06-29-18

South Euclid Democrats Club

June 26, 2018

Rock the Block, 2018

Welcome

Pledge

Introduction of Elected officials

• Greg Moore
• Madelon Wats
• Denise Turner
• Laura Smith
• Curtis Orr
• Marty Gelfand
• Ruth Gray

Move to proceed with out quorum but all in room are paid. 

• seconded, passed

Introduce Candidates

• President - Avery MacCualey
• Vice President - Curtis Orr
• Treasurer - Denise Turner
• Secretary - Laura Smith

Greg Moore makes motion to carry floor as written

Curtis Seconds

So moved

Thanks from newly elected officers

The new officers are to schedule a meeting to go over goals for the next year and to bring back to the club in July.

Che from Ohio Coordinated Campaign 

• Election of Brown is the primary goal
• Will support all democrats up and down the ballot
• Desperately need to increase the volunteer base and to bring in younger volunteers
• Che covers South Euclid, Lyndhurst, and East Cleveland
• Need all hands on deck to make phone calls and knock doors
• Need to reach out to East Cleveland and other areas that have been heavily purged to reregister voters
• We can organize our own canvass/phone bank
• We did and held it July 7 at Fawaky Burst
• Will be given walk list, short script, ballot applications and candidate lit.
• Need to bring in precinct committee people and have them bring in a volunteer

City Leader elections will be held in late July

Ruth Gray raised concerns over Club elections

• Were the guidelines changed?
• Notice of elections was supposed to be mailed
• numerous emails were sent
• every person that wants to be a nominee needs to write a statement for the position
• Stated she has not been receiving emails

Marty Gelfand

• Made motion to leave officers as is and then hold new/true elections 
• Madelon Watts, seconded
• Greg Moore, opposed.
• Motion passed

Next meeting July 31

Cynthia Dempsey, chair of the Cuyahoga Women’s caucus, will speak in promotion for Sherrod Brown. 

A point of business:
Please add secretarysedemocraticclub@gmail.com to your email address and send email so that we can determine who is or is not receiving emails.