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2024
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Kamala Harris: Freedom
Kamala Harris: Future
Joy, happiness, laughter, optimism, excitement for America's future!! It used to be this way - until MAGA/Trump happened.
Kamala Harris: Forward
CANDIDATES
U.S. President/Vice President
U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative, District 5
Texas Railroad Commissioner
Justice, Supreme Court Place 2
Justice, Supreme Court Place 4
Justice, Supreme Court Place 6
Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
State Representative, District 2
ISSUES
Rural Life not Suburban Sprawl
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Invest in municipal water systems
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Invest in municipal and county law enforcement
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Protect county-wide aquifers and wells
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Expand & improve internet access
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Funding for our public schools (No to Vouchers!)
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Access to health care: keep Medicare funded, expand Medicaid, lower prescription drug prices, and keep hospitals open
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Good paying jobs, affordable housing
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Fix the grid!
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Funding for Social Security (raise the cap for incomes over $400K)
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Infrastructure: roads and bridges
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Preserve, expand ag-friendly business: farming, ranching, local
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Appraisal values, property taxes, and insurance rates - they're all related (30 years of GOP policies), insanely high, and forcing us out of our homes and off our land
No to the GOP/MAGA's Project 2025:
Authoritarian and un-American - is anyone surprised that Trump is a silent supporter?
Pass the Border Security Bill
Secure the border - funding for more border patrol & to stop human traffickers, plus more technology to block fentanyl smuggling
No woman should be refused emergency care for an ectopic pregnancy or a septic miscarriage.
"Texas’ abortion ban has no exceptions for the health of the mother, rape or incest. Ted Cruz is responsible for the over 35,500 Texans having to flee our state to get care. In the Senate, I'll restore freedom to Texas women to get the care they need close to home."
Congressional Action on a Border Security Bill
Cruz and Gooden have spent their time blocking border security legislation - just so they could blame the Biden administration for not doing enough. We've had enough of weird-Cruz podcasts and goofy-Gooden social media posts - instead of honest work and real accomplishments.
Colin Allred and Ruth Torres will work for Texas and TX5 to pass border security legislation.
Kristen Washington for HD2
Champion for Rural Public Education
Kristen is deeply invested in improving our rural public education system. She will work tirelessly for our local public schools, students, and teachers. Kristen supports increasing the basic allotment for students, and is opposed to unfunded state mandates, high stakes testing, and the A-F letter grading system.
Texas Supreme Court Justices are elected by us - not appointed by Greg Abbott.
Vote these three Republican Justices OUT on Nov 5. We have qualified, ethical, experienced Democratic Party Texas Supreme Court Justice candidates on the ballot.
Video from find out.pac
"Texas Supreme Court Justices Jimmy Blacklock, John Devine, and Jane Bland told a pregnant mother of two that she wasn't close enough to losing her life or fertility to qualify for a medical exception to receive an abortion in Texas. The woman's doctor assessed otherwise. These justices are playing politics with women's lives."
BIDEN/HARRIS
President Biden Signs the American Rescue Plan
The American Rescue Plan:
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Sends $1400 stimulus checks directly to households
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Funds more vaccines
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Expands access to health care coverage
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Helps small businesses & local governments
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Extends unemployment benefits
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Offers relief to renters and struggling families
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Addresses decades of farm policy discrimination in rural America
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Gets children back to school safely
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And gets Americans back to work
Every Texas Republican in Congress who voted to give billionaires a tax cut in 2017 opposed the American Rescue Plan.
The American Rescue Plan is funding a $10 million communication project in Van Zandt County. This funding will be used to construct additional towers, making the county safer for first responders.
President Biden: "We've learned again that democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. And at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed."
VDVR
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EVENTS
Use the Subscribe for Updates form to contact the VZC Democrats. Please include your name, phone number, email, and best time to contact you.
Vote By Mail in 2024
Eligible voters wanting to vote by mail in 2024 must reapply after January 1, 2024.
See our Vote Kiosk Vote By Mail for more information.
Allred/Cruz Debate 10/15
Allred/Cruz Debate
Tuesday 10/15 @ 7
Boo Bash - Scaring out the Vote!
RSVP for Kaufman County Democrats Boo Bash on Oct 19
Kristen Washington for HD2
Kristen Washington speaks on being lone Democrat running for former Rep. Bryan Slaton’s seat
KLTV East Texas Now Interview with Kristen Washington
Ruth Torres for CD5
In 2024, Democracy is on the ballot.
Oct 12 & 13
Monthly Meeting - Nov. 7 @ 5 PM
Come early at 4 PM for snacks and drinks.
