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►The Bimonthly Newsletter of the Dorchester County Democratic Party◄ ►The Bimonthly Newsletter of the Dorchester County Democratic Party◄ October/November 2014 Volume 6, Issue 5 This Year’s Elections Are In Your Hands By Richard Hayes The 1876 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7 that year to select the governor of our state. The election campaign was a referen- dum on the radical state government and their Reconstruction policies. The result was contested, but the challenger Wade Hampton III took office in April 1877 as the 77th governor of South Carolina after President Hayes withdrew federal troops and the incumbent Daniel Henry Chamberlain left the state. Today, we are facing one of the most important elections for South Carolina and Dorchester County since that notable one 138 years ago. South Carolina voters will elect a governor and lieutenant governor. All other statewide offices from Secretary of State and Attorney General to Comptroller General and Superintendent of Education are on the ballots, too. We also have unique federal races. For the first time in 48 years, both U.S. Senate seats in our state are up before voters at the same time. And we have critical local elections, as well. Of the seven legislative districts in Dorchester County, we have four in- cumbent Democrats, and candidates challenging each of the Republicans who hold the other three districts. I know you support the progressive Democrats over the do-nothing Republican candidates. But they will not win unless YOU work to get more Democrats out to vote this year than the number who voted in the 2008 or 2012 Presidential elections. We already know that if all the South Carolina Democrats who voted in 2008 came out to vote in 2010, Sen. Vincent Sheheen would be Governor. Instead, we have had to endure disaster after disaster with the Haley administration: 1) not accepting $40 billion of our own tax money for Medicaid expansion, 2) largest eth- ics fine in state history, 3) reduced funding for public education, 4) DSS disaster that has led to the worst treatment of children in 50 years, 5) worst roads in the US, and on and on. Our candidates can win, but it means we have to touch every Democrat who has voted and can vote in Dorchester County and get them to vote, period! So if you really want to see Vincent Sheheen and Bakari Sellers as Governor and Lt. Governor, please volunteer to spend time at the new Dorchester County Democratic Party Headquarters, and urge all Democrats to vote on November 4 th . You have the power to help the good guys and gals win this time. Please volunteer TODAY! What you need to remember about Tuesday, Nov. 4! Polls open at 7 a.m. Polls close at 7 p.m. (as long as you are in line before that time, you will still be able to vote!) Remind your family, friends, neighbors and co- workers about the election. You can’t wear campaign t-shirts or buttons to the polls. Bring your photo ID. And most importantly, VOTE DEMOCRAT! In This Issue Annual Cicenia Dinnerpage 2 A Preview of the Dinner’s Auctions—page 3 Canvassing Eventspage 3 Hot Dog Roast with Tom Thompsonpage 3 Prepare to VOTE on Nov. 4page 4 Absentee Voting and Voter IDpage 4 What DCDP’s Doing to Reach Voters—page 5 How You Can Help DCDP Reach Voterspage 6 How You Can Help Independentlypage 6 Our Candidatespage 8 Photos of Recent Eventspage 9 Calendar of Future Eventspage 10

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►The Bimonthly Newsletter of the Dorchester County Democratic Party◄ ►The Bimonthly Newsletter of the Dorchester County Democratic Party◄

October/November 2014 Volume 6, Issue 5

This Year’s Elections Are In Your Hands By Richard Hayes The 1876 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7 that year to select the governor of our state. The election campaign was a referen-dum on the radical state government and their Reconstruction policies. The result was contested, but the challenger Wade Hampton III took office in April 1877 as the 77th governor of South Carolina after President Hayes withdrew federal troops and the incumbent Daniel Henry Chamberlain left the state. Today, we are facing one of the most important elections for South Carolina and Dorchester County since that notable one 138 years ago. South Carolina voters will elect a governor and lieutenant governor. All other statewide offices – from Secretary of State and Attorney General to Comptroller General and Superintendent of Education – are on the ballots, too. We also have unique federal races. For the first time in 48 years, both U.S. Senate seats in our state are up before voters at the same time. And we have critical local elections, as well. Of the seven legislative districts in Dorchester County, we have four in-cumbent Democrats, and candidates challenging each of the Republicans who hold the other three districts.

