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AGENDA
Johnson County Democratic Party – Central Committee Zoom Meeting
6:30 pm, Thursday, April 7, 2022

  1) Call to order

  2) Opening remarks – Ed Cranston

  3) Consent agenda – Tonight’s agenda and last meeting minutes

  4) Recognition of newcomers/visitors/elected officials

  5) Speakers and announcements

  6) Treasurer’s report – Suzanne Doershuk

  7) County Party Pass-the-Hat – jcdems.org/donate/

  8) Free lunch

           – To volunteer, email: robin.roseman@gmail.com

           – Make checks out to: Rosanne Cook.  Send to: Rosanne Cook, 10 Valley View Place NE, Iowa City, IA 52240

  9) Chair and Committee Updates

      – Chair – Ed Cranston – County convention update, District convention plans, Campaign coordination with Iowa & Washington counties

      – First Vice hair – Kiran Patel – Voter Protection

      – Second Vice Chair – Leah Jesse – Farmers’ Market, Diversity Market

      – Affirmative Action Chair – Tony Currin

      – Candidate Development Chair – Royceann Porter

      – Data Management – John Deeth

      – Finance Chair – Anne-Marie Taylor – Hall of Fame

      – Membership – Ashley Kuse

      – Platform Chair – Hannah Doerge

      – Public Relations/State Central Committee Update – Tony Andrys

      – Second District Update – Peter Flynn

      – University of Iowa Democrats – Caleb Slater

10) Vacancy Election – JCDems Central Committee, 1st Congressional District Central Committee

11) Other business – All

12) Closing remarks – Ed Cranston

13) Adjournment

*** JOIN US! ***

District Convention – Saturday, April 23, Liberty HS, 1400 Dubuque St NE, North Liberty

JCDems Central Committee Meeting – 6:30 pm, May 5, Iowa City Public Library, Rooms A, B, & C, 123 S Linn St, Iowa City

JC Dems Hall of Fame Event – 7 pm, Saturday, May 14, Green View at Brown Deer, 1900 Country Club Dr, Coralville

State Convention – Saturday, June 18

JC Dems Annual BBQ Event – Sunday, October 9

General Election – Tuesday, November 8

AGENDA
Johnson County Democratic Party – Central Committee Zoom Meeting
6:30 pm, Thursday, January 6, 2022

  1) Call to order

  2) Opening remarks – Ed Cranston

  3) Consent agenda – Tonight’s agenda and last meeting minutes

  4) Recognition of newcomers/visitors/elected officials

  5) Speakers and announcements

  6) Treasurer’s report – Suzanne Doershuk

  7) County Party Pass-the-Hat – jcdems.org/donate/

  8) Free lunch – Friday, February 4, 2022 – 2 shifts: 9:30 – 11:30 am, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

           – To volunteer, email: robin.roseman@gmail.com

           – Make checks out to: Rosanne Cook.  Send to: Rosanne Cook, 10 Valley View Place NE, Iowa City, IA 52240

  9) MOTION: JCDems Executive Committee recommends moving budget items for the 2022 Caucus and 2022 County Convention, mistakenly put in the FY 22-23 budget, to the FY 21-22 fiscal year budget.

  10) Chair and Committee Updates

      – Chair – First Vice Chair election – Ed Cranston

      – First Vice Chair – Janice Weiner – Voting Rights Initiative

      – Second Vice Chair – Leah Jesse – Events update, t-shirts and sweatshirts

      – Affirmative Action Chair – Tony Currin

      – Candidate Development Chair – Royceann Porter

      – Data Management – John Deeth – Caucus 2022 Update

      – Finance Chair – Anne-Marie Taylor

      – Membership – Ashley Kuse

      – Platform Chair – Hannah Doerge

      – Public Relations/State Central Committee Update – Tony Andrys

      – Second District Update – Peter Flynn

      – University of Iowa Democrats – Caleb Slater

11) Vacancy Elections – JCDems Central Committee, 2nd Congressional District Central Committee

12) Other business – All

13) Closing remarks – Ed Cranston

14) Adjournment

*** JOIN US! ***

Martin Luther King Jr. Event – Noon – 2 pm, Monday, January 17, Mercer Park Aquatic Center, 2701 Bradford Dr, Iowa City

Caucus Precinct Packet Stuffing – 12 – 2 pm, Saturday, January 29, 2022, IC Public Library, 123 South Linn St.

Caucus Chair/Secretary Training – 2 pm, Saturday, January 29, 2022, IC Public Library, 123 South Linn St.

