Madison County
Are you a Young Democrat looking for a way to get involved? If you are between the ages of 18 and 35 and a registered Democrat in Madison County, you are invited to join the Young Democrats in Madison County. For information contact Amanda Fisher, President at 828-707-0879 or Amanda.Fisher14@gmail.com or Aaron Rapp, Vice President at 828-712-2214 s000174389@mhc.edu
May 8, Tuesday: The Madison County Democratic Party opened our headquarters at 42 South Main Street in downtown Marshall. We need lots of volunteers to staff the headquarters. Volunteers will be responsible for registering voters and spreading good will toward all our candidates and the Democratic Party. The hours that we will be open will be determined on the amount of volunteers we have. Candidates, once our headquarters is open, please bring a supply of yard signs and any other candidate information that you would like for us to have on hand for the voters. You will be responsible for checking your stock often and replenishing as necessary. Yard signs will be handed out to voters at headquarters whenever possible, however it is the responsibility of each individual candidate to ensure that their signage is distributed as they see fit throughout the county and at all voting locations. It is also the responsibility of each candidate to ensure that yard signage is removed from all voting locations on November 7 and from throughout the county no later than November 10th. The Madison County Democratic Party Headquarters will close November 8 and at that time any remaining signage or candidate material will be recycled. I have about 50 yard sign wire stands that I will give to any Democratic candidate who needs them on a first come first serve basis.
May 19, Saturday: The 11th Congressional District Convention: Details above.
May 26 Saturday: Breakfast at Beech Glen Community Center from 7-am to 9-am. This is a scrumptious all you can eat country breakfast, and the cost is only $5.00. The breakfast will continue through 2012 on the forth Saturday of each month.
June 2, Saturday: The Beech Glen Precincts Democratic Rally from 1:00 pm till at the Greater Ivy Community Center (Beech Glen) 2936 Beech Glen Road Mars Hill, NC 28754. Come out and join us for a fun filled afternoon of Gospel music, hot dogs and hamburgers with all the fixings and great door prizes. Bring your own lawn chairs. Contact Vickie Sealock at 828-689-4661 or
vickiesealock@gmail.com for more information.
June 26: Second primary election (if necessary)
June 16, Saturday: NCDP State Convention. From 1-2 pm in Raleigh. Exact location TBA. During the convention delegates will be selected to represent North Carolina at the Democratic National Convention September 3-7 in Charlotte.
June 23 Saturday: Breakfast at Beech Glen Community Center from 7-am to 9-am. This is a scrumptious all you can eat country breakfast, and the cost is only $5.00. The breakfast will continue through 2012 on the forth Saturday of each month.
September 3-6 Monday-Thursday: 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC. For Information on becoming a delegate to this convention go to
www.ncdp.org or call 800-861-8860 or email to
info@charlottein2012.com
September 8 Saturday: Laurel Precinct Annual Cookout at the home of DG and Cathy Brackins from 2pm until. For more information contact Daniel Rice at 828-656-2286 or 828-380-0739
dannyrice95@yahoo.com.
September 21, Friday: State Democratic Women’s Convention. Starting at 9:00 am. Location TBA.
October 6, Madison County Heritage Festival in Mars Hill. We will have a table at this event, and will need volunteers to man it. Volunteers will be responsible for registering voters, and spreading good will toward all our candidates and the Democratic Party. Go to
www.visitmadisoncounty.com for more information.
October 11-13 Thursday-Saturday: Madison County Fair. At the fairgrounds in Marshall. We will have a table at this event, and will need volunteers to man it. Volunteers will be responsible for registering voters and spreading good will toward all our candidates and the Democratic Party. Go to
www.visitmadisoncounty.com for more information.
November 6, Tuesday: General Election: (polls are open from 6:30 am to 7:30 m) We need volunteers from each precinct to set up information tables at each precincts voting location. From 6:30 am to 7:30 pm these volunteers will be handing out information to voters, answering voter’s questions, and preading good will toward all our candidates and the Democratic Party. The best scenario would be three shifts with two people working together at a time.
Absentee Voting Applications are now available. For questions or an application contact Kathy Ray Madison County Board of Elections at 828-649-9189.
We will hold 50/50 drawings during the Madison County Democratic Party Executive ommittee Meetings. The tickets for the drawing will be sold prior to the start of the meeting at $1.00 per ticket or 6 tickets for $5.00. The money will be split between the person holding the winning ticket and the Madison County Democratic Party. Congratulations to Barbara Coulson for winning the 50/50 jackpot during the March 1 meeting.
The Madison County Democratic Party is looking for talented individuals fromeach precinct to perform at the 1st Annual Madison County Democratic Party Precinct Talent Show!! Contact Pat Franklin at 206-2332
patfranklin@yahoo.com or Betty Hurst at 301-3111
bettyhurst47@gmail.com for more information.
Please contact me to find out how you can volunteer, contribute, spread the word and join your neighbors in the Democratic Party.
Sincerely, Vickie Sealock, Chair Madison County Democratic Party
