Dear NACDD Members and Friends:
Last night was another Republican Debate with much hoopla surrounding one particular candidate’s decision to not participate. The Iowa Caucus begins on Monday.
Folks with disabilities in IA are ready and while the temperatures in New Hampshire maybe cold, things are heating up in advance of the NH Primary Feb. 9.
As I recently reported, our colleague, former AIDD Commissioner Patricia Morrissey, is blogging about the importance of individuals with disabilities and their families getting involved in the election process. The link to her blog is here
www.wecandothisifwetry.blogspot.com. Pat is participating with a group of national disability organizations in getting information out to people with disabilities and keeping folks informed.
NACDD is sprucing up our old website OneVoteNow to be ready for you shortly. It will be a one-stop-shop where you can get information on elections, disability platforms and more as the race for the Presidency continues. We will alert everyone
when the site is up and running and will be linking it to the NACDD website as well.
In case you are looking for a good calendar of Presidential campaign events, here it is:
Feb 1 – Iowa Caucus
Feb. 6 – Republican Debate
Feb. 9 – New Hampshire Primary
Feb. 11 – Democratic Debate
Feb. 13 – Republican Debate
Feb. 20 – Republican South Carolina Primary
Feb. 20 – Democratic Caucus in Nevada
Feb. 23 – Republican Caucus in Nevada
Feb. 25 – Republican Debate (last before Super Tuesday)
Feb. 27 – Democratic South Carolina Primary
March 1 – Super Tuesday!
March 9 – Democratic Debate
March 10 – Republican Debate
March 15 – Primaries in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina
Deciding where to go or not go on a summer vacation? The GOP Convention will be in Cleveland, OH July 18-21 and the Democratic Convention will be in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 25-28.
The deadline for voter registration is September 8, 2016
September 26 – First Presidential Debate
October – Vice Presidential Debate
October 9 – 2nd Presidential Debate
October 19 – 3rd Presidential Debate
November 8 is Election Day!!!
Wishing you all a safe and lovely weekend,
Donna
Donna A. Meltzer, CEO
National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
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Washington, DC 20006
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