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Join the Wine Society The Villages Democrats are forming a wine society. Members will meet once a month to socialize and share their favorite wines. For more information contact Laura and Paul Scannevin at lscannevin@gmail.com Please note The Villages Democratic Club does not supply any alcohol.
Meet, Greet & Eat with like minded Singles The Club's "Meet, Greet & Eat Singles" group welcomes new members. Visit with coordinators Linda Ballou and Mary Ferguson at the monthly membership meetings, or email them.
We are 48 days until the election and we need help. It's not enough to yell at your TV or to occasionally wave signs on a street corner. We need volunteers for voter outreach and assistance. Training will be provided. What will you do to help protect our Democracy? Volunteer at the Sumter Democratic Headquarters Our HQ is open 3 half days a week and we need volunteers to help assemble canvassing packages and answer questions from voters. We could and should be open more now that we are close to the election but don't have the volunteers to help--you can make a difference. For more information send an email to in...@sumterfldemocrats.com. Postcarding We are offering several opportunities to help write postcards to voters to encourage them to vote in the November Election at our Sumter Democratic headquarters, 300 South Main St., Wildwood. There is only one location and this will be in-person events. Sign up here: https://sumter-dec.solidarity.tech/postcarding-for-the-november-election On October 1st, we will be sending cards to encourage Florida voters in November. We will send to Sumter, Calhoun, Columbia, Dixie, Hardee, Holmes, Lafayette, Liberty, Marion 3050 and Union counties. There will be 4 2-hour shifts and the cards will be sent to mostly Democrats but also likely left leaning No Party Affiliates as well as Republicans, Independents and Others that have relatively high Democratic support scores. On October 1st, there will be some stations that require limited handwriting while others will be pasting labels and stamps. All supplies and stamps will be provided for this campaign. On September 21st and October 5th, 7th and 14th, postcards will be written for turnout for Progressives and the procedures will be slightly different. We will be using the “Progressive Turnout Project - Postcards to Swing States” for Florida, Iowa and Texas voters. Each volunteer will do 12 to 20 postcards and is asked to contribute $13 to help offset the cost of the postcard stamps and postcards. If you can 1) write/print legibly and 2) are able to write the provided note on 12-20 postcards, and 3) have the time to join us for an hour or two. Each volunteer should pick one or more dates to hand write postcards for an hour and a half, bring their favorite pen, be prepared to write 15-20 postcards and to donate $13 for stamps. There will be an organizer there to orient postcard writers with the required postcard script, how to address, and they stick the stamp on it (everyone started with 12 postcards, and given more as they finish them during this 2 hour event time). Phonebanking We are phonebanking for one hour a week on Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30. We use an automatic dialer to make the calls with a computer generated number. You can participate from home with your computer or laptop and a set of earbuds or headphones. For more information and to sign up, contact: julian....@gmail.com Poll Watching both inside and outside We need eyes and ears on the ground at every polling location to ensure that every voter has an opportunity to vote and that their vote counts. This form will ask you for your name and date of birth. That information is matched against our voter file to ensure we have the correct person signing up. It will not be shared. Training is provided through this link and there will be opportunities to sign up at a polling location and at a time that is convenient for you. Sign up: https://demi.vote/protect Canvassing The most effective outreach is door to door canvassing. You can do this around your home or pair up and go to voters who have been hard to reach. Training and turfs are provided. For more information, send an email to in...@sumterfldemocrats.com Thanks for your help as we can't do this alone! Deb Faris, Chair Sumter Democratic Executive Committee
The October 2 meeting of the Liberal/Independent Voices is
CANCELLED
due to maintenance requirements. Meetings will resume Friday, November 6.
Articles concerning fighting the establishment of Data Centers. https://www.villages-news.com/2026/08/01/real-estate-firm-buys-1450-acres-south-of-the-villages-for-40-million/ https://www.ocala-news.com/2026/08/31/marion-county-considering-moratorium-to-pause-data-center-development-for-12-months/ https://www.nassaucountyfl.com/1528/Data-Centers https://www.datacenterbans.com/ https://nodatacentercitrus.org/ https://www.planetizen.com/features/137430-legislating-data-centers-interactive-tour https://sumtercountyfl.nextrequest.com/ In February 2025, the Sumter County BOCC approved updates to the Sumter County Economic Development Targeted Business Industry Incentive Guidelines to incentives manufacturing, large and small fulfillment center, data centers and agribusiness (research and development). The BOCC may have put a pause on all incentives and data centers may not be eligible anymore: https://sumterbusiness.com/ My understanding of the sequence is that the company would need to submit their plan to the County Planning Staff. They would evaluate and then turn it over to the Special Magistrate who will have a town hall meeting in Center Hill. If the Special Magistrate approves, it will go to the Center Hill Commissioners for a vote. The County Commissioners may not have much say over the project. The attached Zoning Practice PDF gives general-but-just-specific-enough information that can lead down all sorts of thought processes and towards lines of defense. Hopefully we can get a group to take this on as a project as many on this email will be tied up with the November Election.
Have Fun - Chase the Sumter County Democrats “ Vote by Mail Ballots “ Interested – Become part of the Sumter Phone Team ! Curious Call Julian at 203 909 0384 or sign up on Solidarity Tech Link
Have Fun - Chase the Sumter County Democrats "Vote by Mail Ballots" Interested – Become part of the Sumter Phone Team! Curious: Call Julian at 203.909.0384 or sign up on Solidarity Tech Link
Sumter County needs your help with voter protection Sumter County wants to be sure your vote counts for the mid-term elections this year. To do that we need volunteers for our voter protection program. The section below lists the elements of the voter protection program. We can help you learn what to do. Our most pressing need is for someone to lead the oversight of the program. This person will need to help oversee each element of the program and co-ordinate with the people leading each portion of the program. We already have someone to lead the cures team and will be asking people to volunteer to be poll watchers and observers. Our lead needs to be a good organizer and willing to make sure the program runs smoothly through the primary in August and the general election in November. This will include early voting as well as on Election Day. This year the election will be critical for democracy. Can you join us for this history making election? Please contact me at debfaris12@gmail.com Let’s flip Florida blue. Florida has already flipped 30 seats from red to blue in the past 18 months! Thanks for your consideration, Debbie Faris Chair - Sumter Democratic Party The elements of the voter protections program include: Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy. Voter Protection works to be sure every eligible voter can vote and every vote is counted. The elements of our Voter Protection Program include: • Voter Education • Poll Watchers and Poll Observers • Boiler Room (Call center for questions that arise during voting) • Cure Ballots (correcting ballot mistakes so the vote counts) • Canvassing Board Observers • Recount
BY FLORIDA LAW, ALL VOTE-BY-MAIL REGISTRATIONS EXPIRED AFTER THE NOVEMBER 2024 ELECTION. THE TRI-COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OFFICE WEBSITES HAVE NOT YET BEEN UPDATED TO ANNOUNCE APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEXT ELECTION CYCLE. WE'LL POST THE NEW LINKS WHEN THEY DO SO. THANK YOU.
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