Martin County Democrats envision... a safe and healthy environment a strong economy that works for all high quality public education health care as a right diversity as a strength and democracy as worth defending Upcoming Rallies and other Calls to Action Upcoming Rallies and other Calls to Action Upcoming Rallies and other Calls to Action Upcoming Rallies and other Calls to Action The No Kings Rally on Oct 18 was a great success, both nationwide and here in Martin County. Locally, almost 2000 protesters met at Kanner and Federal Hwy to peacefully protest the corrupt Trump administration, its threats to democracy, its mistreament of immigrants, its lack of support for public education and the environment, and so many more areas. Click here to view some great pictures from this day, a day which depicted Martin Democrats showing up and fighting for our future. Every Day Sunday 11am-7pm Mon-Sat 10am - 8pm Calling voters about VBM Do you want to do something to get Democrats elected into office? We need to let Democrats know that vote-by-mail rules have changed so they can get signed up. By making a simple phone call, you can make a difference. For scripts, SOE contact info, and a How-to Video, go here . When you're ready to make phone calls, go here . You will be calling voters who live in Region 5, which includes Hendry, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties. Reach out to Mindy Squeo if you have questions: mindy.squeo@gmail.com November 11 8:45 - 11am Veterans Day Parade Martin County Democrats, let's show up in large numbers and march in the parade. It's only a few blocks. Let's show our support for the veterans who have kept us safe all these years! Please click on this Mobilize link for further details and to sign up to march. November 12, 19, 26 Protest at Brian Mast's Office 175 SW Flagler Ave 11am - 12pm We are joining forces with the local Indivisible HR group to call attention to Mast's support of the illegal and unconstitutional actions of the Trump administration. If you were at his town hall, you heard Mast say he unequivocably supports Trump and Musk. Mast is not defending the constitution. He is not representing all of his constituents. Come join the protest. Note the time is 11am-12pm. November 15 Nov 15 WE 'RE DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS YEAR - A LIVE AUCTION !! SEE THE ITEMS TO BID ON BELOW Holiday Party Tuesday, December 9 6:00 -9:00pm Stuart Women's Club, 729 SE Ocean Blvd If paying by credit card, click here to get to ActBlue. Let's continue to support our immigrant community. Click here to see a list of restaurants to patronize in the Golden Gate area. Share the "Before You Leave Home" checklist with community members. We have some copies at the office. English is on one side, Spanish the other. Hand out "Right to Know" cards to immigrant businesses and others. These are also available at headquarters. Martin County Democratic Headquarters The Martin County Democratic Party Headquarters is open M-F, 9-1. Located in Northgate Plaza at 611 SW Federal Hwy, Suite K1. Turn off Hwy 1 onto SW McPherson St and park in the large parking lot at the back of the building. Stop by to say hi, volunteer, ask questions, make a donation Quieres... Suscríbete a nuestro boletín de noticias? ¿Unirse a un caucus o club? ¿Ayuda para que los demócratas sean elegidos? ¿Hacer amigos y conocer a sus compañeros demócratas Martin? Complete el siguiente formulario y nos comunicaremos con usted. ¡¡Damos la bienvenida a todos los demócratas de Martin a unirse a nosotros !! ¡Gracias! Mensaje enviado. Enviar

We're doing something different this year at Docktails. We're having a LIVE AUCTION ! What you should do to prepare for the auction: Read up on the live auction items below. Click on each item to get more info, pictures, etc. See which ones interest you. Get prepared to place a bid. If one of the exciting water items interests you (a day with the Indian Riverkeeper out on the St Lucie, a kayaking tour, or a sunset cruise), talk to friends and family to see if you all can go in together, pool your money, and have someone at Docktails to place a bid. You could also do this for the Monarch Country Club group of 4 golfing package or the culinary tours. This can be a fun part of the Docktails program. Don't sit on the sidelines. Decide which items you want to bid on now, and then be prepared to bid individually or as a group on the items at Docktails. Check or credit card accepted. If you cannot make it to Docktails, find a friend who is going and tell them to make a bid for you. A big THANK YOU to all the businesses that contributed to this auction. Without your generosity, there would be no auction. And a big THANK YOU to Allen Bornstein from Legends Radio 100.3 WLML-FM for being our emcee and auctioneer. Be a part of the winning team: All proceeds from the live auction go to the Martin County Democratic Party to help us win in 2026! **PLEASE CLICK ON THE WORDED TITLE OF EACH AUCTION ITEM BELOW TO SEE MORE DESCRIPTION AND PICTURES** Sunset Cruise to Bird Island for up to 8 people Estate Planning Package Culinary Tour of Martin County #2 Lunch with Bob Crandall Culinary Tour of Martin County - #1 Pinder's Nursery Extravaganza An Afternoon wtih Doug Stewart, Handyman Round of Golf for 4 at Monarch Kayak or Paddleboard Tour on St Lucie Inlet for up to 4 people A Day with Jim Moir, the Indian Riverkeeper...Good for up to 5 people Wine & Cheese Gift Basket

