Newsletter of  the Oklahoma County Democratic Party

January 1, 2020
A bit of belated gratitude
We want to thank Larry Toombs f0r his leaderhship and all of those who worked to make our Fall Fundraiser and Celebration a success! The cakes and desserts were amazing!
The games were engaging and well designed! Thanks to Jim Potts and Lynn Green!  
The food was delicious!  Thanks to Dan and Wanda Collier!
We raised more than $1,400 and had a wonderful evening! Special shout out to the Edmond Democratic Women who handled ALL of our auction and sales! 
The best part was the fellowship with all of you, our candidates, and elected officials!  
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Criminal Justice Reform Ballot Initiative Petition 
Yes on 805 is a petition to put on the ballot reforms regarding sentencing. The goal is to reduce our incarceration rate in Oklahoma. Signature collection began December 26.
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Independent Redistricting Ballot Initiative Petition 
People Not Politicians is a coalition of Oklahomans who want to restore power back where it belongs, with the people — not politicians. No more gerrymandering! 
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Presidential Primary Heating Up
While many of us are passionately campaigning and organizing for your candidate, we are still on the same team!
The goal is a Democrat in the White House in 2021!
Please send your campaign events so we can share on social media. These are not OCDP endorsements, but we can share information for any campaign! 
Each campaign is organizing in their own way which is exciting. We will come out of this healthy primary season with new skills, new experiences, and new contacts. 
This is how we get stronger as a county organization.
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Flexing our Grassroots Muscles
We are about to begin training in earnest. Look for information in the new year about a variety of grassroots trainings in Oklahoma County! 
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VAN Committee Is Active
Recently, we appointed a group of VAN users to assist the officers (okay, mainly Carol) in the work of accessing VAN for all 255 precincts in Oklahoma County. For more information, come to our November meeting! 
Thanks to the folks who volunteered to give their time to learn VAN (90% of our new VAN Committee is new to the Voter Access Network) and serve the party over the upcoming election cycle!
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We continue to organize and build our party so we can support the election of Democrats in 2020 and beyond! How can you help?
We are creating working committees for Education and Finance. Click here to indicate your interest and get more information!