| Hand Counting Ballots Hearing
Feb 23rd 11:00am
County Commissioners want to hear from YOU about this MAGA initiative to force our Election Office to hand count our votes, by MAGA volunteers!
County Commissioners conference room
215 S 4th St, 3rd floor Hamilton | |
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| Democracy is on the line...
what will you do?
- Thursday, Feb. 15th. Chief Justice candidate Jerry Lynch here to talk to us! 5:00 Fireside.
- Thursday, Feb. 15th, deadline for signup for election judge training. Call Elections Office to get on the list. 406-375-6550.
- Thursday, February 29th at 5:00 PHIL RAMSEY speaking for the Bitterroot Clean Water Alliance on the hazards presented by the proposed Sheep Creek Mine. Fireside Pizza’s backroom, on Hwy 93 North, across the highway from SuperOne.
- Saturday, March 2nd, Mansfield Metcalf Dinner, Helena Lewis and Clark Fairgrounds. https://www.montanademocrats.org/2024mm
- Monday, March 4th County Commissioners at Hamilton Fairgrounds at 6:00. talking about property taxes. (!)
- Thursday, March 28th Legislative Listening Tour. Legislator Mary Caferro and other legislators. Fireside Pizza 5:00 please arrive, order food and get updates. 6:00- 7:00 Legislators with Q&A. They will fill us in on what the last legislature did and didn’t do. Also talk about what we need to pay attention to, this election year. A lot is on the table!
- Friday, April 12 (adults), Saturday April 13 (kids), Queer Prom. Missoula Fairgrounds.
- Thursday, April 25th, Shannon O’Brien, Candidate for Superintendent for Public Instruction. 5:00. This position is particularly important this year due to right wing pressure to shift public monies from public schools to charter schools. Fireside Pizza, Stevensville
- Saturday, May 4th. American Legion Park Dem booth, next to Farmer’s Market! Let’s kick it off in style!
- Saturday, May 27th, Corvallis Memorial Day Parade in honor of Veterans. 10:00 Corvallis Main St. Join us at 9:00 to decorate our float! Corvallis High School parking lot
- Sunday, June 2nd, Summer Kickoff Party and Memorial to Rich Morrisey, hero to Ravalli County Democrats. Midafternoon at the Larsons’, 3377 Hway 93 North, west side, between Victor and Stevi.
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| Volunteer to be an Election Judge! | |
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Do you want to know how the balloting security works?
Join us at the County Elections Office to observe the preparation steps: 215 S 4th St, Suite C, Hamilton Schedule from Clerk and Recorder, Regina Plattenberg: Public Test of Voting Machines:
Primary: May TBD
General: October 29, 2024 at 10:AM in the Basement Election Room (Courthouse bldg, 2nd & Bedford) Early Preparation of Absentee ballots:
Primary: May 30 & 31
General: October 31 & November 1, 2024
beginning at approximately 9:00 AM in the Basement Election Room (only preparing the ballots, NOT counting them at this time). No cell phones or cameras allowed. Counting of Ballots:
Primary: June 3, 2024 (8AM – 5PM)
June 4 , 2024 (Appox. 10AM until finished)
General: November 4, 2024 (8AM – 5PM)
November 5, 2024 (Approx. 10AM until finished)
No cell phones or cameras allowed. Observers will not need to be sequestered but they will need to check in and sign an oath. Polling Places:
Primary: June 4, 2024
General: November 5, 2024
(Election Day). Polling places are listed on website ravalli.us/elections. Pollwatchers are allowed. Polls are open from 7AM – 8 PM. Cell phones can be used away from the voting tables -- Pollwatchers cannot interfere with the voting. Pollwatchers: read the Ravalli County Guide for Pollwatchers/Observers at Microsoft Word - Pollwatcher guidelines (ravalli.us) | |
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| Monica Tranel highlights her
Montana values | |
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| Monica Tranel captures the essence of current politics:
“community versus chaos.” Monica’s visit brought over 60 people together to highlight her Montana values: community, respect, and her hard work to support communities and families in our state. Her message was warmly welcomed. https://www.monicatranel.com/ | |
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| Helena – "This afternoon, the Lewis and Clark County District Court issued a ruling requiring Governor Greg Gianforte to take the appropriate steps to allow the Montana Legislature to vote on overriding his veto of Senate Bill 442. (Link to Senate Bill 442.) “The governor has to play by the rules, just like everyone else,” said Noah Marion, Wild Montana Political and State Policy Director. “He can’t hijack the legislature’s authority, and the court’s decision makes it clear he has to respect the constitution. Now the legislature can do what it voted for months ago: pass SB 442 and invest $30 million in habitat conservation and public access” Contact your legislators and tell them to
OVERRIDE THE VETO!
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|  | | Thursdays Politics & PalsFireside Pizza 5:00pm, downstairs meeting room
Hwy 93 Stevensville (across from Super One) Discussions and planning that stimulate good ideas. Great pizza, salads and friends. |
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