Culinary Tour of Martin County Opportunity to enjoy culinary delights from around the world at our finest area restaurants: TapasTerra (Mediterranean, French, and Spanish) $300 in certificates just for Tapas Terra !! Dolphin Bar & Shrimp House (Seafood & American) Michelina's (Italian) Nostalgia (Greek) Renato's & Josephine's (Italian) These are some of the area's most popular restaurants. Whether you buy these for yourself to use throughout the year or for birthday or Christmas presents for your friends and family, you can't go wrong!

Lunch with Bob Crandall, former president and CEO of American Airlines Pictures below move as is, or click on picture to enlarge and manually move. Have you ever sat down to lunch with a former president and CEO of a major corporation? What would you ask him? What would you like to learn? Heard of frequent flyer miles? Well, Bob Crandall is the former president and CEO of American Airlines, and he was instrumental in starting the loyalty program AAdvantage for that airline. Other airlines followed his lead on providing frequent flyer miles. Bid on this item to have lunch with Bob, ask him all sorts of questions, and learn what you can from this legendary businessman and friend of Martin County Democrats.

Overview of 2023 Bills Did you know that more than 3700 bills were filed for the 2022 Florida legislative session? With those kind of numbers, it's overwheming to keep track of it all. This section of your website is meant to help you with that. We have selectively divided up the bills into two categories: General Bills and Environmental Bills. Under each category, we have i ncluded the most noteworthy bills. (Yes....this is subjective....Email your webmaster at MCDemWeb@gmail.com to give your input on bills that should be listed if you don't see them here.) General Bills include such topics as Abortion, Equality, Healthcare, Education, Gun Control, Criminal Justice, etc. Environmental Bills link to the 1000 Friends of Florida website and the Friends of the Everglades website. Both of these list and discuss environment-related bills that are being considered.. For General Bills listed, each bill shows the bill sponsor: If the name is in red font, then they're Republican . If blue , then the sponsor is a Democrat . The bill sponsors are linked to their official website where you can find contact information for calling or writing them. Clicking on the official's name should take you to their page. Bill titles are linked to the official Florida government site, where you can get more details about the bill and see where the bill sits. (Note: Some bills never go anywhere, some sit in committees and stay there, and eventually some bills move from committees out to the floor for voting.....Before you contact legislators or write LTEs, be sure to check the bill's status.) Googling the bill (such as "HB1 Florida 2023") to see the latest info on the bill or another explanation of the bill is always a good idea too. Close

