HD37 News & Monthly Meeting Reminder - TUESDAY January 24th

(First, a note from your chairperson: this will be my last email to you as chair of HD37. I have found it necessary to resign my position in order to focus on increased family and work responsibilities, as well as the Obama re-election campaign. I have greatly enjoyed working with you all, and hope to see you around in 2012! The Arapahoe County reorganization - due to reapportionment - takes place THIS SATURDAY, please contact John Buckley (john@arapahoedems.org) for more information, or if you are interested in any of the HD37 leadership positions.)

Greetings!

Just a quick reminder about our upcoming monthly meeting on TUESDAY JANUARY 24th. We meet the 4th Tuesday of every month at CB & Potts, which is near the United Artist movie theaters off Arapahoe Rd. between Quebec and Yosemite. For GPS users, the address is:

6575 Greenwood Plaza Blvd

Englewood, Colorado 80112

(303) 770-1982

We gather for dinner (Dutch treat) at 6pm, and the meeting starts at 7pm. Please join us this month in THE OVERTIME ROOM (to the left as you come in the front door) to watch and discuss President Obama's State of the Union address.

Other upcoming meeting dates are:

Feb. 28: Update on proposed legislation re: education in the Colorado legislature (Angela Engel)
March 27: TBD
April 24: TBD
May 22: TBD

Would LOVE to hear your speaker/programming ideas and suggestions!

MANY OF US HAVE NEW PRECINCT NUMBERS AND/OR HOUSE DISTRICT CHANGES!! Please check the postcard you should have recently received from the Arapahoe County Elections Division. If you're still not sure which precinct or house district you are in now, you can go here to check: www.arapahoevotes.com. Click on "Register/Verify Registration". Click on "Register to Vote Online". Under "View", click on "District Information". Click on "Verify/Update Record". Enter the requested info, then go to line 20 in the "District Information" section to see your current (possibly new) House District number. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MIGHT ALSO HAVE A NEW PRECINCT NUMBER! Check line 14 for your current (possibly new - mine is!) precinct number. If you need additional assistance or info, just let me know.

Several of our HD officers were re-districted into other House Districts, so we have several openings. If you are interested, please let John Buckley (john@arapahoedems.org) know!

Chair: Open
1st Vice Chair: Open
2nd Vice Chair: Ellen Campos
Treasurer: Open
Secretary: Barbara Jones

Hope to see many of you on Tuesday!

Laurie Ritchie
HD37 Chair
303-596-4243

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Voter information cards sent to Arapahoe County registered voters

For release: January 18, 2012

Contact:

Nancy Doty
Clerk and Recorder
Direct: 303-795-4285

E-mail: ndoty@co.arapahoe.co.us

Voter information cards sent to Arapahoe County registered voters

Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder�s Office has notified voters of district changes

Littleton, Colo. � Registered voters in Arapahoe County received voter information cards in the mail this week, advising them of changes to their congressional, legislative and commissioner districts and precincts. Voters do not need to take action to return the card or contact the Clerk and Recorder�s Office, unless they need to update their voting preferences, party affiliation or contact information.

�We have received a number of inquiries from interested voters about whether a response is needed after receiving their voter information cards,� said Nancy Doty, Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder. �I want to assure our voters that no response is necessary unless they�d like to make changes to their voter record.�

Voter information cards are provided for the voter�s knowledge and do not need to be brought to the polls on Election Day. Voters may return the card to make a new request for a mail-in ballot for every election, but citizens who have already done so do not need to take action and will remain on the mailing list.

The majority of registered voters in Arapahoe County will see a change to one or more of their districts or their election precinct. These changes were a result of the reapportionment of Colorado�s senatorial and representative districts that is required by law every ten years following the U.S. Census. County election precincts and commissioner districts were also redrawn as a result of these changes.

However, these changes will not affect where voters can cast a ballot in the General and Coordinated Elections because Arapahoe County is using Vote Centers, which replace precinct polling places.

The 2012 Primary Election on June 26 is anticipated to be conducted by mail-in ballot only. All active voters will automatically receive the ballots through the mail. The 2012 General Election in November will offer three options for voting. All voters who have requested to receive their ballots through the mail will automatically receive their ballots. All remaining voters may vote early or vote at one of approximately 30 Vote Centers on Election Day, Nov. 6, regardless of where they live in the County.

For more information on elections in Arapahoe County or to update your contact information or voting preferences, please call 303-795-4511 or visit www.arapahoevotes.com.

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