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Legislative Alert ~ Week of March 16, 2020
Contact our Legislators Directly or Use RTS to Express Your Position on These Bills! Please watch for alerts related to the budget throughout the week. EDUCATION SB1357 – OPPOSE – would require all books, instructional aides, mandatory and optional reading materials to be pre-approved the year before school starts, before teachers even meet their students. SB1587 […]
Continue readingEmergency Early Voting Extended
From the Coconino County Elections Office, 3/14/2020: Coconino County voters that may have health concerns or worry about the coronavirus can participate in emergency early voting on Monday, March 16. Because of heightened health concerns about the spread of the coronavirus County Recorder Patty Hansen asked the Board of Supervisors to approve additional emergency early […]
Continue readingCOVID-19 Impact
Our primary concern regarding the coronavirus pandemic is the health and safety of our volunteers, precinct committee persons, employees, and interns. We are considering advice from the Coconino County Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). We are coordinating activities with campaigns, the Arizona Democratic Party, and the Arizona Legislative Campaign Committee. This […]
Continue readingYáadiláh Vote!
The first issue of our newsletter to Navajo constituents is arriving in mailboxes now. This is part of our continuing effort to reach out to the large number of Coconino County Democrats who are Navajo. The overall effort includes the Tuba City Democrats Facebook Page and regular meetings of our Tuba City Democrats, our flea […]
Continue readingLegislative Alerts ~ Week of March 8, 2020
These bills pending in the Arizona Legislature deserve your action. Get on the AZ Legislature website and RTS, call, and email. Contact info for our Coconino County representatives is below. EDUCATION SB 1061 – OPPOSE – Mandates a Parental Bill of Rights – puts these “rights” into statute and increases complexity and is considered unnecessary. […]
Continue readingLittle America Offers Discount for Roosevelt-Kennedy Weekend
Our 20th Annual Roosevelt-Kennedy Dinner is our largest fundraising effort of the year. It’s going to be amazing this year. We’ve got inspiring speakers and gorgeous auction items. Get your tickets for the event now! Our event hotel, Little America Flagstaff, is offering a special discounted rate for guests attending the 20th Annual Roosevelt Kennedy […]
Continue readingDeadlines for PPE Early Ballots
The Coconino County Elections Office wants to remind early voters that voted early ballots must be received no later than 7:00 pm on Election Day, March 17. Early voters should put their voted early ballot in the mail no later than Wednesday, March 11 to ensure that the ballot is received in time to be […]
Continue readingWant to Shape the Democratic Party of the Future? Now’s the Time to Take Action.
Don’t like how the Democratic Party works? Or do you just want to be of service? Either way, the way to make change and help Democrats get elected is to join the County Party Committee by becoming a precinct committeeperson. If you act now, your term as an official precinct committee person will begin October […]
Continue readingLegislative Alerts ~ Week of March 1, 2020
There are actually more new bills this week than last, & the majority of them are not good. Get on the AZ Legislature website and RTS, call, and email. Contact info for our Coconino County representatives is below. GOVERNANCE/VOTING RIGHTS HB 2054 – OPPOSE – Creates a partisan gubernatorially-appointed commission empowered to overrule the current Citizens’ […]
Continue readingHow Does the Presidential Preference Election Work?
On March 17, registered Democrats will go to the polls to indicate their preference for the Democratic Presidential Nominee (or, if they receive ballots by mail, the ballots must be returned to an elections office by 7 pm on March 17). Early voting is now underway — we’ve published information on early voting here. Please […]
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