October 10: Voter Registration Closes–update your voter info HERE
October 31, 8:30 pm: Deadline for applications by mail for an Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballot to be mailed
November 5: Voting in-person at the Board of Elections ends at 5:00 pm
November 6: All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots mailed anywhere in the U.S. must be postmarked on or before this date and received at the Board of Elections on or before Nov 11 in order to be counted
November 7, 6:30 am – 7:30 pm : Election Day – Provisional voting at the Board of Elections. All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots returned in person must be received the Board of Elections by 7:30 to be counted.
Please refer to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website HERE for more information and FAQs
Please refer to and share the Ohio Voter Guide HERE for all the info on issues and candidates for November’s election!!
Please do support our Ward 1 candidate for City Council, Lisa Havemann at her website HERE, get a yard sign, and email her at [email protected] to subscribe to her newsletter, Building Bridges, where she provides you all the latest news in the Rocky River Community.
We are supporting Lisa, as well as our other Council candidates Jeanne Gallagher, Christina Morris, Mike O’Boyle, and Paul Shipp, and Mike O’Shea for Law Director, and hope you do too!!!
Rocky River School Board Candidate Forum
Monday the 23rd at 7pm at the Umerly Center next door to the Rec Center.
Go and listen to our candidates as they express their vision for RRCS!!
UAW Clambake! Saturday Oct 14, reserve your spot now!
The LWV Ohio is partnering with School Board School on a webinar on school board roles. This is a great opportunity for folks who are considering a run for their local school board, running forums for school board candidates, or advocacy that is affected by school board decisions.
School Board School is a Cincinnati-based organization that provides training in how school boards work to educate advocates and potential candidates. To learn more about them, go here.
The Facebook event page is here if you’d like to share.
And in other news:
Look over the tricky language that Frank LaRose engineered to confuse Ohio voters by reviewing the language of Issue 1 HERE
Please give our friend Matt Diemer’s latest podcast on the state of participatory budgeting in Cleveland,HEREand HERE!!
Please visit the links HERE and HERE to learn more about and identify extremist candidates for school board seats–these small races can have monumental consequences for education in our communities. No candidates for Rocky River are on the list, but please share this info with friends and family in affected communities!
Surprise, surprise…looks like we’re being redistricted again…check out this articleand maps to see the proposed changes!!
We FINALLY have Issue 1 Signs in!!! Please fill out the form attached below and we will be in contact right away to let you know how and where to pick them up–thank you for your patience and support!!!
Please come out next Tuesday, October 11th from 5-7pm, to support our friend and supporter Ray Tarasuck in his campaign for Common Pleas Judge–all info on the flyer below!
Please do support our Ward 2 candidate for City Council, Lisa Havemann at her website HERE and email her at [email protected] to subscribe to her newsletter, Building Bridges, where she provides you all the latest news in the Rocky River Community.
We are supporting Lisa, as well as our other Council candidates Jeanne Gallagher, Christina Morris, Mike O’Boyle, and Paul Shipp, and Mike O’Shea for Law Director, and hope you do too!!!
Important Dates! One week until voter registration closes!
November 7, 2023 General Election
October 10: Voter Registration Closes–update your voter info HERE
October 31, 8:30 pm: Deadline for applications by mail for an Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballot to be mailed
November 5: Voting in-person at the Board of Elections ends at 5:00 pm
November 6: All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots mailed anywhere in the U.S. must be postmarked on or before this date and received at the Board of Elections on or before Nov 11 in order to be counted
November 7, 6:30 am – 7:30 pm : Election Day – Provisional voting at the Board of Elections. All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots returned in person must be received the Board of Elections by 7:30 to be counted.
Please refer to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website HERE for more information and FAQs
Please refer to and share the Ohio Voter Guide HERE for all the info on issues and candidates for November’s election!!
And in other news:
Look over the tricky language that Frank LaRose engineered to confuse Ohio voters by reviewing the language of Issue 1 HERE
Please give our friend Matt Diemer’s latest podcast on the state of participatory budgeting in Cleveland,HEREand HERE!!
Please visit the links HERE and HERE to learn more about and identify extremist candidates for school board seats–these small races can have monumental consequences for education in our communities. No candidates for Rocky River are on the list, but please share this info with friends and family in affected communities!
