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Vote Early and Avoid the Crush There’S No Need to Wait an Entire Month to Vote Required by Virginia State Law Vol. 41, No 10 www.arlingtondemocrats.org October 2016 Vote early and avoid the crush There’s no need to wait an entire month to vote required by Virginia state law. for Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine. You can cast The application form takes 30 seconds to fill your vote right now. And ACDC urges everyone to out and then you vote by filling in a paper ballot— cast your ballot early. just like in the olden days of the 20th Century!—but First of all, it’s convenient because you pick then inserting the paper ballot into one of the the day. And you avoid the huge lines that are seen county’s brand-new scanners that count the votes. every presidential year. But many miss voting on You can also vote by mail if you prefer—and Election Day because they have a crunch at the of- don’t forget any kids away at college. An applica- Yes, Virginia, we have fice, were called out of town or wake up ill. All tion for a mail-in ballot can be obtained on the found election fraud in that’s avoided by voting before Election Day. County webpage at: The technical term is “in-person absentee vot- http://vote.arlingtonva.us/absentee/absentee-voting- Virginia. It’s spread all ing,” but it just means voting in the weeks before ballot-application/ over Page Eight! actual Election Day. The three locations for voting early this year Voting is in the lobby of the County Building, are: 2100 Clarendon Blvd. And this year there are two • In the lobby of the County Building at Court- other locations, in north and south Arlington, to house Plaza, 2100 Clarendon Blvd. make early voting even easier. • Walter Reed Community Center, 2909 16th Note that there is no voting on the Monday Street S. before the Tuesday Election Day as the staff will be • Madison Community Center, 3829 N. Stafford Read all about busy setting up the voting equipment in all of St. THIS Warner Arlington’s precincts. Voting is available at Courthouse Plaza ev- The law sets out 19 different reasons that make ery weekday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It started Sept. shifting parties you eligible to vote before Election Day. Don’t get 23 and continues through Nov. 4, which is the Fri- and endorsing lost in the weeds of whether you are awaiting trial, day before Election Day, plus every Saturday to Nov. Clinton/Kaine. on jury duty or working and commuting 11 of the 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Beginning Oct. 24, Court- 13 hours the polls are open. house Plaza is also open until 7 p.m. Monday It’s on Page Just check one box if you work outside Ar- through Thursday. Five. lington or another box if you think you will be ab- Walter Reed and Madison are open every sent for any period on Election Day on personal Saturday from Oct. 15 to Nov. 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 business, such as having lunch in Old Town or buy- p.m., and, beginning Oct. 24, from 1-7 p.m. Mon- ing flowers in Merrifield. The clerks at the desk day through Thursday and Fridays 1-5 p.m. will point out the box for you to check. For more specific information call 703-228- Don’t forget to bring a photo ID. That is now 3456 or visit http://vote.arlingtonva.us/absentee. See our Polls show Virginia race tightens scandalous Two polls taken in Virginia in mid-September Unsure 6 9 both show the presidential race tightening. In the Quinnipiac poll, Clinton leads by 6 per- photo of our Hillary Clinton still leads in both polls, but her centage points, half her lead of 11 points in former margin has been halved, since the two pollsters’ Quinnipiac’s August poll. In the Roanoke poll, congressman surveys taken in August. Hillary leads by 7 points, half her lead of 16 points The polls are by Quinnipiac University and in Roanoke’s August poll. on Page Seven. Roanoke College. They are almost identical in the The Clinton forces canceled a Virginia televi- outcome. Here are the September results: sion advertising buy in August, while the Trump camp Qu Ro recently bought up $2 million worth of TV time. Clinton 45 44 The Trump ad, running in nine battleground Trump 39 37 states, asserts that a Trump presidency would boost Johnson 8 8 the economy while under a Clinton presidency “the Stein 1 1 middle class gets crushed.” ACDC Voice, October 2016, Page 2 Report from Chairman Kip Malinosky Why I trust Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton has been a champion for After her first job with the Children’s De- women’s rights and women’s rights are hu- children and families her entire life. From her fense Fund, she co-founded Arkansas Advo- man rights.” very