Upcoming Elections in Loudoun County November 8, 2011: General Election

S/O  To Sterling Fest this weekend & all that came out to show their support in a Peaceful gathering  no matter what party you belong too.  We had a nice time meeting all of you and hearing your concerns. 

 Hope to see you again at the Polling Booth to really let your voices be heard on Nov 8, 2011.  

Please do not forget Absentee Voting by Nov 1, 2011

 site link: http://www.loudoun.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=2735

Voter Registration and Elections Absentee Voting

Are You Eligible to Vote Absentee? Registered voters entitled to vote by absentee ballot are:   Active duty military, their spouses and dependents Students and their spouses away at school People absent on Election Day for business or vacation People working and commuting to and from home for 11 or more hours, between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Electoral board members, registrars, and election officers People with a physical disability or illness, including pregnancy People who are the primary caretaker of a confined family member People who are temporarily confined People with a religious obligation People temporarily residing outside of the U.S. First responders who may be absent while they are working on Election Day      If you are active duty military, or if you are the spouse or dependent of active duty military personnel, or if you are a United States citizen living abroad, you may fill out the Federal Post Card Application:    Federal Post Card Application      Absentee voting is done through the mail or in person prior to Election Day. In order to vote absentee, an Absentee Ballot Application must be completed prior to voting.    Absentee Ballot Application      The two applications above require the free Adobe Reader which may be downloaded here.    Information About In-Person Absentee Voting   An in-person absentee voter visits an absentee office location to vote. In Loudoun County there are two locations:  the Voter Registration office in Leesburg and the Cascades Senior Center in Sterling. Arriving voters complete the Absentee Ballot Application and provide appropriate identification. The Absentee Ballot Application is processed there and voting takes place on a voting machine just as is done on Election Day. Absentee in-person voting begins approximately 45 days prior to a general election and ends at 5:00 p.m. on the Saturday before Election Day. The date of the next election and other information is online:    Upcoming Elections in Loudoun County    Important Dates November 8, 2011: General Election    Tuesday, October 17, 2011, 5:00 p.m., is the last day to register to vote. Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 5:00 p.m., is the last day to request an absentee ballot to be mailed. Saturday, November 5, 2011, is the last day to vote an absentee ballot in person. Absentee Voting Hours  Absentee voting for the November 8, 2011, General Election is now taking place at the Voter Registration Office, 750 Miller Drive, S.E., Suite C, Leesburg, 20175.  Hours for voting are Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Extended hours will start on October 24 and end on November 5, 2011. Monday through Friday hours will be from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. On Saturday, October 29 and Saturday, November 5, the hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 2011, is the last day to vote an absentee ballot in person. Satellite absentee voting is also offered at the Cascades Senior Center, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling, 20165.  For the November 8, 2011, General Election the Cascades Senior Center hours will start on October 24 and end on November 5.  Monday through Friday hours will be from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. On Saturday, October 29 and Saturday, November 5 the hours will be 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Directions to the Voter Registration Office and Sterling absentee voting location are online: Directions to Voter Registration Office & Sterling Absentee Voting Location Information About Absentee Voting by Mail A by-mail absentee voter acquires an Absentee Ballot Application and completes the pertinent absentee and voter information on the application. The application must then be mailed or faxed to the Loudoun County Voter Registration office, where it is processed. Once eligibility has been determined, a ballot and its accompanying instructions are mailed to the voter. When the voter receives the ballot, he/she may vote in the presence of another adult. The voter must return the ballot in the self-addressed envelope provided. The ballot must be received no later than 7:00 p.m. on Election Day to be counted in an election. To Receive an Absentee Ballot by Mail You may access the Absentee Ballot Application  online and either print this application, fill it out, sign and date it orcomplete it on the computer, print, sign and date it. Mail or fax the application to the office. Loudoun County Voter Registration 750 Miller Drive, S.E., Suite C Leesburg VA 20175-5686 Fax: 703-777-0622 Or request an application be mailed to you from our office by calling 703-777-0380.  The Absentee Ballot Application cannot be submitted online. The deadline to request an Absentee Ballot by mail is 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday before Election Day. Sending your application early enough will allow enough time for delivery, as well as the time necessary for processing your application. The date of the next election and other information is online: Upcoming Elections in Loudoun County When Will You Get A Ballot? Ballots are mailed approximately 45 days before each general election (30 days for primaries). Ballots are mailed the next business day after the Absentee Ballot Applications are received. When is Your Ballot Counted? All absentee ballots, those sent by mail and those cast in-person, are counted on Election Day in Virginia, as if the ballots were cast in a polling place. Ballots must be received by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day in order to be counted. The last day to request a ballot to be mailed is the Tuesday preceding Election Day. You can send in an Absentee Ballot Application for any election to be held the following year, up to the next November election. Please call or e-mail us if your ballot doesn't arrive within a reasonable time. The phone number is 703-777-0380 and the e-mail address is vote@loudoun.gov. Annual Absentee Ballot Applications for the Disabled or Ill

