Operation Turn DuPage Blue Newsletter
February 15th, 2008
WITH HEARTFELT APPRECIATION FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR TRUE BLUE CANDIDATES!!
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TONIGHT!! 7-10 p.m.
We all say we support our candidates but now it's time to put your money where your vote is!!
Good candidates +money + you =WINNING.Come support our county board candidates
with your presence + your dollars on FEBRUARY 15th 7-10 AT LA PLAYA CANTINA
(all proceeds go directly to County Board candidates!)Set the date aside and feel free to distribute our flyer which you can find hereTickets can be purchased right now hereThanks!!
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WRITE-IN CANDIDATES
We spoke to Doreen Nelson of the Election Commission and were told that the verification process is still going on. What we learned, however, is a cause for some concern and it would be nice to have a few folks who are interested in Election Commission Oversight to get together and shepherd this situation as their first project. So:
1) If you have been toying with the idea of being on this committee, please write to OTDB@ameritech.net RIGHT NOW with "ECOC" in the subject line
2)There seems to be no quick and transparent way to determine whether the statutes for judging write-in votes were followed
a) were the judges aware of the names of those who were filed and declared write-in candidates?
b) did the judges hand-tally and validate the write-in votes after the polls closed that evening? (in the opti-scan box, they are kicked to a different area and are to be removed and tabulated on the spot.) If a group of judges neglected to do that and put all the ballots together, who made that determination ex post facto and was that done fairly?
c) did the judges use the appropriate discernment standard in an impartial manner to determine if the write-in candidate met the threshold to qualify (10 proper write-ins)?
d) if the procedure was followed correctly, what kind of paperwork was done to verify the reasons a candidate did/did not make the threshold and where is that information?
It is a good idea to get on this THIS WEEK as the certification is due on the 26th and, if we don't get this resolved, valid write-in candidates who have been misjudged may be disenfranchised at the County Convention. PLEASE WRITE TO US TODAY TO SAY YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP! Beginning to have a say and a presence at the Election Commission RIGHT AWAY helps guarantee a fairer, less confusing election in November.
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 I AM SO EXCITED!! WHAT CAN I DO NEXT TO TURN DUPAGE BLUE???
HELP US WITH THE ST PAT'S PARADES We have two parades for you to choose from: one in Naperville at 10 a.m on the 15th and one in Elmhurst at noon. We need:
- organizers (it's fun, it's time-limited, it's very interactive!)
- callers who work with the organizers to get folks to show their GREEN AND THEIR BLUE (the more callers we have, the more people we can get to each parade)
- For the Elmhurst parade, we need float designers and builders
Parades are a great way to network, to show our growing strength to the community (and gather supporters who are presently on the sidelines), and to support our local candidates who will be walking with us. Please take a look at this youtube video of OTDB and York Township in last year's Elmhurst parade.
For those who wish to work on the Elmhurst parade where we will be walking with Gary Nowak and our County Board candidates, call 630-469-4931. For those who wish to walk with the Dems, Dianne Mcguire, Scott Harper and others in Naperville, call Matt Tom at 630-848-2111.
#1 If you are a Precinct Committeman-elect, you can MAKE SURE TO VOTE, PLEDGING 100 % of YOUR PRECINCT'S WEIGHTED VOTE TO PEICKERT AND BARTON, IN THE COUNTY CONVENTION ON MARCH 5th!! Keep watching for Details. GO HERE to see how you did in your precinct )write-ins won't be up until Feb 26th)
#2 If you have been reading these emails and wondering if you live in a VACANT precinct, LET'S FIND OUT and get you appointed immediately after the March 5th election.
#3 If you know you have a committeeman already or know your talents would be better used elsewhere, NOW is the time to TELL US what those talents are and explore how they can best be employed to change the political conversation HERE in our formerly Republican county and throughout the country. Many people have mentioned things they'd like to do in the last few months. If we have not gotten back to you on something you have suggested, please contact us again very soon!
We'll have more ideas for you next week!
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FINALLY, THEY'RE PAYING ATTENTION!
Bob Peickert and Michelle Barton Bring Unprecedented Leadership AND VISIBILITY to DuPage Democratic Politics
Bob Peickert Challenges Sen Cronin's False Reasoning for Blue Tide in the Daily Herald
Bob Peickert and Cecilia Guzman appear on ABC Nightly News with Andy Shaw
If you missed the segment on PBS NOW that featured OTDB. see it NOW.
Amy Tauchman was a commentator on RADIO ISLAM AM 1450 last Monday speaking about the elections and the philosophy of the Turn DuPage Blue movement in general. Go here to tap into that Feb 4 story.
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county board oversight
Yikes, our fully Republican County Board now has money to solve their problems for now but it's kind of like putting a bandage on a hemmorhage! We need folks who are willing to attend meetings, tally the comments and votes of these folks keep track of the veracity of the info they put out to the public. THEN, we need to stay on their backs as to how they spend their new-found pot so that we don't end up right back where we were before Springfiled bailed them out. ALSO, any information garnered by this committee will, of course, be helpful to our Dem Board candidates in fashioning their message to media and their voters.
IF YOU WANT TO HELP, write to otdb@ameritech.net with CBOC in the subject line TODAY!
For election oversight commission, see the piece on WRITE-INS above.
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What's Happening Feb 15-22
Feb 15th County Board Candidate Fundraiser (see flyer above)
Feb 18th Lisle Township meeting...Another good chance to meet Bob Peickert...go to www.dupagedemocrats.org for info
Feb 19th Durbin in Carol Stream check DPDC website
FROM NOW forward-----
BASKING IN THE GLOW of turning the county around and PLEDGING to keep at it (no room for complacency here)
March
5th HOLD THIS DATE!! County Convention to elect new leadership to the
DuPage Democratic Party. 7:30
pm. County
Convention. All elected Committeeman will meet in Wheaton to
elect the Chairman of the Democratic Party of DuPage County from
2008-2010.
at the Wheaton
Park District, Community Center Auditorium, 1777 S. Blanchard Road,
Wheaton, IL 60187; Elected Precinct Committeemen shall be electing
the following officers of the DuPage County Democrats: Chair, Vice
Chair, Treasurer. All interested Democrats welcome to attend.
WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR: Folks who want to:
take over these email newsletters,
do oversight on the County Board and Election Commission,
write letters to the editor and media releases for DuPage Democratic Issues,
phone bank,
you tell us ____________________________________________.
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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