JCDems Central Committee Zoom Meeting – 6:30 pm, February 3, 2022

Precinct Caucuses – Monday, 7 pm, February 7, 2022

Post-caucus Packet Collection – Monday, February 7, 2022

Caucus Packet Unstuffing – Tuesday, February 8, 2022

County Convention Committees meet – Saturday, February 12

County Convention – Saturday, March 26, 2022, Liberty High, 1400 Dubuque St NE, North Liberty

District Convention – Saturday, April 23, 2022

Primary Election – Tuesday, June 7, 2022

State Convention – Saturday, June 18, 2022

General Election – Tuesday, November 8, 2022

AGENDA
Johnson County Democratic Party – Central Committee Zoom Meeting
6:30 pm, Thursday, November 4, 2021

1. Call to order 
2. Opening remarks – Ed Cranston
3. Consent agenda – Tonight’s agenda and last meeting minutes
4. Recognition of newcomers/visitors/elected officials
5. Speakers and announcements
6. Treasurer’s Reports – Suzanne Doershuk
7. Redistricting maps
8. MOTION: 
   
   The Johnson County Democrats’ Executive Committee recommends that the Central Committee approve a permanent ad-hoc subcommittee chaired by the First Vice Chair of the Johnson County Democrats to deal with voter protection on an ongoing basis. (See proposal below.)

9. County Party Pass-the-Hat – jcdems.org/donate/
10. Free lunch donations – Make checks out to: Rosanne Cook
    • Send to: Rosanne Cook, 10 Valley View Place NE, Iowa City, IA 52240
    • To volunteer 9:30 – 11:30 am or 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, Email robin.roseman@gmail.com
11. Chair and Committee Updates
12. Chair – Ed Cranston
    • First Vice Chair – Janice Weiner
    • Second Vice Chair – Leah Jesse, Coralville Pridefest, Iowa Democrats Care Project, T-shirts and sweatshirts
    • Affirmative Action Chair – Tony Currin
    • Candidate Development Chair – Royceann Porter
    • Data Management – John Deeth – Caucus 2022 Update
    • Finance Chair – Anne-Marie Taylor
    • Membership – Ashley Kuse
    • Platform Chair – Hannah Doerge, Adopt-a-Highway (2 mi.) to Solon
    • Public Relations/State Central Committee Update – Tony Andrys
    • Second District Update – Peter Flynn
    • University of Iowa Democrats – Caleb Slater
    • Vacancy Elections – JCDems Central Committee, 2nd Congressional District Central Committee
    • Other business – All
13. Closing remarks – Ed Cranston
14. Adjournment

*** JOIN US! ***

• Coralville Pridefest, Sunday, November 7th, Noon – 10 pm, Tavern Blue, 805 2nd St. Coralville

• JCDems Adopt-a-Highway, Sunday, November 7th, 1 – 3 pm

• Central Committee, December 2nd, 6:30 pm

• Caucuses – Monday, February 7, 2022

• County Convention – Saturday, March 26, 2022

• District Convention – Saturday, April 23, 2022

• Primary Election – Tuesday, June 7, 2022

• State Convention – Saturday, June 18, 2022

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Proposal: Johnson County Democratic Party Voter Protection Committee

The Voter Protection Committee reports to the First Vice Chair of the Johnson County Democratic Party, as part of the GOTV organizing effort.

Voter protection includes poll watching on election day and at satellite voting locations, as well as observers for the absentee ballot count, the meetings of the elections boards, and the canvass of the Board of Supervisors. Members of the committee may serve on recount boards, and/or observe recounts.  

This committee trains and organizes people to fill all the necessary positions at polling locations and at vote counting locations. For voter protection purposes, the committee would interact with other voter protection teams at the IDP and in other Democratic entities in the state.

Mission Statement 

Recent challenges to the democratic process and democracy itself have made voter protection more necessary than ever. Recent changes to the Iowa voting laws encourage interference from poll watchers and observers, which in other states has led to voter intimidation. Taken together with national events at the US Capitol, the need for voter protection will be a challenge for the foreseeable future. Our goal is to effectively counter those threats in Johnson County with a stable, well-trained cohort

Statement of Purpose

We gather information on all events and laws that impact voter protection. We train our local party volunteers to be well-informed on voter laws and ready to respond to threats.  

At election time we recruit, vet, train and organize volunteers to carry out our mission. We report to the Vice Chair and communicate our activities to the Central Committee meetings. Per Iowa elections law, the actual assignments are made by the County Chair by authority from the Executive Committee.

Organization

The First Vice Chair shall appoint a three-member ad hoc organizing committee, which operates under the supervision of the Vice Chair.