Wall Street Protesters #occupywallstreet4 Injustice- MoPoDC

As I listened to the media some who seemed to try to make a mockery out of the Wall Street Protesters, the thing that has impressed me the most is how some journalist have sort of joined the movement.

I know a lot of you might not see it that way, but if you think about it, one journalist has started a petition to change the Constitution, another journalist is standing with the people to do free health clinic as well as fighting for the first responders,  another Journalist is shedding light on Modern Day Slavery and almost all journalists are covering the Wall Street Protesters and asking themselves questions that seemed unimaginable.

To me, it’s because deep down inside we all have been there or know someone who has been there.  From losing their homes because of fallen behind on payments to following their American dream of going to college and still can’t find work.  Better yet, some have moved back in with their parents and because of the President's Healthcare bill (Obama's Cares) some are fortunate to stay on their parent’s Insurance.    So who do we blame; Wall Street, Big Businesses or the Government?

Now the media is asking what are these Wall Street Protesters rallying and marching for?  I just named a few different injustice acts that I am sure a lot of you could relate too.  Because, it all goes back to the story CNN is doing on Modern Slave Labor and how their chain works.  As being televised on CNN in parts.

But as I have said from day one &  have scribed on back of my business cards. ”This is bigger than U & Me” and all of us play a part  but a lot of us have not seemed to realized that.

But this Modern Slave Labor Chain (MDSC) is part of why we are in the mess that we are in.

It seems that American companies tend to go overseas for the mere reasons to avoid following health regulation laws and cost.  They know or have some ideas of what and how their employers overseas have to do in order to keep a job.  i.e. JCY HDD Technology, CNN asked to speak to their spokes person about all of the things that their employees were complaining about behind a screen.  Their response is “they could leave the company any time or speak to their HR”.   That is because they feel like we are going to buy their product anyway, when it’s all said and done.  Why?  Because it’s cheaper and most people are hurting to save every little dime they can.

Then on top of that, they pay Congress and some media to keep us slaves to Oppression, slaves to Depression so then we keep a Negative Impression as our way of life, our strife.

Another example, Voting Rights, why does each State have different requirements to vote, like people with felonies do not have the rights to vote or it’s almost an act of God to have them restored. 

Could someone tell me how my mistakes in life should cost me my voice or right to decide?   Why should I have to pay twice for a bad decision I made once.  I have already done my time and I’m struggling to get people to give me a chance to redeem myself with a job, so now that I have changed my ways and my life & I still lose my Rights.  I can go on and on about the different injustices that have been occurring and they have been getting away with it.  

The EPA is needed because of trying to be energy efficient and safe because of the special elements used to make the products, and they could and have harmed us why working in those companies or while in our possession.

Not to include the dumping in rivers, lakes and oceans.  These people would have continued if it was not for groups established by the government and people like Wall Street Protesters.  Our water would be contaminated; drinking supply would really be the next demonizing issue. 

How many people know someone who is fighting or have fought to remove power lines from the neighborhoods or 911 first responders getting sick after risking their lives to save lives and now they have to fight for their medical coverage.

These are things I know we all can relate too.  This should not be the case for U.S. or anyone else in this World.  We are all human beings and we should be treated as such. 

