Events for April 18 - July 9, 2023

Early voting begins Friday, Sept. 17 and continues through October 3o.  Voting is Monday through Friday, along with two Saturdays, Oct. 23 and Oct. 30.  Voters registered in James City County vote at the Vote Center, JCC Rec Center, 5301 Longhill Rd., Williamsburg 23188. Monday-Friday 8 am - 5 pm. Saturdays, Oct. 23 and Oct. 30 from 9 am-5 pm.  Voters registered in the City of Williamsburg vote at the Municipal Building, 401 Lafayette St., Williamsburg 23185. Monday-Friday plus two Saturdays, Oct. 23 and Oct. 30, from 8 am to 4:3o pm. 

Requests for absentee ballots online, by mail or by fax must be received by 5 pm on Friday, Oct. 22.  Click here for more information about absentee voting. To request a ballot online, click here.  

Thursday, Jan. 20 Join beginning 6:45 pm Doors close 7:10 pm Register in advance for Zoom link Attending via phone? Email us for info Join us next Thursday, Jan. 20, as we formally merge our two committees, the Williamsburg-James City County Democrats and the York-Poquoson Democratic Committee to become the Historic Triangle Democrats. The new name for our merged committee was recommended by an overwhelming 84 percent of our survey responders. We'll also be voting on new bylaws for our merged committee. The caucus is limited to members of our new merged committee (membership form here).  A presentation by Mary McGovern and other organizers of the new Historic Triangle chapter of Standing Up for Racial Justice beginning at 7 pm is open to the public, but non-members will be asked to leave when the presentation is concluded. For more information, read our CALL TO CAUCUS, CAUCUS RULES, and PROPOSED BYLAWS.  

PLEASE JOIN US to hear from DR. JANICE UNDERWOOD, Virginia Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer in Gov. Ralph Northam's administration. Thursday, Feb. 17 - by Zoom or phone Register now for Zoom/phone link: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZIkd... Don't miss this chance to hear from Dr. Underwood, who served as the first cabinet-level Chief Diversity Officer for Virginia, the first position of its kind in the U.S. She has more than 25 years of public service as an administrator, teacher educator, educator and diversity trainer. Our caucus to elect officers for the executive board of the Historic Triangle Democrats is hereby cancelled, since all positions are unopposed.

Join us by Zoom or phone to hear from State Senators Mamie Locke and Monty Mason and Del. Mike Mullin about this year's General Assembly session.

Join us for coffee with special guest Sen. Mark Warner. We'll hear from Sen. Warner about Russia and Ukraine as well as his federal legislative agenda. State Senators Monty Mason and Mamie Locke and Delegate Mike Mullin will also join us. There is no charge for this event but each attendee must reserve a ticket.

Never has electing Democrats been more important -- and with our new redistricting, we need to be better able to reach out to voters. Rural Groundgame has developed some innovative ways to connect with voters in rural areas -- and we can learn a lot from what they've come up with. Join us tonight for a presentation and discussion with Lynlee Thorne, Political Director of Rural Groundgame, an organization that works to help elect candidates in rural areas. Register for meeting here.