You are invited to a You Can Vote Organizing meeting for Johnston County to be held Thursday, November 7, at the Public Library of Johnston County & Smithfield on Market St in Smithfield. At this meeting we will discuss strategies and ideas for voter registration and engagement in Johnston County in 2020. Please share with your networks -- anyone who cares about Johnston County and has ideas is welcome to attend! 

You Can Vote is 501(c)3 non-profit organization and not affiliated with JCDP or any political party.

Elizabeth Warren is coming to North Carolina! She will be hosting a town hall on Thursday, November 7 in Raleigh as they build the movement for 2020!

For details and to signup, please use this link.

ELECTION DAY

November 5, 2019 6:30am - 7:30pm

Please check for your voting location on election day. The Johnston County Board of Elections has combined some voting sites. See here for list of municipal election polling places.

Mayors, Town Council Members and Town Commissioners are chosen in municipal elections. Municipal elections are held in November during odd-numbered years and are non-partisan. Registered voters living within the city limits are eligible to vote in municipal elections.

Please see this link for a list of candidates.

On Saturday, November 2nd, we will have our booth setup for the Harvest Festival in Clayton. Please come by the booth while attending the festival. We will be located in front of the JCDP Office on Main St. (across from Mannings).

If you are available to volunteer, please sign up HERE. We can certainly use volunteers to help spread the support for Johnston County Democrats!

CLAYTON HARVEST FESTIVAL

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND

10AM - 5PM

A great way for folks to learn about You Can Vote. Anyone interested in voter registration or the new photo ID law will find it beneficial, whether they want to volunteer with YCV or register voters with another organization. Please check the webpage for details and to register.

This will be held at the Hocutt-Ellington Library, 100 S. Church St., Clayton NC 27520

You Can Vote is 501(c)3 non-profit organization and not affiliated with JCDP or any political party.

Please join us for the October meeting. Guest speakers will be Jason Butler, candidate for the NC 2nd Congressional District and Sergeant D.L. Mobley, N.C. Department Of Public Safety. He will be speaking on Safety Tips for Seniors.

Please note that this is not a lunch meeting. Only light refreshments will be available. There will also be a drawing for two gift cards for all those attending!

Please RSVP no later than Friday, October 18th, to JCDPSeniors@gmail.com

Location
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
218 South 2nd Street | Smithfield, NC, 27577

Dawn Blagrove, Executive Director of the Carolina Justice Policy Center, will be our guest speaker. Dawn has visited with us in the past and her presentations are always informative! She will be speaking with us about how our local elected officials can help make the justice system more fair, humane and accountable.

Please plan to join us on October 17th.

On Saturday, October 12th, we will have our booth setup for the Acorn Festival in Four Oaks. Please come by the booth while attending the festival.

If you are available to volunteer, please sign up here. We can certainly use volunteers to help spread the support for Johnston County Democrats!

ACORN FESTIVAL

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH

10AM - 4PM

On Saturday, October 5th, we will have our booth setup for the Selma Railroad Days, Selma, NC. Please come by the booth while attending the festival.

If you are available to volunteer, please sign up here. We can certainly use volunteers to help spread the support for Johnston County Democrats!

SELMA RAILROAD DAYS

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5TH

9AM - 4PM

JULIA & JIMMY NARRON

INVITE YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR A RECEPTION IN SUPPORT OF

SENATOR TERRY VAN DUYN

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH

6:00PM - 7:30 PM

105 BRIDGE STREET SMITHFIELD, NC 27577

Senator Van Duyn is running for Lieutenant Governor because she knows that Governor Cooper needs a strong ally as his number two and with just four more seats in the state senate, a Lieutenant Governor Van Duyn will be the tie-breaking vote we need to enact strong policies and help working families.

Host: $5,400 | Co-Host: $2,500 | Benefactor:  $1,000 Patron: $500 | Sponsor: $250 | Supporter: $100

With questions or to RSVP, please contact Greg Lademann by phone, at  (919) 205-3780, or by email at:  Greg@VoteVanDuyn.com You may register online at Smithfield For Terry or you may mail in your support to our team at:  Van Duyn for NC, P.O. Box 26342, Raleigh NC  27601

Location
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
218 South 2nd Street | Smithfield, NC, 27577

For our September meeting, we will have three candidates visiting with us.

Jason Butler, Candidate for NC 2nd Congressional District

Scott Cooper, Candidate for NC 2nd Congressional District

Yvonne Lewis Holley, Candidate for NC Lt. Governor.

This will be the first time visit to Johnston County for Jason Butler and Yvonne Holley. Each candidate will speak to our group and will be taking any questions that you might have.

Please plan to join us and meet these candidates!

The Johnston County Democratic Party will be hosting a debate watch party on Thursday, 9/12. It has been officially announced that there will only be one night for debate in September.

We will be meeting at the Cleveland Draft House in Clayton, NC. We will be there at 7:30 pm with the debate starting at 8:00 pm. The private room will have two large TVs. Everyone can order from the menu if you desire. In order to give the restaurant an estimated headcount, please RSVP no later than Wednesday, 9/11. You may also call the JCDP office @ 919-550-4186. If no one answers, please leave a message.

Plan to join us for this debate! It will be great to hear these candidates’ responses and discuss among fellow Democrats.

