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<p>Attention Tompkins County Voters!</p><p>One of our two early voting sites for Fall 2026 has changed. The new early polling site will be located at:</p><p><strong>Tompkins County Veterans Services<br>111 N Albany St<br>ITHACA, 14850</strong></p>

<h4>New Early Voting in Tompkins County</h4>

<p><strong>Until 1937, “A jury of one’s peers” did not include women</strong></p><p><em>By Carol Kammen</em></p><p>Winning the vote in 1919 did not give New York women full citizenship.</p><p>Eighteen years later, in February 1937, with much discussion, the New York State Senate passed the ...</p>

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<h4>Looking Back</h4>

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<h4>Special Meeting Notice and Agenda</h4>

<p>Tompkins County Sheriff Derek Osborne was recently interviewed by WHCU. Listen to his thoughts about current events, personal safety, and protesting at <a href="https://tcdemocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=631a395b582a53d12df7817d6&amp;id=6d0a4b442d&amp;e=06b3a41e6e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">607newsNOW</a></p>

<h4>Local Law Enforcement, Not ICE: Our Sheriff Explains The Line</h4>

<p>Several TCDC members attended the all-day&nbsp; NY-19 Votes Coalition Summit in Oneonta NY on April 25. This was a great opportunity to meet other activists from our diverse NY-19 swing congressional district.</p>

<h4>NY-19 Votes Coalition Summit</h4>

<p>Budget season has begun at the County—or perhaps I should say: this year started in budget season, and is now ramping up. We have been aware since January that this year’s budget would be tough, and have been looking carefully at every expenditure.</p>

<h4>County Update</h4>

<p>While careening towards a year-end government shutdown provoked by billionaire Donald Trump and his shadow president-elect, billionaire Elon Musk, GOP House leaders agreed to pass the current budget. They did so by promising GOP House members that they will slash Social Security, Medicare and veterans’ healthcare as part of a future budget agreement. According to the<a href="https://tcdemocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=631a395b582a53d12df7817d6&amp;id=47c5073622&amp;e=06b3a41e6e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> New York Times,</a> the Republican leadership proposal said: ...</p>

<h4>House Sitting</h4>

<p>The Post Office—USPS—raised postage rates on July 13. A first-class stamp went up from 73¢ to 78¢, a 6.8 percent increase. Other rates will also increase for an overall hike of about 7.4 percent.</p>

<h4>Spotlight: USPS Postage Increases</h4>

<p><em>From the New York State Democratic Committee, </em><a href="https://www.nydems.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><em>www.nydems.org</em></a></p><p><strong>Governor Hochul Announces New Initiatives to Protect Subway Riders and Transit Workers, NYPD on Every Overnight Train</strong></p><p>Governor Hochul announced comprehensive new steps to increase law enforcement presence, expand public resources and strengthen mental health policies to make the transit system safer for New Yorkers.&nbsp;Thes new measures include partnering with New York City ...</p>

<h4>Governor Hochul: Safety on Overnight Trains</h4>

<p>I am very honored to be asked to be the guest writer for the Chair’s Message for<br>-dash-, the Tompkins County Democratic Committee newsletter for September. I am Bill Thickstun, Chair of the Democratic Rural Conference of New York State.</p>

<h4>Guest Message</h4>

<p>Public Health Crisis in 2025: Trump cuts hit Medicaid, vaccines, USAID. Learn about the resistance!</p>

<h4>Democratic View: Is public health dead? No, but it’s on life support</h4>

<h4>No Kinds II Recap</h4>

<p>The TCDC Annual Wine &amp; Cheese Spring fundraiser&nbsp;was held May 6 at the lovely Foundation of Light. Led by Events Committee Chair Susie Monagan, approximately 80 guests attended to enjoy delicious appetizers, sips of wine, and to socialize with friends and neighbors.</p>

<h4>Message from the Chair</h4>

<p>On Thursday, May 28 the TCDC joined more than 80 community groups and organizations to march in the 49<sup>th</sup> Annual Ithaca Festival Parade.</p>

<p>The Chair's Message for December gives tribute to former Assemblyman Marty Luster, who represented the 125th District. Our Assemblymember Anna Kelles follows with a tribute to his outstanding public service that continues to have an impact in New York State.</p>

