Operation Turn DuPage Blue Newsletter
                                
UNTIL FEBRUARY 4th,YOU CAN STILL VOTE ABSENTEE IN-PERSON ON A PAPER BALLOT !!
 VOTE TODAY AT THE ELECTION COMMISSION ! TAKE FEBRUARY 5TH OFF !!
 WORK ELECTION DAY AT THE PRIMARY TO PRACTICE AND PREPARE FOR A BLUE WIN IN NOVEMBER!!
 January 24-31, 2008
In This Issue
POLLWATCHER TRAINING: OPEN TO ALL REGISTERED VOTERS
PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN TOOL KIT
NEW FEATURE: TLC Corner
FUNDRAISER FOR COUNTY BOARD CANDIDATES
Upcoming Events
TAKE OUR SURVEY
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ANY REGISTERED VOTER CAN POLLWATCH!!!!
pollwatching training
January 31st Helen Plum Library 7:30-8:45 p.m. PLEASE RSVP at otdb@ameritech.net as space is limited (click above for details). IF YOU ARE A PC COMMITTEMAN ON THE BALLOT, please bring your credentials that you received in the mail with YOU! We will have others as well to hand out.
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YES, it's time to rally your voters and we have just the  tools to help you do it! Click on the picture above and you will find the following to use as you wish:

A customizable letter that can become your creation just by filling in the fields. Copy the automatically generated precinct letter and you can then paste it into your word processing program and alter in any way you wish. If you wish to add candidate info please, here is a site that may help you (thanks to Gary Kleppe and York Township)

WALK SHEETS: Connie Baker's email address is also in the kit. Please write your request to her with "PC Kit for ______ (ex: Milton 038)" in the subject line and your walk sheets will be sent as a pdf file.

VOLUNTEER FORM: This handy pdf will be available in card form soon but use this to find out how to get your precinct neighbors involved! (Thanks again to Kent Kirkwood!)

PRECINCT MAPS: Thanks to the hard work of Jon Myers of Milton, these are available for your township and precinct here

If you want literature for candidates, please contact your township chair.
Addison Township Democrats    Art Remus    630-832-1525  
Bloomingdale Township Democrats    Pete Null    630-550-8550
Downers Grove Township Democrats    Kim Savage    630-771-5546
Lisle Township Democrats    Guy Maras    630-771-5547
Milton Township Democrats    Alycia Fitz    630-771-5548
Naperville Township Democrats    Tom Wronski    630-527-8799
Wayne Township Democrats    Laura Fletcher **    630-771-5550
Winfield Township Democrats    Susan Lubonovich    630-771-5551
York Township Democrats    Bob Wagner    630-771-5552

OTHER ITEMS ON THIS PAGE: RSVP Email link for Poll-Watcher training (see below in events),Precinct Committeeman Frequently Asked Questions, and Election Commission link to locate a sample ballot for your precinct and find out which candidates you may want to tell your voters about in your letter or when you go door-to-door over the next three weeks.

COMING SOON! Coffee and potluck invitations and instructions on how to have a successful gathering to meet your precinct neighbors and/or have candidates in to meet them!
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GOOD CAUSES THAT COULD USE YOUR LOVING TOUCH!

100 Women Who Care
An organization of DuPage Area Women who want their charity dollars to stay in their community. Next meeting is Feb 12th. Last quarter they gave $10,500 to BRIDGE COMMUNITIES. If this is a group you would like to join, click the link above for more info!

WARMING CENTER
The Warming Center at First United Methodist Church in Glen Ellyn is open from 1:30-6:30 pm every Sunday from October to March/
April. People who are homeless come to the Center to get hot soup, rest, watch tv or play games. If you'd like to   volunteer for a couple of hours, please  call Bonnie Gahris at 630.469.2056 or email her at bgahris@bg-
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Please submit any causes that you support that could use a little OTDB TLC to otdb@ameritech.net
Good candidates +money + you =
WINNING.
Come support our county board  candidates with your presence + your dollars on
FEBRUARY 15th
Set the date aside and feel free to distribute our flyer which you can find here
Thanks!!
 
UCOMING



What's Happening Jan 24-31

THROUGH FEB 4th IN-PERSON ABSENTEE. This is a paper ballot for those who do not want to use the machines. Pass the judges and ask for this ballot at the counter at the Election Commission.

Jan 14th-31st Early voting starts go to www.dupageelections.com
for more information. Absentee ballots applications can also be printed by going here
Applications must arrive by Jan 31st and mailed back with, at the latest, a 2/4 postmark

Jan 29th  (Tuesday)Scott Harper candidacy announcement 11:00 a.m.
For details, please go to his website

Jan 31st Poll Watching Training with Marlene Tap and Illinois Ballot Integrity Project Helen Plum Library in Lombard 7:30 (see flyer above) PLEASE RSVP @ otdb@ameritech.net or 630-699-5071 so that we can have the appropriate amount of materials without killing extra trees.

ALWAYS LOOKING FOR: Folks who want to:
do oversight on the County Board and Election Commission,
write letters to the editor and media releases for DuPage Democratic Issues,
work Election Day in many capacities,
you tell us ____________________________________________.

UPCOMING:
Watch for the ARCHIVE HOMEPAGE soon to be on our website (should be up by Jan 28). For those who have just recently begun to get our emails, you will be able to  track what we have accomplished in one short year. We know you'll be impressed with what we can all do when we put our minds to it!

Feb 5th Election day...how can you help?
Feb 6-March 7 Let's get a Democrat elected in Congressional 14...LOTS more details to come!
Feb 15 County Board Candidate Fundraiser (download flyer above  and commit to bringing 2 Dem friends!)
March 5th HOLD THIS DATE!! County Convention to elect new leadership to the DuPage Democratic Party. Location to be given sometime soon we are sure!


This site is paid for by the generous contributors to Operation Turn DuPage Blue and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
A copy of our report filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections and DuPage County Clerk is available for purchase from the DuPage County Clerk's office, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187.
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