Democracy for New Mexico

Sandoval County Ward & Precinct Elections Set for 3/22

Thanks to Tom Solomon for passing along this info:

The Democratic Party of Sandoval County will hold its ward and precinct elections on Tuesday, March 22, at 7:00 PM at various locations. Here are a few:

• Corrales Elementary School, Precincts 11, 12, 13, 53, 54
• Placitas Elementary School, Precincts 5, 28, 55

This information was provided by James Moran, who is running to replace Rubin Miera as County Chair. You can obtain more information on these elections by emailing Mr. Moran at james.moran@worldnet.att.net or by calling 896-0529.

Update on DPBC Meetings

Here's an update to our previous post, with additional information on these meetings of the Democratic Party of Bernalillo County:

Bernalillo County Ward/Precinct Meetings
Thursday, March 28, 2005, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
(finalized locations will be forthcoming later this week)

Bernalillo County Central Committee Meeting
Saturday, April 2, 2005 - Albuquerque Convention Center
09:00 AM: Registration
10:00 AM: County Central Committee Meeting begins

Resolutions Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 31, 2005, 7:00 PM
(location will be forthcoming later this week)

Credentials Committee Meeting
Friday, April 1, 2005, 7:00 PM
(location will be forthcoming later this week)

Information from DPBC e-news. To subscribe, send your name, county and email address to dpbc@att.net.

DPBC Ward & Precinct Election Date Set

The Democratic Party of Bernalillo County will hold its Ward and precinct elections from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on March 28, at various locations around town. Not all locations for the "cluster ward" meetings have been announced, but here's the list so far:

South Valley Cluster - Wards 10, 12A, 12B, 13A, 13B, 14A, 14B
Westside Community Center
1250 Isleta Blvd. SW

West Side Cluster – Wards 16A, 16B, 23A, 23B, 29
Taylor Ranch Community Center
4900 Kachina St. NW

North Valley Cluster – Wards 11A, 11B, 11C, 15A, 15B, 17A, 17B
Raymond Sanchez Center
9800 4th NW

Sandia Cluster: Wards 24A, 24B, 27A, 27B, 30A, 30B
IBEW Hall
4921 Alexander Blvd. NE

Highlands Cluster - Wards 18A, 18B, 19A, 19B, 25A, 25B, 26
Plumbers Hall
510 San Pedro SE

The meeting locations of two additional clusters have not yet been finalized. I'll be updating this information when we receive it.

If you are planning on running for precinct or ward chair, or if you want to vote on the candidates running for these positions in your ward, please attend these meetings. Click to find out you are in. Use your precinct number to find .

(This information was received via email from the DPBC. An Official Call concerning the ward and precinct meetings should legally set out this information but I haven't seen one yet.)

NOTE: ALSO CHECK UPDATE ABOVE.

Democratic Party of Santa Fe Count to Hold Trainings, Ward Elections & County Elections in March

WHAT:  Training on the Ward and County Election Process
Purpose of these trainings is to familiarize yourself with the process, rules and procedures associated with ward elections and county elections.  Trainings will feature a "mock" ward election.

WHO:  All registered Democrats in Santa Fe County
WHEN:  Saturday March 5, 2005 at these times:

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM; 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM; 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

There will be four separate trainings that can accommodate 25 people each.  Slots will be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis by contacting the DPSFC (through Doug Schocke) at 982.5727 or sfdparty@qwest.net

WHERE:  Democratic Party of Santa Fe County HQ
907 W. Alameda
Santa Fe, NM  87501
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WHAT:  Ward Elections
Purpose of these elections is to elect ward officers and ward level delegates who will serve as representatives to the county central committee - this is also an opportunity to introduce resolutions at the ward level.

WHO:  All registered Democrats in Santa Fe County
WHEN:  Monday March 21, 2005, 6:00 PM
WHERE:  Locations within Santa Fe County (specific locations will be finalized by March 5)
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WHAT:  County Central Committee Meeting/ County Elections
Purpose of this meeting and elections is for elected ward delegates to elect County Chair and County Vice-Chair and delegates to the State Central Committee (State Central Committee will meet on April 28th in Albuquerque) - resolutions passed at the ward level will also be discussed and voted on.

WHO:  All elected ward level delegates
WHEN:  Monday, March 28, 2005, 6:00 PM
WHERE:  NEA New Mexico Building, 2011 Botulph Road, Santa Fe, NM  87505

For more information contact:
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF SANTA FE COUNTY
907 W. Alameda
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505.982.5727
sfdparty@qwest.net
Contact: Robert Adams: 231.2569

DPBC Third Thursday Meeting Set for 2/17

DFNM members are urged to attend this meeting. We need a large showing to underline our passion for change in the Democratic Party:

From the DPBC e-news:
The Democratic Party of Bernalillo County Third Thursday meeting will be held February 17, 6:00 PM at the UNM Law School, 1117 Stanford NE, Room 2401. Click for map.

Our speaker will be Ellen Leitzer, Co-Executive Director of the Senior Citizens Law Office. Ms. Leitzer recently received the Award for Consumer Health Advocate for 2004 by Families USA. Ms. Leitzer's topic will be, More of the Safety Net Under Attack - Medicaid and Medicare -- What's Next? With the number of uninsured Americans reaching 45 million, an all-time high and growing, and those without health insurance for some period of time in 2003-04 at 85 million, a crisis exists. The proposed cutbacks in the President's budget only worsen the prospects for improvement.

If you are a registered Democrat and would like to be added to the DPBC e-news list, please send your name, email address and County to dpbc@att.net.