Surprise, surprise…looks like we’re being redistricted again…check out this articleand maps to see the proposed changes!!
GOTV with Troy!
Please consider helping our friend Troy with a Literature Drop in Fairview Park! Your help is needed in Fairview Park to help elect Democrats that support pro-choice! Please sign up Today! These will be walkable houses in Fairview Park. You’ll be delivering Door Hangers to Democrats and Independent Voters. If you’re available at other times please let Troy know. 216-299-7661
We are working feverishly to secure a hefty supply of Issue 1 yard signs–they are not in yet, but rest assured…they are coming!!! Please enter your information on the form attached below and we will notify you as soon as they come in!!
There will be a fundraiser for Councilwoman Christina Morris this Sunday, October 1, 2023, from 11am to 1:00pm. It will take place at Tartine Bistro, 19110 Detroit Road, Rocky River, Ohio 44116. Please stop by to support Christina in her re-election campaign as she runs against three Republican candidates!
Important Dates!
November 7, 2023 General Election
October 10: Voter Registration Closes
October 31, 8:30 pm: Deadline for applications by mail for an Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballot to be mailed
November 5: Voting in-person at the Board of Elections ends at 5:00 pm
November 6: All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots mailed anywhere in the U.S. must be postmarked on or before this date and received at the Board of Elections on or before Nov 11 in order to be counted
November 7, 6:30 am – 7:30 pm : Election Day – Provisional voting at the Board of Elections. All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots returned in person must be received the Board of Elections by 7:30 to be counted.
Please refer to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website HERE for more information and FAQs
Please stop by Georgetown/Vosh next Tuesday, October 3rd, from 5-8pm to support our friend Kira Krivosh in her election campaign!!
Look over the tricky language that Frank LaRose engineered to confuse Ohio voters by reviewing the language of Issue 1 HERE
Please give our friend Matt Diemer’s latest podcast on the state of participatory budgeting in Cleveland,HEREand HERE!!
Please consider helping our friend Troy with a Literature Drop in Fairview Park! Your help is needed in Fairview Park to help elect Democrats that support pro-choice! Please sign up Today! These will be walkable houses in Fairview Park. You’ll be delivering Door Hangers to Democrats and Independent Voters. If you’re available at other times please let me know. Thank you, Troy 216-299-7661
STOP SB 83 – The Higher Education Destruction Act—STOP restrictions on DEI programs and training!STOP restrictions on race and gender-based programs & policies!STOP restrictions on worker rights! STOP racist attacks on the AAPI community!TAKE ACTION HERE
This month’s speaker will be Kellie Copeland, Executive Director of Pro-Choice Ohio–she will speak on Issue 1 and messaging, and we are stoked to welcome her back! The general election will be uber important and we all need great and diverse ways to parle our message for freedom and the greater good!
October 31, 8:30 pm: Deadline for applications by mail for an Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballot to be mailed
November 5: Voting in-person at the Board of Elections ends at 5:00 pm
November 6: All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots mailed anywhere in the U.S. must be postmarked on or before this date and received at the Board of Elections on or before Nov 11 in order to be counted
November 7, 6:30 am – 7:30 pm : Election Day – Provisional voting at the Board of Elections. All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots returned in person must be received the Board of Elections by 7:30 to be counted.
Please refer to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website HERE for more information and FAQs
Our friend Amanda Martin is making VOTE YES IN NOVEMBER buttons and bumper magnets–click on the link HERE to pre-order and support her efforts!! Thank you Amanda!!!
Please Save the Date!! There will be a fundraiser for Councilwoman Christina Morris on Sunday October 1, 2023 from 11am to 1:00pm. It will take place at Tartine Bistro, 19110 Detroit Road, Rocky River, Ohio 44116. More info to come soon!!
Please consider helping our friend Troy with a Literature Drop in Fairview Park! Your help is needed in Fairview Park to help elect Democrats that support pro-choice! Please sign up Today! These will be walkable houses in Fairview Park. You’ll be delivering Door Hangers to Democrats and Independent Voters. If you’re available at other times please let me know. Thank you, Troy 216-299-7661
STOP SB 83 – The Higher Education Destruction Act—STOP restrictions on DEI programs and training!STOP restrictions on race and gender-based programs & policies!STOP restrictions on worker rights! STOP racist attacks on the AAPI community!TAKE ACTION HERE
This month’s speaker will be Kellie Copeland, Executive Director of Pro-Choice Ohio–she will speak on Issue 1 and messaging, and we are stoked to welcome her back! The general election will be uber important and we all need great and diverse ways to parle our message for freedom and the greater good!
