Democratic Club
by Mary Larson
LW Contributor
Beginning Feb. 5, the Orange County Registrar of Voters will begin sending out vote-by-mail ballots. Because of California’s relatively new primary election procedures, most candidates for election will appear on every potential LW voter’s ballot, regardless of their party affiliation.
The party affiliation of the candidates will be included in a number of the races on the March 5 ballot. Others, such as for school boards and board of supervisors, will be labeled nonpartisan. In addition, there will be 36 nonpartisan contests for judicial officers of the Superior Court on the Leisure World ballots.
Candidate endorsements have already begun in a number of critical races. The Democratic Party of Orange County has endorsed Frances Marquez for election to the county Board of Supervisors. They have also endorsed Kristin Bracic for one of the county-wide judicial officers of the Superior Court. Both races will be on Leisure World residents primary ballots.
As a part of the LW Democratic Club’s ongoing efforts to help voters prepare for this important primary election, the club is continuing to run its Voter Education sessions on the third Wednesday of each month.
The next Voter Education session will be on Wednesday, Nov. 15, in Clubhouse 3, Room 3 at 1 p.m. Theresa Danton, the club’s resource person for this session, will help participants know how to conduct research about the 36 judicial candidates mentioned above. There is no tuition fee for these sessions. To register, email Bev Bender at Beverleybender@gmail.com.
Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, the club’s next membership meeting has been postponed until Wednesday, Nov. 29. It will be held in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, at 1 p.m. The agenda will include a discussion on the political ramifications of Christian Nationalism.
The Seal Beach Leisure World Democratic Club believes health care is a right, diversity is a strength, the economy should work for everyone, and that facts and truth matter. Everything appearing in these weekly press releases and the semi-monthly newsletters has been “fact checked” to the fullest extent possible.
All Leisure World Democrats and supporters are invited to subscribe to the club’s electronic newsletter. This semi-monthly free publication covers more in-depth reporting on issues and candidates. To sign up for the newsletter, email mlarson.telfords@gmail. com or call 562-296-8521. It is important to include full contact information, including party registration, in the request.
