Forty Third District Dems: Communications

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Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:48:16 GMT

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--Rob

43rdDems now on Twitter

Sun, 25 May 2008 00:56:26 GMT

In addition to our presence on Flickr, Facebook, and Windows Live, the 43rd Legislative District Democrats are now on Twitter. You may not have heard of Twitter but it's self-described as: "a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?"

If you want to try it out, send the TXT message "follow 43rdDems" to 40404.

If you try it and you don't like it, you can send the TXT "off 43rdDems" to unsubscribe.

Some of the campaigns are using Twitter. You can subscribe to two relatively popular ones :) by sending one of the following to 40404:

follow BarackObama
follow HillaryClinton

Cheers--
--Rob

Delegates and Alternates Results

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:24:43 GMT

Congratulations to the 67 delegates and 33 alternates elected to represent their candidate and the 43rd LD at the Congressional District Caucus and State Convention. More details on how everyone can get involved are on the 43rd LD Democrats website.

Female

Male

Obama
Delegates

Kira Brodie (SEA 43-2007)

Reneschia Brown (SEA 43-3320)

Vanessa Casavant (SEA 43-2044)

Catherine Cunan (SEA 43-1783)

Keridwyn Deller (SEA 43-2004)

Lizzie Evans (SEA 43-1363)

Patricia Fay (SEA 43-1875)

Jenny Foster (SEA 43-2021)

Joann Francis (SEA 43-3320)

Sarah Gaither (SEA 43-2063)

Tara Gallagher (SEA 43-3262)

Susan Gordon (SEA 43-3230)

Grace Grantham (SEA 43-1779)

Betty Harris (SEA 43-1996)

Lynn Hartfied (SEA 43-1353)

Jen Hauseman (SEA 43-1888)

Sylvia Im (SEA 43-2001)

Linda Jacobs (SEA 43-2105)

Amy Klosterman (SEA 43-1349)

Janet Luhrs (SEA 43-1267)

Rose Minier (SEA 43-2547)

Laura Retzler (SEA 43-2032)

Lina Silva (SEA 43-2541)

Emily Steed (SEA 43-2105)

Annie Wagner (SEA 43-2027)

Rachel Wilch (SEA 43-2021)

Patricia Yates (SEA 43-2025)

Majid AL-Bahadli (SEA 43-2069)

Andy Bates (SEA 43-1889)

Knute Berger (SEA 43-1991)

Curt "Brace" Bolar (SEA 43-1874)

Andrew Caldwell (SEA 43-1875)

Peter Danelo (SEA 43-1774)

Matt Daniels (SEA 43-1264)

Opio Dupree (SEA 43-1889)

Ralph Fascitelli (SEA 43-1406)

Kent Fischer (SEA 43-1367)

Ronald Flynn (SEA 43-2025)

Scott Forbes (SEA 43-2090)

Jeffrey Forde (SEA 43-1787)

Dan Harrington (SEA 43-2045)

Ben Johnson (SEA 43-2853)

Frank Jones (SEA 43-2007)

Daewoo Kim (SEA 43-1371)

Justin Ledgerwood (SEA 43-1280)

Joe Mallahan (SEA 43-1375)

Tendai Maraire (SEA 43-1887)

Joseph Perez (SEA 43-2550)

Marc Philpart (SEA 43-1278)

Greg Ryan (SEA 43-2050)

Vas Sudanagunta (SEA 43-2025)

Ben Tramposh (SEA 43-2001)

David Valdez (SEA 43-2026)

Obama
Alternates

Iva Baerlocher (SEA 43-2050)

Laura Ekisa Celis (SEA 43-1263)

Trea Coleman (SEA 43-2071)

Danielle Ducre (SEA 43-2081)

Ivy Fox (SEA 43-1855)

La'Chris Jordan (SEA 43-2542)

Amy Madden (SEA 43-2055)

Tara Murphy (SEA 43-1787)

Sylvia Olveda (SEA 43-2025)

Kiwon Seong* (SEA 43-1380)

Ianne Smyer (SEA 43-2041)

Molly Strong (SEA 43-1991)

Lauren Tozzi (SEA 43-1370)

Susan Trower* (SEA 43-1278)

Sal Celis (SEA 43-1367)

Phillip Cochran (SEA 43-1357)

Jonathan Cohen (SEA 43-2043)

Alem Fanta (SEA 43-1888)

Jack Hilovsky (SEA 43-1861)

Chris Hoffman (SEA 43-2543)

Phillip Jordan* (SEA 43-1992)

Jarvis Joyce (SEA 43-2110)

Jim LaRoche (SEA 43-1862)

Greg McCurdy (SEA 43-1855)

Dick Prentke (SEA 43-2027)

Nick Rapagnani* (SEA 43-1787)

Scott Renschler (SEA 43-1263)

David Scott (SEA 43-3320)

Clinton
Delegates

Sandra Fan (SEA 43-2052)

Renee LeBoeuf (SEA 43-2071)

Debbie McGhee (SEA 43-1984)

Kaitlin Morrison (SEA 43-2083)