Location: Cleveland Draft House, 461 Shotwell Rd, Clayton, NC…….behind CVS on Hwy. 70

WAKE COUNTY – Educational seminars about voter photo identification requirements will be held in Wake County, led and sponsored by the State Board of Elections.

Location:        NC State Board of Elections
430 N. Salisbury St.
Raleigh, NC 27603

Jernigan Building
110 E. Anderson St.
Selma, NC 27576

Guest speaker will be Earl Ijames, Curator, African American History/ NC Museum of History. Please join us to learn more about the rich history of Johnston County. Also, Ron Newton, Candidate for NC Lt. Governor will be speaking.

If you are interested in running for an officer position in the AAC, please submit your request by Tuesday, 8/20. Membership dues must be current.

The last meeting for this year will be in December. Membership dues are now due.

Contact
AAC-JCDP President: Doris Wallace
dwcsw610@yahoo.com | 702-596-5680

Location:
Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield

305 E Market St.

Board Room 305

Smithfield, NC 27577

Celebration of the 84th Birthday of Social Security. Our guest speaker will be Scott Cooper, Candidate for Congress, NC District 2.

Please note that this month it will not be a lunch meeting. Only light refreshments will be available.

There will also be a drawing for a gift card from Walmart for all those attending!

Please RSVP no later than Friday, August 16th, to JCDPSeniors@gmail.com

Location
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
218 South 2nd Street | Smithfield, NC, 27577

Plan to join us for our first meeting of the season! We will be working on a new Power of the Pen project. Come help us build our membership! With the upcoming election in 2020, we want to recruit as many members as possible to help GOTV and defeat Trump!

There will be a community forum to inform voters about gerrymandering and why we must end this corrupt practice now, before redistricting begins after the 2020 Census.

This forum will explain how gerrymandering works and more importantly, how it is undermining our democracy, how we can end it, and what you, the voter, can do about it. Please join us for a stimulating, nonpartisan, and eye-opening discussion on one of the most critical issues facing our state.

Sponsored by Fair Districts NC and the North Carolina Council of Churches

To RSVP, click here

Please join us for a meeting with the Executive Committee of Johnston County Democratic Party!! This will be discussions about the upcoming year, as well as the 2020 Election.

Location:

Howell’s Chapel Fellowship Hall

214 E. Preston St.

Selma, NC 2757

FEATURING 2020 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CONGRESSMAN SETH MOULTON, GOVERNOR ROY COOPER, AND NCDP CHAIRMAN WAYNE GOODWIN

Will also be honoring our former Executive Director Kimberly Reynolds!

Where: McKimmon Center, North Carolina State University
When: June 8th, 2019
VIP Reception: 5:30PM
Dinner: 7:00PM

For more information click here

Registration begins at 9am; Meeting starts at Noon

More details to follow as become available.

Location:

Enloe High School

128 Clarendon Crescent

Raleigh, NC 27610

Location
Smithfield Selma Senior High School
700 E Booker Dairy Rd | Smithfield, NC 27577

To donate or join Team #33 Johnston Democrats, please go to www.jcdpfightcancer.com 

JCDP and DWJC has been a part of Relay for Life since 2005. Lets kick cancer!

On Saturday, May 4th, it is the annual Ham and Yam Festival in Smithfield. We will have our booth setup for the entire day. Please come out and visit!

If you can volunteer to help greet people at the booth, please email us at jcdpvolunteers@gmail.com

or call the office @ 919-550-4186. Please leave a message if no answer. Someone will contact you asap.

Franklin County Courthouse Annex

113 S. Main St Louisburg NC 27549

Registration begins at 9am

Convention Call to Order at 10 am

Please click here for a copy of Resolutions that will be presented at the convention. It will be most helpful to review these resolutions before the convention to expedite discussions/decisions for each.

Registration:  9:00 am to 11:00 am

Business:  11:00 am

Location: Wallace Elementary, Large Gymnasium

4266 NC-11 S, Wallace, NC 28466

Location
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
218 South 2nd Street | Smithfield, NC, 27577

It’s Official!!

Scott Cooper is running for Congress in NC-02!! Come out and hear what he has to say on issues near and dear to our hearts.

Please show up and turn out for our April 25th meeting of the DWJC to meet Scott Cooper!

Small Business Caucus of the North Carolina Democratic Party

2nd Annual State Convention

11:00am‐12:00pm ‐ Registration  12:00pm ‐ Convention Begins 

Speakers include: 

Bobbie Richardson, First Vice Chair, North Carolina Democratic Party 

Gene Davis , Attorney,  Former Vice Chair, Wake County Democratic Party   

For information contact:   Jesse Goslen (President) 919‐522‐5212,  

Register online for free at  www.ncsmallbusinessdemocrats.org

Location: 220 Hillsborough St, Raleigh NC 27602

Location:

Town Square @ The Clayton Center

100 W. Main St

Clayton NC 27520

Happy 150th, Town of Clayton! There will be a Volunteer Fair celebrating this landmark birthday! JCDP will have a booth at the Town Square to help celebrate this time. If you can help out at the booth, please contact Sheila Whittenton @ JCDPVolunteers@gmail.com

Registration begins at 5:45pm

Convention begins at 6:30pm. The main entrance for courtroom visitors is from Second Street.  There is a parking lot across from the courthouse on Second Street.