2024 Back to Blue - Our Blue Era
The Cass County Democratic Central Committee is hosting its bi-annual Back to Blue Dinner on April 27, 2024, at Memorial Station in Belton from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Your support allows us to help our local candidates and campaigns, and to fund a campaign headquarters in 2024.
Helping us usher in our Blue Era will be Richard Brown, candidate for Missouri Lt. Governor, Elad Gross, candidate for Attorney General, a special video message from House Minority Leader and candidate for governor, Crystal Quade, and our special guest, House Minority Whip Ashley Aune. Join us for a fun evening of great food and phenomenal Democrats! You especially don’t want to miss our silent auction.
Your support is always critical to the success of Democrats in Cass County and this support is essential in 2024. Your Choice, Your Freedoms, and OUR Future are at stake. You may purchase tickets at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/b2b2024
When
April 27th, 2024
5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Where
Memorial Station
602 Maurer Pkwy
Belton, MO 64012
2024 Mass Meeting
The Cass County Democratic Party is excited to invite Cass County Democrats to participate in our Mass Meeting on Thursday, April 18th at 7:00 pm. Cass County Democrats will elect 21 state delegates to be sent to the 4th Congressional District Convention on May 9th and the Missouri Democratic Party’s state convention on June 22nd.
To run to serve as a delegate at the 4th Congressional District and Missouri Democratic Party’s state convention potential delegates must:
● Have voted in the Democratic Presidential Preference Primary on March 23, 2024
● Have filled out Statement of Candidacy Form (https://www.missouridemocrats.org/delegate-selection) and returned it to the MDP by April 11th, 2024.
Meeting Details:
Date: April 18th
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Old Cass County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, 102 E. Wall St., Harrisonville, Missouri
All Democrats are invited to come and participate in the election of delegates.
March Cass Dems Meeting
Join us at 6:00 pm for some pizza and conversation!
What's on the agenda? ELECTIONS
-Recap of the MDP Presidential Preference Primary on March 23rd.
-Candidate filing ends March 26th for County & State office. We'll know all the Democrats on the ballot in Cass County & Missouri and have opportunities to connect with their campaigns.
-April 2nd is the Municipal General election in Cass County. Let us know the candidates and what issues you are supporting.
-April 18th is our county Mass Meeting to elect our delegates to the 4th District and State conventions. Want to be a delegate? We'll outline the steps for you.
-May 5th is the deadline to turn in all the signatures to Jeff City for the MCF petition to restore and protect reproductive rights in Missouri. We will have the petition available for you to sign at this meeting.
-May 9th in Warsaw is when we elect 4 delegates to the state and national Democratic conventions. Would you like to run to be a delegate? We'll have more information about how to run.
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We'll have the pizza and drinks.
See you Thursday night, March 28th!
2024 MDP Presidential Preference Primary
Saturday, March 23rd is the Democratic Party Presidential Preference Primary in Missouri. You can vote in person on Saturday if you didn't vote by mail. We'll also have the Missourians for Constitutional Freedom petition available to sign. #EndtheBanMO
February Meeting
We're heading to South Cass this month for our meeting. Join us and bring a friend. Better yet, bring someone who is thinking about running for office in Cass County, or Jeff City, too.
From 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm, you'll have time to visit with friends and sign the Missourians for Constitutional Freedom petition.
At 7:00 pm our meeting will begin and we have a lot on the agenda.
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Meet Jeanette Cass, candidate for Missouri's 4th District.
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Unveil our theme and our speaker line-up for the Back to Blue
fundraiser in April. -
Update on Missourians for Constitutional Freedom and the signature
gathering plan for Cass County. -
March 23rd Presidential Preference Primary
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April 2 Municipal Election
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April 18th Cass County Mass Meeting (to elect delegates to
represent Cass County for our Congressional (May 9th), State (June
22), and National Democratic (August 19-22) conventions.
Bring a light snack if you'd like!
For Immediate Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Missouri Democratic Party Announces 2024 Democratic Presidential Candidates To Appear On March Primary Ballot, Overviews Primary Election Process
January 23, 2024
The Missouri Democratic Party, pursuant to our presidential selection process, is announcing that the period for presidential candidates to file to appear on the Missouri Democratic presidential primary ballot closed at 5 PM, January 22, 2024. The following candidates filed and will appear on the ballot for the presidential primary election scheduled on Saturday, March 23, 2024:
Joseph R Biden, Jr
Dean Phillips
Stephen P Lyons
Armando Perez-Serrato
Marianne Williamson
Jason Michael Palmer
Uncommitted
“Uncommitted” shall automatically appear on the ballot. Write-ins are not allowed per DNC Rules (Rule 11.C, Rule 14.A, Rule 14.C, Rule 14.D, Rule 14.E, & Rule 15.H)
On the Republican Legislature’s change requiring state parties to run their presidential preference primary election, Missouri Democratic Party Chair Russ Carnahan released the following statement:
“After the Missouri Republicans eliminated our state-run presidential primary, the Missouri Democratic Party worked to design the best party-run process possible given the barriers of the new law. The old fashioned caucus-only election makes it hard to participate in our free and fair Democratic elections and disenfranchises too many senior citizens, military personnel, those with disabilities, and work or childcare obligations from exercising their right to vote.” Carnahan said.