I know you support the progressive Democrats over the do-nothing Republican candidates. But they will not win unless YOU work to get more Democrats out to vote this year than the number who voted in the 2008 or 2012 Presidential elections. We already know that if all the South Carolina Democrats who voted in 2008 came out to vote in 2010, Sen. Vincent Sheheen would be Governor. Instead, we have had to endure disaster after disaster with the Haley administration: 1) not accepting $40 billion of our own tax money for Medicaid expansion, 2) largest eth-ics fine in state history, 3) reduced funding for public education, 4) DSS disaster that has led to the worst treatment of children in 50 years, 5) worst roads in the US, and on and on.

Our candidates can win, but it means we have to touch every Democrat who has voted and can vote in Dorchester County and get them to vote, period! So if you really want to see Vincent Sheheen and Bakari Sellers as Governor and Lt. Governor, please volunteer to spend time at the new Dorchester County Democratic Party Headquarters, and urge all Democrats to vote on November 4th. You have the power to help the good guys and gals win this time. Please volunteer TODAY!

What you need to remember

about Tuesday, Nov. 4! Polls open at 7 a.m.

Polls close at 7 p.m. (as long as you are in line

before that time, you will still be able to vote!)

Remind your family, friends, neighbors and co-

workers about the election.

You can’t wear campaign t-shirts or buttons to the

polls.

Bring your photo ID.

And most importantly, VOTE DEMOCRAT!

In This Issue Annual Cicenia Dinner—page 2 A Preview of the Dinner’s Auctions—page 3 Canvassing Events—page 3 Hot Dog Roast with Tom Thompson—page 3 Prepare to VOTE on Nov. 4—page 4 Absentee Voting and Voter ID—page 4 What DCDP’s Doing to Reach Voters—page 5 How You Can Help DCDP Reach Voters—page 6 How You Can Help Independently—page 6 Our Candidates—page 8 Photos of Recent Events—page 9 Calendar of Future Events—page 10

By Dinner Chairs Terry & Timothy Hughes and Barbara Felder The Annual Cicenia Dinner is only 24 days away! We hope you are looking forward to this very special evening. Our annual din-ner not only raises money for our party but is a time set aside to honor the memory of Alice and Bert Cicenia, for whom the din-ner is named, and recognize our members who have made an impact on our party and our community. We are delighted to announce this year’s keynote speaker is State Rep. Bakari Sellers, who is a candidate for Lieutenant Gov-ernor. All candidates and elected officials have been invited to attend the dinner. Because this is an election year, it is vitally important that you

attend and support the Dorchester County Democratic Party. The money we raise will be used to help support our candidates, pay for our office, and pay other costs we will incur in our pur-suit to turn Dorchester County blue! Ticket cost is $30 per person. If you have received your tickets, please mail in your check. If you need tickets, please call Dorothy Brown at 843-576-9558. So, mark your calendars for the year’s most anticipated event – the Annual Cicenia Dinner, Saturday, October 25, 2014 starting at 6 p.m., at the Holiday-Inn Express in Summerville (exit 199 off I-26). With keynote speaker, Rep. Bakari Sellers, candidates and elected officials, the silent and live auction – and most of all, you – this will be a night to remember. See you there!

A N N U A L

Cicenia Dinner

October 25, 2014 at Holiday Inn Express

6 p.m.—Doors Open 7 p.m.—Dinner

Join us at the next Annual Cicenia Dinner in October!

Contact us at [email protected] for more infor-mation about tickets, which are $30 for the event. Keynote at this year’s annual dinner is Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor, state Rep. Bakari Sell-ers.