Celebrate Dean's Victory: Donate

DFA members and bloggers nationwide are urging progressives to donate to the DNC and DFA starting Saturday, February 12, as Dean takes office as the new DNC Chair.  Let's show the powers that be how much widespread grassroots support exists for Dean!

You can donate to the DNC by phone at 1-877-336-7200 (toll free), by mailing a check with this form, or by using the blogger donation tool below:

Contribution amount: $

To go to the donation page or to see how much "We've Got Howard's Back by The People" has raised so far for the DNC, click here.

And you can contribute online to Democracy for America via our own DFNM Bat! We need to ensure that the powerful organization founded by Dean can continue its important work from outside the Democratic Party, with Howard's brother, Jim Dean, as its new Chair. Come on New Mexican's -- swing this bat! Click below or go to our DFNM Bat page by clicking here.

We Did It! The Dean DNC Era Begins

From : Amid joyous cheers, Governor Dean was nominated for Chair of the Democratic National Committee by Denver Mayor Wellington Webb.

After a moving video tribute to Governor Dean from DNC Members, a few DNC members added their voices of support to the nomination. Like Jay Parmley, Chair of the Oklahoma State Democratic Party, who offered the reasons why he supports Governor Dean for Chair—"he knows what it takes to lead and he knows what it takes to win."

Alexandra Gallardo Rooker, Vice-Chair of the California Democratic Party, DNC Hispanic Caucus member, said, "My friend, Howard Dean, is a proud democrat... reminds me of how great a Party we are."

The nomination was brought to a vote by acclamation. The "ayes" thundered through the ballroom, there was not a nay to be heard. Governor Dean was named the new Chair of the Democratic National Committee to a standing ovation and cheers of "Howard Dean!"

Congratulations to newly-elected Chair of the DNC, Howard Dean!

“There are a lot of people in this city who are afraid I’m going to be very unorthodox — and I am,” Howard Dean told supporters Friday at a meeting of the Democratic National Committee in Washington.

And Dean has a for us as he moves to his new job:

ACTION ALERT: Letters to Editor

There's a column on the op-ed page in today's Albuquerque Journal by Michael Goodwin of the New York Daily News entitled, "Dean 'The Scream' Is Democrats' Gravedigger." Here's a link to the column at , which is easier to access than the Journal's subscription-only version.

Excerpts:

• OK, as Mark Twain might say, reports of the Democratic Party's death are premature. But come Feb. 12, they won't be. That's the day Howard 'The Scream' Dean is likely to win the job of national Dem boss. It's also the day the party ceases to be a viable alternative to George Bush.

• In public, there is silence from those who know that Dean will take the party over the cliff and into an abyss of fringe liberalism that has no foundation in the American populace. Dean and the extremists he represents shouldn't even be allowed to call themselves Democrats. Deaniacs is what they are.

• He was too far left for primary voters, the cream of the liberal crop. But now the 447 internal electors think he should be the face, voice and chief operator of the whole party. That tells you something about the state chairs and other special-interest shills supporting Dean.

So, Deaniacs (!), do you think this is a perfect time to send a letter to the editor at the Albuquerque Journal? When you do, reference this column so that your letter has a better chance of being printed. Keep it short and to the point and provide your full contact information including name, address and phone number as they usually check with you before printing a letter.

Albuquerque Journal: Snail mail - 7777 Jefferson St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109. You can also compose and send your letter to the Journal online at the Congress.org site or at the Journal website. Here are some ideas for talking points.

I always wonder when I read this kind of diatribe exactly where they think the Democratic Party is now. We've lost two presidential elections, the House and Senate, and numerous state and local elections since the Republican-lite forces inside Washington and the Party have held sway. Nevertheless, insider "consultants" and pundits like Al From and others from the DLC wing of the Party keep insisting we must keep banging our heads against the same wall, expecting different results -- the classic definition of insanity.

Remember all the naysayers who succeeded in getting Kerry the nomination by convincing primary voters that Dean was "unelectable" because he had no foreign policy experience? How ironic that Kerry turned out to be "unelectable" because he was so worried about offending the "center" that his position was virtually identical to Bush's on many issues, including the Iraq war. I have high hopes for future success now that the Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party will have some clout, don't you?

Dean is Last Candidate Standing

According to this CNN article, Tim Roemer has withdrawn from the race for DNC Chair leaving Howard Dean as the only candidate still in the race. Oh yeah. February 12th is gonna be a wonderful day!

Change in Dates for Dem Ward/Precinct and County Central Commitee Meetings

From the Democratic Party of Bernalillo County e-news:

If you know any registered Democrat that would like to be added to the e-news, please send their name, e-mail address and County to dpbc@att.net.

Note from State Headquarters: the dates for Ward/Precinct and County Central Committee meetings have been readjusted to avoid conflict with the Good Friday and Easter holidays, accommodate the availability of the schools before and after spring break and the scheduling of the State Central Committee meeting mandated by state rules.

Ward/Precinct and County Central Committee meetings to elect new officers and State Central Committee members are to be held sometime between Thursday, March 3 and Saturday, April 2.

Each sitting County Chair should submit dates, times and locations for these meetings to State Headquarters no later than Monday, February 28.
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Editor's Note: Hmmm. This doesn't give us much time to plan, now does it? I hope our Bernalillo County Chair, Linda Lopez, doesn't wait until February 28th to set the date for our ward/precinct meetings. Previously they were tentatively set for March 3rd, which is our new regularly scheduled day for DFA-DFNM's Albuquerque Meetup. If the Bernalillo County ward/precinct meetings end up being set for that day, we'll have to change our Meetup day again, so I hope the new date is set quickly!