But instead we are driven by greed, jealousy and envy and who is better than whom.  Who is beneath whom, why does someone has to be better or worse.  In achieving that goal, we would do anything to get there.  Like No Child Left Behind, it was so bad we even had bipartisan support J to change it, and schools and teachers have ruined their career trying to make the grade.  Again, who do we blame?

Like a tweet conversation I had when I first joined twitter with a Tea Party/Republican person; regarding the Paul Ryan information that he was reposting on his Blog.  I tweeted “If you Robbed me than do not get mad when I put my foot in your A$$.  Then he  called me all kinds of names.  Am I the unruly one or is he?  Will he keep robbing me, or my kids or this country?  Yes, because they know in the end there are some that are so blinded by loyalty and greed they will stay no matter what price they have to pay.

These Businesses know nothing is never really ever done about these people bad behavior.

My last example, Wall Street & Banks or Financial Institutes Bail-outs from a mistake they made, oh, they claimed it was an error but in reality they knew and they tried to cover it up and we bailed them out because we said that its vital to our economy. 

 Instead of jail time and their rights being revoked to never vote, they had lavish parties  & gave themselves nice bonuses.

People getting laid off after helping their companies reach all kinds of profits that the Rich are just sitting on.  Banks rushed to foreclosed properties and now some of those properties are sitting empty while Americans have to live in shelters or the streets or by any means necessary do what they can to stay out of the streets.  

If bailing out the banks is essentials to our survival, how does kicking me out of my home helps me?  How does raising my fees and most banks joining in so that I’m left with no choice but to pick the Bank with the lowest fee, how does that help  me? 

They could not afford to make some kind of provision to allow people to stay in their homes.  Why not, we helped the banks to continue to exist, why not return the favor? I’m just asking.  What are these Protesters upset about?

The Government wants us to sympathies with their decisions.  But the Government cannot force the Banks to sympathies with hard working American people especially since they are part of the reason we are where we are.

The American people are at the mercy of the companies with the jobs or lack of.  What these Wall Street Protesters stand for, are the things America was founded on.  

How much more before you will march with them or/and stand beside them.  These people care so much that they are willing to sleep outside and most of all, struggle together with little money or means to survive but each other.  


If anyone wants to know why we stand, to combat Inequality and Injustice that has plagued this country and abroad.

Also, Thanks to those that helped by supplying food and water or whatever it is that you do to help those that Stand.- Thank You.-MoPoDC

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H.R. 2681, the “Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011”-Speaker Boehner

 Speaker Boehner-This is my understanding of H R 2681. Please help me understand which part of this you would like to cut. Please read below.    MoPoDC

H.R. 2681, the “Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011”

According to EPA’s analysis, this bill would allow tens of thousands of adverse health effects from particulate matter exposure alone, including up to:

12,500 additional premature deaths;
7,500 additional heart attacks; and,
85,000 additional asthma attacks that could have been avoided.
Efforts like these to halt important safeguards for Americans are based on claims we have heard before, claims that EPA standards are harmful to the economy and employment. But based on the Clean Air Act’s forty year history, this Administration rejects the notion that a healthy environment and a healthy economy are two conflicting goals.

Families should never have to choose between a job and healthy air, because they deserve both. That’s why we will fight against attempts to weaken and undermine the Clean Air Act moving forward, and continue to build on our strong record of clean air achievements to date.