For more information contact: Terry Hughes @ 843-530-1224 Barbara Felder @ 843-636-9385 Timothy Hughes @ 843-530-0793

Annual Cicenia Dinner on October 25

By Marty Turney, this year’s Vanna White As you know, we are having our Annual Cice-nia Dinner for the Dorchester County De-mocratic Party and fundraiser on October 25. There are some repeats from years be-fore because they were appreciated and well received by our fellow Democrats. A similar menu that received lots of compliments will be served for dinner, many of our candidates will be the same, like Senator Vincent She-heen, and yes we will have our auction too, but this year the auction will be a little dif-ferent. We still can’t accept credit cards. Payment should be cash or checks only. Yes, again we will have both live and silent auctions. That part is the same, but rather than single items, this year we have package deals for the live auction. Very possibly you will see a package that con-tains something you really would like to have. Remember, Christ-mas is coming and what a better way to be prepared for great get-ting and gift giving? Bid on the packages that you would like to have and you’ll get some of your shopping done two months early, or maybe you can pick up a great birthday present for that someone special. This is the time to take advantage of real deals. For example, we have a Sports Package that will be for both men and women. We have not one but two packages for ladies with all kinds of things, and a Guy Package that includes many items that men will like. We also have a Pet Package, a Home Decoration Pack-age and a Made in the Shade Package, plus a few more surprises.

We still have an old standby that drew lots of action and laughs in the past. One of our do-nors (Accent on Wine) gave us another wine gift certificate that received several bids over the actual value. (Oh, and the wine shop wants us to know that they have lots of items in addi-tion to wine.) Many, many restaurants in Summerville have donated a total of twenty (20) gift certificates. How about a date night? Want to spend the night with your loved one away from home? Well, we have you covered with something great. In short, we have lots of gift certificates

both new and old standbys, just waiting for your bid. Remember we are counting on you to select the auction items you would prefer and then bid on them. Our auction is a major part of our fundraising efforts. An example of this would be if the value of an item is $25 the bidding usually starts lower. You can help our Party by starting the bid near $25. This encourages higher bids and helps your Dorchester County Democratic Party succeed.

Get Ready For The Auctions!

You can see a list of all our silent auction items, their donors, and their values by

clicking HERE. That page also has photos and descriptions of the

live auction packages, too.

Taking It To The Streets! Every Saturday, we are canvassing for our candidates, going di-rectly to the homes of Democratic voters to remind them of the November elections. Walking lists have been prepared and are in the office. Canvass-ing takes place in two shifts – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Of course, you can canvass any day of the week, but Satur-days have a set schedule and you can team up and ride with oth-ers who will be canvassing. We will canvass for these State House candidates during the next few weeks:

Saturday, October 4 – Damian Daly for District 94

Saturday, October 11 – Mary Tinkler for District 114

Saturday, November 1 – Rebekah Patrick for District 98 So, put on your walking shoes and come join us! For more infor-mation, please contact Dot Brown at 843-576-9558 or [email protected]. (See page 6 for other opportunities to help out for this election!)

Hot Dog Roast on October 18

Beginning at 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, and right in front of our county party HQ at 1706-D Old Trolley Rd., we’ll be having a hot dog roast, at which voters in the county can enjoy a free bite to eat. Attendees can meet our candidates that evening, too, and we’ll be especially featuring Dr. Tom Thompson, our candidate for Superintendent of Education. We’ll have beverages to go with the dogs, too. Be sure to join us that day, and please invite your family and friends to join you, too!

12 QUALIFYING REASONS TO VOTE ABSENTEE

Person will be on vacation outside their county on Election Day

Person is a member of the Uniformed Services or Merchant Marines or is a spouse or dependent residing with them

Person, for reasons of employment, won’t be able to vote on Election Day

Person is Physically Disabled

Person is 65 years old or older

Person is a student or the spouse or dependent of a student

Person is serving as a juror in state or federal courts on Elec-tion Day

Person is admitted to the hospital as an emergency patient on the day of election or within four days before the elec-tion

Person has a death or funeral in the family within three days before the election

Person is confined to a jail or pre-trial facility pending dispo-sition

Person is attending sick or physically disabled person(s)