<p>A Special Meeting of the Tompkins County Democratic Committee has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 7pm, via Zoom. For more information, please email <a href="mailto:contactus@tcdemocrats.org">contactus@tcdemocrats.org</a> or call 607-288-3588</p>

<h4>TCDC Special Meeting</h4>

<p>TCDC’s 2026 Campaign Office opened to the public on Monday, August 3. The office is a shared space with the NY Dems Coordinated Campaign and the Josh Riley Campaign. It is located in the same building as it was in for the 2024 campaign: <strong><em>119 West Green Street in Ithaca,</em></strong> across the street from Press Bay Alley.</p>

<h4>TCDC Campaign Office Is Open</h4>

<p><em>by Carolyn Maloney</em></p><p>In 1916, suffragists Alice Burke and Nell Richardson did something radical enough to shake a stalled democracy back into motion: they climbed into a gold Saxon motorcar—the Golden Flyer—and drove 10,700 miles across the country to demand voting rights for women. At a time when few women had driver’s licenses, or traveled alone, and women’s political participation was dismissed outright, their journey was nothing short of revolutionary.</p>

<h4>Awareness and Action in 2026</h4>

<h4><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary)">Spotlight: </span>This Is Not A Drill: Trump's Voter Suppression Timeline</h4>

<p><em>From the New York State Democratic Committee, </em><a href="https://www.nydems.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><em>www.nydems.org</em></a></p><p>This week, Governor Hochul delivered her 2025 State of the State address, detailing her <a href="https://click.ngpvan.com/k/100461611/522874569/1699809365?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9OR1AvTkdQMzAvMS84OTYzMiIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICI4ZDZkOWMyNS1hZWQzLWVmMTEtODhkMC0wMDIyNDgyYTlkOTIiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImxpbmRhLmhvZmZtYW5uQGhvdG1haWwuY29tIg0KfQ%3D%3D&amp;hmac=9T8dw70slr7-CyAEYRoHrylMoM66_d4SgKM90RUgIQ4=&amp;emci=e607a9e4-8bd3-ef11-88d0-0022482a9d92&amp;emdi=8d6d9c25-aed3-ef11-88d0-0022482a9d92&amp;ceid=27527204" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">proposals</a> to put money back in people’s pockets, keep New Yorkers safe, and fight for our families.&nbsp; ...</p>

<h4>Governor Hochul's 2025 State of the State</h4>

<p>Tracy Mitrano, who ran for election to the&nbsp;<a href="https://tcdemocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=631a395b582a53d12df7817d6&amp;id=a977fa04e6&amp;e=06b3a41e6e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">U.S. House</a>&nbsp;to represent&nbsp;<a href="https://tcdemocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=631a395b582a53d12df7817d6&amp;id=6d53292565&amp;e=06b3a41e6e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">New York’s 23rd Congressional District</a>&nbsp;in 2018 and 2020, has written an article entitled, <a href="https://tcdemocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=631a395b582a53d12df7817d6&amp;id=d3d8d715ef&amp;e=06b3a41e6e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong><em>A Call To Action</em></strong></a>.</p><p>The article appears online in this month’s <a href="https://tcdemocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=631a395b582a53d12df7817d6&amp;id=c08635036f&amp;e=06b3a41e6e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong><em>Democratic View</em></strong></a> section of the <em>Tompkins Weekly</em>.</p>

<h4>Call to Action</h4>

<p>Sure, you’re a Democrat and you know that Kathy Hochul is running for another term as NY State’s Governor. What many don’t know, is that she has a Republican opponent!</p>

<h4>We Can't Afford Bruce Blakeman</h4>

<p><strong><em>Indivisible</em>Tompkins</strong> is in the planning stages for <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/847740/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">No Kings II Rally and March</a>, Saturday, October 18, 2025.</p><p>The first No Kings rally was an enormous success as thousands of us came together to speak out about the erosion of democratic values and civil rights in our country.</p>

<h4>Indivisible Tompkins - Volunteer!</h4>

<p><strong>District Staffs: They Put the Serve in Service</strong></p><p>Congressman Riley, Senator Lea Webb, and Assemblymember Kelles spend only a portion of their time in Washington or Albany. Acutely attentive to the needs of the people they represent, they spend untold hours crisscrossing their districts to listen to our opinions and to learn about our needs.</p>

