Volunteers can help answer questions about ballots

DEMOCRATIC CLUB

By Mary Larson

LW contributor

With less than two weeks to go before the Nov. 3 election, volunteers are winding up their campaign designed to ensure that every LW supporter of Democratic candidates votes. This effort has been taken in the form of letters, notes, phone calls, newsletters and personal one-onone visits during which everyone has worn masks and remained socially distant.

More than 70 volunteers have been involved in the effort to reach out to their fellow Leisure World Democrats. If you need their assistance on any issue relating to the election, call (562) 296-8521, (562) 596-0450 or (562) 412-0898 or email lwsbdemocraticclub@ gmail.com.

The Democratic Club made a conscientious decision that they would not open the club’s usual voter registration booth. This move to forgo opening a booth around which people would be tempted to gather was in line with the Democratic Party’s commitment at all levels to take precautions not to spread the COVID-19 virus.

•••• Be aware that if someone other than yourself is delivering your ballot to the Registrar of Voters or to the Vote Center, they must sign their name on the outside of the envelope. It is not necessary if someone you trust is delivering it to the official LW Drop Box.

•••• In what will be a surprise to many, the Editorial Board of the Orange County Register endorsed the reelection of Democratic Congressman Harley Rouda. They reported making the endorsement for a number of reasons such as his reliable support of immigration reform, including a laudable vote in support of the American Dream and Promise Act, and his being a critic of the president’s use of tariffs.

The editorial went on to say that Rouda has been a reliable supporter of criminal justice and policing reforms that their board had long championed as being vital to protecting individual rights, upholding high standards in policing and reducing the harms of the War on Drugs. They approved of Rouda’s support for the end of federal marijuana prohibition, his vote to curtail civil asset forfeiture and his support for abolishing qualified immunity in civil rights lawsuits against law enforcement officers.

•••• The Democratic Club welcomes new members and friends. Membership forms are available online at https://sblwdems.wordpress. com/.

•••• If you are a Democrat and want to know more about the club, subscribe to the electronic newsletter at no cost by emailing the editor, Mary Larson, at mlarson.telfords@gmail.com or by calling (562) 296-8521 with your full contact information.