Bylaws Committee Status: 02/02/2019
The Rules and Bylaws Committee held our first meeting this past Wednesday. We adopted some basic rules for the committee, then spent the majority of the time reviewing and discussing open items and assigning owners to work on drafting text proposals for each. Assignments are as follows:
Annabelle: Vice Chair changes, Executive Board changes (1), (2)
Brad: PCO appointment compliance, membership eligibility changes
James: Code of Conduct-related text
Each owner has a target due date of end-of-day Sunday, February 3rd to provide a first draft proposal.
Questions arose during the meeting about the relationship between the State Central Committee and the statutory State Committee referred to in the RCWs, and if we needed to consider language to match possible gender-neutral positions to the statutes' "committeeman" and "committeewoman" positions. Angyl has since followed up with the state party and confirmed that we essentially have nothing to worry about. You can read details of that discussion (and get schooled on legal precedent regarding the First Amendment and regulation of political parties, as I did!) here.
Detailed notes from the meeting are available on Google Drive, here. A recording of the meeting is available on YouTube, here.
What's next?
Committee members are hard at work on drafts of text for open items, and we expect to make them available for early feedback this week, in time for the newly elected Executive Board's first meeting, on February 5th. We plan to solicit feedback on these drafts; watch for some feedback/discussion posts to the 43rd District Democrats Forum group on Facebook in the coming days. You are welcome of course to submit feedback via email to the bylaws@43rddemocrats.org email address, as well.
Remember that proposals under consideration can be found in the Committee’s repository on GitHub. Additionally, all correspondence on the Bylaws committee's mailing list is viewable via our Google Group, here. And as always, please don't hesitate to send questions, comments, or other feedback to bylaws@43rddemocrats.org.
Bylaws Committee Status: 01/28/2019
Bylaws Committee meeting this Wednesday; track our progress https://github.com/wa-43rd-dems/bylaws
The Rules and Bylaws Committee has our first video conference meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 30th, 2019, from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM. The tentative agenda calls for us to identify issues with the Bylaws, prioritize to identify the top issues, and assign action items to members toward resolving those. I am writing up more issues along with proposed changes to address them, in preparation for that meeting.
As mentioned previously, the Committee’s work is being tracked in GitHub, and can be found here: https://github.com/wa-43rd-dems/bylaws. This repository is now updated with information on the file formats used for the bylaws, and how we are managing changes in the repository:
You can view issues that have been filed for the Committee’s consideration on the Issues tab. You can also comment on issues and/or create new ones if you have suggestions for the Committee, provided that you are signed into a GitHub account (registration is free).
As always, please feel free to send any comments, questions, or feedback to bylaws@43rddemocrats.org. Thank you for your interest and participation!
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Annabelle Backman
Chair, Rules and Bylaws Committee
43rd District Democrats
bylaws@43rddemocrats.org
Rules and Bylaws Committee
Stay informed and provide feedback as we work to improve our bylaws!
The Rules and Bylaws Committee has set up a mailing list for those interested in receiving status updates and solicitations for feedback on our work. If this sounds like you, please subscribe to the bylaws-interest@43rddemocrats.org mailing list!
If you have feedback or suggestions you would like to provide the committee today, please email them to bylaws@43rddemocrats.org. Thank you in advance for your help!
Your 2019 Executive Board
Thank you everyone who volunteered for positions, and to everyone who came out to vote!
At our Reorganization Meeting tonight, we elected our new Executive Board:
Chair: Scott Alspach
First Vice Chair: Tara Gallagher
Treasurer: Brad Bell
Secretary: Ellen Eades
Vice Chair for Elections: Sam McVeety
Vice Chair for PCO Recruitment: Shua Sanchez
Vice Chair for Communications: Joey Wieser
Vice Chair for Technology: Annabelle Backman
Vice Chair for Events: Alejandro Castillo
Vice Chair for Programs and Meetings: Noel Renggli
Vice Chair for Member Recruitment: Jessi Murray
State Committee Representatives: Amy Madden and Rod Palmquist
KCDCC Representatives: Maddy Vonhoff and Galaxy Marshall
KCDCC Representative Alternates: Anquida Adams and Scott Forbes
Thank you to everyone who came out to participate in our Reorganization meeting tonight!