October 31, 8:30 pm: Deadline for applications by mail for an Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballot to be mailed
November 5: Voting in-person at the Board of Elections ends at 5:00 pm
November 6: All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots mailed anywhere in the U.S. must be postmarked on or before this date and received at the Board of Elections on or before Nov 11 in order to be counted
November 7, 6:30 am – 7:30 pm : Election Day – Provisional voting at the Board of Elections. All Vote-by-Mail/Absentee ballots returned in person must be received the Board of Elections by 7:30 to be counted.
Please refer to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website HERE for more information and FAQs
Our friend Amanda Martin is making VOTE YES IN NOVEMBER buttons and bumper magnets–click on the link HERE to pre-order and support her efforts!! Thank you Amanda!!!
Please consider helping our friend Troy with a Literature Drop in Fairview Park! Your help is needed in Fairview Park to help elect Democrats that support pro-choice! Please sign up Today! These will be walkable houses in Fairview Park. You’ll be delivering Door Hangers to Democrats and Independent Voters. If you’re available at other times please let me know. Thank you, Troy 216-299-7661
STOP SB 83 – The Higher Education Destruction Act—STOP restrictions on DEI programs and training!STOP restrictions on race and gender-based programs & policies!STOP restrictions on worker rights! STOP racist attacks on the AAPI community!TAKE ACTION HERE
Why is Cleveland Browns stadium a hot topic now? Browns’ owners, Jimmy and Dee Haslam, are saying they want a better stadium by the time the Browns’ lease for the current lakefront stadium expires in 2028. Secret negotiations are underway between the Haslams and city, county, and state officials about the scope of the project…click on the link above to learn more!
Our next stated meeting is Tuesday March 28th, at 6:30 pm in person at the Rocky River Library and via Zoom.
Dave Nash, the Vice President of the Rocky River Green Team will be speaking and addressing issues and initiatives regarding sustainability, conservation, bike initiatives, green events in Rocky River. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about the green movement in Rocky River!!
Please RSVP HERE and review the minutes for last month’s meeting HERE!!
March is officially our MEMBERSHIP DRIVE month!! Now is the time to head over to our website HERE and renew your membership!! Your support allows us to continue the good work we do for Rocky River and the Democratic community of Cuyahoga County at large. We have a very exciting year planned with exciting speakers for our meetings, engagement activities and parties for the club, as well as opportunities for involvement in the community as we have local elections this fall. Renew today to keep up with our club and be part of the political process in Rocky River!!
For all willing and able to lend their time tomorrow, Sunday February 19th at 9am, Troy Greenfield and Protect Choice Ohio are organizing a signature drive to support the petition to get the Protect Choice Ohio initiative on the statewide ballot this November. They need our help to get signatures from our friends, neighbors, and community members to secure the initiative’s place on the ballot so we can continue to protect and secure women’s and reproductive rights in Ohio.
Please see the details below and click the link HERE to sign up to volunteer. Thank you all in advance for your continued time, dedication, and support!!
For those interested, please plan to arrive at West Shore Universalist Unitarian Church (20401 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River), tomorrow, Sunday February 19th, at 9am!!
Staging Location:
West Shore Unitarian UniversalistChurch
20401 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River, OH 44116
Please pick up your petitions and campaign materials at the staging location between 9 am – 3 pm.
When you arrive, go inside the church, and we’ll train you to collect signatures and give you all your materials.
Sunday’s weather is High 50 and Low 36; Please wear a warm coat. At some points, you will be outside for 30 mins – 60 mins.
Return your petitions to the West Shore U.U. Church on Sunday, 2/19, by 3 pm OR
After 3 pm, drop off petitions at Troy’s House, 4585W 227th St, Fairview Park, OH 44126, by 8 pm on Sunday.
Please mark your calendars for this upcoming Saturday, January 21st at 12:30 for the Cleveland Women’s March!! Please consider attending and showing your support for women’s rights and the right to reproductive freedom!!