Haz tu investigación. Conozca lo que está haciendo el Poder Ejecutivo, lo que están haciendo las legislaturas federal y estatal y lo que está sucediendo a nivel municipal y del condado. Consulte los sitios web oficiales del gobierno, así como varios sitios web no gubernamentales, que le ayudarán a conocer los problemas, las perspectivas y la forma de pensar y responder para influir en los legisladores y hacerlos responsables. SITIOS WEB OFICIALES DEL GOBIERNO: Para el Poder Ejecutivo , vaya a https://www.whitehouse.gov/ Para el Senado y la Cámara de los Estados Unidos , visite https://www.senate.gov/ y https://www.house.gov/ Obtenga información sobre los proyectos de ley que se proponen, los comités, la actividad diaria, la lista de legisladores y otra información. Para el Senado y la Cámara de Florida , vaya a https://www.flsenate.gov/ y https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/ para ver en qué están trabajando, qué comités se han formado y quién está en ellos, qué proyectos de ley. están siendo considerados y obtenga una lista de todos los legisladores. Puede consultar los proyectos de ley del Senado y la Cámara de Representantes de Florida aquí: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/bills.aspx Para obtener actualizaciones diarias sobre los proyectos de ley del Senado de Florida: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2021/citator/Daily/senhist.pdf Para actualizaciones diarias sobre las facturas de la Cámara de la Florida: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2021/citator/Daily/hsehist.pdf Para la Junta de Comisionados del Condado de Martin , vaya aquí: https://www.martin.fl.us/Commissioners . Preste atención a las próximas reuniones y los temas que se están discutiendo. Escriba o llame a los comisionados para expresar sus opiniones. Asista a las reuniones en persona o mediante Zoom y hable si lo permiten. Para obtener noticias sobre la ciudad de Stuart , visite https://cityofstuart.us/ OTROS SITIOS WEB: Además de los sitios web oficiales del gobierno mencionados anteriormente, existen numerosos sitios web dedicados a ayudarlo a comprender los proyectos de ley, brindarle una perspectiva sobre los problemas políticos actuales, permitir comentarios, etc. CAUSAS (anteriormente Contable) https://www.causes.com Aquí puede ver cómo votaron sus funcionarios federales. También puede obtener una sinopsis de las facturas seleccionadas y ver lo que otros piensan sobre la factura. Regístrese para recibir correos electrónicos que lo ayudarán a mantenerse actualizado sobre los temas que le interesan especialmente y cómo votaron sus legisladores. Los enlaces en el sitio web también le permiten llamar, enviar correos electrónicos y hacer mensajes de video que se envían a sus legisladores. FLORIDA PHOENIX https://www.floridaphoenix.com/ S ubscríbase al boletín diario POLÍTICA DE LA FLORIDA http://floridapolitics.com/ Suscríbase al correo electrónico diario REVISIÓN DE SAYFIE https://www.sayfiereview.com/ Suscríbete al correo electrónico diario BALOTPEDIA https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page Sin fines de lucro, no partidista. Suscríbase al correo electrónico de noticias diario. Research Topics

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¿Falso o hecho? Echa un vistazo a los rumores. Conozca los hechos sobre política. Verifique el sesgo de los medios. POLITIFACT proporciona verificación de hechos de la política estadounidense. https://www.politifact.com/ POLITIFACT FLORIDA se enfoca en asuntos relacionados con Florida. https://www.politifact.com/florida/ FACTCHECK dice que es una organización no partidista y sin fines de lucro que señala el engaño y las inexactitudes en la política estadounidense. Factcheck.org es un proyecto del Centro de Políticas Públicas de Annenberg en la Universidad de Pensilvania. https://www.factcheck.org/ SNOPES te permite consultar los últimos rumores, imágenes, memes, noticias falsas. Snopes tiene su propia operación de verificación de hechos y realiza sus propias investigaciones para brindarle análisis contextualizados y basados en evidencia. https://www.snopes.com/ Comprobación de sesgo / hechos de los medios proporciona un recurso integral sobre el sesgo de los medios. Identifica si los medios están sesgados hacia la izquierda, el centro o la derecha. Más de 2600 fuentes de medios enumeradas. Utilice la función de búsqueda para consultar fuentes específicas. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/ Sourcewatch rastrea corporaciones y su giro de relaciones públicas. Ésta es una publicación del Center for Media and Democracy. https://www.sourcewatch.org Verify