Thursday, Nov. 7 - Join us at the VZC Library Event Room in Canton. - Doors open at 4, meeting at 5 PM.
Monthly Meeting, 1st Thursday @ 4 PM:
Nov. 7, 2024 - VZC Library Event Room
Dec 5, 2024
Harris/Walz/Allred Signs Are Here!
Our "Thank You" for a $15 or more donation to the VZC Democrats.
We also have button, stickers, postcards.
Email us at vztxdem@gmail.com or
stop by our Oct 3rd meeting.
ELECTION DATES
2024 Election Dates
Jan 1, 2024
First day to apply for annual Vote By Mail ballots (includes Primary, Runoff, May, & Nov. General Elections).
Oct. 7, 2024
Voter Registration Deadline for General Election
VZ County Clerk
League of Women Voters® of Texas
Oct. 21, 2024
First Day of Early Voting
Early Voting Hours - See VZ County Clerk
Oct. 25, 2024
Vote-by-Mail Applications must
be RECEIVED by the County Clerk's Early Vote Office
Nov. 1, 2024
Last Day of Early Voting
Nov. 5, 2024
General Election
Last day (see rules) for ballot by mail.
General Election
Nov 5, 2024 - See VZ County Clerk
DONATE
Protect your personal and credit card information
Before you donate on-line or via your cellphone, verify the website. Most Democratic Party candidates and organizations use ActBlue. Double-check to ensure the donation link asking for credit card information begins with:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate
VZC Democrats ActBlue Link:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/van-zandt-county-democratic-party--tx--1
There have been reports of a malware pop-up redirecting a valid QR code link to a fraudulent site. Candidate/organization QR scans normally go to their website, FB page, or to their ActBlue link.
What is ActBlue?
CHECK YOUR PRECINCT
In 2021, the County Commissioner and Voting Precinct boundaries were redrawn due to the redistricting process.
To verify your precinct information, check the Prec. No. on your voter registration card or bring up your voter registration information from the Texas SoS site.
Click on this Link: Redistricting Map
Check Precinct in the Legend Box
Select Van Zandt County
Select you Prec. No
Expand the map to verify your location.
VOTE KIOSK
REGISTER TO VOTE
Are you registered to vote? Or need to update your voting address?
Register to Vote in 3 Easy Steps
For name changes or address changes, update your voter registration on-line.
Fast, New, & Easy!
Voter registration cards usually arrive in about 30 days.
STUDENT VOTERS
Are you a Texas student voter, living away from home?
You can vote! Choose either A, B, or C - they all require a bit of advance planning.
VOTE BY MAIL
Are you eligible to request an Application for Ballot By Mail (ABBM)?
Stay Safe and Vote By Mail (VBM) -
How to Request to VBM
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Request an ABBM
ABBM aka Form 6-1f
Order on-line from the Texas SoS
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Download from the Texas SoS
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Fill-out & sign your VBM application.
*** A TX DL or other TX ID number or the last 4 digits of your Social Security # is required.
PROVIDE BOTH to avoid delays. ****
Keep a copy or photo of your signed application.
When Your VBM Ballot Arrives
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Mail-in your carrier envelope/ballot as soon as possible. Allow at least 5 days for delivery.
FPCA Voters
Service members, their families, and overseas citizens may request an absentee ballot using a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) through the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP).
Make Sure Your Vote Counts - Avoid These Common Errors
Missing TX ID# or Social Security #
Before you SEAL the carrier envelope, verify that it includes a TX ID # or the last four digits of your SS#.
No signature on carrier envelope. Before you drop your carrier envelope in the mail, double-check to verify that it is signed.
TX ID # or Social Security # does not match application.
Verify that the ID number on the carrier envelope matches your application.
Ballot received too late.
With a few exceptions, ballots must be RECEIVED (not postmarked) at the VZ County Clerk's Office by the day after election day.
Signature on carrier envelope does not match application.
For households with more than 1 person voting by mail - before you sign, verify that the printed name on the carrier envelope is your name.
Do not sign the carrier envelope for other members of your household.
Carrier envelope contains more than 1 ballot.
A carrier envelope can contain only 1 ballot. Do not bundle ballots together.
Are you concerned about using the USPS to return Your VBM ballot?
If you are concerned that there will not be enough time (allow AT LEAST 5 days) to mail-in your VBM ballot for the election, you may drop-off your ballot (see instructions) at the County Clerk's Election Office. You will need a valid ID, and you may only drop-off your own ballot.
