January 18th Meeting: Update from the Democratic National Committee, Ranked Choice Voting and Member Input on Future Meeting Topics

Our January Meeting will be on Zoom-only since our normal venue is not available.

When: Saturday, January 18th, 2 to 4 pm

Where: Zoom-only at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMuf-qtqjovHNPAVS166CMSzq-wEmjffu98

Agenda:

Jason Park - Democratic National Committee

In May, Jason Isaac Park became the first Gen-Z person in our State’s history to be elected directly onto the Democratic National Committee (DNC) by the California Democratic Party as a Four-Year Term Member. Jason will update us on the path forward for the National Democratic Party including the upcoming selection of a party Chair and Vice Chair.

David Newswanger on Ranked Choice Voting

Board Member David Newswanger will explain ranked choice voting, being discussed for Santa Clara County. San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, and San Leandro have been using RCV for over a decade. Ranked choice voting allows voters to list their candidates in order of preference when marking their ballots: first choice, second choice, third choice and so on.

Member Input on Future Meeting Topics

We will spend some time discussing ideas for Dem Club meeting topics for the upcoming year. 2025 is not an election year, so we have more opportunities to do deep dives into topics of interest to our members. If you cannot attend, please send your ideas to club-e-mail@sunnyvaledems.org.