Fwd: Next DSNC election committee meeting 3/31 5pm

[Christopher Beland]

(forwarding for Rebecca due to typo and moderation snafu)

[Marilyn]

I was not going to send this until all the information was complete, but I decided I might save someone from duplicating the effort.

Bulletin Board Available

Teele Square Laundromat

Lexington Ave playground

Bulletin Board Exists Am Checking on Permission to Post

Council on Aging (in TAB - they tape stuff up all over lobby)

West Somerville Community School

Brown School

Kennedy School (2, out front and in back in the tot lot, these boards are locked)

Could not access Dilboy Post - will reach out

No Board Seen

Tufts playground

Kenney Park

Powderhouse Park (confess I did not get to the whole park and will revisit)

Lou Ann David Park

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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:41:30 -0400
Subject: Next DSNC election committee meeting 3/31 5pm

Hi all,

We had a super productive meeting yesterday.  Here is the combined agenda/minutes.

First thing to know: the next election committee meeting is TUESDAY March 31, 5pm, in person at my house at 7 Spencer Ave and via zoom.  (zoom link to follow with an agenda later in the month)

The next biggest thing to know: we are getting as many folks trained to help with member verification as we can. The training will be a (short) zoom call with someone from the board.  I'm hoping that can get done in the next few days.

At the meeting, the following people volunteered to be trained:

Michele

Emily B

Emily L

Sara

Hala

Rebecca

Does anyone else want to join us?  You should!  It will be quick and easy.  Anyone who wants to be a poll worker will need to attend a training (very short, via zoom).  Also, I think it would be great if some of the outreach committee folks want to be trained, too, since setting up a table to offer verification would be a nice way to increase visibility of the DSNC.  Let me know soon if you want to be added to the list so we can make sure to include you in the training.

Other notes from the meeting:

• Between now and the March meeting we are focused on publicity and outreach, both for the DSNC in general and for nominations and the upcoming election.  If you weren't at the meeting and you want to help out with that, let me know!  There were some great ideas that didn't get taken up because no one at the meeting volunteered.  But if you have time in the next two weeks maybe they can happen after all.
• Most of the non-publicity tasks for the election should wait until after the March meeting, when we'll learn which version of the bylaws will govern the election.  

Congratulations for reading this far.  That's all the most important stuff.  Below this point there is a list of who I think volunteered for what at the meeting.  Let me know if I got any of this wrong.

• Rebecca: create a blurb about nominations and the March meeting and see if we can get it to run in local new outlets; send request to add to proof of residency options; join Emily L to draft polling procedures and a manual immediately after 3/30 meeting
• Sara: update the DSNC website election page (will not be live until after the 3/30 election); check with PJ about updating the election FAQ
• Zachary: post Rebecca's blurb to various social media outlets (my notes are confused, did you actually volunteer for this?)
• Michele & Emily B: contact city councilors and other local Davis organizations (listed here under "Local organizations") with a blurb; contact the city about using their ballot box and one voting booth
• Hala: contact Middlesex Bank about a notice on their sign advertising the 3/30 DSNC meeting and seeking nominations; draft rules (code of conduct? guidelines?) for the polling place, e.g. no campaigning inside the library, others?
• Emily L: schedule in person polling at the library; join Rebecca to draft polling procedures and a manual immediately after 3/30 meeting
• Ed: help PJ and Sara with the update/revision of the election FAQ

And remember, anyone who's sending info to outside organizations should send it to this list first to check for typos, accuracy, etc.  I'll send around a blurb later for the March meeting and once it's finalized folks can just copy that if it's appropriate for the purpose. 

Thanks all,

--Rebecca

[Christopher Beland]

Hurray; this bulletin board hunting was extremely helpful! I have a couple more places to stop by tomorrow while I'm running errands (they were closed by the time I ran errands today) and will do the new places while I'm out.

Given you haven't heard back about posters, I was going to try contacting the school PTAs and Dilboy and ask if there is an address that would like to receive email notifications instead. Did you email or call the schools themselves rather than the PTAs? And how did you try Dilboy? I'm thinking I can try a different method or person this time and see if we have better luck.

Thanks again,

Chris