ICYMI Video of the October 21 Meeting | Redistricting Update

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) held its monthly meeting on October 21, 2021, via Zoom.

A “Redistricting Update” was shared by Brian Colleran, of Alna, who recently served as a consultant to the Maine Reapportionment Commission, and is now a senior director for the Maine House Democratic Campaign Committee.  You may download a copy of the presentation here but Brian’s talk adds the context you’ll need to get the most out of them. Brian’s contact info is below should you have any questions.

Note that the video has been edited to show only Brian’s presentation. The Q&A and our LCDC business meeting is not included in this recording.

The next meeting will take place on November 18!

Notes and Resources Shared During the Meeting

bricolleran@gmail.com
(412) 337-4884 – feel free to text or call!

From Kelli Whitlock Burton (she/her):
FYI…here’s a link to the Maine Census report from the US Census Bureau:
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/state-by-state/maine-population-change-between-census-decade.html

From Evan Goodkowsky:
A link on state by state redistricting:
https://ballotpedia.org/State-by-state_redistricting_procedures

From Autumn Mahoney (she/her):
Find the current districts, electeds and contact information here:
https://lincolncountydemocrats.com/voter-information/#officials
and
Find your Town Committee’s info here (scroll down and click “Municipal Committees” https://lincolncountydemocrats.com/committee/

Announcements

Vice Chair Kelli Whitlock Burton put a call out for volunteers. Contact her if you are interested in helping us keep Lincoln County Blue (and make it bluer!)
kelliwburton@gmail.com

Secretary Autumn Mahoney shared a reminder about the Community Conversations event we held on October 14 about Question 1. The video and resources are here:
https://lincolncountydemocrats.com/communityconversations/

Vice Chair Kelli Whitlock Burton and Chair Chris Johnson encouraged everyone to watch and share Sen. Angus King’s Senate floor speech in support of the Freedom to Vote Act. Give it a listen (or a read…the CSPAN link also features the transcript in text):
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4982613/user-clip-sen-angus-king

Marty Fox said there was also a good interview on MSNBC with Rachel Maddow and Sen. King. Here’s the transcript:
https://www.msnbc.com/transcripts/transcript-rachel-maddow-show-10-20-21-n1282038

Jamie Dalgleish announced that they are looking for volunteers to gather signatures at the polls to put the Pine Tree Power proposal on an upcoming ballot. Riley Stevenson is particularly asking for help in Waldoboro.
https://ourpowermaine.org/