Sharon Paige (SEA 43-2028)

Sharon Sutton (SEA 43-1784)

Janice Winchester (SEA 43-1781)

Paul Bolender-Hall (SEA 43-1863)

Hong Chhuor (SEA 43-1851)

Rafael del Castillo (SEA 43-2004)

Michael Faucette (SEA 43-2862)

David Kunselman (SEA 43-1263)

Chrys Maryatt (SEA 43-1857)

Lawrence Yanovitch (SEA 43-2011)

Clinton
Alternates

Angela Batiste* (SEA 43-1784)

Elva Gonzalez (SEA 43-1788)

Paramita Mookherjee (SEA 43-1348)

Tamara Vining (SEA 43-2110)

Nate Caminos (SEA 43-2543)

Don Miller (SEA 43-1826)

Todd Tavares* (SEA 43-2018)

Julian Wheeler (SEA 43-2110)

* Tied for final position

Thank you to the almost 500 people who ran for delegate and to the over 2,000 people who attended the LD Caucus. Please stay connected by Joining and/or Volunteering.

Photo tag and Flickr group: 43rdDems

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:50:34 GMT

If you're uploading photos for the LD caucus, please consider tagging them with the tag: "43rdDems" or uploading them to the pool of the group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/43rddems/.

If you upload photos to other services like SmugMug, PhotoBucket, or Windows Live Photos, please also use the "43rdDems" tag and leave a comment so we can link to them. Thanks.

DRAFT - Rules for 43rd LD Caucus - DRAFT

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:18:40 GMT

43^rd Legislative District Democrats Caucus

DRAFT Rules

1. The Legislative District Caucus shall be held on Saturday, April 5, 2008 with sign-in commencing at approximately 9am at the former Lincoln (current Garfield) high school in Wallingford: 4400 Interlake Ave., Seattle

2. Delegates to the Legislative District Caucus shall be the delegates and alternates elected at the precinct caucuses. An alternate shall not have a vote unless seated to replace an absent or ineligible delegate. Alternates shall be listed and seated in the order in which they were elected.

3. Any duly elected delegate or alternate who moves from his or her precinct prior to the District Caucus shall automatically forfeit his or her seat and an alternate shall be seated in his or her place.

4. At the time of signing in, delegates and alternates shall sign in by precinct. There will be a suggested registration donation for all delegates and alternates to the District caucus of $5 at the door. Payment of this donation shall not be a condition of participation or election.

5. The Legislative District Chair or the Chair’s designee shall serve as the Chair of the Legislative District Caucus.

6. The Chair of the Credentials Committee shall present the report of the Credentials Committee which shall include:

A. The total number of delegates certified elected within the Legislative District.

B. The total number of delegates registered and seated at the time the report is given.

C. The total number of alternates eligible to be seated at the time due to the absence of elected delegates.

D. Presentation of challenged precinct documentation for decision by the caucus as a whole, starting with the lowest numbered precinct or at the beginning of the alphabet and proceeding in alpha-numerical order until all challenges are resolved. If the challenged delegate is not sustained, he or she shall be removed immediately and replaced by a qualified alternate. A challenged delegate may not vote on the question of his or her own challenge.

E. The number of seated delegates (including alternates seated as delegates) supporting each presidential candidate or uncommitted status.

The Credentials Committee may seat unchallenged delegates arriving after the Credentials Committee report.

7. Challenges

A. Challenges are of two forms:

· Seat a person as delegate

· Un-seat a person as delegate

B. Challenges must be submitted in writing using the Challenge Form provided

on-site and must be submitted before the close of delegate sign-in

C. The Credentials Committee shall meet to review all challenges and make a

recommendation on each for presentation to the Caucus body (6.D.)

8. The Chair of the 43^rd Legislative District Democrats shall serve as Chair of the Caucus.

9. The Permanent Chair shall appoint a secretary, sergeant-at-arms, and parliamentarian.

10. The Chair shall announce the allocation of Congressional District Caucus and State Convention delegates and alternates including the following information:

A. The number of qualified delegates seated.

B. The number of qualified alternates seated in place of disqualified or absent delegates.

C. The total number eligible to vote at the caucus.

D. Allocation of Congressional District Caucus and State Convention delegates and alternates supporting each presidential candidate or uncommitted status.

11. The election of Congressional District Caucus/State Convention delegates and alternates:

A. Each candidate for Congressional District Caucus/State Convention delegate or alternate must be a resident registered voter in the Legislative District and must be identified as to presidential preference.

B. Each candidate for Congressional District Caucus/State Convention delegate or alternate shall self-nominate by signing-in at the next level delegate sign-in table. No second is required. A candidate who is not a delegate to the caucus or who is not present must signify in advance, in writing individually, his/her presidential preference, that he/she will serve if elected and that he/she is a Democrat and is willing to be known as such. The letter of any absent candidate shall be read by the sub-caucus chair and shall constitute a nomination, no second required. All other nominations shall be made by signing the nomination list at the registration table. Each candidate shall have up to 30 seconds (including the time spent by the sub-caucus chair reading an absent candidate’s nomination letter) for speech on his/her behalf. Nomination of alternates shall occur after the election of delegates.

