EVENT: Monday, October 5. David Frum on Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy The Ford School of Public Policy at U-M invites everyone to join a conversation with David Frum, author and writer at the Atlantic, as he discusses his new book, Trumpocalypse, and the impact of the Trump presidency on the political culture and democracy of…
EVENT: Thursday, October 1. Housing + Affordability in Ann Arbor Beginning this week, there will be three virtual engagement sessions for the public to provide feedback on the affordable housing developments planned for city-owned lots. To learn more about this game-changing initiative and to RSVP in advance at Community Engagement’s website ( https://www.community-engagement-annarbor.com/). 6–8 pm…
Why We Vote! NEW! Check out our "why" we vote The PEG Newsletter and Outreach team wants to share some of our reasons that we vote. Our first featured reason is by Janet Cannon, a friend of PEG. If you would like to participate, please send your reason to peginfo20@gmail.com. A Response To Those Who…
The Voter Guide is here! This year’s voter guide is fully funded, thanks to the hard work of Washtenaw Democratic Party members and the generous support of many in the community. Click on the link to download the pdf (https://www.washtenawdems.org/voterguide) See our original post at Facebook
Some tips for absentee voting 1. READ ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS before marking your ballot. 2. Complete your ballot in a BLUE or BLACK ink pen. 3. READ the ballot carefully. 4. Check both sides of the ballot. 5. If you make a mistake, do not attempt to correct your errors. Instead, return your ballot…
On September 28, 2020, the Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced a target date of October 5, 2020, to conclude 2020 Census self-response and field data collection operations. The Commerce Department announced the speedup last month, two weeks after President Trump took a second swing at the problem of counting noncitizens, ordering the department to compile state-by-state estimates of unauthorized immigrants to exclude them from reapportionment calculations.