ATTENTION DPRC MEMBERS
NOTIFICATION OF NOMINATIONS
Monday September 14, 2009
The current Nominating Committee of the Democratic Party of Racine County wants to inform all members of the DPRC election process which will elect the officers and the executive board of the party in November.
A Nominating and Election Committee consisting of five (5) members shall be elected by the membership at the September meeting of the odd-numbered years. No candidate for elective office shall be eligible to serve on the Nominating and Election Committee. Acceptance of nominations for the Nominating and Election Committee by any member must be by verbal consent of so-nominated member present at this meeting, or by written consent to the Secretary before starting nominations.
This committee shall serve for a period of two (2) years, and shall preside over all nominations and elections. This committee shall elect its own chair.
The Nominating and Election Committee may present a slate of qualified candidates, provided they have obtained written permission of these candidates to place their names in nomination. The slate may present more than one candidate for each position to be filled. This slate shall be presented at the regular October membership meeting preceding the election in November.
Nominations from the floor at the October membership meeting may be accepted in person by the so-nominated member present at this meeting, or nominations may be accepted by the nominee in writing, delivered to the Secretary before nominations are requested, at the October membership meeting preceding the November election.
In the event a full slate is not nominated, the Executive Board may fill any vacancy(ies) at the next regular board meeting.
It shall then become the duty of this committee to have printed in ballot form the names of all candidates for the various offices and distribute same to the membership at the November general election.
The Nominations and Elections Committee shall set the time, date and place of the November election.
All members shall be informed in writing of the time, place and voting hours not less than 10 days prior to the election. In the event of a run-off, the Election Committee shall set the time, date and place of the run-off. The date is to be no later than 15 days after the election.
All members shall be checked against the list of members of the organization and all such members in good standing, that is whose dues have been paid for the current year, shall be eligible to vote. A member’s dues and application card must be received by the Secretary at least five (5) days prior to the monthly meeting at which an election will be held before a member is eligible to vote in said election.
The new officers will take office on the following January 1st, and serve a two (2) year term.
Members in good standing are encouraged to consider running for the Executive Board.
Members also, may contact anyone on the Nominating Committee to express interest in running or to seek information about running. Current Nominating Committee members are : Ron Thomas 498-4323, Bob Henzl 632-7541, Craig Oliver 634-6601, Marcel Dandeneau 639-6209, and Rachel Trobaugh 554-7264.
NOTIFICATION OF NOMINATIONS
Monday September 14, 2009
The current Nominating Committee of the Democratic Party of Racine County wants to inform all members of the DPRC election process which will elect the officers and the executive board of the party in November.
A Nominating and Election Committee consisting of five (5) members shall be elected by the membership at the September meeting of the odd-numbered years. No candidate for elective office shall be eligible to serve on the Nominating and Election Committee. Acceptance of nominations for the Nominating and Election Committee by any member must be by verbal consent of so-nominated member present at this meeting, or by written consent to the Secretary before starting nominations.
This committee shall serve for a period of two (2) years, and shall preside over all nominations and elections. This committee shall elect its own chair.
The Nominating and Election Committee may present a slate of qualified candidates, provided they have obtained written permission of these candidates to place their names in nomination. The slate may present more than one candidate for each position to be filled. This slate shall be presented at the regular October membership meeting preceding the election in November.
Nominations from the floor at the October membership meeting may be accepted in person by the so-nominated member present at this meeting, or nominations may be accepted by the nominee in writing, delivered to the Secretary before nominations are requested, at the October membership meeting preceding the November election.
In the event a full slate is not nominated, the Executive Board may fill any vacancy(ies) at the next regular board meeting.
It shall then become the duty of this committee to have printed in ballot form the names of all candidates for the various offices and distribute same to the membership at the November general election.
The Nominations and Elections Committee shall set the time, date and place of the November election.
All members shall be informed in writing of the time, place and voting hours not less than 10 days prior to the election. In the event of a run-off, the Election Committee shall set the time, date and place of the run-off. The date is to be no later than 15 days after the election.
All members shall be checked against the list of members of the organization and all such members in good standing, that is whose dues have been paid for the current year, shall be eligible to vote. A member’s dues and application card must be received by the Secretary at least five (5) days prior to the monthly meeting at which an election will be held before a member is eligible to vote in said election.
The new officers will take office on the following January 1st, and serve a two (2) year term.
Members in good standing are encouraged to consider running for the Executive Board.
