September has arrived! A lot is going on in Ada, from Pride, to our Gala, to our regular work to get Dems elected! Voter Registration – Clarifications and Corrections Last week, we gave the whole newsletter over to talking about the voter registration rules! Well, we’re not finished just yet- this week, I wanted to make sure to address a …

VOTER REGISTRATION DETAILS There is a lot of concern going on around voter registration. While we have already hosted and recorded a virtual Voter Registration training event, we recognize that most people won’t have the time to watch the full training. So, for more public accessibility, we wanted to create a quick and easy informational page on our website. I’m debuting that …

We’re celebrating our success!  Idaho Court Decisions Reclaim Idaho’s petition went before the Supreme Court this week. If you weren’t following this case, Reclaim sued because Attorney General Raul Labrador drafted misleading and harmful titles for Reclaim’s petitions which would appear on ballots in November of 2024. The Attorney General showed his bias early, stating “let’s defeat these bad ideas” …

We’re celebrating our success!  Campaign Manager Training July 30th and 31st, the Ada County Democrats hosted our very first Campaign Manager Training! This project has been one of our biggest goals for the year, and serves to address the needs of the political community in Idaho by educating new, returning, and advancing campaign staff. For 8 hours each day, we …

Confused about the new voter registration legislation? Or just want to get involved? Read on, neighbor! Voter Registration Training There have been a lot of questions recently about the new legislation on Voter Registration. The rules of HB340 didn’t seem clear at first – and they just took effect on July 1st. While the youth group Babe Vote has sprung …

What are you doing for your summer? Grassroots – What Is It? “Grassroots organizing involves people being drawn together by something that they have in common, that has both personal and community consequences, and granting themselves the authority to solve the problem they are facing or creating the future they desire” – Janis Richardson I think the best way to …

What did you get up to on the 4th of July? Idaho Democrats Showed up for the Parade What is more fun than a 4th of July parade? You guessed it! Participating in the parade. On Tuesday, July 4th, about 68 local Democrats, of all ages showed up to march with the Idaho Democrats’ float. The group looked awesome in …

Let’s talk about connecting with our voters! There are a lot of elections we need to work on this year! Time flies, and it won’t be too long until the November elections are already upon us. We wanted to share a list of ALL the elections in Ada County this year that we will be working on: Boise: Mayor, and …

It’s been a while since our last newsletter! Happy to be back, and there’s plenty to go over. Do you know who’s picking your child’s curriculum? Curriculum content standards are established at the state level. Then each school district, through the local school boards, adopts its own curriculum standards and determines how the standards are taught. Local district standards may exceed, but …

Happy Friday, this is Richard filling in for Lily.  The biggest news this week is about the local library elections held on Tuesday. Let’s take a moment to talk about how the Ada Democrats helped win elections in local library board races. Local Library Elections We assisted both Destinie Hart and Mary Anne Saunders in launching their campaigns, and met …