Voter Guide 2022 Vote for Your Democratic Candidates US Senate Val Demings US House District 21 Corinna Balderramos Robinson Governor/Lt Governor Charlie Crist & Karla Hernandez-Mats Attorney General Aramis Ayala Chief Financial Officer Adam Hattersley Commissioner of Agriculture Naomi Esther Blemur State House District 85 Curtis Tucker District 86 Raymond Denzel Go to the Martin County Supervisor of Elections website to view your sample ballot.. Go here to fill in your name and birthdate and the app will display your personalized sample ballot so you can get acquainted with the categories and layout. Print it out so you have a copy. Dates and times to remember: Oct 11: Voter registration deadline Oct 30: Vote-by-Mail request deadline Oct 26 - Nov 5: Early in-person voting, 8am - 5pm daily Nov 8: Vote-by-Mail ballots must be received in the SOE office by 7pm Nov 8 : ELECTION DAY! Polls open 7am - 7pm Still have questions? Call the Martin County Democrats office at 772-221-0405 Do you want to print out a copy of this guide? Click here for a printable copy of this page. Florida Supreme Court Justices: Should they be retained? Short answer: Either vote NO for all the justices, or vote NO for all justices except Justice Labarga, who is considered less conservative than the others. Some detail: Justices are initially appointed by governors but face a retention vote on the first general election more than one year after their appointment. If elected, they serve six-year terms . Currently all justices on the ballot were appointed by Republican governors. Out of the 5 justices up for retention, Justice Jorge Labarga seems to be the most moderate. While some Democrats advocate NO for all the justice retentions, others believe they should vote YES for Justice Labarga and NO for all the others. The Palm Beach Editorial Board recommends a YES for Labarga and a NO for all the others. Click here to view their discussion. If you'd like to research the justices further, here are some sites to consider: https://www.floridabar.org/public/faircts/votes010/2020-merit-retention-biographies/ https://www.votingforjustice.com/candidates/florida-supreme-court https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Supreme_Court_elections,_2022 4th District Court of Appeals Judges: Should they be retained? Short answer: Either vote NO for all the judges, or vote NO for all the judges except Justice Gross, who was appointed by a Democratic governor. Some detail: Similar election process as Supreme Court judges. All were appointed by Republican governors except for Justice Gross, who was appointed by Lawton Chiles. Check out these websites to learn about the 7 judges up for retention. https://www.4dca.org/Judges https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Fourth_District_Court_of_Appeal Amendments : There are 3 constitutional amendments on the ballot. Short answer: Vote NO on all amendments. Some detail: Note that all of these were brought about by the Legislature, not the public, which requires us to look at these amendments closely. Many Democrats are voting NO for all 3 amendments. In fact, the Palm Beach Post Editorial Board recently recommended a NO vote for all amendments: Click here to view their analysis . Here is our own breakdown of the amendments: Amendent #1: Effective January 1, 2023 this amendment authorizes the Legislature to prevent flood resistance improvements made to a home (such as putting on stilts) from being considered when determining a property's assessed value for property taxes. Analysis: Some would argue this is good because it provides an incentive to homeowners to make their buildings more resilient to storms. Others argue this would reduce the ad valorem taxes available for local government, that this would primarly benefit the wealthy, and that the state should not be amending the constitution for such purposes. Amendment #2: This amendment would abolish the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC). This body meets every 20 years to determine what amendments to the State Constitution are needed and, if approved, the amendment is then put on the ballot. Analysis: Those supporting this amendment say the CRC has put forth unpopular and sometimes confusing amendments and this body is no longer needed. Others say that this is one significant means by which the public can update the state's constitution periodically and should be left in place. Safeguards could be enacted to improve amendment wording and to prevent bundling of issues within the amendments, which has caused confusion in the past. Amendment #3: This amendment would let the Legislature give an additional homestead tax exemption of $50,000 on the assessed value of homestead property owned by classroom teachers, law enforcement officers, corrrectional officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, child welfare services professionals, active-duty members of the United States Armed Forces, and Florida National Guard members. Analysis: Some would argue this is an appropriate benefit to provide to workers in these fields, while others would argue providing an additional $50k property tax exemption is unwise. They point out that salaries for these professions should be increased and that government should work to provide more affordable housing, not reduce local government money by providing additional tax exemptions. For more discussion on the merits of these amendments, you might check out these sites: https://lwvfl.org/amendments-2022/ (League of Women Voters) https://bit.ly/3M0qNc8 (Florida Tax Watch) https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/politics-issues/2022-09-15/constitutional-amendments-florida-2022-ballot-explanation *********************************************************** *Details on In-Person Early Voting* Oct 26 – Nov 5 8am – 5pm daily Early Voting Locations: STUART Elections Center (SOE Office), 135 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Robert Morgade Library, 5851 SE Community Dr HOBE SOUND Hobe Sound Library, 10595 SE Federal Hwy INDIANTOWN Elisabeth Lahti Library, 15200 SW Adams Ave JENSEN BEACH Hoke Library, 1150 NE Jack Williams Way J PALM CITY Cummings Library, 2551 SW Matheson Ave You are required to provide current and valid photo and signature identification in order to vote in person. Acceptable forms: • Florida driver’s license • Florida Identification Card (ID) issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles • U.S. passport • Debit or credit card • Military identification • Student identification • Retirement center identification • Neighborhood association identification • Public assistance identification • Veteran health identification card issued by the US Dept. Of Veterans Affairs • A license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm • Employee identification card issued by any branch, department, agency or entity of the Federal Government, the state, county or municipality Visit the Martin County Supervisor of Elections website at https://www.martinvotes.gov/ for further details on all matters related to voting. To reach SOE by phone, call 772-288-5637 during office hours 8am – 5pm.

