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January 12, 2020
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Notes from the Chair:
When truth no longer matters
The Republican Party continues to suppress the vote nationwide with Texas being a leader in those efforts. Texas
House Bill 1888
was pushed through in the last legislative session by Republicans. The bill was ostensibly to curb some minor abuses in school board elections. The real reason was to suppress the votes of young people on college campuses. The bill restricts the use of cost effective temporary early voting sites. These early voting sites make it easier for voters on college campuses and other locations like senior living centers and rural communities to cast a ballot. The Republicans saw the effectiveness of temporary early voting at places like Texas State University where more progressive voters reside and targeted the practice. The lie that they spread is that HB 1888 is protecting the voting process when in fact it is doing just the opposite. This is just like Republican efforts to restrict a women’s reproductive rights and saying it is really to protect the health of the mother.
The Texas Democratic Party is suing as are a group of young Democrats in Austin.
The suits allege the change in law “disproportionately reduces or eliminates” access of Texas voters who relied on on-campus early voting locations and discriminates by limiting equal access to early voting” for young voters. Ahead of the state's Nov. 5 constitutional election, the new law has prompted closures of temporary voting sites in both urban and rural communities and on several college campuses. Many voting officials are already warning of closures for the upcoming 2020 elections. Our own Representative Biedermann and Senator Campbell both supported the bill. To counter voter suppression, we must elect at least nine more Democrats to the Texas House. Stephanie Phillips is running against Biedermann and deserves our support. You can help by contacting your Precinct Chair and volunteering.
Precinct Chair Contact Information:
If you don’t know your precinct, you can find it by going to our website or from your voter registration certificate(orange card) that were recently mailed to you by the Kendall County election office.
Remember, it is time to make our presence know so when you go vote, in the Primary don’t hesitate to politely announce:
“I’m a Democrat and I want to vote in the Democratic Primary”
Kevin Henning
Kendall County Democratic Party Chair
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Virtual Phone Bank on Tuesday
January 14
The Texas Democratic Party (TDP) has mailed “Vote By Mail” applications to all the “solid Dem” seniors in Kendall County. Now we need to step up to follow up with those seniors to encourage them to mail in their application!
Join us at the office on Tuesday, January 14, any time between 2-5pm. We’ll show you how to work a Virtual Phone Bank (VPB) from your computer (you can either bring a laptop or use one of the office MacBooks). Once trained, you can then make calls from the office, or take the instructions (and the VPB website and code) back to the comfort and quiet of your own home to make calls.
Our list has 940 names, so please help us contact all of them in the next week.
If you’re comfortable with working a VPB and just want to get started -
Full instructions will be provided before the Tuesday launch.
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Don't forget next Presidential Debate
Tuesday 1/14/2020
- When: January 14, 8-10 p.m. CST
- Where: Drake University in Des Moines, IA
- Who: Former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, billionaire Tom Steyer and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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By April 1, 2020, every home will receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census. Once the invitation arrives, you should respond for your home in one of three ways: online, by phone, or by mail.
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Office Now Open to the Public Three Days a Week
Wednesdays
9-11 a.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Fridays
1:30-4:30 p.m.
Saturday
1:30-4:30 p.m.
Stop by to pick up the latest campaign collateral/signs, peruse our KCDP Art Gallery, or take or leave a book from the Progressive Little Library.
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f you’d like to volunteer to staff a shift,
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"Digital Office Hours"
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e will continue to hold “Digital Office Hours” every Wednesday morning from 9-11 a.m. at the new office. Stop by with your questions on any of the tools. Bring your laptop/device, or use Laura's or Becky’s laptop.
Digital Office Hours: Now Featuring Short Training Videos
Our Wednesday “Digital Office Hours” have hosted a steady stream of visitors. Starting this Wednesday, January 15, we’ll also feature one or two training videos from the Texas Democratic Party training website on our big screen TV. For January 15, we’ll feature two half-hour training sessions: “Key Dates for the 2020 Cycle” and “Get Out the Vote.”
RSVP
or just pop by!
We are happy to schedule some other time to work with you, if Wednesday mornings aren’t convenient; just let us know. (Becky will make house calls!)
We hope you’ll take advantage of our “office hours,” and please feel free to share with your key volunteers. We look forward to seeing you!
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Come join us for Boerne's 5th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Walk
Monday, January 20th.
The start time is 10:00
The 1.3 mile walk will begin at the Boerne Main Plaza. Martin Luther King Jr. is one our nation's most revered civil rights leaders. King promoted nonviolence, while building harmony, respect, understanding and goodwill among all people. "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." - Martin Luther King Jr. Let us spread the love! Bring your family, friends and neighbors. To RSVP call the Boerne Family YMCA: 830-815-1040 or email Rezia Olson:
reziao@ymcasatx.org
This is a free event.
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Your entire
donation
goes directly to Kendall County Democratic Party, except for a 3.95% credit card processing fee. The money we raise supports the Democratic Operations for Kendall County. We need funds to operate an Office, Train volunteers, “Get out the vote” efforts; Mailings, Posters, Advertising, etc.
Donate Online!
We encourage you to donate to the Party online with the secure online donation site ActBlue accessible from our
home page.
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There are more of us than you think!
We're still looking for local Dems! If you run into any “like minded people,” send their name and email address to
Laura Bray
so we can add them to our mailing list and into VAN as a “strong/lean Democrat.” We want to keep building that list into 2020 and beyond!
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Kendall County Democratic Store
Show your pride for the Kendall County, Texas Democratic Party! Apparel comes in a variety of colors and styles.
Check out the selections; KCDP logo t-shirts, sweatshirts, stickers, totes and more available
Purchase Here
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Feel free to forward to a friend!
Office
518 East Blanco, Boerne
( same building as Mary’s Tacos,
enter through rear entrance)
Hours: Weds, Fri, and Sat
from 1:30-4:30.p.m.
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830-388-0109 bstrain947@aol.com
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