This came from the Democrats - nothing yet from the republicans - still there is nothing to stop a republican from using a democrat site - it is a secret ballot after all. ingram -----Original Message----- From: MG [mailto:hearts at shaw.ca] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 5:28 PM To: taxman at centa.com Subject: Fw: Dem. Abroad: Last Minute Voter Info. & Debate Watching FYI These helped me to register etc. mg ----- Original Message ----- From: "B.C. Democrats" <bcdemocrats at hotmail.com> To: <bcdemocrats at hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 10:04 AM Subject: Dem. Abroad: Last Minute Voter Info. & Debate Watching > DEMOCRATS ABROAD VANCOUVER: Last Minute Info & Upcoming Events: > > Hello Everyone, > > LATE NOTICE: REMEMBER THE DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS PRETTY WELL UPON US > IN MOST STATES. GO TO www.democratsabroad.ca and/or www.MichaelMoore.com > for the deadlines and links to your county elections office to verify your > registration and to www.OverseasVote2004.com to fill in your forms if you > haven't done so already. YOU NEED TO SEND THEM EXPRESS or COURIER AT THIS > POINT. Remember to keep a copy. > > If you haven't received your ballots by mid-October yet have registered > with your FPCA's prior to the deadline, then you can use a "Federal > Write-In Ballot"-- the FWAB. You can pick them up at the consulate and we > have some as well. But don't panic until mid-October! We only have 300 > here in Vancouver, so we only want to use them if absolutely necessary. > > Email me if you have any problems or need last minute help. > > EVENTS::::: > > 1) WATCH THE FIRST DEBATE TOGETHER at The Wolf & Hound, This Thursday, > September 30th --- The DEBATE BEGINS AT 6:00 Pacific Time and is centered > on foreign policy issues > > The Wolf-and-Hound Irish pub is in Kitsilano at 3617 Broadway, just East of > Alma. The Wolf & Hound has a full dinner and snack menu available. > > Please feel free to bring your US and non-US/Canadian friends. All are > welcome! > > Please RSVP (even at the last moment) to David Perrin at > rightmandavid at yahoo.com or Karen Funt at bcdemocrats at hotmail.com. If you > haven't RSVP'd and want to come, please just come. I'm afraid I won't be > able to be with all of you (the 6:00 start Pacific time is a bit difficult > for many of us in different parts of the city), but please join David > Perrin and many of our other members if you feel like good conversation and > heckling with like-minded people. It sounds like fun. > > If any of you in other parts of the city want to organize something for any > or all of the debates, let me know and I will put the word out. > > Democrats Abroad first ever pub night was September 8th at the Wolf & > Hound. Thanks for coming everyone! It was great. > > Pub nights have replaced our regular 3rd Wednesday monthly meetings at the > Roundhouse. With the registration deadlines upon us, we are now shifting > into a more social mode. > > > 2) TWICE A MONTH B.C. DEMOCRATS WORK DAYS IN WHATCOM COUNTY/ BELLINGHAM > being organized by Sara Robinson -- NEXT ONE SAT. October 9th > These are Saturday events where we go down to Bellingham as a group, and > work together on some project. If you'd be interested in doing something > like this, please e-mail Sara Robinson offline at > sara at enginesofmischief.com or phone 604-788-3826. > > > The first ones happened on Saturday, August 28th, Sept. 11th & 25th. Sara > is coordinating with the Whatcom Democrats. > > > They are very excited that we've been coming to help. The next ones will be > on October 9, and October 23. Mark your calendars! > > > They don't seem to be having very many organized events down there -- but > maybe the prospect of having dozens of eager ex-pats descending on them en > masse to walk precincts, man the phones, or assemble mailings could change > that. > While Seattle and the urban western parts of Washington will almost > certainly go for Kerry, it's far less certain that the more conservative > rural corners of the state like Whatcom will vote for him -- unless we get > lots of boots on the ground, doing the kind of hand-to-hand politics that > changes hearts and minds. Which means that every person working in a county > like Whatcom matters. > > WE CAN (& ARE) MAKING A DIFFERENCE! > > Best Wishes, > Karen Funt > Chair, B.C. Chapter > Democrats Abroad Canada > bcdemocrats at hotmail.com > www.democratsabroad.ca > www.OverseasVote2004.com > > > --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.769 / Virus Database: 516 - Release Date: 9/24/04 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.769 / Virus Database: 516 - Release Date: 9/24/04