first job as an advocate for the Children’s cates for Children and Families. When she As a U.S. senator, she played an instru- Defense Fund in the 1970s to her acceptance became first lady of Arkansas, she did not give mental role in securing $20 billion to help of the Democratic nomination in 2016 she put up her professional career, but embraced the New York recover from September 11 and children and families front and center. It is a role of a working mom. Furthermore, she helping first responders get needed health tragedy that the media, when not hyping headed two state committees on education and benefits. Hillary helped expand health care Donald Trump’s latest offensive publicity healthcare. In one of those roles, she helped for National Guard and Reserve troops. She stunt, is often chasing pseudo-scandals about create Home Instruction for Parents of Pre- worked to expand broadband to schools and Clinton. This has left too many voters with school Youngsters for kids where they have colleges in rural, upstate New York. the false notion that she is untrustworthy. As no pre-k education programs. It became a As secretary of state, Hillary helped en- former New York Times Editor Jill Abramson model program for 26 other states that adopted act policies to make the promise of her UN said, “Hillary Clinton is fundamentally hon- similar programs helping thousands of fami- Address a reality. She fought human traffick- est and trustworthy.” According to PolitiFact’s lies. ing and empowering women and children ratings of presidential candidates since 2007 As First Lady of the United States, across the world. She stepped up for the rights (see graph on page nine of this issue), Clinton Hillary was trailblazing. She took on the fun- of the LGBT community, pushing for full is more honest than all of them, except Presi- damental challenge of national healthcare and equality. In all 112 countries she visited, she dent Obama. ran into a wall of Republican obstruction. But ensured equality for all was a commitment Unfortunately, a sharp quote and she didn’t give up. Hillary focused on what among world leaders. She also helped nego- PolitiFact ratings are unlikely to change many she always has—children. She helped create tiate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. minds. However, a good story sometimes the Children’s Health Insurance Program Hillary Clinton is truly an outstanding, does. And Hillary Clinton has a great story. (CHIP), still serving eight million children public servant who has always stayed true to We should trust her, not just because people today. And she took her advocacy to the glo- her core beliefs. She weathered decades of Re- who know her best do, but also because she bal stage. In China, against the wishes of some publican deceptive attacks, and keeps on has been fighting for children and families for White House advisors, she gave a radical fighting for the most vulnerable people. As decades. speech stating that “Human rights are she says, “Advocating for children and fami- lies has been the cause of my life, starting with my first job as a young attorney at the Children’s Defense Fund, and, if I have the Jerry Botland honor of serving as president, it will be the Computer Consulting driving mission of my administration.” Troubleshoot and resolve computer and computer related problems. From the School Perform upgrades, set-up wireless routers and print servers. Transfer old files, address book and emails House to the White from an old computer to a new one. Phone: (703) 933-0558 — [email protected] House over breakfast The last Second Saturday Breakfast be- fore Election Day will feature School Board candidate Nancy Van Dorn and Hillary Clinton surrogate Allida Black. Published monthly by the Eat well to store up some energy for a Arlington County Democratic Committee post-breakfast Giant Canvass of neighbor- 2001 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite #604, Arlington VA 22202 hoods around Shirlington. To volunteer for Mailing address: P.O. Box 7132, Arlington VA 22207 the canvass, contact Kim Egonmwan, the Tel: (703) 528-8588 Clinton/Kaine field organizer here, at http://www.arlingtondemocrats.org [email protected] or 312-498- Chair: Kip Malinosky — [email protected] 5840. Editor-in-Chief: Warren L. Nelson —(703) 243-7867 (h), [email protected] The Second Saturday Breakfast will kick Deputy Editor: Eric Wiener — (703) 524-6899 (h), [email protected] off at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, October 8, at the Views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the ACDC usual spot—the Busboys and Poets in unless expressly approved by an appropriate committee resolution Shirlington.
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