Results of Special Club Endorsement Meeting
Dear Club Members and Friends,
Thank you to all the members and candidates who attended our special endorsement meeting last week. Voting on endorsements was done using OpaVote, the secure online voting platform that we have used in the past. Voting results were compiled over the weekend, and our Club members approved the endorsements of the following candidates:
Solana Beach City Council District 2: Kristi Becker
Solana Beach City Council District 4: Jill MacDonald
Del Mar City Council: Dwight Worden
San Dieguito School Board Area 3: Jane Lea Smith
San Dieguito School Board Area 5: Julie Bronstein
We congratulate all these candidates on their endorsements, and we wish them all the best for successful campaigns.
Note: TPDC endorsements are not to be construed as SDCDP or CDP endorsements.
In Solidarity,
Ken Burtt
Acting President
Please Join Us for a Special Club Endorsement Meeting, Wednesday, August 10th at 6:00pm (via Zoom)
Dear Club Members and Friends,
As announced in our Club e-Newsletter dated July 27th, please join us for a Special Club Endorsement meeting this Wednesday, August 10th at 6:00pm (via Zoom). Normally we don’t have a club meeting in August, but there are some endorsements that can’t wait. All members and friends are welcome to attend, but we need a quorum (at least 20% of our regular members whose dues are currently paid) in order to vote for endorsements, so we request that current members please attend.
August 10, 2022, Special Club Endorsement Meeting Agenda
Please Join Us Wednesday, August 10th at 6:00pm (via Zoom)
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Time: Aug 10, 2022 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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The Executive Board has called a special Club meeting for Wednesday, August 10, 2022, beginning at 6 PM. The special meeting is for the purpose of considering Club endorsements for Democratic candidates in the November 8th General Election. There are five races, Solana Beach City Council District 2 & 4, Del Mar City Council, and San Dieguito Union High School Board Areas 3 & 5, for which the Board is recommending endorsements at this meeting.
Club endorsements are a great benefit to Democratic candidates. Endorsements help candidates raise campaign money and help voters decide which candidates to support. The Democratic candidates are facing new challenges and opportunities in this election. We can help our candidates win their races by joining with other Clubs, and the San Diego County Democratic Party, with endorsements in the upcoming Election.
Under our bylaws, a quorum of regular voting members is required for considering any endorsement and each endorsement requires a 60% supermajority approval by the regular voting members present. I urge every voting member of our Club to make the effort to attend and participate in this important special meeting.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE FOR ENDORSEMENTS AND RATINGS
As the Endorsement meeting is conducted on Zoom, the following rules apply in accordance with Club bylaws and procedures:
1. Verification of Quorum Present for the Meeting.
A quorum of at least 20% of the regular (voting) members must be present to conduct endorsement proceedings.
2. Presentation of the Candidate’s Statement.
Each candidate, or the candidate’s representative, will be offered the opportunity to present their remarks to the members, subject to a 3-minute time limit. When there are multiple candidates for a given race, the order in which they present their remarks will be determined by coin toss.
3. Question and Answer Period.
Following the presentations of the candidates for each race, there will be an opportunity for voting members to ask questions. When there are multiple candidates for a given race, no questions shall be aimed at one particular candidate; each candidate shall be given one minute to answer each question. Questions must be limited to those that are pertinent to the office the candidate is seeking. Each question should be stated in 30 seconds or less; must be made in the form of a question; and no statements will be permitted. The question-and-answer period is not an opportunity for debate or argument.
The candidate will be allowed up to one minute for response to each question. Candidates are expected to respond in a direct manner, and not use the question time for raising additional issues not mentioned by the other candidate or the questioner.
A total time of 10 minutes for question-and-answer will be allowed for each race.
4. Candidate’s Closing Statement.
At the conclusion of the question-and-answer period, the candidate will have up to 2 minutes for a closing statement.
5. Discussions By Voting Members,
Following the closing statements for all candidates, the non-voting members, guests, candidates and their representatives, will be assigned to a separate breakout room or may leave the meeting. There will be no follow-up discussions between candidates and voting members after this point in the meeting, and all balloting will be by email as described below. The breakout room will not have video or audio access to the deliberations.
During the Discussion Period of voting members, members may address questions, comments, or make statements to the assembled voting members. This portion of the meeting will not be recorded. The Club Secretary will not record the discussions during this period in the official minutes. Voting members may request to be recognized by use of the “Raise Hand” feature on Zoom.
Members will be recognized in the order in which their “raise hand” button is actuated. When recognized, the member may address one or more issues or candidates and will be allowed 30 seconds in which to do so. Other voting members are not permitted to respond to a member’s comments, except as part of their own comments when recognized by the Chair. The Discussion period will continue until every member present has had at least one opportunity to speak and, at the discretion of Chair, no more than fifteen minutes additional time may be allowed.
6. Voting Procedures for Members.
The balloting will be initiated by an email sent to each voting member of the Club, using the OpaVote program previously used by the Club.
The email will include an online link to the ballot. Each member who accesses the link provided in the email will be considered as being “present” for the vote. Each voting member will be able to cast only one ballot. The votes will be anonymous.
To be approved for endorsement, the candidate must receive at least 60% affirmative votes of the total members “present and voting” at a meeting at which a quorum of eligible members is present. Under this election process, a quorum is achieved if 20% or more of the eligible members access the online link. A supermajority vote is achieved if at least 60% of the completed ballots returned are cast for one of the options on the ballot. For the ballot to be completed, the voting member must “send” or return a filled-in ballot to the online service that tallies the votes. Ballots returned that are not filled in will be considered not complete and will not be counted as voting.
Voting members will have a fixed period (about three days) in which to open and review the email and return the completed ballot by clicking on the “send” button. Results of the email polling on these endorsements will be announced as soon as the results are verified.
ORDER OF ENDORSEMENTS
- Solana Beach City Council District 2
- Kristi Becker
- Kristin Brinner
- Solana Beach City Council District 4
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- Jill MacDonald
- Del Mar City Council
- Dwight Worden
- San Dieguito School Board Area 3 (Note: Club Endorsement Director Jim Smith will recuse himself from all discussions for this agenda item, during which he will be assigned to the separate Zoom breakout room with no video or audio access)
- Jane Lea Smith
- San Dieguito School Board
- Julie Bronstein
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Please keep in mind that only the County Party may decide the official endorsements of the Party. Our Club, however, may consider endorsement of candidates of our choosing. The two processes, though intertwined, are distinct and different. Club endorsements are not be be construed as SDCDP or CDP endorsements.
In conclusion, please try to attend this Special Endorsement Meeting. Your voice and your vote are important to the Club, and to the candidates.
In Solidarity,
Ken Burtt
Acting President
Join the Summer Celebration with Mayor Catherine Blakespear and Congressman Scott Peters, Saturday, August 13th, 12:30-2PM, Carmel Creek Neighborhood Park
Join Mayor Catherine Blakespear, Congressman Scott Peters and their valued summer interns for an informative and inspiring celebration in Carmel Valley! Enjoy a light lunch, be motivated by students devoting their summer to civic action, and hear directly from Catherine as we enter the final phase of this crucial election.
This event is an appreciation of young voices and a wonderful opportunity to support their goal of a brighter future, represented by the values of State Senator Catherine Blakespear. After the rally, you’ll have the chance to walk with them as they distribute flyers in the surrounding neighborhood.
Sign up HERE.