Person is a certified poll watcher, poll manager, or county

5 EASY STEPS TO VOTING ABSENTEE BY MAIL 1. You must first request an absentee ballot application. You may request one from the Dorchester County Voter Registration Office in St. George either in person or by phone, online, postal mail, email or fax (see information below). 2. You will then receive an application by postal mail or if you are requesting the application online, you must print it. Online forms are available at www.dorchestervotes.org. 3. Request the application as far in advance of the election as possible and return the completed form as quickly as possible to the county voter registration office or no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 4th day prior to the Election (Friday, October 31, 2014). 4. You may return the form in person or by mail, email or fax. You will then be mailed an Absentee Ballot. Mark the Ballot fol-lowing instructions on the ballot exactly. The ballot must be witnessed and anyone who knows you may sign as your witness. 5. Return the ballot no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day to your county voter registration office either in person or by mail. You may have another person return the form for you, but you must first complete an Authorization to Return Absentee Ballot Form which is available from your county voter registration of-fice. You may check the status of your registration or your ab-sentee ballot online at www.scvotes.org by clicking on the VOT-ERS tab on the left side of the main page.

In person: Voter Registration Office, Waggoner Bldg 201 Johnston Street in St. George By phone: 843-563-0132 or 843-832-0132 Online: www.dorchestervotes.org Postal mail: Meredith Murray, Manager of Registration Board of Elections and Voter Registration 201 Johnston St, St. George SC 29477 By email: [email protected] By fax: 843-563-0168

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR ELECTION DAY! By David Rison In the upcoming general election on November 4, South Carolina Democrats have their best chance in years to take back the gover-nor’s mansion, if all South Carolina Democrats get out and vote. If you have not registered, please do so before October 4. On November 4, the polls will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. A list of the polling places will be published in the newspapers and is also available on the website of the Dorchester County Elec-tion Commission. If you vote in person, you should have a photo ID. A South Carolina driver’s license will work, as will an ID card issued by the SC Department of Motor Vehicles, or a Voter Registration card with your picture. If you do not have any of these materials, a Federal Military ID or a United States Passport will also suffice. If you have a reasonable impediment to obtaining a photo ID, you can present your current, non-photo registration card at the polling place and sign an affidavit stating why you could not obtain a photo ID (See “reasonable impediments” below.) You can then cast a pro-visional ballot that will be counted unless the county election com-mission has reason to believe that your affidavit is false. South Carolina does not officially have early voting, but qualified voters may vote by absentee ballot in person at the voter registra-tion office in St. George 30 days before the General Election and for a period of 10 days before the election at the County Council Cham-bers in Summerville. All voters over 65 years of age or who qualify for a host of other reasons may vote by absentee ballot (See “11 Qualifying Reasons” on the right). For example, a student (or spouse of a student) can vote absentee. Anyone with a disability or who is caring for a disabled person can vote absentee, too. Absentee votes can also be made by mail, but the county voter registration office must receive your application at least four days before the election and the completed absentee ballot by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. If you vote in-person absentee, you need to have a qualified photo ID, or you may cast a provisional ballot. The same rules for photo ID that apply to voting on Election Day also apply to in-person absen-tee voting.

PLEASE VOTE ON NOVEMBER 4 AND PLEASE VOTE A STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

And please join us for an “Election Watch Party” at DCDP’s head-quarters (1706-D Old Trolley Rd.) on Election Night!

“Reasonable Impediments” that prevent you from having a photo ID on Election Day:

Religious objection to being photographed

Disability or Illness

Work schedule

Lack of transportation

Lack of birth certificate

Family responsibilities, or

Any other obstacle you find reasonable If any of these reasons applies to you, and if you have your regular voter registration card with you at that time, request a provisional ballot. Your vote will be counted.

