Meeting Minutes: September 20, 2011

7:00 PM - Call to order

  • Approval of Agenda and Minutes

  • Volunteer Recognition-! June: Stephanie Pure.  July: Brian Carver.
  • We have a Café Press store now, so get your swag
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  • Officer Reports-Josh Castle, Vice Chair for Events. Jay Inslee will be at the AIDS walk on Sept. 24th

7:05 PM - Guest Speakers-not present so skipped ahead.

  • Travis Roderick, Lifelong AIDS Alliance/Seattle AIDS Walk

7:10 PM - General Election Endorsements

  • State Ballot Initiative positions recommended by the 43rd LD Exec Board
  • No on Initiative 1125 (Tim Eyman)
  • Yes on SJR 8205 (amendment on presidential election voting eligibility). Vote as a slate.  Motion carries with overwhelming support.  We endorse a NO vote on 1125 and a YES vote on SJR 8205.
  • No on SJR 8206 (amendment on the budget stabilization account) . Movement to separate this one out. Will vote on it later.  65 ballots. 7.7 % voted yes. 73.8% voted no. We will take a NO position in this race.

Contested Races:

  • Seattle City Council, Position 1-Bobby Forch, Jean Godden.  Results:  65 ballots cast. 1 for No Endorsement. 41.83 % for Jean Godden. 66.1 % for Bobby Forch. Bobby Forch receives our endorsement.
  • Seattle City Council, Position 3-Bruce Harrell, Brad Meacham.  68 ballots cast. 1 for no endorsement. 2 for dual. Bruce Harrell 54% Brad Meacham 47%. Neither one received 60%, so we go into a re-count. 76 ballots. Harrell received 57.9%  Meacham received 38.2% No endorsement received 4 votes. No position in this race.
  • Seattle School Board, Position 1-Peter Maier, Sharon Peaslee. 69 ballots total. 39 % for Maier. Peaslee received 56.5 %. Eligible for reconsideration.  Peaslee receives 41 votes out of 61 and receives our endorsement.
  • Seattle School Board, Position 2-Sherry Carr, Kate Martin. 68 ballots. Carr received 64%. Martin received 41%. Carr receives our endorsement.
  • Seattle School Board, Position 6-Marty McLaren, Steve Sundquist. 65 ballots cast. McLaren received 44.6 % of the ballots cast. Sundquist received 50.7% of the ballots cast. Eligible for reconsideration.  55 votes cast. 47% voted in favor of Sundquist.  McLaren received 49%. No endorsement in this race.

Ballot Measures:

  • Initiative 1183, concerning liquor: beer, wine and spirits (Hard liquor). 64 ballots cast. 9.4% voted in favor.  81.2% voted against it. 9.4% said no endorsement. We will take a no position on 1183.
  • Initiative 1163, concerning long-term care workers and services. 68 % voted yes. 27.9% voted no. 9.8% voted for no endorsement. We will take a YES position on 1163.
  • Families and Education Levy. 65 ballots. 90% voted in favor. 1 person voted no. 3 people voted to take no position. We will endorse the Families and Education Levy.
  • Seattle Transportation Benefit District Proposition 1. 65 ballots cast.  52% voted yes. 24 peopled voted No.7 people voted no endorsement.  No position in this election.

8:30 PM - New Business

  • Appointments
    • Andrew Anderson, Appointed PCO, SEA 43-1876
    • Noel Frame, Appointed PCO, SEA 43-1976
    • Kayla Hagen, Appointed PCO, SEA 43-2021
    • David Ward, Appointed PCO, SEA 43-2239
    • Brian Carver, Appointed PCO, SEA 43-1375
    • Anita Yandle, Appointed PCO, SEA 43-2049
    • All PCO’s were approved by voice vote.
  • Resolutions & Motions
    • Resolutions for a Ballot Drop Box on the University of Washington Campus - Proposed by Andrew J. Lewis. 
      • Motion to amend. Suggest adding all county council rather than just the 5 named.  Motion is amended to include all 9 names of the King County council members.  Also, amend to reflect that the nearest ballot drop box is 1 mile away or so.  Amendment carries.  Motion carries and we support the resolution.
    • Motion to contribute $200 to Michelle Buetow’s campaign - Proposed by Michael Maddux. 
      • 11-22 fails to split the money.  Ayes have it and she receives $200.
    • Resolution Urging Congress to Reinstate the Banking Act of 1933. - Proposed by Barbara Zepeda. 
      • Motion to strike the entire resolution and replace with the sentence "RESOLVED that the 43rd District Democrats support reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act." Motion is amended and carried. Motion to reinstate Glass-Steagall carries.
  • Good of the Order
    • Report from Sharon Paige and David Kunselman. Report on upcoming caucuses and redistricting.
    • Volunteer to monitor ballot counting.
    • Sign a pledge for clean air.
    • Seattle Democratic Meet-up  group. Fighting  for single payer health care. October 15th event at Ballard Library. Screening of the movie Sicko and will have special guest speakers.
    • New Energy Movement.  Against Carbon and Nuclear power and instead promote alternatives. 
    • Congratulate the Chair and the ballot committee for an excellent meeting.

8:47 PM - Adjourn