Virginia State Board of Elections Secretary Donald Palmer posted an op-ed yesterday stressing how easy it should be to obtain a free photo ID from… Read More »SBE Sec’y: Obtaining a Voter Photo ID Is Easy
Virginia now requires voters to present photo identification to cast their votes in person. See SBE guidance. Although the photo ID requirement unnecessarily burdens a… Read More »Tell the SBE: An Expired Photo ID Is a Valid Photo ID
We will post about the critically important voter photo identification/drivers license expiration issue shortly, but the Virginia State Board of Elections (SBE) is considering adoption… Read More »Tell the SBE: Make my Absentee Vote Count! (Urgent)
New DNC voter expansion – IWillVote.com program (more later), D-Day, EPA’s new carbon standards; Cantor loses, 2016 National Convention bids (BIrmingham, Cleveland, Columbus, Brooklyn, Philadelphia… Read More »DNC Communications Updates June 2014
Looking back at May – Benghazi, bridgegate, climate change; Marco Rubio, minimum wage, 9/11 museum; GOP primaries, women’s health, Harvey Milk; GOP governors’ scandals, “Republican… Read More »DNC Communications Updates May 2014
This weekend features the Democratic Party of Virginia’s annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, with Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-SC) as the keynote speaker. Also lots of meetings. … Read More »DPVA #JJVA14 Weekend Is Here
To gain access to the primary ballot, presidential candidates in Virginia have had to submit 10,000 signatures of qualified voters. This was the strictest requirement… Read More »Presidential Candidate Signature Requirement Lowered
[UPDATED] The DNC’s Rules & Bylaws Committee met today and approved most of the proposed Delegate Selection Rules for 2016. The Rules are substantially similar… Read More »DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee Looks Forward to 2016
Good news with ACA enrollment numbers and high job growth, Cantor blocking immigration reform, minimum wage should be raised, VP’s anti-sexual assault initiative, Paul Ryan,… Read More »DNC Communications Update 5.2.2014
Affordable Care Act enrollment numbers, GOP budget, minimum wage, Equal Pay Day, Veep BIden on voting rights, job training, YALI network, and GOP ethical problems.
Affordable Care Act, Christie Bridgegate, contraception benefit cases, immigration, the President and the Pope, and FLOTUS in China.
To implement the photo ID legislation enacted last year (SB 1256), the State Board of Elections (SBE) is developing the process for Registered Voters who lack one of the eligible photo IDs to obtain one free of charge from their local voter registrar. The voter must complete an application form. The proposed form states that requesting a photo ID when you may already have one is a felony and requires those requesting the free ID to swear that they do not have one. Virginia Organizing, and The League of Women Voters of Virginia also oppose the inclusion of the felony statement. Such a declaration is unnecessary, unwarranted, intimidating and not required by the legislative language. Please Take Action and Submit Comments before March 24, 2014 – click here.
Here’s a DNC update on Voter Expansion efforts at college campuses (from the 3.14.21 Communications Update), with links to cited articles: On Tuesday [March 11,… Read More »University Outlets Highlight DNC’s New Voter Expansion Project
If you somehow missed President Obama’s exchange with Zach Galifiankakis on “Between Two Fearns” to promote the ACA, you can find it here; DNC goes to… Read More »DNC Communications Updates – 3.14 & 3.21.2014
@TheDemocrats update – Factivists response to CPAC meeting, #DNC14 Winter Meeting videos, raising the minimum wate, Women’s History Month, and state updates
Here is the DNC’s report on our recent meeting (I provided a summary earlier this week). The report provides information on the four initiatives discussed at the… Read More »#DNC14 Winter Meeting Report
#DNC14 – As always, Virginia’s National Committee Woman Mame Reiley Chaired the Women’s Caucus (and ran a great meeting) and participated in the DNC Executive… Read More »Thanks #Mame
The Democratic National Committee just concluded an excellent three days of meetings, which featured new data, voter, and communications initiatives, and exhoratory words from President Obama,… Read More »#DNC14 Winter Meeting – A Year of Action
The DNC is meeting in DC tomorrow through Saturday. Here is the current agenda and the first edition of the Southern Regional Caucus Newsletter. I’ll… Read More »#DNC Winter Meeting
Gov Walker’s MilwaukeeGate; Action on fuel efficiency, export/import, and innovation; and raising the minimum wage.
President Obama to attend the upcoming DNC meeting on Feb. 28, 2014; Christie at the Bridge; support for minimum wage increase; and GOP Valentine’s Day… Read More »DNC Communications Update – 2.14.2014
When I started this blog in 2008, I promised to post about beagles. The inspiration was Baci, my first and only dog. I have probably… Read More »Baci the Beagle
The Democratic National Committee holds two meetings per year (with the Executive Committee, the Association of State Democratic Chairs, and Rules & Bylaws holding an… Read More »DNC to Meet in DC this Month
DNC recognizes Black History Month, with a post from DNC Black Caucus Chair Virgie Rollins and a video from DNC National Director of VOTER PROTECTION… Read More »DNC Communications Update 2.7.2014
President Obama’s State of the Union Address; Wisconsin Gov Scott Walker is the new Chris Christie; Lilly Ledbetter Act anniversary; small tent at RNC meeting;… Read More »DNC Communications Update 1.31.2014
Please don’t let Huckabee talk about sex; Christie Bridgegate continued; protecting students; and opportunities in 2014.
Christie BridgeGate continues; no GOP help for the unemployed; expanding college opportunity; new SBA head; Happy (50th) Birthday Michele Obama!
I confess that I thought CristieGate was just a third rate traffic study – there’s actually a lot of there there; fighting for unemployment insurance;… Read More »DNC Communications Update 1/10/2014
The Affordable Care Act working, GOP blocking unemployment benefits for those trying to work, more on ChristieBridgeGate, congrats to Mayor DeBlasio, and state updates
This is not a surprising idea, but periodically people need reminding. The Democratic Party of Virgnia Party Plan section 10.8 (reprinted below) provides that Democratic… Read More »Democratic Committee Members Can’t Endorse Republicans