North Valley Democratic Club

The North Valley Democratic Club will hold an election of officers:

• Date:     Thursday, March 15, 2012
• Place:    Aliante Library

2400 W. Deer Springs Way

North Las Vegas, NV 89084

• Time:     6:30 – 8:00 PM

Positions to be filled are:

• President
• 1^st Vice President:  Responsible for Political Organizing
• 2^nd Vice President:  Responsible for Membership Recruitment
• Treasurer:  Responsible maintaining NVDC financials and fundraising
• Communications Secretary:  Responsible for disseminating and maintaining all NVDC communications
• Recording Secretary:  Responsible for meeting notes and attendance rolls
• Member-at-Large for NLV:  Will sit on Political Organizing Committee
• Member-at-Large for Las Vegas:  Will sit on the Political Organizing Committee

A description of each position and its respective duties can be found in the club’s By-Laws located on the NVDC home page. http://www.northvalleydems.com/downloads.htm       .

The election of officers is open to all members of the NVDC

Members seeking office must be registered to vote in Clark County

Members must be present to receive a ballot and vote (No absentees or proxies)

Nominations will be accepted from the floor and posted (Persons wishing to nominate themselves or another member for a position should be present at 6:30 PM to ensure that names are posted at the opening of balloting).  There will be room on the ballot for write-ins.

Meeting will be called to order at 6:30 and there will be a call for nominations at that time.  Voting will commence at 6:45 PM and end promptly at 7:30 PM.

Counting of ballots will begin at 7:30 PM.  Any candidate, or their surrogate, may witness the count.  Winners will be notified by phone and official results will be posted on the NVDC website.

If you have any questions, or to have you name placed on the ballot, contact:

John Birkland – jabirkland@centurylink.net

Here’s the soft copy of the draft of the revised North Valley Democratic Club’s bylaws. They more closely align with the bylaws of the State and County parties. We’ve re-arranged some of the officer positions and add two new at-large board positions – one from North Las Vegas and one from Las Vegas/Unincorporated Clark County to ensure each side of Decatur has representation on our e-board.

This will be our first order of business at our March meeting. Immediately following will be officer elections.

Bylaws – 2012 Revisions Draft Presented to Membership

Thank you all for agreeing to express our concerns with the direction of the state Senate Democratic Caucus. The E-Board made the requested changes and sent it to all 11 Democratic State Senators on Friday afternoon. In addition, it was sent to the County Party’s e-board along with the other leaders of the County Party-chartered Clubs and Caucuses.

It appears that someone forwarded it to Jon Ralston of the Las Vegas Sun. While it was not our intention that the local media pick this up, we still stand by our statement and look forward to a response from our Democratic State Senators.

Here’s a link to the Ralston Blog Post – http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/ralstons-flash/2012/jan/21/democratic-activists-citing-weak-fundraising-call-/

Thank you for all that you do!

Hey all,

A lot of candidates are making last-ditch appeals for funds as the year comes to an end so they can report strong numbers headed into the new year. I’ll update the list as I get more requests:

US Senate:

Whether Sen. Harry Reid stays as Senate Majority Leader could come down to the race in Nevada. Everyone’s favorite Congresswoman Shelley Berkley will need your help. She accepts donations at https://secure.shelleyberkley.com/page/contribute/WEBcontrib

Congressional District 1:

State Sen. Ruben Kihuen is making a last minute push. You can donate at https://secure.blueutopia.com/rubenforcongress/contribute/

Former Congresswoman Dina Titus has asking to finish the year strong. You can donate at http://dinatitus.com and select Contribute.

Congressional District 4:

State Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford is accepting donations at http://stevenhorsford.com and select Contribute.

Assembly District 9:

Charter Member Andrew Martin is running for Assembly District 9. It has a 8 point registration advantage, so it should be winnable. He’s asking that people donate in amounts ending in a 9, for Assembly District 9 (think, $49, $99, $149). You can donate at http://fundly.com/andrewmartinfornevada