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Proposed Agenda for WSDCO September Meeting

Wed, 09/16/2009 - 07:55 — kcdcc1

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)

  • DNC Member and Washington State Democrats Task Force Chair Sharon Mast on Caucus Improvement Team Report
  • 41st District Chair Jeff Smith and 46th District Vice Chair Betty Means on the Marchioro Washington State Democrats Historical Project.
  • Dr. Lisa Plymate on Health Care Reform
  • Susan Sheary, Jay Hollingsworth, and Al Garman on Restoration of Felons' Voting Rights
  • Good of the Order

    including VoteBuilder Resolution as passed by the Thurston County Democrats (file attached)

  • Adjourn

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Wed, 09/16/2009 - 17:17 — NatalieM

Another Resolution on VoteBuilder access

Resolution to Provide Equal Access to VoteBuilder for Non-Partisan Candidates

Whereas, Democrats elected to city and county positions, whether partisan or non-partisan, are the best source of qualified candidates for state legislative and higher offices, and;

Whereas, it will benefit the Democratic Party in Washington to develop a corps of local-level volunteers who are experienced in the use of VoteBuilder voter database in running local campaigns, and;

Whereas, local, off-year election campaigns have the potential of producing significant new and refined data on voters in their regions, that can benefit all Democratic candidates in the future and;

Whereas, the Democratic Party can strengthen the bonds with Democratic candidates at any level by providing substantial campaign resources, including VoteBuilder, to endorsed candidates, and;

Whereas, funding a campaign for local public office is as difficult as funding a statewide campaign, and;

Whereas, voter database resources can be made available to multiple candidate campaigns at minimal incremental cost to the Party;

Therefore be it resolved, that we, the WA State Democratic Central Committee, agree to provide VoteBuilder access to any and all qualified Democratic candidates for non-partisan office on an equal basis with Democratic candidates for partisan office,

And, the definition of “qualified Democratic candidate” be adopted by the WSDCC Executive Committee, but at a minimum shall mean any candidate endorsed by the County or Legislative District Democratic Party in the jurisdiction the candidate is running in.
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Submitted to the WSDCC for consideration at its September, 2009 meeting in Walla Walla, WA by the Whatcom County Democrats.

Natalie McClendon – Whatcom County Chair
Date Submitted - 8/28/09

Adopted by the Whatcom County Democratic Central Committee, August 20, 2009.