Heather Zichal is the Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change

OFA---Press on--volunteer for an hour a week- MoPoDC

OFA---Press on--volunteer for an hour a week X Inbox X Reply Jan to LoudounTeamfor. show details 12:59 PM (3 hours ago) As the President has implored, we are pressing on---and hope you will join us.   You could make a big impact for Loudoun by doing three things 1.       Volunteer with OFA for even just one hour a week 2.       SIGN A PETITION TO GET THE PRESIDENT ON THE VA BALLOT—THIS WEEK.  We hope to have this wound up statewide very soon.  Loudoun needs to be well-represented, so please get to any event within the next 7 days. Just come and sign the petition and leave if you want—we want your signature! 3.       Learn about the local races and volunteer for one of the many, many campaigns and GOTV efforts.  Just over 30 days until the election! ALSO Check us out on Facebook—with some recent pictures of the President….”Like” us to keep up with what’s going on in Loudoun http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Loudoun-Team-Obama-for-America/130335607044974 We are very excited to launch a new Faith Outreach team this week!  Learn more about our Faith Outreach--attend a meeting this Tuesday to learn about non-partisan voter registration that we plan to do at places of worship throughout the county Tuesday, October 4, Ashburn—7-9 PM, phone bank, data entry and org meeting.  Contact Gail at gail@chadmcdonald.net Tuesday, October 4, Sterling/Loudoun, Faith Outreach 7PM at Oak Grove Baptist Church, the General Registrar of the Loudoun County Election office will speak at the Oak Grove Baptist Church. Ms. Brown will give information and answer questions on topics relatedto the election process and voting in Loudoun County. Topics include Non-Partisan Voter Registration; Absentee Ballots; Election Deadlines; New Election Districts;Redistricting in Loudoun County; Proposed Changes to voting for 2012; Aeronia Poole @ 703.443.0904 ataeronia@verizon.net Tuesday, October 4, 7 PM, LCDC at Tolbert Elementary school (see below for details) Tuesday, October 4, Western Loudoun 7-9 PM phone bank, org meeting at the Purceville Library, contactWesternloudounforobama@gmail.com Wed, Oct 5, Sterling, 6:30-8:30 PM phone bank, data entry, contact SterlingforObama@gmail.com Thursday, October 6, Leesburg phone , data entry and org meeting 7-9 PM contact Jan@smartneighborhood.net Friday, October 7, Leesburg, First Friday 6-8 PM, voter reg, petition gathering, contact Jan@smartneighborhood.net Saturday, October 8, Sterling, SterlingFest 11-5  contact Kathy Shupe at SterlingforObama@gmail.com Saturday, October 8, Leesburg Farmer’s Market 9-noon, contact Jan@smartneighborhood.net FOR LCDC AND LOCAL CANDIDATE EVENTS, PLEASE SEE BELOW Dear LCDC Members: Below are the meetings and events for this week. Please remember our LCDC Meeting is on Tuesday October 4th at 6:30 at Tolbert ES. Hope to see everyone there. LCDC MEETINGS Tuesday----October 4th----6:30pm----LCDC Monthly Meeting; Tolbert ES; 690 Potomac Station Drive; Leesburg, VA. Contact Jenniffer Kalinowsky jennifferdk@earthlink.net CANDIDATE EVENTS Sunday----October 2nd ----2:00pm----Shawn Mitchell Reception with Gerry Connolly; Black Olive Sports Bar; 18980 Upper Belmont Place; Lansdowne, VA Contact: Jeanie@Shawnfor Senator.com or (571) 318-9361 Sunday----Oct. 2nd----5:00pm----Reception for McGimsey w/Terry McAuliffe; Potomac Vegetable Farms 38369 John Wolford Rd; Purcellville. Contact: andyformcgimsey@gmail.com or (423) 715-2508 Thursday--Oct. 6th----Terry McAuliffe 35th Birthday Celebration for Mike Kondratick; O’Faolain’s Irish Pub; 20921 Davenport Drive; Sterling, VA. Contact Will at will@mikekforva.com or (781) 3047-5991 Saturday---Oct. 8th----8:30am----Kaine VAYD Invasion for Mitchell, Kondratick, Butler; 21750 Red Rum Drive; Ashburn, VA (Knocktoberfest). Contact: Kyle Madden (585) 771-7850 or kyle@shawnforsenator.com CANVASSING OPPORTUNITIES (if you campaign of choice is not listed please contact them directly) Saturday----October 1st----10:00am----Canvass for McGimsey in Ashburn Village; 20070 Ashbrook Place; Ashburn, VA 20147. Contact Josh Philips (802) 598-2664 Saturday----October 1st----10:00am----Canvass with Mike Kondratick; 2330 South Sterling Blvd; #A119; Sterling, VA 20164. Contact Will Baldwin, at will@mikekforva.com or (781)307-5991 Saturday----October 1st----10:00am----Canvass for Dave Butler; Campaign HQ; 2B Loudoun Street, SW, Leesburg, VA 20176. Contact Donald Moss (804) 869-1279 Sunday----October 2nd-----10:30am----Dave Butler Canvass; Campaign HQ; 2B Loudoun Street, SW, Leesburg, VA 20176. Contact Donald Moss (804) 869-1279 Sunday----October 2nd-----12:00pm----Canvassing with Mike Kondratick; 2330 South Sterling Blvd #A119; Sterling, VA. Contact Will Baldwin, at will@mikekforva.com or (781)307-5991 Sunday----October 2nd-----12:00pm----Larry Roeder Canvassing Event; 26128 Talamore Drive; South Riding, VA 20152. Contact Larry at(703) 867-2056 Sunday----October 2nd-----12:00pm----McGimsey Canvass in Ashburn Village; Quiznos Ashburn Place 20070 Ashbrook Place; Ashburn, VA. Contact Josh Philips at (802) 598-2664 PHONE BANKING Monday----October 3rd----5:30pm----Shawn Mitchell Phone Banking; 21750 Red Rum Drive; Ashburn, VA. Contact Kyle: (585) 771-7850 orkyle@shawnforsenator.com (M,T,W,R) Monday----October 3rd----5:30pm----Dave Butler; Campaign HQ; 2B Loudoun Street, SW; Leesburg, VA. Contact Donald Moss: (804) 869-1279 (M,F) Wednesday-October 5th---5:30pm----Senator Herring Phone Banking; 44927 George Washington Blvd, Suite 145; Ashburn, VA. Contact Lauren Brainerd at lauren@markherring.org For more information on any of these events please visit the LCDC Calendar at www.loudoundemocrats.com/calendar or log into your google account.

