GOTV Ice Cream Social, Gifford Canvass, Poll Watching

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Hello Democrats,

Check your mailbox! This week, voters across the county received their vote-by-mail ballot for the August 20 Primary Election. If your ballot has not arrived, you can check your voter status and request a mail-in-ballot at voteindianriver.org ([link removed]) or by calling the Elections Office at 772-226-4700.

Let us clarify that It is not too late to request a mail-in-ballot for the Primary Election. The Primary Election Mail Ballot Request Deadline is August 8 by 5 p.m. Sample ballots are also now available online for your review. View your sample ballot here ([link removed]) .

If you have questions about the Primary Election, feel free to call our office at (772) 226-5267. Our volunteers are available 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Thursday and also Friday mornings.

Are you excited to make a difference in Indian River County? We need your help! Join our voter registration team, contribute to our editorial efforts, volunteer as a poll watcher, or join our texting team. Get involved with the Democrats of Indian River by signing up to volunteer here ([link removed]) .

We also welcome donations ([link removed]) to support our initiatives. Together, let's create a brighter future for our community and our country.
Office Volunteers Write Letters to Welcome New Democratic Voters
Did you receive a suspicious text last Friday?
The Democrats of Indian River wish to apologize for the errant texts sent last Friday. This texting campaign was meant for inactive Democrats but was sent to loyal Democrats in error. We are very sorry this occurred. Our Get-Out-The-Vote text campaign will begin soon with helpful information to get all Democrats to the polls. Please accept our apology. You can always check your voter status at the Supervisor of Elections website HERE ([link removed]) .
You're Invited!

We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Get Out The Vote Ice Cream Social! Enjoy ice cream and connect with fellow Democrats while discovering how you can help get out the vote in the 2024 Election. Join us at our Democratic Headquarters located at 2345 14th Ave, Vero Beach on Sunday July 28 from 4-6 PM. Let us know you're coming HERE ([link removed]) .
RSVP HERE ([link removed])
Canvass in Gifford with Us
Join our canvassing team on Saturday, July 27 to knock on Democrats' doors in Gifford. We will be reminding voters about the changes in vote-by-mail and how their vote is their voice!
RSVP HERE ([link removed])
Write-In Candidate Charade
Once again, more than half of Indian River County's voters are being disenfranchised by the Florida practice of closing any primary once a write-in candidate appears ([link removed]) .

In Indian River, which is so dominated by a MAGA Republican Party, winning its primary almost guarantees election. It happens all the time and is little more than a transparent ploy to help make sure that a favored, usually far-right, candidate wins its primary.

Here we have critical races for sheriff and county commissioner. In both, fringe write-in candidates have appeared.

With no meaningful choice otherwise — Democrats are successfully discouraged from even running — voters with no party affiliation and Democrats would like to have a voice in these de facto general elections, pitting favored far-right, or even arguably unfit candidates, against more moderate candidates like Fellsmere Police Chief Keith Touchberry or Milo Thronton (sheriff's race) and Commissioner Laura Moss, who has sought to represent all of her constituents as a commissioner.

But it doesn't end there. Some want to do the same to currently nonpartisan school board elections, with an initiative on this November's ballot that would make those partisan as well. If that passes, we can be sure that our school board will become just another tool of the MAGA agenda to ban books and make curriculum conform to the right's social agenda at the expense of our children's education.

We know that both parties are guilty of this practice in counties they dominate and tacitly agree to allow it to continue, but it should change. Frankly, its a disgrace to democracy and makes a mockery of the idea of “one man, one vote.”

Fred Grumman, Vero Beach
Published in TC Palm 7/10/24
Unprecedented Project 2025 Agenda

This week, MAGA Republicans from across the country gathered at the RNC convention where they moved one step closer to passing a nationwide abortion ban, repealing the Affordable Care Act, cutting Social Security and Medicare, and giving away millions in tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations.

Republicans at this convention united behind Trump and his extreme Project 2025 ([link removed]) agenda for if he takes back he White House. This unprecedented takeover plan by Trump and his MAGA loyalists rolls back Americans’ rights and freedoms, hurts the middle class, and undermines our democracy by giving Trump power like no president has ever had over your daily life.
The Project 2025 agenda was created for Trump, by those closest to him – and it should concern every single American. In fact, the main organization behind Project 2025 is sponsoring ([link removed]) the Republican National Convention and one of the authors of the Project 2025
([link removed]) agenda will headline the RNC.

