteers with Takis ● Pushing Absentee By Mail to our voters ● Recruiting volunteers and Precinct Captains ● Recruiting Building Ambassadors for multi-unit buildings (MUBs) (mubs@arlingtondemocrats.org) Precinct Operations: Helping Deliver Virginia in 2020!
Voter Support Update
Deadlines for July 7 Special Deadline to Request a Mail Ballot: 5pm, June 30th ( BUT ● DO IT NOW!!) Online, Email, Mail and In-Person Deadline to Return a Mail Ballot: 7pm, July 7 th . Bozman ● Government Center (BGC). Absentee In-Person Voting: May 22 nd - July 4 th . 8:30 – ● 4:30. Lobby of 2100 Clarendon Blvd. We are not poll-greeting, but phone-banking!
Deadlines for November 3 Voter Registration Deadline: Tuesday, October 13 ● Deadline to Request a Mail Ballot: 5pm, October 27 ● Online, Email, Mail and In-Person Deadline to Return a Mail Ballot: 7pm, November 3 ● Bozman Government Center (BGC). Absentee In-Person Voting: Exact dates/locations TBD. ●
FINALLY!!! Arlington Democrats’ website has SPANISH!! Guía de Información para el Votante!!
Voter Registration TRADITIONAL
No Traditions Left... TRADITIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION
Maybe a Solution... Touchless Voter Registration MAKE YOUR VOTE BLUE HERE NOW
Touchless Voter Registration QR codes r esolve two issues with traditional VR: ● Voter does NOT have to put SSN on a piece of paper and give it to a stranger. ● Done quickly on the spot, no need for voter follow-up if they take the form home.
Touchless Voter Registration Voter Support will begin testing this concept starting this month, at outdoor venues such as plazas and farmers market wait lines. If you are interested to help, please contact votersupport@arlingtondemocrats.org
Misc Updates... Arlington County created a fantastic 2020 Voter Guide at ● https://vote.arlingtonva.us/voter-guide/ Details upcoming elections, ways to request and ○ return mail ballots, and early voting! Share, share, share! ○ The Bozeman Gov’t Building is OPEN for in-person ● voting & registration All libraries have VR forms outside in response to ● distancing needs and lack of at-home printers We are working on ways to engage activists and equip ● them with registration & information
Supporting Takis for Arlington Call Senior Voters ● Sign up to call seniors between 10am-2pm! This will happening now through June 15th! Email marjhobart@aol.com to sign up!
NEW!! Socially Distanced Ballot Witnessing If you are interested to help, please phone 703-528-8588 EXT 5 or contact rides@arlingtonde mocrats.org
SHOW YOUR VOTE-POWER!! Wanna rep Voter Support and look cool doing it? Only $12! Size S-XL available. Email Phebe to get yours!
Outreach Update
Redistricting Roundtable Senator Delegate Barbara Favola Mark Levine Save the Date: Thursday June 18th - 7pm
Redistricting Roundtable Brian Cannon Kathay Veng Executive Director Executive Director OneVirginia 2021 Common Cause Save the Date: Thursday June 18th - 7pm
Blue Families Update • CHALK UP THE VOTE: let’s make absentee ballots go viral via ArlDemsVote.org. • WRITE POSTCARDS & LETTERS: – Goal: 100,000 – Re-register purged voters in GA and TX – GOTV in North Carolina (including for state legislative candidates) – GOTV in Michigan • arlingtondemocrats.org/start-making-difference-now/blue-families • facebook.com/groups/arlingtonbluefamilies/ • families@arlingtondemocrats.org
Business & Labor Outreach Building a community around workers, businesses and their needs at a time of unprecedented change ● Join our weekly Labor Caucus Meetings! Every Thursday at 6 pm. Zoom link on the Arl Dems calendar ● Business Outreach wants your ideas for a July community forum on supporting area businesses. Send here: businessandlabor@arlingtondemocrats.org Outreach POCs: Meredith Sumpter; Keith Willis (Labor); Arbora Johnson, Doug Snoeyenbos, Eric Midboe (Business)
Caucus Updates Connect with us online! Latino Black Join a Facebook group today! MilVets Business & Labor Visit the Interfaith AAPI Arlington Democrats page for more information.
Caucus Updates ❖ Disability Caucus New Caucuses are in the works! ❖ Environmental Caucus If you are interested in a leadership role with ❖ Equality Caucus these caucuses, please reach out to: Declan Stone! ❖ Women’s Caucus
AAPI Caucus Partnering with the Interfaith Caucus on a possible call to ❖ action In beginning phase of a postcard and text-bank initiatives ❖ (Hustle) Reaching out to the Mongolian community about the ❖ Census and its importance Working with Asian American pacific islander Civic ❖ Engagement (ACE) Collaborative Monthly meetings held the 3rd Sunday of every Month, ❖ 2-4pm. Join and Follow us on Facebook! ❖ https://www.facebook.com/groups/248201039841648 ➢ AAPICaucus@ArlingtonDemocrats.org
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