We're coming up on some important dates for Democrats Abroad:

DEMOCRATS ABROAD GLOBAL CAUCUS AND CONVENTION

May 12:  2016 DPCA Global Meeting (annual business meeting)
May 13-14:  Three Regional Caucuses (Americas, Asia/Pacific, EMEA)
May 14-15:  2016 Global Convention

The DA Global convention will determine the delegates we send to the DNC in July as a result of the Global Presidential Primary we held in March.

DA LION CITY COMMITTEE NEWS

Here in Singapore, we have some changes to the DALCC Executive Committee. Jeff Watkins, our long-time Counsel, is leaving Singapore for colder climes. We thank Jeff for his dedicated service and wish him and his family well in their new expat adventure. I have appointed Dian Boothe as new Counsel.

Beth Hollohan has resigned her position as Vice Chairperson. Thanks goes out to Beth for juggling a difficult work and travel schedule to contribute mightily to the cause. I have appointed Carmelan Polce as interim Vice Chairperson until we hold an Extraordinary General Meeting to fill the post until next year's AGM.

NOTICE OF EGM TO ELECT VICE CHAIRPERSON

DATE: June 2, 2016
TIME: 8:00PM
LOCATION: 53B Grange Road, #11-02 Spring Grove Singapore 249567

Nominations are open for the position of Vice Chairperson. Candidates must be female, as Bylaws require the Chair and Vice Chair be opposite gender. In the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson shall call and preside at meetings of members and of the Executive Committee. The Vice-Chairperson shall have such other duties as the Chairperson shall define. 

Nominations for candidates may be sent to the Nominations and Elections Committee, Lance DuBos, Chair, [email protected]. Candidates will be asked for a statement of up to 150 words to support their nomination.

Nominations will close on May 18, 2016.  Ballots will be distributed electronically May 19. If there are no nominations by this date, nominations will be taken from the floor at the EGM.

If you cannot attend in person then please attend by proxy and help us make quorum.  Contact Holly Kreutter for a Proxy Form an [email protected]

Democratically yours
Lance DuBos, Chair

DA Lion City
http://www.democratsabroad.org/

We will hold our 2016 Annual General Meeting next week:

Date:  Thursday 17 March 2106

Time:  7pm

Place:  53B Grange Road, #11-02 Spring Grove Singapore 249567

Please join us - in person or by proxy (see below) to share your thoughts about what Democrats Abroad Lion City can do this year to inform and engage Americans in Singapore to vote blue in the 2016 elections.  If you cannot attend then please proxy your attendance to another member, which will ensure we reach a quorum for conducting our business. 

Attached at this link are the Meeting Agenda, Minutes of the 2015 Annual General Meeting, a Proposed DA LCC By Laws Amendment and the Proxy Form for proxying your attendance to another member of the DA Lion City Committee.  

We hope to see you next week on Thursday!

Democratically yours,

Executive Committee, Democrats Abroad Lion City Committee

Lance DuBos, Chair - [email protected]

Beth Hollahan, Vice Chair - [email protected]il.com

Holly Kreutter, Secretary - [email protected]

Jeff Watkins, Counsel - [email protected]

ExCom members at large

  Patricia Reed - [email protected]

  David White - [email protected]

  Carmelan Polce - [email protected]

Calling all Democrats living in Singapore.  The Global Presidential Primary is almost here!!

On Monday 7 March, 7-10pm we will be gathering at the Asia Campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at 75 Bukit Timah Road (near the Little India MRT Station) to cast ballots for the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States.

Come and cast your vote!  And bring your USA Dem friends with you!!  

Photo ID is essential, preferably issued by the US fed or a US state government.  Voters take an oath attesting to their US citizenship as well.

From 8pm we will be hearing an enormously insightful and sure to be entertaining presentation by Steve Okun about the results of the Super Tuesday primary elections, both the Democratic and Republican contests.  This is an event not to be missed!

For more information and to RSVP please click here.  

If you have further questions about the Global Presidential Primary please click here.  

We hope to see you on Monday 7 March!

Democrats Abroad Lion City Committee is thrilled to host members to a free screening of the motion picture, "Selma".  It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights march.

Please join us on Thursday 18 February at 8pm at the School of Thought Auditorium - 222 Queen Street, 4th Floor - for this special event. 

Friends are welcome.  Admission is free.

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