About
Accomack County, Northampton County, VA
Democratic Committees
By working to elect Democratic Representatives, we strive for a community where our citizens benefit from a living wage, affordable healthcare, equal rights, quality education, environmental protections, voting rights and increased gun safety.
Local committees work not only during the traditional campaign season, but also through year-round doing party building and organizational activities.
The Accomack County and Northampton County, VA
Democratic Committees strive to:
Work to elect highly qualified national, state, and local Democratic candidates
Inspire, encourage, maximize, and safeguard participation in the political process and in the Democratic Party throughout the Eastern Shore
Promote the tenets of the Democratic Party and empower all members of the community to work together to help make the Eastern Shore, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States of America a place where they can fully live, work and enjoy the rights promised by our nation’s Constitution
We support our Northampton and Accomack communities in
the following specific ways:
Enfranchisement
Increase voting participation
Continue voting rights restoration effort for felons
Strengthen absentee voting initiatives
Increase voter registration
Track voter suppression efforts on the local, state and federal levels
Voter ID requirements
Campaign/Elections
Undertake campaign support activities: literature distribution, house parties, canvassing, signs, Get Out The Vote
Coordinate with candidates’ campaign staffs, assist them with recruiting volunteers, finding office space, communicating with local Democrats, etc.
Use DPVA voter data base (VAN) to direct efforts
Election Day Precinct Operations
Recruit and train Precinct Leaders
Precinct Leaders recruit inside and outside poll observers for election day
Set up poll observer stations for election day
Fundraising/Finances
Undertake appropriate fundraising activities
Compensate Chair and others for their expenses
Pay expenses of the Committee
Maintain financial records and conduct annual financial audit
Communication
Support the activities of the Committees via publicity, using the newsletter, emails, website, newspaper and social media
Membership/Volunteers Data Management
Continue to grow membership
Maintain updated list of members and volunteers
Regularly communicate with members regarding meetings and other relevant info
Governance
Hold regular business meetings
Assure compliance with Committee Bylaws and Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA) Party Plan
Maintain representation on the 2nd Congressional District Democratic Committee
Maintain representation on the DPVA Central Committee
Hold bi-annual reorganization caucuses
Nominations, Caucuses and Conventions
Participate in 2nd Congressional District Democratic Nominating Committees to determine method of nomination for state and federal elected officials
Carry out caucuses to select delegates to local, district, state and national democratic conventions
Carry out caucuses to nominate Democratic candidates for state and federal candidates for our district when called for by the District Nominating Committee
Circulate petitions for Democratic Candidates who want to have their names on the ballot