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- Have you received your “Presidential Primary Election” Official Sample Ballot?
- Have you made and marked your choices to make it easier and faster to vote?
- What day are you going to vote? And do you know where?
2024 Presidential Primary Election, early voting will be available from Thursday, May 2 through Thursday, May 9, 2024 (including Saturday and Sunday) from 7 am to 8 pm. You can vote early at any early voting center … 2024 Presidential Election – Maryland
The 2024 U.S. presidential election promises to be like no other in modern times.
Leading the field of Republican presidential candidates is former President Donald Trump, who faces a battery of federal and state criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
Biden, the incumbent president, is the presumptive Democratic nominee. At 81, he would be the oldest American to win a presidential election should he clinch a second four-year term in November 2024.
Before Americans pick a president in November, they get to pick the candidates in a series of primaries and caucuses. It’s a wonky process that has evolved over the course of the country’s history and continues to evolve today. WASHINGTON (Reuters)
Government 101: United States Presidential Primary
The Convention
Prior to a general election, there is a selection process to determine which candidate will appear on the ballot for a given political party in the nationwide general election. Political parties generally hold national conventions at which a group of delegates collectively decide upon which candidate they will run for the presidency. The two methods for choosing delegates to the national convention are the caucus and the primary.
The Caucus
What is a caucus? Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina – Candidates spend significant time and money on their campaigns in the early primary states. But these primaries and caucuses do not necessarily pick the party’s nominee or the president. How are votes cast at a caucus? For Republicans, surrogates for candidates give final pitches after the caucuses get underway and then paper ballots are distributed to caucusgoers. They’re counted on-site, and the results are shared with the party. Since it isn’t a traditional election, a candidate’s performance in Iowa is often viewed as a test of his or her campaign’s organizational strength. Caucuses are not primaries. Primary elections are conducted like other US elections – at polling places and by secret ballot, held throughout the day and usually also with absentee and early voting.
The Primary
What is a primary? It’s an election to select candidates, usually for a particular political party, to appear on the general election ballot. Primaries award delegates, and candidates must reach a magic number of delegates to win the nomination and appear on the general election ballot in November. In some states a combination of the primary and caucus systems are used. The primary serves as a measure of public opinion but is not necessarily binding in choosing delegates. Sometimes the Party does not recognize open primaries because members of other parties are permitted to vote
Awarding the Delegates
The Democratic Party always uses a proportional method for awarding delegates. The percentage of delegates each candidate is awarded (or the number of undecided delegates) is representative of the mood of the caucus-goers or the number of primary votes for the candidate. For example imagine a state with ten delegates and three candidates. If 60% of the people supported candidate X, 20% supported candidate Y, and 20% supported candidate Z, candidate X would receive six delegates and candidates Y and Z would each receive two delegates.
The Republican Party, unlike the Democratic Party, allows each state to decide whether to use the winner-take-all method or the proportional method. In the winner-take-all method the candidate whom the majority of caucus participants or voters support receives all the delegates for the state. It is essential to remember that this is a general guide and that the primary system differs significantly from state to state. The best way to find information about your state is to contact your state Board of Elections. ………..Government 101: United States Presidential Primary – The Voter’s Self Defense System – Vote Smart
What Can I Do? One Person?
l. VOTE! Primary Election Dates
2. Healthy Environment – the World?!? No – start right where you live..
3. Recycling #s – Confusing? Composting – Allowed?.
Thank you LAC for the support of the “Arts for the Birds” project introduced in 2018. The creative Tree Swallow birdhouses installed at Granville Gude Park Lake and the Riverfront Park are not only beautiful but serve a purpose – the birds eat mosquitoes! Carol Relitz, CCC Member
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. – Leo Buscaglia
The New Rules of Tipping
t is now almost impossible to make any sort of purchase without being confronted with a Square screen asking for 15, 20, or 25 percent. And not just for a coffee: Buying a water bottle at the deli or crackers at a specialty grocery store now sometimes also prompts the option. This might irritate or confuse you, but the reality is there are new social expectations around all kinds of etiquette but also about what deserves a tip.
