Dolphin Democrats
Politics in the LGBT Community
Join us on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at our Membership Meeting. We will be hosting all the Democratic candidates for Broward County State Attorney and will be electing a Secretary to the currently vacant position. Meeting is held at The Pride Center in Wilton Manors. Doors open at 6:30pm and meeting will start promptly at 7:00pm.
Update 03/11/2020
We look forward to seeing you there!
Wilton Manors, FL – Members of the Dolphin Democrats conducted a Presidential Preference Primary Straw Poll at their Feb. 12 monthly meeting. Michael R. Bloomberg won the straw poll garnering 32 percent of the votes. Coming in second was Pete Buttigieg at 25 percent, and third was Elizabeth Warren at 23 percent. Amy Klobuchar received 8.51 percent of the vote; Joe Biden received 6.38 percent; Bernie Sanders received 4.36 percent; and Tom Steyer received 0 percent.
“We’re always looking for ways to excite LGBTQ+ Democrats in Broward County,” said Alfredo Olvera, President of the Dolphin Democrats. “The straw poll is a fun and exciting way to energize Democrats and find out the pulse of our caucus, but I want to stress it is not an official endorsement of the organization.
“I encourage all LGBTQ+ Broward Democrats to fight for their respective candidates with all their heart and passion, but in the end, we must come together to defeat President Trump.”
The Dolphin Democrats’ mission this election year is to Unite, Ignite, and Win.
The Dolphin Democrats will conduct a second and final straw poll at their Wednesday, March 11 membership meeting.
For more information, please visit https://www.dolphindems.org
March 12-20: Invite to respond Online
March 16-24: A reminder letter
If you haven’t responded:
March 26-April 3: A reminder postcard
April 8-16: A reminder letter and paper form
April 20-27: A final reminder, before in person follow up
Learn more at: https://2020census.gov/en.html
February Annual Membership Meeting – Board of Directors Election
At our February 12, 2020 Annual Membership Meeting we will be electing 5 Directors with terms expiring on February, 2022. We will also be electing a Secretary with term expiring on February 2021.
Any person who would like to participate in the election as a candidate or a voter, must renew their membership or join by December 29, 2019. Candidates shall also be registered as a Democrat living in Broward County, and be able and willing to attend and actively participate in the monthly membership meeting and Board of Directors meeting.
The Dolphin Democrats Board of Directors is a very active Board united in a common purpose, to strengthen and further the ideals and principles of the Democratic Party, which recognizes and promotes diversity, good will, and respect for all members of the community.
Anyone interested in running for Director or Secretary must submit their names at [email protected] no later than February 2, 2020
Join us today and become part of the change.
Official Notice: January Membership Meeting Bylaws Amendments
At our Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Membership meeting, the Bylaws Committee will be be presenting for membership vote the following proposed amendments to sections of the Bylaws:
1.Changed LGBTA to LGBTQ+ throughout the entire document. This is consistent with the state caucus.
2. Article VI, Sec. 5(c)(iii) – Reduced voting eligibility for officer and director elections from 45 to 40 days. This aligns the eligibility deadline better with the meeting schedule to increase eligible voters for the elections.
3. Article VIII, Sec. 2 – Added a requirement that all board of directors must receive Voter Registration Training within 6 months of assuming or being appointed to their position.
4. Article VIII, Sec. 6 Removed the word “board” from board member attendance at meetings and clarified that board members may only miss 4 meetings either board or general membership.
We encourage all of our members to review the updates before the meeting. According to our current Bylaws, all amendments can only be approved by 2/3 of the members in attendance at the membership meetings, while meeting quorum.
For questions or concerns, please email Alfredo Olvera at [email protected]
See below links to print a copy of the “Bylaws Amendment Summary Sheet” and a copy of the Bylaws with the recommended changes red-lined.
The Dolphin Democrats has 2 directors to the board positions vacant. The Elections committee will be holding an election at the September 11, 2019 Membership Meeting.
The Following positions are vacant:
Directorship with term expiring February, 2021
Directorship with term expiring February 2020
If you would like to participate and run for election, you must be a member for at least 45 days before the September 11th meeting (July 28th). Must be a registered Democrat and live in Broward County.
All directors must commit to attend and participate in the once a month Board of Directors meeting, and Membership Meeting. They also need to actively chair, co-chair or participate in at least one of the committees.
All members interested in adding their name to the ballot should email a brief bio to [email protected] no later than August 31, 2019. The committee will be also taking nominations from the floor.
The Dolphin Democrats will be collecting School Supplies to benefit local elementary schools. You can help us by bringing paper, notebooks, pencils, scissors, glue, backpacks, etc. to the next meeting or membership mixer.
Or you can order directly from Amazon by clicking on our AMAZON WISH LIST and the items will be mailed to us.
Help us help the kids in our community
Monthly Membership Meetings
The Pride Center at Equality Park
2040 N Dixie Hwy.
Wilton Manors, FL 33305
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
6:30 Social Hour
7:00pm Meeting Starts
Click on Date to RSVP on Facebook
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 (Holiday Party)