Además de escribir personalmente directamente al funcionario electo, puede optar por utilizar varias aplicaciones y formatos de redes sociales para comunicarse rápidamente con los legisladores. Estas son algunas de las plataformas más populares: RESISTBOT le permite usar su teléfono inteligente para convertir su texto en un correo electrónico y entregárselo a sus funcionarios. También puede enviar fax o carta postal. Ver https://resist.bot 5 LLAMADAS le permite elegir su problema, llamar a su representante y registrar su resultado. Ver https://5calls.org CAUSAS es un sitio donde puede aprender sobre proyectos de ley que están siendo aprobados por el Congreso, ver lo que piensan los demás y luego actuar diciéndoles a los legisladores cómo se siente con mensajes de correo electrónico y video. Ver https://www.causes.com FACEBOOK grupos como IndivisibleMartin y The Safety Pin Alliance ayudar a informarle y, a menudo, recomendar acciones específicas a realizar. Además, en Facebook puede publicar un video o una noticia en su propio perfil y esto puede motivar a otros a tomar medidas. Use Social Media

Martin County Democratic Club Membership Application Today's Date * required First Name Last Name Email Phone Martin County Street Address City State Zip code Check circle if you live in a gated community Is it OK to share your contact details with other Club members? * Obligatorio Yes No https://secure.actblue.com/donate/2025annualdues Method you will use to pay Club dues. If online, FIRST click on underlined link below, complete the ActBlue payment, and THEN SUBMIT this application. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/2025annualdues By submitting this application, you certify that you are a member of the Democratic Party of Florida. Submit Application After Paying Online or Mailing Check

A few noteworthy (mostly bad) bills coming up in 2024 Don't like what you see? F ight back. Click here for ideas on how to respond to these bills. HB 1 Requires teaching the history of Communism, including "cultural Marxism." Many feel this would mean teaching against multiculturalism, globalism, women's rights, and LGBTQ rights. HB 1291 SB 1372 Attacks academic freedom. Prohibits certain discussions about systemic racism, sexism, oppression, and privilege. HB 1349 Bans Floridians under age 16 from using social media platforms. Many feel this would be detrimental to those youth who are part of minority groups, such as the LGBTQ. HB 1122 Stops local communities from removing statues honoring Confederate generals...also allows DeSantis to remove city or county leaders who vote to take down such statues HB 1301 Cuts off funding for airports and seaports which follow public health guidelines from the federal govt and other measures HB 17 Allows transfer of firearm after 72 hours even if results of background check are not known HB 1223 Lowers minimum age for purchasing a firearm to 18....This basically undoes the more restrictive bill that was passed after the Parkland shooting. HB 1365 Prevents cities and counties from allowing unhoused people to sleep on public property HB 465 Targets students at Florida universities who speak out in support of Palestine...a very anti-free speech bill HB 1639 Targets transgenders receiving healthcare...allows insurance companies to charge higher prices and to cover "detransitioning" SB 1260 Makes it harder for Floridians to file for unemployment benefits...requires "skills assessment" and filling out applications weekly in person HB 601 Bans civilian oversight boards to local police...puts power for reviewing police misconduct at the state level HB 901 SB 1120 Bans government agencies and schools and colleges from flying LGBTQ pride flags and other political type flags HB 789 SB 738 Penalizes citizens who challenge and lose a state environmental decision by requiring them to pay up to $50,000 in the state's court costs. NOTE: HB 789 sponsored by Overdorf HB 269 Gives tax break to those who buy planes in Florida. NOTE: Sponsored by Overdorf SB 7000 SB 7002 SB 7004 Essentially deregulates public schools, lowers academic standards SB 32 Requires DEP to adopt rules for mangrove replanting and restoration HB 531 Triples sentences for theft if county lines are crossed. NOTE: Sponsored by Snyder HB 49 SB 1596 Rolls back child labor protections for 16 and 17-year-old children HB 1195 Local governments would need a two-thirds supermajority for property tax increases