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Filling for elected office ( including PCOs ) is this week and must be completed before 4:30 pm on May 18.

PCO elections will be during the August 7th primary.

Unopposed candidates will be considered elected and not appear on the August 7th ballot.

Filling for PCO online is quick, easy and there is no charge.

Only PCOs who file this week can be elected PCOs eligible to vote at our reorganization meeting in December.

Next meeting for the GC Democrats is on Tuesday, April 17th at 6:30 pm, located at the Grant County Fairgrounds building. Call Linda #766-0398 for directions.

Attention all PCO'S: Caucus Organization meeting is scheduled for tomorrow night on Thursday April 5th at 6:30 pm at Carolyn Duvall's home. Address: 11396 Thompson Pl in Moses Lake. For directions call #766-2835. Precinct packets will be distributed.

Renew your Grant County Democrat membership dues for 2012. Call Ken Sturm (treasurer) at #750-0328 for information.

Kaj Selmann was endorsed at the March meeting as a candidate for the 13th Legislative District position. He would like to see the PCO'S more active in their area, getting to know the neighbors and their concerns, setting up some small neighborhood house parties he could
attend to get his name and ideas out in the Legislative District.

I would like to thank Louis, Ellie, and Pam for joining me in cleaning and organizing the fair

grounds building. We got a lot of work done last Saturday morning.

Alan Schrom was elected to the Platform Committee, Linda Price to the Credentials Committee, and Bob Kibler to the Rules Comittee for the State Convention in 2012.

CALENDAR ITEMS:

April 6 Caucus Organization meeting 6:30pm (see above)

April 15 Precinct Caucus

April 18 13th LD Reorganization meeting in Moses Lake at the fairgrounds

April 28 Saturday County Convention

May 20 Electoral College elections for the 4th Congressional District

June 1-2 State Convention in Seattle

Linda Price Chairman Grant County Democrats

Our first meeting for 2012 will be at the Grant County fairgrounds on Tuesday Jan 17th at 7:00 pm.

The Executive board will meet at 6:30pm before the meeting. Officers please have your reports ready.

Note: This meeting was rescheduled from Monday.

The next event to show our voice is on Thursday Nov 17th. Meet by Dominoe's in Moses Lake at 5:30pm with your sign and show support for the "99% movement" click here for more info.

On Dec 2 the GCD's will be at the Agricultural Parade. Decorate a truck, or bring a sign along with your kids/ dogs and join us! Jay Clough will be there to meet and greet. The theme is about agriculture, and we need to have an "agricultural look". The downtown event starts about 5:00pm, and the parade starts at 7:00pm.

The "Hot Dog" Rally on Oct 22 was a success. A good showing of fellow Democrats came out to meet Jay Clough and eat the free hot dogs and chips.

Carolyn organized a "Main Street" rally in October that resulted in a lot of pictures of us and a great write up in the Columbia Basin Herald. Ryan Lancaster at the Herald has been a great resource to get the Democrats name out in public.

At the October meeting Jay came and gave us needed input on setting up a local phone bank to keep in touch with our fellow Democrats in the county. We utilized it the next Tuesday to get calls out for Brian McGowan's campaign for Port Commissioner. A session was also spent on setting up our "Vote Builder's" databank.

The November meeting will be for the Executive Committee only, as we will be deciding on the agenda for the Grant County Democrats in 2012. There will be no December meeting (enjoy the holidays and your family's). Be ready to jump in and help in January of 2012 as we get ready to tackle a very important election year.

Keep in touch with your fellow democrats on Facebook (Grant County Democrats) and view upcoming events on the Grant County Website.

Linda Price GCD chairman

The Grant County Democrats have been busy this past month...

We are sponsoring the "HOT DOG RALLY" on Saturday October 22nd at the shelter in McCosh Park, from 3-5:00 pm. Free hot dogs and chips are being provided to attendees. Jay Clough (running for the 4th Congressional District against Doc Hastings) will be there to answer the tough questions about why to vote for him in 2012. Come out, bring your kids, invite a friend, and get to know your fellow Democrats. See the "Rally" poster on our new Facebook page.

Mary Fredericks has designed a Facebook page for us. Check it out on Facebook at Grant County Democrats. Join and "talk" to your fellow democrat friends. Go to "Grant County Democrats" and click on Hot Dog Rally Event and let us know if you are attending the rally or not.

The Grant County Democrats Web site is also up and running... see upcoming events posted on it. Also the list of current officers.

The next meeting for the county Democrats is coming up fast... Monday October 17th at the Grant County Fairgrounds at 7:00pm. We will be discussing Vote Builders, putting together a county wide phone bank, and talking with Jay Clough.

Linda Price chairman GCDem's