Americans now have a choice between two starkly contrasting visions for our future: the Biden-Harris ticket who’s focused on uniting the country, creating opportunity for everyone, and lowering costs; or Trump-Vance – whose harmful agenda will take away Americans’ rights, hurt the middle class, and make life more expensive – all while benefiting the ultra-rich and greedy corporations.

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This online event had an overwhelming response of more than 40,000 attendees!

Follow Us on Facebook
We continue to share important election information, updates on Biden-Harris successes and Project 2025 information on our social media sites. Follow us HERE ([link removed]) .
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FREE Yard Signs
Yard signs are still available! Show your support for Biden-Harris 2024 with a FREE yard sign. 🇺🇸 Swing by our office Monday to Thursday 10am-3pm or Friday mornings to pick one up and let your neighborhood know you're backing President Biden for re-election.
Voter Protection Volunteers Needed
The Florida Democratic Party is working every day to ensure every eligible Floridian has the opportunity to cast a ballot and have that ballot counted. Because all politics is local, our county voter protection teams work to protect the vote in their respective communities.

What is a Poll Watcher? A poll watcher is an individual designated by a candidate, political party, or political committee to watch and observe the conduct of elections.

To volunteer as a poll watcher please complete the following:

1. Fill out the FDP Voter Protection Volunterer form linked below
2. Email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) to let them know you have completed the FDP Volunteer form
FDP Voter Protection Volunteer Interest Form ([link removed])
Postcarding
Sign up below to write postcards to rally Democrats in Florida to vote on Nov 5. Postcards to Swing States will mail you free postcards, voter lists and instructions with three message options. You'll provide the postcard stamps and mail the postcards in October on the instructed date.
Sign Up HERE ([link removed])
Upcoming Events

Every Tuesday at 6pm-7:30pm, the Voter Registration Department at FDP will be hosting voter registration specific virtual phone banks on Zoom. Click here ([link removed]) to join the weekly phone banks on Tuesdays at 6pm-7pm ET.
More Opportunities to Get Involved
ALERT: To ensure your participation in the upcoming elections, make sure your Vote-By-Mail ballot request is up to date by visiting [link removed] ([link removed]*F) to request your mail-in ballot today.
DEMOCRATS OF INDIAN RIVER
Volunteer with Democrats of Indian River HERE ([link removed])

Steering Meeting
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 5:00 p.m.
ZOOM Meeting

Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) Meeting
Monday, July 22, 2024 6:00 p.m.
Vero Beach Main Library Multi-Media Room

Voter Registration Team Meeting
This is the first step in participating in our monthly voter registration events.
Every Monday 11:30 a.m.
Democrats of Indian River Office

Editorial Team Meeting
TBD
Virtual ZOOM Meeting
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Board Meeting
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 6:00 p.m.
ZOOM
Democratic Club of Indian River Meeting
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 6:00 p.m.
BigShots Golf 3456 US-1, Vero Beach, FL
Join our club or pay dues HERE ([link removed]) .
Members, join our Dem Club Facebook group HERE ([link removed]) .
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Join our club HERE ([link removed]) .
DWC Book Group Meeting
Friday, July 26, 2024 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Bjorkman Room at the Brackett Library on the IRSC Mueller Campus

We will discuss “The Teachers: A Year Inside America’s Most Vulnerable, Important Profession” by Alexandra Robbins
Questions? Email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
Monday, July 22, 2024 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
School District of Indian River County
School Board Business Meeting. Details here ([link removed]) .
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9 a.m.
Indian River County
Board of County Commission Meeting. Details here ([link removed]) .
Watch livehere ([link removed]) .
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 9:30 a.m.
City of Vero Beach
Regular City Council Meeting. Details here ([link removed]) .
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Town of Indian River Shores
Regular Town Council Meeting. Details here ([link removed]) .
Thursday, August 1, 2024
City of Fellsmere
Regular City Council Meeting details here ([link removed]) .
Wednesday July 24, 2024
City of Sebastian
Regular City Council Meeting at City Hall. Details here ([link removed]) .
Thursday, September 16, 2024
Town of Orchid
Regular Town Council Meeting. Details here ([link removed]) .

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