“Missouri Democrats sought to make lemonade with these lemons and maximize voter participation by offering a mail-in and an in-person voting option to Democratic presidential primary voters. It has long been the belief of the Democratic Party that greater participation in our Democratic elections is what is best for everyone, and the Missouri Democratic Party will continue to advocate for policies that expand access to voting and fight against these attacks on our Democratic process and restore Missouri’s state-run presidential primary for future elections.”
Additionally, the Missouri Democratic Party announced the Democratic National Committee conditionally approved MDP’s plan for Missouri’s 2024 Democratic Presidential Primary. The following details are confirmed with more information available soon:
Missouri’s Democratic presidential primary is scheduled for Saturday, March 23, 2024.
The Democratic presidential primary will be a hybrid election, offering Missouri Democrats an opportunity to cast their vote by mail or at an in-person voting site from 8 AM until noon on the day of the primary.
Pending final availability, at least one in-person voting site will be held in each county, with additional sites in larger counties.
Missourians registered to vote by February 21, 2024, with the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office will be eligible to vote in the Missouri Democratic presidential preference primary election, so long as the voter is not registered as a Republican.
Ballots will be available for request beginning February 1st via the Missouri Democratic Party’s Website, with distribution beginning Feb 17th. This request period will close on March 12.
Ballots must be returned to the MDP by 10 AM on March 23, 2024.
Votes will be counted by March 25, with the announcement to be made by March 28, 2024.
Background:
In 2022, the Republican-controlled legislature passed HB 1878, which eliminated Missouri’s state-run presidential preference primary election and designated a party-run system for choosing presidential nominees. This is another attack on free and fair Democratic elections that makes it harder for people to exercise their voting rights. The Missouri Democratic Party adamantly opposed this change, and none of the Democrats serving in the Missouri State House or Senate at the time voted for this bill. Nearly every Republican member supported the measure.
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Media Contact:
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January Cass Dems Meeting
We've got a lot happening here in the first few months of the year. The petition to restore abortion rights, candidate filings, the Democratic Party Presidential Primary, the County Mass Meeting Caucus, AND our Back to Blue fundraiser coming up in April! Please join us on Thursday night, January 25th.
MDP Presidential Preference Primary - Cass County Info
The Presidential Preference Primary allows party members to vote for their preferred presidential candidate, influencing the delegation for the national convention.
The GOP supermajority passed an election law in June 2022 that eliminated the state-run Presidential primaries, becoming one of the first states in the country to revert to caucuses OR party-run elections.
To allow as many to participate as possible, The Missouri Democratic Party (MDP) will have a mail-in and in-person Primary!
Primary Election Details:
Mail-in Voting
• Declared Democrats will receive a postcard with instructions after Feb 1. To receive this postcard you must add that you are a Declared Democrat to your voter registration before January 22nd. You can make this change at the County Clerk's office in Harrisonville or on-line at: https://s1.sos.mo.gov/.../home/partyaffiliationlanding
• You can request mail-in ballots from the MDP website (https://www.missouridemocrats.org/) Feb 12 to March 12.
• Mail-In ballots must be received back by 10:00 AM on March 23.
• You can request mail-in ballots from the MDP website (https://www.missouridemocrats.org/) Feb 12 to March 12.
• Mail-In ballots must be received back by 10:00 AM on March 23.
In-person Voting
• Any registered voter (no party affiliation requirement – state law) who does not participate in the Republican Caucus
• Polls open from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM on March 23
• Polls open from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM on March 23
Polling location for Cass County - Old Historic Courthouse on the Square - 102 E. Wall St., Harrisonville
Run for Municipal Office!
FILING BEGINS TOMORROW (December 5th) at 8:00 am, and runs through December 26th, FOR THE APRIL 2ND GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS!
Municipal elections are non-partisan, meaning you do NOT have to declare as either an R or a D.
Whoever files 1st gets their name on the ballot 1st. Filing takes place at the city halls for the Mayor/Council/Alderman and at the school's main office for the school board.
If you have any questions, please feel free to message us at [email protected]
Join us Thursday Night!
ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT RUNNING FOR OFFICE? DO YOU HAVE PEOPLE YOU'VE TALKED TO ABOUT RUNNING?
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT UPCOMING ELECTIONS?
You need to join us on Thursday night and bring a friend! Patty Lewis & Ashley Aune are leaders in our Missouri House Democratic caucus. Patty had roots in Cass County and Ashley has won in a formerly Republican district in Platte County. They want to see us win too.
Join us on Thursday, October 26th at the Ives Reid Celebration Center in Belton, 609 Minnie Ave.
(This is the Belton Senior Center located behind QuikTrip, on the North end of Memorial Park)