<h4>Chair's Message for August 2026</h4>

<p><a href="https://www.votenydems.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.votenydems.org/</a></p><p>"NY Dems Voter Protection and the New York Democratic Lawyers Council (NYDLC) represents a broad coalition of Democratic attorneys, students, organizers, and everyday advocates. We work year-round to ensure every eligible New Yorker can register to vote with ease, vote by mail or in-person without barriers or intimidation, and trust their ballot is counted accurately in transparent and reliable voting systems."</p>

<h4>NYS Democrats Voter Protection</h4>

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<h4>"Hands Off!"</h4>

<p> The legislation will require that every eligible voter provide documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, <em>even though voters in every state are already required to affirm or verify their citizenship status when registering and voting</em>. </p>

<h4>Stop the Anti-Voter SAVE Act in the Senate</h4>

<h4>2025 Candidate Forums</h4>

<p>TCDC will be registering voters on Saturday, September 27 &amp; Sunday September 28 at this year’s Apple Harvest Festival. Listening to voters and empowering new voters is one of the pleasures of tabling. If you’d like to join us with this effort we need lots of volunteers. Here is a&nbsp;<a href="https://tcdemocrats.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=631a395b582a53d12df7817d6&amp;id=45dbfca25c&amp;e=06b3a41e6e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>link</strong></a><strong> </strong>to sign up.</p>

<h4>TCDC Voter Registration Update</h4>

<p><strong>Stories like Ryan Hamilton's are not unique in Texas, thanks to that state's abortion laws. </strong>They expose the lie that exceptions are made for rape, incest and life of the mother. They also prove that abortion is not just “a woman’s issue.”</p>

<h4>Three Days in Hell</h4>

<h4>Riley Votes Against Out-Of-Control ICE Operations</h4>

<p><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary)">Josh ...</span></strong></p><p>kicked off ...</p><p>launched ...</p><p>introduced a bill ...</p><p>continued to meet ...</p><p>Click on "Read More" for details.<br><br></p>

<h4>Josh Riley Progress Report</h4>

<p>A General Meeting of the Tompkins County Democratic Committee has been scheduled for Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 7pm, via Zoom. This message is the formal announcement of the meeting. If you are a committee member you will have received email with details. If you are not a member and would like to be present, send email to &lt;chair@tcdemocrats.org&gt; for information.  </p>

<h4>January General Meeting Notice</h4>

<p>Democrats Deliver a Strong Message</p><p>On Tuesday, we celebrated historic victories across the nation! From small towns to big cities, Democrats delivered a strong message to the Trump administration that Americans reject the Republican party's failed leadership and cruel agenda.</p>

<p>Less than a month ago, on Saturday, October 18, nearly seven million people rallied across America for No Kings II. Here in Ithaca’s Washington Park, around 5,500 people gathered for a rally organized by Indivisible Tompkins in protest of the Trump administration.</p>

<h4>No Kings II Recap</h4>

<p>The gathering presented a united front to illustrate that <strong>t<em>he power of the people is much stronger than the people in power</em></strong>.</p>

<h4>"Hands off!"</h4>

<p>Today, following the shooting in Minnesota, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released a statement on the appropriations bill.</p><p>“Democrats sought common sense reforms in the Department of Homeland Security spending bill.”</p>

<h4>Senator Schumer: We Won't Support ICE Abuses</h4>

<p>It’s time to sign up to volunteer! We need your help to send Josh Riley back to Congress to keep fighting for our community and to reelect Anna Kelles and Lea Webb so they can continue their great work for all of us, including their efforts to stop data centers.</p>

<h4>The Midterm Election</h4>

<p>Tompkins County Democratic Committee Chair Linda Hoffmann encourages the public to participate in their democracy by signing petitions.</p>

<h4>Petitioning Season Begins in Tompkins County on Tuesday, February 24</h4>

<p>Our nation is at an inflection point. What kind of America will we be? A land of more freedom, or less freedom? More rights or fewer? An economy rigged for the rich and powerful, or where everyone has a fair shot at getting ahead? Will we lower the temperature in our politics and come together, or treat each other as enemies instead?</p>

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