C. Voting shall be by signed ballot and a ballot to be counted must have all positions filled with no duplications. The sub-caucus Chair shall give clear notice to the delegates that they must vote for the allotted number of candidates, give adequate time to do so, and ask voting delegates to check their ballots before turning them in. A plurality is required to elect. The Chair shall provide the ballots. After the votes are collected and tallied, the person receiving the most votes shall have been elected, the person receiving the next most votes shall have been elected, and so forth until all allotted delegate positions are filled. In case of a tie vote, the assignment of a delegate position shall be by lot. After delegate positions have been filled, the alternate positions shall be filled by the candidates with the next highest numbers of votes. Each delegation elected shall be equally divided between women and men in both the delegate and alternate categories unless there are an insufficient number of nominees from one gender to fill available positions.

D. Each sub-caucus Chair is responsible for appointing a tally committee and reporting their vote totals to the Caucus Secretary before leaving the Caucus site.

E. Delegates may leave after casting their ballot unless they want to stay to assist their sub-caucus tally committee

12. At the time of the election, each elected Congressional District Caucus/State Convention delegate shall be requested to pay the $50.00 State Convention Registration fee to the Secretary. No person shall be excluded or disqualified from any part of the process for failure to pay such fee.

13. Platform and resolutions shall be considered at the King County Convention on Sunday, April 13. For more information see: http://www.kcdems.org.

14. The sub-caucus Chair shall appoint a representative tally committee of alternates or non-delegates. All ballots shall be returned to the State Democratic headquarters and shall be retained bye the State Chair until the State Convention has adjourned.

15. Proxy voting shall not be allowed.

16. Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall prevail in other matters not specifically covered herein.

Call for Volunteers for LD Caucus

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:21:50 GMT

The 43rd District Democrats is a totally volunteer run organization and we need YOUR help to make sure that the LD Caucus runs successfully. If you can arrive an hour early (8am) to help, your help is sincerely appreciated. To volunteer, please send your name and mobile phone (if available) to the people below:

Sign-in and Credentials - Rob Dolin, Vice-Chair for Elections, 43rdDems@wuxx.com
Hospitality - Julian Wheeler, Vice-Chair for Programs, JulianFWheeler@aol.com or JulianWheeler@hotmail.com

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Volunteers:

Q: Can I fully participate if I'm a volunteer?
A: Yes

Q: Can I wear my candidate t-shirt, sticker, etc. while serving as a volunteer
A: Yes, you are welcome to display your candidate preference proudly and if you are running for next level delegate your visibility may even help your candidacy; however, you must of course provide courteous treatment to everyone.

43rd LD Dems now on Facebook

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:13:04 GMT

If you're a Facebook user, please consider joining the 43rd LD Democrats group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25148865776 and inviting your Friends to also join.

There's also a King County Democrats group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5850936731 and the 43rd LD is also on Windows Live: http://43rdDems.spaces.live.com.

Preliminary Credentials Report

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:26:38 GMT

With the help of sixteen volunteers dedicating dozens of man-hours, we have completed entry of contact info for delegates and alternates elected by the over 20,000 people who attended the precinct caucuses. This list is now linked from the 2008 Caucuses page: http://www.43rddems.org/2008Caucuses.aspx.

If you are a delegate or alternate, please take a minute to verify your information on this sheet. (First name, last name, delegate/alternate status, and precinct caucus candidate preference.) Thank you.

September Newsetter Posted

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:54:27 GMT

http://www.43rddems.org/Archives/2007%20sept%20newsletter.pdf

Primary voting guide / sample ballot available online

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:59:14 GMT

The 43rd District Democrats's "Primary Voting Guide" is now online at: http://www.43rddems.org/documents/43rd%20primary%20voting%20guide.pdf.

Thanks to our Elections Vice-Chair, Paulo Pontemayor, for preparing this and our Communications Vice-Chair, Rob Dolin, for posting.

How to submit an article for the 43rd Dems Newsletter (and eNewsletter / Blog)

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:06:12 GMT

1. Contributor (Anyone) emails draft article to 43rddems@yahoogroups.com

2. Newsletter Editor either acceps the article as-is (skip to 5.) or forwards it to an Editorial Board member to work with the article contributor

3. Editorial board member works with the article contributor to refine the article

4. Contributor emails revised article to 43rddems@yahoogroups.com

5. Newsletter Editor posts the article to the 43rd Dems blog. (I'll send instructions and password for this.) The article now shows-up on the front page of www.43rddems.org

6. Newletter Editor compiles the print newsletter (reviews with Chair) and sends to the printer (around the 1st of the month)

7. Newsletter Editor compiles an email-ready version of the print newsletter

8. Newsletter Editor sends the email-ready version and a color PDF to the Webmaster

9. Webmaster posts the color PDF on website (http://www.43rddems.org/Archives.aspx)

10. Webmaster sends email-ready version to the district's email list (around 10 days before the monthly meeting)