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August 6 Primary Voting in Progress

25 days to go! Do you know why to vote in a primary? Find the answer to that critical question, our countdown clock, and all the instructions you need to participate in the election that will largely determine who we see on the November ballot.

Fun primary facts:

Today, Washtenaw County has more than 300,000 registered electors.
Washtenaw County voters cast 112,000 ballots in the August 2020 primary.

As of July 9, 2024:

63,831 absentee ballots had been mailed
1,993 had been returned (voting slowed over the July 4 weekend)

Note: Late ballot arrival typically accounts for more than 70% of ballot rejections!

Vote! Blue! Every time!

Volunteer!

Calling all volunteers to staff our WCDP tables and march in parades at events across the county! Be visible in the communities where people live, and help us remind them that Dems are here, we’re friendly, and we’re important to democracy. As you can see, it’s fun! Shifts are two or three hours long, and you don’t need to be a policy expert! Information and optional training provided. Look at your calendar and sign up for a shift today by clicking on the event title. We look forward to seeing you!

WCDP Tabling and Parade Calendar

Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market. Saturdays through November
John E. Lawrence Summer Jazz Series. Fridays July 5 – August 23, 7-9 pm
Ann Arbor Art Fair. Thursday, July 18 – Saturday, July 20
Ypsilanti Jazz in the Parking Lot. Saturday, July 20
Ann Arbor Pride Celebration. Saturday, August 3
Manchester Fair Parade. Tuesday, August 6
Dexter Summer Festival. Friday, August 9 – Saturday, August 10

Take Action

WCDP Summer Lit Drop has begun!

WCPD’s Precinct Organizing Committee is mobilizing volunteers across the county for our Summer Lit Drop. You decide when and where you want to walk. You’ll use the MiniVAN app on a smartphone or tablet to locate the doors. If you don’t have or prefer not to use a smartphone, consider pairing up with a buddy who does! A couple thousand neighbors’ doors have already been knocked. This is important community-building work.

Sign up now, and one of our WCDP Area Captains – the neighbor who will be organizing in your area from now until November – will be in touch to get you started.

Dexter Township Trustee Meet and Greet 7/21

Get to know all of us and friends: Alicia Abbot, Karen Nolte, Laura Sanders, Karen Sikkenga and Lonnie Scott

Enjoy a cold one by the river featuring music with Billy Mack, Kip Goodwin and Rich Rickmen

When: Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 4:00pm

Where: 9725 Huron River Drive, Dexter, MI 48130

RSVP

No donation is required! We just want you to have a chance to meet those who will hopefully be leading Dexter Township in the years to come. Hope to see you there!

2024 WCDP Garden Party

Saturday, July 27, 3 to 6pm

Help support the WCDP by attending or sponsoring someone else to attend our 2024 Annual Garden Party hosted by Anne and Chris Savage. Come see their beautiful organic garden, eat scrumptious, homemade food, and connect with fellow Democrats. Rain date is July 28.

With featured speaker Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel

Every dollar raised will be used to reach voters and increase turnout throughout Washtenaw County including: outreach activities, voter guides, poll greeting cards, keeping the office open, and much more.

Get tickets today! https://secure.actblue.com/donate/gardenparty-2024

WordPress Skills Needed

We are looking for volunteers who know how to use WordPress for website development and upkeep for a variety of interesting and important projects. Could this be you? We’d love to have you join our team! Please contact our WCDP volunteer coordinator at: volunteer@washtenawdems.org.

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Join the Michigan Messengers

Michigan Messengers is a network of Democrats statewide coordinating voter outreach and publicizing messages that help Democrats win at every level. Don’t miss this opportunity to help us win this fall!

Register today to join the community!

Biden-Harris Signs

At the WCDP Office: 418 West Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.

Drop by during office hours: Tuesdays, 4-6; Thursdays, 3-6; Saturdays, 1-3; Sundays, 1-3

Candidate Partners Wanted

Running for something? Here’s how to
reach 3000 Washtenaw DemocratsDemocratic campaigns can get linked on our website, benefit from our email blasts, join us on social media, and place an ad in our website ‘ad book’ reaching 3,000 Washtenaw County Democrats. This opportunity is open to all Democratic candidates and does not constitute an endorsement from the WCDP.

To sign up, visit our Candidate Partners ActBlue page.

Yes! I want to become a WCDP Candidate Partner

Upcoming Events

Call to Convention
2024 State Nominating Convention
Saturday, August 24, 2024, 9am – 5pm

Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing, 48933

The purpose of the MDP’s 2024 Nominating Convention shall be to select Presidential Electors and formally nominate Democratic candidates to the November General Election in the following contests:

US Senate
State Supreme Court
State Board of Education
MSU Board of Trustees
UM Board of Regents
Wayne State University Board of Governors

To vote in the Convention you must be a member of the MDP no later than Thursday, July 25, 2024!

Call to Convention
2024 County Endorsement Convention
Sunday, August 25, 2024, 1 – 5pm

Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center 4135 Washtenaw Av., Ann Arbor, 48108

The purpose of the WCDP’s 2024 Endorsement Convention is to endorse the MDP’s slate of nominated candidates and to endorse local and countywide candidates who have won primaries and/or have requested our endorsement in the following contests:County Clerk, Prosecutor, Sheriff, Treasurer, Water Resources CommissionerCounty CommissionersCity councilsTownship boardsSeveral judgeshipsSchool boardsLibrary boardsPark commissionsSee how our endorsement process works. To vote in the Convention you must be a member of the WCDP/ MDP no later than Friday, July 26, 2024.