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Happy Thursday, Fellow Democrats!
Let’s jump right in…..
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** VOTE FOR CANDIDATES TO BE DELEGATES TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
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** Florida's pledged District-Level delegates will be elected by online votes cast between Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 2:00 PM EDT and close on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 2:00 PM EDT. Voters who requested an electronic ballot by 5:00pm EDT on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 will receive an email on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 2:00 PM with a link and unique code to access an electronic ballot. This unique code ensures each person only casts one vote and that each vote is cast in the proper Congressional District. Each code will expire after use or at 2:00 PM EDT on Saturday, May 16, 2020 with no exceptions.
If voters were unable to request an electronic ballot, they will be able to request a provisional ballot (floridadems.org/delegates) during the voting period between Thursday, May 14 at 2:00 PM EDT and Saturday, May 16 at 2:00 PM EDT. These provisional ballots will be verified after the election, before ballots are tabulated. Voters requesting provisional ballots will enter their information on a ballot request form and receive a unique code and link via email to cast their provisional ballot.
Congressional District 8 Candidates vying to be a Delegate at the Democratic National Convention can be seen on Facebook here:
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** DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTIONS
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The Democrats of Indian River Executive Committee (DEC) believes in the Democratic ideals of social, racial, economic, and environmental justice. As the county arm of the Florida Democratic Party, we oversee all Democratic Party activities in Indian River County.
The DEC is an elected body comprised of members, called Precinct Captains, who act as neighborhood organizers to register voters, increase voter turnout and engage fellow Democrats in their precincts.
If you would like to become a Precinct Captain, you must qualify by filing a Candidate Oath with the Supervisor of Elections between June 8-12, 2020. Elections will be held at the December 17, 2020 Organizational DEC Meeting at which precinct captains and officers will be elected.
For more information please contact our DEC Chair, Adriana de Kanter, at
You can access the Candidate Oath at [link removed]
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** WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?
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First, we would like to thank the volunteers who have been diligently making phone calls to fellow Democrats in their precinct. So far, we have made about 2,000 calls. Thank you volunteers!!!
This week the Precinct Action Committee (PAC) met via Zoom to discuss our phone banking progress and next steps. Covid-19 has posed challenging circumstances for everyone, but we cannot give up on our goal – electing a new President!
Our next steps will be exploring texting options and determining the voters who will be in our next round of calls. Looking at data from past elections in Indian River County, the current goals from the Florida Democratic Party and our targets for the November election are some key factors guiding our work.
If you are interested in making phone calls or texting, contact the office at
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SPEAKING OF DATA….
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Our Data Team is looking for help. We need some dedicated data gurus to help with the work we will be doing over the summer months. If you are interested, please contact Jim St. Martin at
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** DEC STEERING COMMITTEE
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Meet the people working behind the scenes (and on Zoom) to make the Democrats of Indian River successful!
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Adriana de Kanter – Chair
Al Griffiths – Vice Chair
Nancy Hernandez – Secretary
Dionne McNamee – Treasurer
Sharon Kolor – State Committeewoman
Don Henry – State Committeeman
Rita Milelli – Precinct Action Committee Chair
Paul Milelli – Parliamentarian
Claudia Martino – Democratic Club President
Elliott Alley – Young Democrats President
Stacey Klim – Operations Coordinator
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** DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS STILL CLOSED
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Our office is still officially closed to everyone. We will be checking for phone messages and mail only twice a week. If you are in need of anything, please do not come to the office. Instead you can email Stacey at
Any and all in-person Democratic meetings that were previously scheduled are canceled.
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** SIGN UP TO VOTE BY MAIL!!!
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If you haven’t signed up to Vote By Mail, go to the Florida Democratic Party website [link removed] and sign up! The FDP website is keeping track of VBM requests through their online tool and gives us a clearer picture of how many Democrats in Indian River County are signing up.
If you prefer to go directly to the local Supervisor of Elections, see the flyer below for details.
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** BIDEN PLEDGE
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If you believe in Joe Biden and the code (Compassion, Keeping The Faith, Resilience, Empathy, Kindness, Humility, Joy, Respect, Inclusion, Dignity, “No Malarkey”) he adheres to, please go to [link removed] and sign the Biden Pledge
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** DEMOCRATIC FACE MASKS
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We have just a few Democratic Facemasks left! Lovingly made by a fellow Democrat, they are being sold for $10. Contact our office if you want one at:
[email protected]
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** CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS
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As the crisis in our country continues, we urge you to reach out to your elected officials to share your concerns and questions.
US Senate
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* Marco Rubio
+ Email: [link removed]
+ Phone: 305-596-4224
* Rick Scott
+ Email: [link removed]
+ Phone: 407-872-7161
US Congress
* Bill Posey, Fl District 8
+ Email: [link removed]
+ Phone: 321-632-1776
Florida Legislature
* Debbie Mayfield
+ Email:
+ Phone: 321-409-2025
* Erin Grall
+ Email:
+ Phone: 772-778-5005
Indian River County Commissioners
* Susan Adams, Chairman, District 1
+ Email:
+ Phone: (772) 226-1442
* Joseph E. Flescher, Vice-Chairman, District 2
+ Email:
+ Phone: (772) 226-1919
* Tim Zorc, Commissioner, District 3
+ Email:
+ Phone: (772) 226-1919
* Peter D. O'Bryan, Commissioner, District 4
+ Email:
+ Phone: (772) 226-1440
* Bob Solari, Commissioner, District 5
+ Email:
+ Phone: (772) 226-1438
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** COVID-19
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Indian River County currently has 103 cases and 9 deaths.
To stay up-to-date on the cases of Covid-19 in Indian River County and the State of Florida, click on the link below. Updates are made every day at approximately 11 a.m. EST.
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Indian River County has created a website dedicated to the Covid-19 virus that contains numerous resources and county information. You can access this information by going to: [link removed]
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That's All Folks. Stay Healthy!!
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