Note: anything under 20 per cent is rude and that, if you have more disposable income, you should be tipping more.
One more surprising item on the list is the 10 per cent tip requirement when picking up a takeaway. This is because, even when picking up the food yourself instead of getting a delivery, the order will still ‘interrupt the flow of the other work’ from which staff could be collecting tips. Daily Mail
Watch World Kindness Day in action. Spoiler alert: It happens year-round.
- Watch the video to see how a 16-second Tiktok video posted by the novelist’s daughter sparked a widespread chain of goodwill
- Loneliness, particularly among seniors, can create a deep void. So when a family of seven moved into a new community, they ‘adopted’ their elderly widowed neighbor as an honorary grandpa. Video
- The power to spread joy can happen at any age. Watch an 8-year-old boy’s reaction when he gets his first-ever birthday party from his young classmates – Video
- More heart-warming examples of kindness – 6 videos to remind you World Kindness Day can happen every day (usatoday.com)
Banned Books
If the child on the left was old enough to pick cotton and the child on the right was old enough to attend Klan rallies, then today’s children are old enough to learn about both of these and how they’ve led us to where we are today.
Food is a Universal Human Right – Help us provide fresh meals to communities in Hawaiʻi
After an unusually dry year in Hawaiʻi, two bushfires, heavily fanned by Category 4 Hurricane Dora in the Pacific, grew rapidly overnight. On Maui, the fire devastated communities—tragically it has become the deadliest blaze in the United States in more than a century. WCK’s Emergency Response Team is on the ground working with local partners Chef Hui and Common Ground Collective to support with food and water needs for first responders and impacted residents.
WCK is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. When disaster strikes, WCK’s Relief Team mobilizes to the frontlines with the urgency of now to start cooking and provide meals to people in need.
World Central Kitchen does not rent, share, or sell any donor contact information (address, phone, email) with third-party organizations. Donate to World Central Kitchen (wck.org)
Happy J
Thank a nurse today….. And, yes, there are male nurses also.
PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY
We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice Ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America.
Values of freedom and suffrage are essential elements of democracy. The Constitution reflects seven basic principles. They are popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, republicanism, and individual rights. Republicanism The Constitution provides for a republican form of government
De-Escalation Techniques
Difference of opinions? Learn de-escalation techniques at De-Escalation Training Learn more about why to learn at News tab
- Happy New Year! 2024 celebrated around the world../. Noteworthy
- How Did the Tradition of New Year’s Resolutions Start? Noteworthy
- ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas: The Story and Trivia Behind the Beloved Classic Holiday Tale and more at Noteworthy
- ‘Tis the season for travel and flight travails! Noteworthy
- Go to Noteworthy for the “I Have A Dream” speech
- The Endangered Species Act at 50 Noteworthy
- GivingTuesday reimagines a world built upon shared humanity and generosity. Noteworthy
- ‘Love they neighbor’ -What Decibel Is Too Loud For Neighbours? Noteworthy
- BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 2023 Noteworthy
- Where do you keep your reusable bags? Why? Go to Environment
- Nelson Mandela – go to NOTEWORTHY
- Happy July 4!
- “Art For the Birds” – at Environment
- FAQ about composting in Prince George’s County – at Environment
- Monarch mural in the works at McCullough Field Noteworthy
- Winter Emergency Kits for Car and Home – at “Gun violence in the United States is not a ‘tragedy'” Noteworthy
- “Gun violence in the United States is not a ‘tragedy'” Noteworthy
- How to Spot FAKE NEWS…. “Gun violence in the United States is not a ‘tragedy'” Noteworthy
- Go to Noteworthy for the “I Have A Dream” speech
- Great Basin National Park – Who Knew? Noteworthy
- CPR and more about American Heart Association Noteworthy
- Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society. Friday, March 1 – Sunday, March 31, 2024. Noteworthy
“The Hill We Climb” Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration Poem and watch her hands, listen, and learn.
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