What We’re Doing To Reach Out To Voters Which candidates do voters select at the polls? The candidates with whom they agree on particular issues, of course. But voters first need to know who these candidates are before they can learn where candidates stand. And then those voters will need re-minding to participate on Election Day. That’s why our county party does regular canvassing (see page 3). It’s also why we adver-tise. We have ads that will appear in two local newspapers, for example, and over a two-week period prior to Election Day. We can target particular voters in some advertisements, too, and which we’ve recently begun doing. For example, there are some Democratic-leaning voters in Dorchester who only vote in presidential election years. To encourage their turn-out this year, we have a direct mailing going to about 2,000 of such voters in our county. (On the right, you’ll see a small image of the postcard we’re sending.) We also have high support from younger voters, but who also don’t vote every election cycle. They’re key voters: exit polls from the last presidential elections show that Obama was selected by 57% of South Carolina voters who are under 45. There are about 10,000 in our county from this age range who still aren’t regis-tered to vote, as well. Using online ads, such as ads on Facebook, we’ve been tar-geting that same age group, encouraging them to register in time and reminding them to participate this year. Those ads link to a particular page on our website (click HERE to see it) that encourages their registration and participation.

Registration and participation by Hispanics in our county is low, too, so we even made an online ad in Spanish. The advertisement (see it on the right) is only visible to persons in our county who use Spanish as their primary language, and it links to a page on our website translated into that lan-guage (click HERE). We also have online ads for local media websites, and that appear in mo-tion, too, to be sure that they catch viewers’ attention. (See one of them below, but this is just one frame of that motion ad, though.)

(The image on the left and the first one below are examples of the online ads we’re using to reach out to younger voters.)

What You Can Do With Us Volunteer at our office!

Offer some time at our local office to help our party and our candi-dates, too! There are always many projects going on, and of many different types, right at our new office (1706-D Old Trolley Rd.). Are you an active “Type A” personality who likes to get out and about and meet new people? We have phone banking every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. And canvassing, too (see page 3 for more info.) Are you a more reserved kind of person who likes to help from behind the scenes? Our office has many projects you can as-sist, from preparing mail-outs to helping us organize events. All of these tasks are vital this election season.

Here’s a word from Carol Coakley, who is covering much of the Lowcountry on behalf of the state Democratic Party:

“The November Election is coming quickly and we need volunteers to ensure our Democratic Victory! A couple of hours can go a long way! Please contact me or the county party for further details on how you can contribute to the campaign and information about volunteering with the Dorchester Democratic Party. These candi-dates need your support!”

You can contact Carol directly by email ([email protected]) or by phone—(843) 271-5569; you can email us at the county party ([email protected]); or you can simply sign up at the “volunteer” page of our website (CLICK HERE).

Be a Pollwatcher on Election Day! Our county party has traditionally gotten a great team of poll-watchers together every election year. We keep an eye on things at the polls, and without interfering with their operation, to make sure everyone’s right to vote is honored on Election Day. The need for pollwatchers is pretty big this year, too, and be-cause of the new “Voter ID” requirements. For example, a regis-tered voter who does not have a state-issued photo ID can still vote, and just by signing a “reasonable impediment” document at the polls. Not enough voters know of this, though (and maybe not enough poll clerks, either). There can also be some “troublemakers” who show up at polling places, and who we need to report to poll clerks. Because the need is so great in 2014, the state party is leading the efforts to recruit and even train pollwatchers (or, “Voter Protection” squad, as it’s being described this year). So if you’re game for the duties, CLICK HERE to register with the South Caro-lina Democratic Party. It’s a simple, yet very important, job for Election Day. And it’s very, very rewarding, too! Please join this year’s pollwatching “Voter Protection” squad!

What You Can Do All By Yourself

Write Letters to the Editor

Have an opinion on a political topic that’s hot this election year, or maybe about a candidate? Tell it with a letter to the editor! Here are a few tips: Keep it brief; stick to one subject; stick to the facts; sometimes adding humor to your message can help the likelihood it will get printed. Just be sure to include your first and last name, your home address, and a daytime phone num-ber where you can be reached for confirmation. Use “letter to the editor” as the subject of your email.

Post & Courier [email protected]

Journal Scene [email protected]

Eagle Record [email protected]

Charleston City Paper [email protected]

Promote the Party and Its Candidates on Facebook and Other Sites

You are a “fan” of our county party on Facebook, right? RIGHT?!?! (Here’s a link to our page: www.facebook.com/dordems) Well, we post good news and GREAT images on our Facebook page. You can help circulate the great news and images, too, and in two ways. First, click “like” on those postings and images; sec-ond—and much more importantly—SHARE THOSE IMAGES (just click on the word “share” that appears right below them).

