25 Sep 2024 ICYMI September 19 Meeting Presentations on State Ballot Questions & Voter Access and Protection
During the September 19 meeting, we hosted two guest speakers. Executive Director, Democracy Maine and League of Women Voters of Maine, Anna Kellar shared a presentation on the November 5 Ballot Questions. The video is below along with links to their slides and resources. Voter Protection and Access Director for the Maine Democratic Party, Will Hayward shared an Introduction to Voter Protection presentation. We do not have video of this presentation to share but you’ll find a link to the slides below.
The agenda also included a campaign update, approval of meeting minutes, and an election of James Sitrick of Jefferson to represent Lincoln County on the Maine Democratic State Committee’s Rules Committee. We also voted in 26 new members. See below for announcements from the Campaign.
Video of Executive Director, Democracy Maine and League of Women Voters of Maine Anna Kellar presenting a guide to the 2024 November Ballot Questions on September 19, 2024. Note: Portions of this video have been edited so that participants could speak freely and to remove any LCDC business that should not be made public.
Resources & Announcements
Nov 5 Ballot Questions by Anna Kellar, Executive Director, Democracy Maine and League of Women Voters of Maine
A copy of their slides are here.
- LWVME ballot question explainer is also available to read here in a different format: https://www.lwvme.org/node/3385
- As mentioned in Anna’s preso. Learn more about the Adopt a Town program and see if your town is all set: https://www.lwvme.org/adopt
- Secretary of State’s Maine Citizen’s Guide to the Referendum Election is here: https://www.maine.gov/sos/news/2024/2024%20Citizens%20Guide.pdf
Intro to Voter Protection in Maine by Will Hayward, Voter Protection and Access Director, Maine Democratic Party (MDP)
A copy of his slides are here.
- Signup for upcoming poll watcher trainings by the MDP: https://www.mobilize.us/2024mevictory/event/679539/
- MDP voter protection general interest form: http://mainedems.org/VoPro
Campaign Updates:
Tessa Schneider (Lincoln County Field Organizer for the MDP Coordinated Campaign) – tschneider@2024victory.com or (207) 350-3731
Find out where you are needed most each week by visiting: https://lincolncountydemocrats.com/dosomething
Do you live in a high-traffic area in Lincoln County? If so, we’d love to place one of the large, hand-painted candidate signs created by our volunteers in your yard! We have signs for Harris/Walz and all of our legislative candidates. We will notify you in late September when they are ready for display and you can pick them up or we can deliver them to you. We will collect the signs after Nov. 5. If you’d like to host a sign, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/R9GGxRj68kxM7LYTA
Candidate Forums: All Democratic candidates for Maine House and Senate districts that include Lincoln County will participate in candidate forums hosted by local news media, to be held between Sept. 26 and Oct. 10 in Boothbay, Damariscotta, Dresden, Wiscasset, and Waldoboro. Get the schedule here: https://lincolncountydemocrats.com/candidate-forums/
Rally for Democracy: A Get Out the Vote Party is Sat, Oct 19, 3-6pm at the Legion in Damariscotta. We have live music, food vendors, a cash bar, a bounce house and other family-friendly activities, and a mini-Maine makers market with a few artisans who specialize in slow or upcycled fashion, found art and jewelry. Most of the Lincoln County candidates will attend along with Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. Rain or Shine! http://lincolncountydemocrats.com/rally
Wanna join the Rally Team? We need help putting up posters around the county and help during the event with different jobs. Contact Autumn Mahoney to help: online@lincolncountydemocrats.com
Help us win in November! Sign up to volunteer with LCDC here: https://lincolncountydemocrats.com/volunteer
You AND every registered Lincoln County voter in your home can make your $5 clean elections contributions to help fund your legislative candidates here: https://lincolncountydemocrats.com/Clean5
Want to look up your districts? https://lincolncountydemocrats.com/maps
All events and campaign activities: https://lincolncountydemocrats.com/events
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