Voter File Fun
Posted by on May 22, 2006 at 03:30 PM
Ok, so maybe it's not the most exciting session of the day, but it's crucial to building a strong infrastructure - keeping data from election to election, and making sure that the data is current and complete is a seemingly simple task that is often harder than it sounds.
Here is a a photo from the session:
Ohio organizers take notes during the voter file training.
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(Waving from Guernsey County, OH!)
Those OH organizers look like a great group! Keep up the good work!
Well your doing what it takes in Ohio . Do we have anyone in Texas ? We need to run the right- wings out of Texas. We got November in the bag !!!!
Fred
www.fredwilkes.blogspot.com
Wow, everyone's so young!
This is great! Record keeping IS one of the MOST important parts of any job.
Wow, everyone's so young!
Posted by momoaizo on May 22, 2006 at 06:08 PM
Why aren't you drawing upon the knowledge of seasoned veterans of past campaigns, especially those that built the local Democratic clubs? There are a lot of seniors with spare time and experience with working one-on-one with voters. You'll find a lot of them at VFW Halls.
Tracy,
This IS exciting! When it comes to the real values of the American people, we've got 'em. When it comes to organization, ahem.
I'm very encouraged by this fine work and youthful crew. Good work, y'all!
We want a blue gov! and (of course) Zack Space for Congress!
Redistricting: March 2, 2006
In an exclusive briefing following the Supreme Court arguments yesterday, the attorneys representing Democratic plaintiffs challenge to Tom DeLay’s redistricting power grab expressed confidence that a majority of the Court will object to all or part of the existing congressional map. Key points include:The Justices voiced concerns that districts in South Texas and Dallas-Ft. Worth that may violate the Voting Rights Act and the racial gerrymandering doctrine. Should the Court object to districts in these two areas, the ripple effect could easily alter the majority of the 2003 DeLay map.
Some early press reports noted that some Justices initially appeared skeptical about partisan redistricting claims and asked no questions the use of outdated census data to redraw districts solely for partisan purposes in mid-decade. However, experienced court-watchers say the questions asked by Justices during oral arguments often do not indicate the Court’s eventual decision. The Texas case involves many overlapping, complex legal issues that were not addressed by the Justices, but they have been extensively briefed and will be carefully reviewed.
In the coming weeks, the Court will thoroughly examine those issues and determine whether they are willing to establish a precedent that the powers that control a legislature or any local government can use out of date census figures to continually redraw districts in order to maintain and maximize partisan control, as well as several important Voting Rights precedents that could come from this case.
The issues raised in the Texas case will impact redistricting and voting rights at every level of government for years to come. The Supreme Court arguments indicate that a majority of the Court will object to the 2003 DeLay map on one or more of the legal issues in question.
THE TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Just make sure you "Whistle while you work"
LOL :D
Tracy, Hope you and the DNC will NEVER let Democrats walk away from questionable election results again in our lifetime. I don't care if they want to save the bad image of sour grapes or whatever, we have to get to the bottom of every single vote from this point forward.
That's all we need to win. Work hard, smart, and make sure every voter gets a chance to vote and every vote is counted.
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