FEBRUARY 6, 2022 SPECIAL ENDORSEMENT MEETING

 PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTICE AS IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE DWC-SD PLANNED ENDORSEMENT VOTE FOR THE FEBRUARY 6, ENDORSEMENT MEETING. As per the notice you received on January 10, 2022, and again heard at our monthly meeting on January 17, the DWC-SD has two endorsement meetings scheduled for February. The first will be on Sunday, February 6, 2022. At that meeting we plan to attempt to endorse in 13 CA State and SD County races.  As a reminder, per the Club by-laws as amended on 11/16/2021: “A General Member in good standing who has attended at least two (2) prior meetings, as a member, in the previous twelve (12) months shall be eligible to vote for Club Officer elections and Club endorsements.”    Only those members who meet the above voting eligibility requirements will receive an email from the Democratic Woman’s Club Endorsement Committee with your secure ballot to vote on the endorsement at the meeting. If you are eligible to vote you should receive an email on Tuesday, February 1, titled Your February 6 DWCSD Endorsement Ballot is HEREPlease be sure to open and read this email in its entirety, as it contains all the information you need to participate in the February 6, endorsement process. The email will also contain the Zoom link for the endorsement meeting, a link to view the candidate questionnaires, and a personalized secure link to your voting ballot.If you meet the eligibility to vote criteria and do not see the email in your inbox, please check your spam/junk mail folder. If you still cannot find the email, please contact me as soon as possible, so we can research and get your ballot to you before the meeting on February 6. For those of you eligible to vote who have multiple DWC-SD members in your family, but use only one email address, we will send separate emails for each eligible club member in your family. These are not duplicate emails. Each one should be addressed to only one of you. Since each ballot is personalized and secure, each member needs to receive their own email to be able to vote. So, if your family falls in this category, please be sure to look for separate emails for each of the DWC-SD members in your family and ensure each of you vote using the links in the email addressed to you. The DWC-SD will attempt to endorse in the following races on Sunday, February 6, starting at 12:00 PM (noon)Chula Vista Mayor

 San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4

 San Diego County Sheriff

 San Diego County Assessor

 CA Senate District 18

 CA Senate District 38

 CA Senate District 40

 CA Assembly District 76

 CA Assembly District 77

 CA Assembly District 78

 CA Assembly District 79

 CA Assembly District 80 – Special Election to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Lorena Gonzalez

 CA Assembly District 80 – Primary Election June 2022

 To join the meeting here is the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81186080958 .  As a reminder the meeting will start promptly at Noon and will be over at approximately 3:30 PM.  General members in good standing who are not eligible to vote will also be sent an email with a link to access and review the completed candidate questionnaires. . Access to the candidate questionnaires and the endorsement ballot will be open until the end of the voting period on Sunday, February 6. Members eligible to vote will be able to vote anytime between receipt of your email on February 1, and close of voting on February 6, 2022. While you will be able to vote early, you will only be able to vote once. Please mark your ballot carefully because if you make a mistake, you will not be able to correct it once the ballot has been submitted.  Yvonne ElkinDWCSD Endorsement Committee[email protected] 

Our meetings are also available live on our YouTube channel. Someone will monitor the chat to text into the meeting relevant questions or comments that may be asked there. 

Please read this notice as it contains important information about the election Officers of DWCAs per the bylaws of DWC Article IV-OfficersSection 3-ElectionsThe offices of External Vice President, Treasurer and Director of Communication will be elected in even numbered years. The bylaws of DWC state the following: The Nominating Committee shall solicit interest from the membership for all the open elected offices and shall validate prospective nominees eligibility.  The Nominating Committee shall select at least one candidate for each elective office and report their selections at the February meeting.  At that meeting the Chair of the Nominating Committee will open the floor for additional nominations and a secret ballot may be held  upon the request of any member.  Those nominees who received a majority vote shall be declared elected.  If no person receives a majority of votes, a run-off shall be held between those two persons receiving the greatest number of votes.  The person receiving a majority of the votes shall be declared elected.We currently have two members who have contacted the Nominating Committee with a request for consideration.  I would encourage any member who is interested in any of three positions, to contact the Chair of Nominating. A description of the duties and responsibility of the officers is on our DWC website under bylaws. If you have additional questions, please contact me.Best Regards,Rosamond Trujillo-BlevinsDWCSD Chair of Nominating Committeemailto:[email protected]tel:8058787078

As always, if any member has questions or concerns, please feel free to call me. I look forward to 'seeing you' on Monday.LaWana Richmond, President(619) 796-3479[email protected]

The purpose of the Democratic Woman’s Club of San Diego County is to amplify women's issues through education and advocacy and to foster active interest in the Democratic Party, supporting the party platforms, contributing to party leadership and responsibility, providing a constructive role for the volunteer in Democratic politics, and developing an activist base.

We demand equality of opportunity, a level playing field, and fair and equal treatment for all.We are dismantling the patriarchy.We meet the third Monday of every month; please see the Events section of our website for more details. Our meetings are now held on Zoom, and you can register here.Questions? Email [email protected].

Officers of the ClubDr. LaWana Richmond, PresidentLori Saldaña, External Vice PresidentSarah Davis, Internal Vice President Cathie Hyatt, SecretaryRosamond Blevins, Treasurer, Director of MembershipNadia Kean-Ayub, Director of Communications