Washington State Democratic Chairs Organization

Happy New Year!

The Chairs Organizations will hold their quarterly meeting on Saturday morning, January 30, 2010 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, downtown Seattle.

The proposed agenda will include:

Call to Order
Flag Salute
Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes
Approval of the Proposed Agenda
Topics of Presentation/Discussion
Eastern Vice Chair Andrew Brewer - VoteBuilder Opportunities
DNC Member Sharon Mast - Followup on Caucus Improvement Team
WSDCC Executive Director Jaxon Ravens - Caucus/Convention Prep
Adjourn

September 26, 2009 - 10:45 am

Marcus Whitman Hotel and Conference Center
Sacajawea Room
6 West Rose Street - Walla Walla, WA 99362

• Call to Order
• Flag Salute
• Approval of Proposed Agenda
• No previous meeting minutes as the April meeting was a Leadership Training session fully documented at the website
• Treasurer's Report

  (Discussion on Donation to WSDCC from our treasury - recommended $500 from WSDCO)

The Renton Carpenters have negotiated another training session for political organizations and issues/candidate campaign staff:

Thursday June 25, 2009
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Renton Carpenters Hall
231 Burnett Avenue North

PDC staff will be onsite to conduct the course as a public service - free and open to all. The Renton Carpenters have traditionally hosted this training and are pleased to do so again.

Please contact Chuck Laney to RSVP or make an inquiry at: 425.260.5824 or claney06@gmail.com

Thank you to all who participated in the planning and conduct of the course Saturday April 25th. We distributed 82 CDs and have made the materials available here.

The following links are the files included on the CD from the training session on April 25th, 2009.

Following up on an action item taken at the January 24th WSDCO meeting, we have just received word from the Washington State - Public Disclosure Commission that they will be available for a two-hour training course in Tacoma:

Friday April 24, 2009 - 2:00 pm through 4:00 pm
Murano Hotel
Torcello/Burano Rooms
1320 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma WA 98402

The Washington State Democratic Chairs Organization will host a training course at the next Washington State Democratic Central Committee meeting in Tacoma, April 25th.

The course has been designed and developed to include PowerPoint presentation of tips and techniques for leadership, online review of the updated precinct maps and election history, and VoteBuilder. CDs will be available at the sign-in desk of all course materials.

For more information, access
http://wa-demchairs.org/2009/042409.leadership.pdf

The Chairs Handbook has been revised and is available for your use here, http://wa-demchairs.org/blog/files/ChairsHandbookrev7.pdf

The document serves as the basis for the new Leadership Training course that will be conducted at the next WSDCO meeting, April 25th in Tacoma. The coursework is in edit review and will also be posted here soon.

Thank you,
Susan Sheary
WSDCO Chair

The Chairs Training Course, renamed Leadership Training, rough draft has been completed and is in review with Dwight Pelz, WSDCC Chair.
The course will be conducted at the next quarterly meeting of the WSDCC, April 24-25th.

Stay tuned for details.

Thanks, Susan Sheary - WSDCO Chair

In Pierce County, we're under attack.

Our Republican-controlled county council has declared war on our county charter. They have gone as far to amend it with out the consent of voters. They did this and appointed their own partisan hack as our county auditor, over a highly nonpartisan pick supported by the party, much of our community, and our largest newspaper.

During the discussion on upcoming Leadership training materials, we were asked about a section on, Vetting New Candidates. Here it is,
http://wa-demchairs.org/documents/vetting.candidates.pdf

Following up again on the Public Disclosure Commission - Online ORCA Training, the PDC has said yes to April 24th in Olympia. Jaxon Ravens has now requested that they teach the class in Tacoma, 2:00 - 4:00 pm - we are awaiting their answer and will keep you posted.