The new voting laws, and their effect Call To Action Please Read- MoPoDC

October 02, 2011

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• 2012

I told you this would happen.  Now is the time to get your  Id's &your information in line. Make Your Time on earth count for something. Help to prove these people wrong.   Stand & Unite For what's Right. 

The new voting laws, and their effect

The Brennan Center for Justice, a liberal legal think tank, has a new study out tonight that will likely set the Democratic agenda on the patchwork of mostly GOP-backed measures aimed at tightening registration and voter identification requirements before the 2012 election.

The study attempts to quantify the number of largely "young, minority, and low-income" -- that is, mostly Democratic -- voters who will find it "significantly harder" to cast ballots in 2012, and puts a figure on it: 5 million.

That top-line includes a number of different cases and arguments, and isn't really all that useful. It includes, for instance, between one and two million people who voted on early voting days eliminated by new laws in Florida, Ohio, and Georgia; I think it's reasonable to assume that many, if not most, of those people can find another day to vote. It also rolls in hundreds of thousands of people registered in 2008 in registration drives that won't be possible under new rules.

The harder -- and largest -- numbers are the ones concerning people who don't have the sort of ID -- like drivers licences -- required, and may not bother to make the extra effort to obtain special voting identification. (Again, not all of these people were ever going to vote, so the numbers are soft, but offer a sense of scale.)

Here's the study's summary of those, most of whom aren't in battleground states for national politics:

1. 3.2 million voters affected by new photo ID laws. New photo ID laws for voting will be in effect for the 2012 election in five states (Kansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin), which have a combined citizen voting age population of just under 29 million. 3.2 million (11 percent) of those potential voters do not have state-issued photo ID.... 

2. 240,000 additional citizens and potential voters affected by new proof of citizenship laws. New proof of citizenship laws will be in effect in three states (Alabama, Kansas, Tennessee), two of which will also have new photo ID laws. Assuming conservatively that those without proof of citizenship overlap substantially with those without state-issued photo ID, we excluded those two states. The citizen voting age population in the remaining state (Alabama) is 3.43 million; 240,000 (7 percent) of those potential voters do not have documentary proof of citizenship.

For presidential election purposes, Kansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Alabama don't matter very much. 

And so another way to look at the study is that in the presidential election, ID laws in Wisconsin and laws restricting registration and early voting in Florida and Ohio will likely help the Republican nominee, at least on the margins. Laws making it harder for felons to regain the franchise in Florida and Iowa may have the same effect.

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