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Vote for President, VP, Secretary and Treasurer in ONE WEEK!
The applications are in! We asked those interested in running for MYD 2011 offices to send in their applications last week. The applications are linked below, please take some time to read through them to get a feel for who is interested in MYD. Hopefully reading these applications will inspire you to stay involved with MYD this coming year. Applications for Board-appointed Directorships will be available next week, and the Issue-Oriented Committee Election dates and times can be found HERE. President: Emmy Suzuki Harris Executive Vice President: Michael Marcantonio Ahmed Tigani Secretary: Kim Moscaritolo Treasurer: Reggie Thomas Please join us on Tuesday, Jan 18 at Corner Stone Tavern at 7pm for the Elections! Only paid 2011 members are eligible to … More >>
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Officer Applications Available Now!
Welcome to 2011! The Officer Application is now available, download it here: MYD-Officer-Application-2011. Officer positions are President, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer (learn exactly what the requirements are in Article III of the MYD Constitution, HERE). These positions are elected at the first meeting of the year by dues paying members, our meeting will be held January 18 at 7pm at Cornerstone Tavern – 51st and 2nd Ave (961 2nd Ave). To run for these positions you must have attended at least one MYD event in 2010 and be a dues paying member for 2011. Director applications will be available on Jan 17 (see all 2011 info HERE), Issue Committees will have their elections at the end of the … More >>
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Now That You’re A Member…
The MYD Holiday Party starts right now! Thank you to all of the members new and old (but still young!) who are celebrating with us tonight! We’re going to be handing out these nifty little cheat sheets for the next month. 2011 will be in full swing before we know it! Here’s the breakdown. 1/4 – Officer Applications Available Online – The Officers are the positions in MYD that are elected by the full membership. Full details on requirements and expectations will be available with the application. 1/7 – Officer Applications Due – In order to have the applications all together to send to the membership, we’re asking for a quick turn around time! 1/11 – Officer Applications in the … More >>
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Next Up: Getting David Carlucci (29!) Elected
If you were at Young Gets It Done on Monday night (and you missed a grand party if you weren’t), you heard from David Carlucci, the 29 year old Town Clerk of Rockland County who is running for the State Senate. You already know why the State Senate matters, because you’ve watched our Take Back New York video and know all about the important issues (like this one and this one and this one) that are decided in Albany. This year, we have the chance to increase our Democratic majority in the State Senate — and nothing — we repeat, nothing! — will push the progressive agenda along faster for the State of New York than picking up just a … More >>
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Democratic Party In Manhattan
Party politics is complicated and people throw terms around like state committeeman, district leader, party club, and county committee and almost no one knows what they all mean. Over the last week or so, I’ve been working to decode the tea leaves and come to grips with all the various layers of the Democratic Party here in the city and the state. Districts The start of the confusion is that there are many different “districts” that every voter belongs to. Lets go through the types of districts that are important to Democratic party structure from biggest to smallest, starting with the Assembly District. As a disclaimer, I am only sure of this structure in Manhattan. The state committee is the … More >>
Tagged assembly, board of elections, county committee, elections, manhattan, open seat project, political clubs, state committee
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Holy #%@&, What Happened Yesterday?!
Yesterday was one frakking eventful day in NY politics. Let’s review: Good News: The NYS Senate voted overwhelmingly to tell Hiram Monserrate to take a hike. "I feel a lot better about us as an institution right now, that we finally did something that was correct. It was a step forward," said Albany Senator Neil Breslin. Word. For those who have blocked out this one and/or weren’t following the story, Monserrate is part of the “thug and thief” tag-team that started the state senate coup last summer. He was convicted of misdemeanor domestic assault charges recently but acquitted of felony charges, prompting many to demand that the senate Fire Monserrate. While Monserrate will go to court to overturn the senate’s … More >>
