The Primary Election is here! Early voting for the Primary Election will continue today and tomorrow across Indian River County. You can vote in person at the following locations from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. These early voting locations will also have vote-by-mail ballot drop boxes. Mail-in-ballots can be returned by mail, in person at the Supervisor of Elections office, or at early voting sites. Your ballot must be received at the Supervisor of Elections office by 7 p.m. on Election Day for it to be counted.
Sebastian City Hall 1225 Main St, Sebastian, FL 32958
Supervisor of Elections office 4375 43rd Ave, Vero Beach, FL 32967
Main Library Vero Beach 1600 21st St, Vero Beach, FL 32960
The winners of over 5 local elections will be determined in the August Primary Election with Democratic voters voting for the Tax Collector, County Commissioners in Districts 1 and 3, and School Board Members in Districts 3 and 5. You will find slate card information below.
Tuesday is Primary Election Day. Search for your Primary Election Day voting location HERE.
This week, our texting team texted over 27,000 voters to encourage them to return their vote-by-mail ballots and get out the vote for the Primary Election. Thank you texting team!
Volunteers have also been busy assembling canvassing bags for our Saturday "Knock on Doors to Get Out the Vote" event. Have you RSVP'd to join us? Register HERE.
We invite you to 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. We also welcome donations to support our initiatives. Together, let's stop Project 2025 and create a brighter future for our community and our country.
Primary Election Slate Card
While the Democratic Executive Committee of Indian River cannot endorse Republicans or NPAs in any race, we wanted to let you know that William Evans, Chair of the Indian River DEC, cast his vote for Peggy Jones and David Dyer in the school board races and Brenda Bradley in the Tax Collector race. The Indian River DEC recommends Deborah Shellenberger, for Hospital Board, Randy Aldieri in Senate Race District 29 and Joseph Martinez in House Race 34 in the general election, November 5th.
Canvass in Fellsmere with Us
Join our canvassing team every Saturday to knock on doors. This Saturday, we will be reminding voters in Fellsmere about the changes in vote-by-mail and how their vote is their voice! Are you a Spanish speaker? We need your help too!
Voter Registration Team Volunteers meet every Monday to strategize how to best reach Indian River County residents.
Our voter registration volunteers will be hosting a table to share vote-by-mail information and help community members register to vote during the Gifford Youth Orchestra Community BBQ.
Democratic National Convention
Monday at 5:30 p.m., Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison will gavel-in Night 1 of the Democratic National Convention. Tune in to watch Democratic leaders, everyday Americans, performers, and more rally behind the Harris-Walz ticket.
When the world turns its eyes on Chicago, they’ll see who we are as Democrats: fighting for people, for our freedoms, and for our future. It will be a split screen from the convention in Milwaukee where Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans showed us they want to take our country backwards.
This convention will present a crucial moment for our party and our country, and it won’t just highlight what we’re fighting against – it will highlight what we’re fighting for. The Harris-Walz ticket is fighting for a future that strengthens our democracy, protects reproductive freedom and ensures every person has the opportunity to not just get by, but to get ahead.
The Young Democrats of Indian River will hold their monthly meeting on Wednesday, August 28th at 6:00 p.m. in the conference room at the Democrats of Indian River Office (2345 14th Ave, Suite 7)
There will be snacks!
Please RSVP by texting 772-626-7658 or by emailing [email protected] If you can’t make it in person, you can request a zoom link when you RSVP.
Trump Can't Shed Project 2025 Yoke
The following was written by Vero Beach Democrat Richard Leonard and publish in the TC Palm 8/15/24.
Donald Trump is straining to break free of a political albatross around his neck called Project 2025. The 922-page blueprint for governing is the creature of the conservative Heritage Foundation.
Steeped in Christian nationalism, the project's intent is to radically change the federal government to reflect the most extreme right wing policies.
“I have no idea who is behind it,” Trump claimed on social media.
He should. Paul Dans, director and mastermind of Project 2025, was chief of staff at the Office of Personnel Management in the Trump administration, overseeing 4,000 employees. He was known for replacing career civil servants with unqualified Trump loyalists
Project 2025 had a "great relationship" with Trump, Dans said. Then Trump successfully bullied the Heritage Foundation to fire Dans.
There's more. Six cabinet members appointed by Trump were among the 140 administration officials who contributed in some fashion to Project 2025.
As if that weren't enough, JD Vance, his beleaguered vice-presidential pick, wrote the foreword to a forthcoming book based on Project 2025, "Dawn's Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America."
Trump said that some of the extreme proposals of Project 2025 are ridiculous, but. beyond that, claimed ignorance about its contents. Yes, he may be incapable of absorbing the project's complexity, but can you really believe his former colleagues and campaign staff haven't shared the plan with him?
Many elements of Project 2025 align with his own authoritarian agenda, such as denying women the right to choose, mass deportations, tax cuts for the most wealthy and dramatically expanding the power of the president.
In addition, Trump will be free to hire the thousands of loyalists recruited by the Project 2025 staff to replace as many as 50,000 career civil servants.
Project 2025 was created for Trump. He can't shed the albatross.
Richard Leonard, Vero Beach
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Postcarding
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DEMOCRATS OF INDIAN RIVER Volunteer with Democrats of Indian River HERE
Steering Meeting Wednesday, September 18, 2024 5:00 p.m. ZOOM Meeting
Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) Meeting Thursday, August 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
Board Meeting Tuesday, September 10, 2024 6:00 p.m. ZOOM
Democratic Club of Indian River Meeting Wednesday, September 11, 2024 6:00 p.m.
Our September and October meetings will be held at the Democratic Office at 6:00 p.m. The address is 2345 14th Avenue in Vero Beach.
Join our club or pay dues HERE.
Members, join our Dem Club Facebook group HERE.
DWC Book Group Meeting Friday, August 23, 2024 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Bjorkman Room at the Brackett Library on the IRSC Mueller Campus
We will discuss “ The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: A Scientist’s Warning”
Author: Peter J. Hoetz
Questions? Email [email protected]
Save the Date
DWC Luncheon Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:30 a.m. Speaker: Angela Davis-Gree, Executive Director of the Economic Opportunity Council
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Awarding of LPN Student Stipends
More Information to Follow
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
Monday, August 26, 2024 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. School District of Indian River County School Board Business Meeting. Details here.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 9 a.m.
Indian River County Board of County Commission Meeting. Details here. Watch live here.
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 9:30 a.m. City of Vero Beach Regular City Council Meeting. Details here.
Thursday, August 29, 2024 Town of Indian River Shores Regular Town Council Meeting. Details here.
Thursday, September 5, 2024 City of Fellsmere Regular City Council Meeting details here.
Wednesday August 28, 2024 City of Sebastian Regular City Council Meeting at City Hall. Details here.
Thursday, September 16, 2024 Town of Orchid Regular Town Council Meeting. Details here.
