Northumberland County Democrats

Qasim Rashid may be coming to our February meeting — more later.

As you know, 2020 will be a busy year with three elections:

• Presidential primary, March 3, 14 Democratic candidates on the ballot — choose one.
• House and Senate primary, June 9.
• Presidential, Senate, House election, Nov 3.

Here in Virginia’s First Congressional District, two candidates have announced their intention to run for the Democratic Party nomination to face incumbent Republican Rob “Donald Trump clone” Wittman in November.  These two candidates are:

• Vangie Williams, who ran against Wittman in November 2018 and earned 45% of the vote.  Vangie’s website.

• Kevin Washington, a newcomer to politics who announced his candidacy recently.  Kevin’s website.

We will invite both candidates to speak with us at upcoming meetings.  We also anticipate several candidate debates where these two — and any other Democratic candidates — will have the opportunity to meet with First District Democrats and discuss their positions on issues.

Our first meeting of 2020 will be:

• Thursday, January 16, 2020

• 7:00 PM

• Bring a snack to share at 6:30 PM

• Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Hwy, Heathsville (Hwy 360)

Remember our ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, Saturday, Jan 11; starting at 9:00 AM.  See the announcement of the call for this meeting — scroll down this page to see the announcement.

The Northumberland County Democrats will hold a re-organization and caucus:

• Saturday, January 11; 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST

• Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Hwy, Heathsville

Doors open at 9:00 AM, close at 10:00 AM.  No one admitted after 10:00 AM.

All attending will complete a statement of adherence to the Democratic Party after which election for officers will be held as well as other organizational business.

There will be three elections in Northumberland County in 2020 (along with the rest of Virginia).  The schedule for 2020 elections follows below.

To check and ensure that you are registered to vote, visit the State of Virginia Dept of Elections website.  Click on the link to REGISTRATION at the top of the page.

IF YOU HAVE MOVED OR CHANGED YOUR NAME SINCE THE LAST ELECTION, contact the county voter registrar to update your information.

March 3, 2020:  Presidential Primary

The purpose of this primary election is for both parties to select their candidate for the November 3, 2020 Presidential election.  As of mid-December 2019, there are fourteen candidates on the Democratic ballot.  There will NOT be a Republican Presidential primary because Virginia Republicans will hold a convention in June to select their Presidential candidate.

Here is the schedule of events leading up to the March 3 Presidential primary.

• Absentee voting, both by mail and in-person, starts on January 17, 2020.
• The deadline to request an absentee ballot BY MAIL is February 25, 2020.
• The deadline to register to vote or to update your registration is February 10, 2020.
• Last day to vote absentee in person, at the registrar’s office, is Saturday, February 29, 2020, 4:30 PM.

June 9, 2020:  Senate and Congressional Primary

Virginia Senator Mark Warner (Democrat) and First Congressional Representative Rob Wittman (Republican) must run for re-election in the November 3, 2020 general election.  A primary election will be held on June 9, 2020, in which the parties will select their candidates for these two seats.  Depending on Democratic and Republican Party decisions, there may/may not be a primary for both seats.

Here is the schedule of events leading up to the June 9 Senate and Congressional primary.

• Absentee voting, both by mail and in-person, starts on April 24,  2020.
• The deadline to request an absentee ballot BY MAIL is June 2, 2020.
• The deadline to register to vote or to update your registration is May 18, 2020.
• Last day to vote absentee in person, at the registrar’s office, is Saturday, June 6, 2020, 4:30 PM.

November 3, 2020:  President, Senate, House of Representatives General Election

In addition to the President, Senate, and Representative election, there may be a proposed amendment to the Virginia Constitution on the ballot for this election.

Here is the schedule of events leading up to the November 3 President, Senate and Congressional election.

• Absentee voting, both by mail and in-person, starts on September 18,  2020.
• The deadline to request an absentee ballot BY MAIL is October 27, 2020.
• The deadline to register to vote or to update your registration is October 13, 2020.
• Last day to vote absentee in person, at the registrar’s office, is Saturday, October 31, 2020, 4:30 PM.
• IMPORTANT: Effective with the November 3, 2020, election, Virginia will permit voters to vote early by simply going to a polling place, showing identification, and voting — no absentee ballot application is required.  Early voting for the Nov 3 election will be on October 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31.  More details as they are available.

On March 3, 2020, Virginia will hold a Democratic Party Presidential Primary to chose our Party’s Presidential candidate.  The candidates will appear on the ballot in this order:

Candidates for the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary

1.       Cory Booker

2.       Julián Castro

3.       Bernie Sanders

4.       Elizabeth Warren

5.       Marianne Williamson

6.       Michael Bennet

7.       Joseph R. Biden

8.       Amy Klobuchar

9.       Tulsi Gabbard

10.   Deval Patrick

11.   Pete Buttigieg

12.   Andrew Yang

13.   Tom Steyer

14.   Michael R. Bloomberg

It is important that all Democrats turn out to vote — because — Virginia has open primaries.  That is, anyone can vote in the primary — Democrat, Republican, Independent, no party affiliation.  We know Republicans will vote in the Democratic primary hoping to choose a weak candidate to face Donald Trump in the November 3, 2020 Presidential election.

DEMOCRATS MUST VOTE IN THE MARCH 3, 2020, DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION !!!!

 The next meeting of the Northumberland County Democratic Committee will be:

• Thursday, November 21, 2019
• 7 PM
• Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Hwy, Heathsville. 

We have invited some of the candidates from the recent election to discuss the results with us.  Also, we will discuss the results, implication of results, irregularities at the polls, what went right, and what went wrong.

The Nominating Committee will present a slate of officers for next year.  You are encouraged to get involved in the process.

The most important Virginia election in years is right around the corner:  November 5, 2019.

Virginians have the opportunity to escape from the dead hand of Republicans by electing Democrats to the General Assembly.

Here in Northumberland County we have two excellent candidates:

VOTE FOR

STAN SCOTT for State Senate, District 4

FRANCIS EDWARDS for House of Delegates, District 99

In local Northumberland County races, the Northumberland County Democratic Party recommends you vote for:

Supervisor, District 1:  James “Jimmy” Brann

Supervisor, District 4:  Thomas “Tommy” Tomlin

Supervisor, District 5:  Joann Blackwell — write-in candidate.  On your ballot, fill in the small rectangular box next to Write In, and, in the dashed line below, carefully print: JOANN BLACKWELL.

Sheriff:  Peyton Waller