Secretary will investigate system of auto-generating email of events on calendar for regular dissemination
This meeting is being livestreamed on facebook.com/manhattandems
The Party Call
Discussion
Jeanine Johnson, Law Chair
There can be no delay on voting on Party Call as it is due to the Board of Elections on a schedule set by State Statute
Johnny Rivera 68B
Changes made on which I was not consulted. Happy with original but not Final copy
Objects to recommended changes
William Allen, District Leader & Representative of NY Board of Elections
There’s a very tight timeline
We can modify/amend elements of the Party Call after passage if necessary
Leader Keith Wright
The timeline for the Party Call was stated at the last Executive Board meeting
Jeanine Johnson
We do a Party Call every year
The Party Call sets all of the Democratic Party leadership in Manhattan. Including:
The number of County Committee members per election district (ED)
The ED composition for District Leaders’ Assembly District Parts
Without the Party Call, there are no Party positions or Party leadership. Therefore, if it is not passed there will be no Party leadership
Motion to approve the Party Call as recommended
First: Robert Jackson, DL 71 A
Second: Louise Dankberg
Approved by acclamation
Opposed: 1
Citywide Candidate Endorsements
Mayor
Motion to endorse Bill DeBlasio
First: Johnny Rivera 68B
Second: Al Taylor 71B
Approved by acclamation
Opposed: 3
Abstain: 9
Comptroller
Motion to endorse Scott Stringer
First: Louise Dankberg 74C
Second: Alicia Barksdale 70D
Approved by unanimous consent
Manhattan DA
Motion to endorse Cy Vance
First: Alec Barrett 69B
Second: Silvia DiPietro 75A
Approved by acclamation
Oppose: 3
Abstain: 5
Manhattan BP
Motion to endorse Gale Brewer
First: Jill Eisner 76A
Second: Alicia Barksdale 70D
Approved by unanimous consent
Ongoing County Efforts on Behalf of Jon Ossoff in GA-06
The County Party is hosting on-going phonebanks at the County Party office
Schedule can be found on manhattandems.org/calendar-event
The Ossoff campaign is looking for canvassers if anyone wants to go to GA
Al Handel on petitioning
Printing of petitions
June 6 is first day of petitioning
Clubs should email the candidates they want on their petition and a proof will be sent back within a day
Just say who you’re supporting for citywide, Al has all the specific information that is required to add to their petitions for:
Mayor
Public Advocate
Comptroller
Borough President
District Attorney
Two County wide judges
For club specific/local endorsements
City Council
Judicial candidates for 5, 9th and 10th district
Two District Leader
County Committee
Email the how many are in each ED
A box will be provided on the petition and County Committee members can be filled in with a sticker with the names of those candidates before petitioning
Judicial delegates
Since judicial clubs are often shared, please a unified list with the slate for the AD and say it’s being shared by the following x clubs
Judicial delegate alternates
Committee to fill vacancies for all candidates
Clubs only pay for the part of the petitions specific to them
Civil Court Nominations -- Judges who were reported out of the panel (alphabetically)
Suzanne Adams
Declining consideration for nomination and running in the 9th district
Lawrence Bosley
Declining consideration for nomination for the County and the 5th
Ariel Chesler
Declining consideration for nomination
Hilary Gingold
Declining consideration for nomination
Elyssa Kates
Declining consideration for nomination
Phaedra Perry
Accepts consideration for nomination for countywide civil court
Leslie stroth
Declining consideration for nomination
Richard Tsai
Accepts consideration for nomination for countywide civil court
Kathleen Waterman
Declines consideration for nomination for county wide, running in 5th
Nominations for the two county wide civil court seat (not districts)