Members also, may contact anyone on the Nominating Committee to express interest in running or to seek information about running. Current Nominating Committee members are : Ron Thomas 498-4323, Bob Henzl 632-7541, Craig Oliver 634-6601, Marcel Dandeneau 639-6209, and Rachel Trobaugh 554-7264.
Healthcare for All
The American people understand that good health is the foundation of individual achievement and economic prosperity. Ensuring quality, affordable health care for every single American is essential to children's education, workers' productivity and businesses' competitiveness. We believe that covering all is not just a moral imperative, but is necessary to making our health system workable and affordable. Doing so would end cost-shifting from the uninsured, promote prevention and wellness, stop insurance discrimination, help eliminate health care disparities, and achieve savings through competition, choice, innovation, and higher quality care.
Health care reform must also provide adequate incentives for innovation to ensure that Americans have access to evidence-based and cost-effective health care. Research should be based on science, not ideology. For the millions of Americans and their families suffering from debilitating physical and emotional effects of disease, time is a precious commodity, and it is running out.
Campaign for America’s Future:
http://ourfuture.org/healthcare
Skyrocketing premiums and out-of-pocket medical costs are battering family budgets, eroding U.S. competitiveness in the global economy and threatening the American standard of living, once the envy of the world. As President Barack Obama and his economic advisers have repeatedly said, health costs are increasing at an unsustainable rate, and the national economy will not thrive unless they are reined in. Health care reform that guarantees quality, affordable care for everyone in the United States — and offers the choice of a public health insurance plan — can do what our private health insurance system has failed to do: provide economic security for families and the nation.
An overwhelming majority of Americans say they agree. A new survey sponsored by the independent, nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute shows 83 percent of Americans support the public health insurance plan option — despite relentless, misleading attacks by a vocal minority in Congress who misrepresent the concept and the positive impact of a public health insurance plan. Half-measures, such as those being proposed by self-interested opponents of authentic health reform, will not provide Americans with health security or enable them to afford the care they need.
This report documents the irrefutable conclusion that health care and health insurance are becoming increasingly unaffordable for a growing portion of the U.S. population.
Highlights:
In the last nine years, the cost of health insurance has risen 120 percent while wages grew only 29 percent. Health insurance premiums have risen so high that experts forecast 52 million Americans will be uninsured next year.
The lack of health insurance coverage causes 22,000 deaths each year in the U.S. People without health insurance are more likely to delay medical care, to get less care and to die when they get sick.
Among the uninsured, 80 percent are employed. Total health insurance premium contributions and cash outlays for an average family of four climbed 7.4 percent this year to $16,771.
The average combined cost of health insurance premiums paid by employers and workers climbed to $12,680 for family coverage in 2008.
The number of Americans in families with problems paying medical bills in 2007 climbed to 57 million, or one in five, up from one in seven in 2003.
Since 2004, employees have seen their cash outlays for health insurance co-payments and deductibles climb by 40 percent. The monetary value of employer-based health benefits declined from 2004 to 2007 as American families were required to spend more of their own money.
Health insurers have resorted to saving money by limiting benefits, using maneuvers such as imposing sharply higher co-payments on expensive drugs needed to treat life-saving diseases.
In bankruptcy courts, 62 percent of filers said medical bills contributed to their debts in 2007.
About 45 percent of Americans say they are "very" worried about having to spend more on health insurance premiums and medical costs.
Enrollment in low-premium, high-deductible health insurance products known as "consumer-directed health plans" rose to 8 million as more companies herded workers into the coverage whether they wanted it or not.
DPRC Activists are strongly encouraged to participate in any and all legislative listening sessions. We need to put our supporters on the streets at all of these events in Racine county and our extended area including the 1st Congressional District.
Networking with other area organizations (i.e Community for Change) to coordinate our efforts and increase the numbers of supporters we can put in front of the media and the public to advance our position on the health care reform issue.
Our elected representatives are trying to gauge public sentiment on the health care reform issue, and they get their read from the numbers of active supporters they see at these public events.
Please be aware that Congress has not yet formulated one bill, and that no final decisions have been made about what will be included in health care reform. Nevertheless, there are still countless rumors swirling about “the health care bill,” many of which are meant to scare older Americans. A good rule of thumb is that if it sounds too ridiculous to be true, it probably is.
With a little research you will find that:
Health care reform will replace Medicare and Medicaid is FICTION.
Health care reform will cut Medicare and take away choices for seniors is FICTION.
The government is creating a “Czar” who will decide what treatments are best for certain conditions and force physicians to treat patients in a certain way is FICTION.
We have a great deal of work to do to realize success in achieving real health care reform. Please be engaged and participate in our democratic process.
