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During the precinct meetings taking place in late February and early March of this year, several resolutions were considered and passed on a wide range of issues, from the local to the national level. Thanks to the hard work of the Resolutions Committee, led by Hank Elkins, these resolutions were refined and edited into a single document.  When applicable, resolutions on very similar topics were combined.

Please read and review these resolutions for consideration prior to the County Convention on April 10th.  If you print a copy, please bring it with you, along with any notes for suggestions you may have.  Resolutions are available for download in either a Word or PDF format.

At its meeting on March 9, 2010, the Cheeks precinct adopted the following:

Resolution in Support of an Independent Regulator of the Financial Markets and Banking System

Whereas, the deregulation of financial markets and the banking system were major contributing factors to the financial collapse which began in late 2007 and which included the collapse of Bear Stearns on April 2008 and Lehman Brother in September 2008 (1); and

Join the YES WE CANS Food Drive to benefit the Inter-Faith Council (IFC) and Orange Congregations in Missions (OCIM) food pantries on Monday, January 18th!

The Orange County Democrats are partnering with Organizing for America/Orange County Campaign for Change on this national day of service to help our neighbors across the county who are struggling. The shelves at the county’s food pantries are constantly being emptied.  Let’s work together to help restock the empty shelves! We are asking each precinct to collect at least 47 lbs of food to help us reach our goal of 2010 lbs of non -perishable food, toilet paper, new or gently used clean blankets and coats.

You can take food and clothing donations donations and/or help collect food in either Chapel Hill/Carrboro or Hillsborough:

Click the image at left to download a poster you can use in your neighborhood to promote the event!

In Chapel Hill/Carrboro: Please deliver food donations you have collected to the IFC office at 110 W. Main St., Carrboro between 1pm and 4pm on Monday, January 18. Copy the attached flier, staple to a grocery bag and go out and meet just 5 of your neighbors. This is a great way to establish relationships that will help in our work. Feel free to deliver to Diane Robertson’s home at 405 Waterside Drive, Carrboro, NC 27510 if you can't get to IFC on Monday;  leave on her porch with your precinct name if she is not home. Donations of checks can be made to IFC. We will weigh them at $1 per lb. Questions call Diane at 919-607-9604. You can also volunteer to collect food donations by clicking here.

In Hillsborough: We will be collecting food donations and asking shoppers to purchase needed items at Lowe’s Foods, off South Churton Street, Hillsborough from 2pm until 6pm on Monday, January 18.  You can collect food items from your friends and neighbors and drop off  or volunteer to work a short 2 hour shift at Lowe’s Foods. This is a great way to meet and greet our neighbors in the northern part of the county!  To volunteer or ask questions contact Linda Chewning at lindachewning@gmail.com or 919-360-1281.  You can also volunteer to collect food donations by clicking here.

Jim White, Chair of the Orange County Democratic Party and Bill Knight, Chair of the Orange County Republican Party issued the following joint statement today:

Last week a mailing was sent to residents of Chapel Hill that was supposedly from an organization calling itself “CHC PAC.”   There is apparently no such political action committee registered with the Orange County Board of Elections and no contact information or mailing address on the postcard.  The postcard is designed to look like a mailer supporting mayoral candidate Mark Kleinschmidt, and contains attacks on mayoral candidate Matt Czajkowski. 

Frankly, this does not read like a mailing that was intended to benefit either candidate, neither candidate has time to respond to it, and we are greatly disturbed that this was sent in Orange County in the few days before an election.    This appears to be an unfortunate and illegal attempt by an unknown individual or group to influence the election for Chapel Hill Mayor.   We do not care whether the responsible parties are Democrats, Republicans, or unaffiliated; this is not the way campaigns are conducted in Orange County, and we strongly condemn the person or persons behind this mailing.  This improper electioneering communication may violate both the North Carolina General Statutes and federal mail fraud statutes and we call on the Orange County District Attorney, the Orange County Board of Elections, and the North Carolina Board of Elections to investigate this matter vigorously and punish those behind this mailing to the full extent of the law.

We both implore the voters of Chapel Hill to ignore this spurious attempt to influence the election and ask that it not influence their choice either way.  Judge the candidates on their positions, not some unwelcome attempt by a third party to sway the outcome.