Executive Board Elections
At the reorganization meeting on January 15 we will be electing a team of officers to lead us through this year and the 2020 election cycle.
Who is the best choice for each office? Perhaps it’s you!
Members of the 43rd:
At the reorganization meeting on January 15 we will be electing a team of officers to lead us through this year and the 2020 election cycle. Some members have already declared their candidacy; you can find statements from them here.
Who is the best choice for each office? Perhaps it’s you!
If you are interested in running, you can get your message out a couple of ways:
Submit a candidate statement to tech@43rddems.org by 9pm on January 14th for posting to this website.
Join the 43rd District Democrats Forum group on Facebook and make an announcement there
You do not have to send a statement in advance, nominations will be taken from the floor and anyone can run.
The office up for election are:
See you all on the 15th!
43RD DISTRICT DEMOCRATS REORG MEETING
Every other year, our LD elects new officers and reorganizes in order to start preparing for the next election cycle. Our reorg meeting will take place on January 15th, 2019 at 7 PM at the Phinney Neighborhood Association Lower Building.
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
7:00 PM 9:00 PM
Phinney Neighborhood Center Lower Building (map)
Every other year, our LD elects new officers and reorganizes in order to start preparing for the next election cycle. Our reorg meeting will take place on January 15th, 2019 at 7 PM at the Phinney Neighborhood Association Lower Building. While it might feel like our work is done, we need to continue to build and strengthen the Party in order to hold on to our wins, implement our platform, and prepare for the next election cycle!
Wondering who is running for Board positions? You can find statements from candidates on the new Board Elections page.
Interested in joining the Executive Board? Take a look at the current positions and reach out to the officers if you are interested in running for any of the jobs at the reorg meeting.
Make a Donation, Get a T-Shirt!
We are now offering 43rd District Democrats T-shirts as thank you gifts to donors! Donate and become a member today.
As promised at our November general meeting, we are now offering 43rd District Democrats T-shirts as thank you gifts to those who make a $30.00 donation in addition to their membership donation. We have two styles available, both designed by the 43rd District Democrats’ Vice Chair for Programs and Meetings, Ryan Whitney.
November 2018 General Meeting
Please join us for our next meeting on Tuesday, November 20! We’ve got an action-packed agenda with a program about taking our values and advocacy to the next step by lobbying our elected officials. You won’t want to miss this! Our full agenda can be found here.
As usual, the meeting will be from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM.
We will meet at our regular location at the Phinney Neighborhood Association, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103. Our meetings are held in the lower building, which is made of brick. There is free parking on the street and in the parking lot that can be accessed from 67th Street.
October 2018 General Meeting and Phonebanking
We are now just one month away from the November and we need your help to make sure the Blue Wave happens! Please join us for a phone banking session on Tuesday, October 16th at 7:00 PM, followed by our October general meeting. Bring your phone and laptop to help turn out voters for the November election! We will also have walk packets ready for Precinct Committee Officers and anyone else who wants to knock on doors. View the agenda here.
Ballots and Burritos
Please join us for our first annual Ballots and Burritos, featuring The Guac Off. Pick up your PCO walk packet and enjoy a delicious burrito bar.
We will come together to kick off the General election with a burrito bar: Chicken, Beef and a Vegetarian option.
There will also be a no holds barred GUAC OFF! Bring your best family guacamole- be it chunky, spicy, or smooth- and see if it will be judged the winner. Judges TBA
Garrett Moore from the Coordinated campaign will be there to provide training on canvassing for PCOs and any 43rd member who wants to help get the 43rd out to vote. Minivan setup and training will be available
We will also have Karaoke!
When: October 14th, 2018
Where: 1242 18th Ave E. Seattle 98112
Interlaken School (on the Stevens School campus)
Please follow the signs. The entrance is on 19th & Galer
Walk up the ramp next to the #12 bus stop
Time: 11:30 - 1pm
Come and help us take back our country, one burrito at a time!