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The U.S. Congress Votes Database. This site lets you browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991.
| National - News "Aggregators" |
 truthout News/Politics (references many sources as well as reports written for the site)
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See blogs as sources of political opinion.
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| Meetings and Events |
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April 24, 2012 - Connecticut (primary), Delaware (primary), New York (primary), Pennsylvania (primary), Rhode Island (primary)
May 8, 2012 - Indiana (primary), North Carolina (primary), West Virginia (primary)
May 15, 2012 - Nebraska (primary), Oregon (primary)
| Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 7:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Party monthly meeting. LOCATION: Microtel Inn & Suites, Hwy. 515 at Philadelphia Rd., Jasper (additional map, Microtel at "B"). |
May 22, 2012 - Arkansas (primary), Kentucky (primary)
June 5, 2012 - California (primary), Montana (primary), New Jersey (primary), New Mexico (primary), South Dakota (primary)
June 16, 2012 - Deadline for a [county] registrar to begin mailing absentee ballots for the Georgia General Primary
| Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - Pickens County Democratic Party - NO BUSINESS MEETING THIS MONTH. Social gathering instead. JOIN US! Pueblo Restaurant, Jasper, Hwy. 53, west of Highway 515. |
June 26, 2012 - Utah (primary)
July 2, 2012 - Last day for a person to register and be eligible to vote in the Georgia General Primary
July 9, 2012 - Advanced (Absentee In-Person [or "Early"]) Voting begins for the Georgia General Primary
| Tuesday, July 17, 2012, 7:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Party monthly meeting. LOCATION: Microtel Inn & Suites, Hwy. 515 at Philadelphia Rd., Jasper (additional map, Microtel at "B"). |
July 21, 2012 - Mandatory Saturday Voting for the Georgia General Primary
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - Georgia General Primary/Non-Partisan
| Aug. 1 - Sept. 14 - Period for election of PCDC members |
| Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012 - Pickens County Democratic Party monthly meeting. Social gathering instead of a business meeting. Location and time TBA. |
Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012 - Georgia General Primary/Non-Partisan Run-off
| Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, 7:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Party monthly meeting. LOCATION: Microtel Inn & Suites, Hwy. 515 at Philadelphia Rd., Jasper (additional map, Microtel at "B"). |
September 21, 2012 - Deadline for a [Georgia county] registrar to begin mailing absentee ballots for the General Election
October 9, 2012 - Last day a person [in Georgia] may register and be eligible to vote in the General Election/November Special Election /Runoff Election. [Statutory date of Oct. 8 is a holiday, so Oct. 9 is substituted.]
October 15, 2012 - Advanced (In-Person) [or "Early"] Voting [in Georgia] begins for the General Election/November Special Election.
| Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012 - Pickens County Democratic Party monthly meeting. Social gathering instead of a business meeting. Location and time TBA. |
October 27, 2012 - Mandatory Saturday Voting [in Georgia] for the General Election
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 - General Election
| Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, 7:00 p.m. - Pickens County Democratic Party monthly meeting. LOCATION: Microtel Inn & Suites, Hwy. 515 at Philadelphia Rd., Jasper (additional map, Microtel at "B"). |
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 - General Election Runoff
| Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 - Pickens County Democratic Party monthly meeting. Social gathering instead of a business meeting. Location and time TBA. |
| Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 - Deadline for PCDC officer election |
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