Given the fact some burglars seem to case their potential targets first by knocking on doors, the level of jumpiness is understandable, and when we get advance word of a legit door-to-door campaign, we want to share it. Like this one:
A rep from West Seattle’s largest political organization, the 34th District Democrats, mentioned at this past Monday’s Highland Park Action Committee meeting (WSB coverage here) that there’s a get-out-the-vote drive this weekend. We checked with chair Ivan Weiss, who confirmed some doorbelling will be included:
We’ll be canvassing precincts door-to-door in some cases and phone-banking in others. We’re asking for their votes and not for their money, and we will be their West Seattle neighbors and volunteers, and not minimum wage solicitors from out of the area or from other states.
He refers there to the national-linked solicitors that caused a stir over Memorial Day weekend.
Meantime, the 34th DDs also will be at the Alki Art Fair registering voters tomorrow and Sunday. As we mentioned earlier this week, it’s too late to register for the August 19th primary unless you have never before voted in Washington state (in which case you have about another week), but not too late for the big November 4th general-election day. (The Sound Transit ballot measure, by the way, now has joined the lineup of what you’ll be deciding, along with the parks levy and Pike Place Market levy, among many other things.)
One more local-politics note: Jenny sent this photo taken near Lincoln Park, noting you don’t see campaign signs for the PCO (precinct officer) position every day:
As the sign hints, Chris Porter is not just campaigning, he’s also headed to the Democratic National Convention (mentioned here two months ago).
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