Welcome to Democrats of Greene Co. Virginia

 EVENT DETAILS

WHEN: Monday, April 23, 2018

06:30 pm to 08:30 pm 

WHERE : Carver Recreation Center 

at 233 4th St NW

 Charlottesville, VA, 22903

CONTACT:  Indivisible Charlottesville
 

 States, local governments, businesses and individual citizens are the new face of American Leadership on climate change as a result of the Federal government's announced departure from the Paris Agreement.

Come learn what is being done in Virginia and here in our own community to address climate change, how it is affecting us now and will in the future, and what we can do in our daily lives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Conversation will empower our community to foster real change through education, engagement and action.

The Conversation is sponsored by many local groups and governmental entities.

Next Morning Coffee

Tuesday, May 1st, 10 AM   

Please join us at 10 am on the 1st Tuesday of every month at the Town Hall Building in Stanardsville (19 Celt Road across from the County Administration Building). Parking is available behind the Town Hall or across the street. We have lively discussions concerning pertinent state and local issues, guest speakers and candidates, and fellowship!

Come join us! 

 NEXT POTLUCK 

SUNDAY MAY 20th at 5:00 pm

Greene County Democrats invite the public to attend our Sunday evening Potluck on each 3rd Sunday of the month at the Emmanuel Christian Center. 

*5:00pm Arrive for Social Time

* Meal Begins at 5:30pm

*5:50pm Announcements and Business Meeting  as the Meal Continues

(See article above for details)

Sunday April 15th, 2018

Elizabeth Alcorn, Chair gave a very detailed review of how the upcoming caucus on April 21st will be run. (Don't worry, if you missed the meeting and are planning on coming to the caucus, you will be given step by step instructions on how to register and participate).  She reminded us that the caucus is a legal voting place, like the polls in any election, and there are rules of conduct, a list of items not allowed to be carried in, etc. that must be followed. (Please see the Caucus Page on this website for details and for documents, rules, delegate lists, etc.)

A  report was given by the Treasurer.   Elizabeth announced that this would be our last meeting at Grace Episcopal Church, as our group  has outgrown the available space. A survey was taken recently on time and day for the potlucks, and 80% of the respondents voted to keep our 3rd Sunday evening of the month at 5:00 pm.  Our Potlucks will now be held at Emmanuel Christian Center in Ruckersville, starting May 20th.

Our group thanks Grace Episcopal Church for their nice accommodations these last few years. And many thanks to John and Colleen for all their hard work in setting up for the potlucks every month!

Saturday April 7

A group from the Greene Co. Democratic Committee spent the morning picking up trash in a joint effort with the Greene Co. Ruritan Club. The Ruritans always welcome new pick-up teams on their twice yearly rounds to clean up secondary roads. Our group chose to work on Ford Avenue and "The Field".  We broke up into small groups and worked our way from Main Street all the way down Ford Avenue to Octavia Road.  Many bags of trash were picked up and Ford Avenue looked great upon completion!  Thanks to the great team of Democrats who showed up to work in the non-elements.....it didn't snow or rain at all!  GREAT JOB!!

 Virginia Elections Officials Warn of Groups "Confusing Mailers" about Registration Status

The Virginia Department of Elections says it has received numerous phone calls from concerned voters who had received “confusing mail” suggesting that their voter registration status was in question.

The mailers did not come from state elections officials. They came from the Voter Participation Center, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization — unaffiliated with government — that says it seeks to register “under-represented Americans,” specifically unmarried women, people of color and millennials.”

LOOK FURTHER DOWN THIS PAGE FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO CHECK YOUR OWN REGISTRATION FOR ACCURACY AND SIGNS OF TAMPERING.

We have been advised by Doug Miller,   

our Democratic Representative from the Greene County Board of Elections, to check your Voter Registration information frequently from now until the election. He said that individuals need to check to see if their information has been tampered with. He further statedthat the State of Virginia has been working hard to make sure our voter information is secure and is paying close attention to possible meddling with registrations, but everyone should monitor their registration and report any suspected abuses.   If you check your registration and notice anything suspicious, the Greene County Board of Elections can be reached by calling 434-985-5213 or by stopping by their office in the Town of Stanardsville, located at 32 Stanard Street behind the Courthouse. You can check your own voter information online by entering a few items...name, birthday, etc.!