When we post those images during normal times of day, they can get about 100 views on average from our 250+ fans. But every time someone “shares” that image, we get another 100 views. There’ve been times when we had 50 shares, and our message got across to over 5,000 people!

Don’t wait for our postings of images, either. There are many others you can find on Facebook from other folks and groups. We have many applicable images on our website, too (visit its “Memes and More” page—www.dordems.org/memes-and-more.html). You can post them on other social media, too. And if you come across any you think we should post, or have ideas for new ones, let us know! ([email protected])

Post Campaign Signs We have campaign signs for many candidates in our office at 1706-D Old Trolley Rd. You can post them on your lawn and around your neighborhood, and on any state Rd. in the county beginning Oct. 4. . Remember, voters need to know a candi-date’s name before they’ll vote for him or her on Election Day.

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OUR CANDIDATES (click their names to visit their websites)

FOR U.S. SENATE

Joyce Dickerson (against incumbent Tim Scott) Brad Hutto (against incumbent Lindsey Graham)

FOR U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Jim Clyburn (incumbent)

FOR GOVERNOR FOR LT. GOVERNOR Vincent Sheheen Bakari Sellers

FOR SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION Ginny Deerin Dr. Tom Thompson

FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL

Parnell Diggs Kyle Herbert

FOR STATE HOUSE Damian Daly—District 94

Patsy Knight—District 97 (incumbent/unopposed) Rebekah Patrick—District 98

Joe Jefferson—District 102 (incumbent) David Mack III—District 109 (incumbent)

J. Seth Whipper—District 113 (incumbent/unopposed) Mary Tinkler—District 114

FOR COUNTY COUNCIL

Willie R. Davis—District 1 (incumbent/unopposed)

PRINT THIS PAGE. You can bring the top half (above) into

the polls with you. Because it doesn’t include any logos, just

the names of candidates you support, you can have it with you

to remind you who to select while using the voting machine.

RECENT EVENTS

On September 12, DCDP had an Open House event at its new office in Summerville. (Clockwise from top right): Lt. Governor candi-date Bakari Sellers and Dist. 114 candidate Mary Tinkler; Rebekah Patrick for Dist. 98 spoke about her platform; about 60 people joined us that evening.

For our September 27 breakfast, about 30 joined us for a continental breakfast, including Mary Tinkler (left) and Parnell Diggs, our can-didate for state Attorney General (below). (You can read the Journal Scene’s coverage about that breakfast event by clicking HERE.)

Calendar of Events

OCTOBER

October 4 Canvassing

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at DCDP HQ 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at DCDP HQ

Meet us at 1706-D Old Trolley Rd. in Summerville

October 11 Canvassing

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at DCDP HQ 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at DCDP HQ

Meet us at 1706-D Old Trolley Rd. in Summerville

October 18 Hot Dog Roast

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at DCDP HQ 1706-D Old Trolley Rd. in Summerville

Come meet the candidates, and enjoy a bite to eat, too! The featured guest will be

Dr. Tom Thompson, our candidate for Supt. of Education.

October 20

Dinner Planning Committee Meeting 6 p.m. at DCDP HQ

1706-D Old Trolley Rd. in Summerville

DCDP Executive Committee Meeting 7 p.m. at DCDP HQ

1706-D Old Trolley Rd. in Summerville

October 25 Annual Cicenia Dinner

Holiday Inn Express 120 Holiday Dr. in Summerville

6 p.m.—Doors Open 7 p.m.—Dinner Begins

Keynote Speaker: Bakari Sellers Silent Auctions and Live Auction!

Tickets are $30

NOVEMBER November 1 Canvassing

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at DCDP HQ 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at DCDP HQ

Meet us at 1706-D Old Trolley Rd. in Summerville

November 4 ELECTION DAY!

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at your polling location

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