by jcdemsor ~ April 6th, 2012
The Johnson County Democrats are proud to announce the 2012 inductees into our Hall of Fame. This year’s honorees are Jeanette Carter, Mary Larew, Nick Johnson & Mary Vesey and Pat White. Honorees are chosen on the basis of their longstanding history of service to the county Democratic party.
The winners will be honored at our annual Hall of Fame Event, Saturday, May 5th, 2012, at the Coralville Marriott, in Coralville, Iowa. The evening will begin with a social hour at 7pm, followed by a dessert buffet and the award ceremony. A cash bar will be available throughout the evening. Tickets for the event are $25 ($15 for seniors and students), and sponsorships are available at $100, $250 and $500.
For more information or to sponsor the event, please contact Johnson County Democrats Fundraising Chair Liz Etchells at 319-541-9672 or Elizabeth.Etchells@gmail.com.
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by jcdemsor ~ April 28th, 2012
The Central Committee will meet Thurs.,May 3 at 7:00pm
IC Comm. School District board room in old Press-Citizen building on N. Dodge
NOTE: new meeting location this month!
Tentative Agenda:
1. Hall of Fame update (Sat., May 5)
2. Review Facebook Acceptable Use Policy
3. Elect 2nd District Central Committee representatives
4. May elect JC Central Committee representatives
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by jcdemsor ~ April 24th, 2012
Location: Campaign Headquarters
321 E. Market St.
Time: 6 PM
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by jcdemsor ~ April 24th, 2012
Saturday, April 28
www.idp2nd.com
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by jcdemsor ~ March 30th, 2012
Grant Wood AEA, 200 Holiday Road (near traffic circle on 1st. Ave);
Doors open 6:15 pm
Tentative Agenda:
1. Candidates and election of 2nd Vice Chair and Secretary
2. Hall of Fame update (Sat., May 5)
3. First parade-Pride Festival, Sat., June 16
4. County Fair – ideas for booth
5. IC09 representatives – possible resolution of conflict
6. Summer fundraising event – preliminary and tentative plans
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by jcdemsor ~ March 29th, 2012
Location is the Campaign Offices.
321 E. Market St.
Iowa City, IA
Tentative agenda is:
1. HOF:status – Liz
2. Candidates-2nd Vice Chair and Sec.
3. Parades-Pride Festival, Sat., June 16
4. Other Parade dates:
5. JC Fair (July): activity for booth-ideas
6. 2nd District Convention-preparations
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by jcdemsor ~ March 4th, 2012
Location: West High 2901 Melrose Ave.
Registration of Delegates and Alternates begins at 8:00am, ends at 10: am. with call to Order at 9:00.
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by jcdemsor ~ March 4th, 2012
In the Convention Booklet there is a complex amendment to the Constitution of Johnson County Democrats. The following simpler amendment will also be put forth:
********* Call this the ABC plan *************
In the current Constitution for the Johnson County Democrats the motion is to strike the following four Sections and one phrase:
1) Strike Article IV Section 3 and Section 4.
2) Strike Article VII Section 2 and Section 5.
3) Article VI Section 5: Strike “and shall keep accurate records of attendance at Central Committee meetings”
*** Comments and explanation *****
The basic changes this amendment would achieve is to eliminate requirements on attendance and participation in the Central Committee and Standing Committees. As well intentioned as these current requirements (which we propose to strike) are, they have not been found to be particularly effective organization building tools.The changes which appear in the Convention Booklet Amendment(s) will be referred to as “CBA”, the changes above called “ABC” alluding the fact these changes are simpler.
1) The ABC changes are fewer, clearer and less drastic than in CBA. The goal is to keep proposed changes small, easy to understand by all and not entangled in unstated but implied additions to the ByLaws.
2) The Executive Committee is unchanged. With the CBA changes the Fundrasing Chair would not be on the Executive Committee. With the CBA there would be no election of the Fundraising Chair. With the CBA changes, currently elected Executive Committee members who are not officers would no longer serve and thus performing an extraordinary, perhaps undemocratic, invalidation of their election. Finally, the smaller Executive Committee would provide less help to the Officers and make the Executive Committee more exclusive.
This is not a good direction to go. The reason the Executive committee was enlarged in the 2006 Constitutional changes was to make it more inclusive and helpful. More currently, our motto is “Respect, Empower and Include” .
3) In ABC, the standing Committees are unchanged except that participation and attendance is not required—these are also stricken in CBA, however CBA eliminates the Standing Committees entirely.
4) In ABC attendance at Central Committee Meetings is no longer required—these are also stricken in CBA. Note striking phrase in Article VI Section 5 is now consistent with not requiring attendance. There may be some good reasons to decide to maintain attendance information, but there is no need for a Constitutional level mandate.
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by jcdemsor ~ February 23rd, 2012
7PM
Grant Wood AEA
200 Holiday Rd., Coralville, IA
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by jcdemsor ~ February 23rd, 2012
6 PM, 301 E. Market St., Iowa City
Campaign Headquarters
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