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Voter Registration Day of Action - Message from the Board

7/25/2024

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Voter Registration Day of Action
Saturday, August 10th from 11 am to 3 pm

A Message from the PACG Board of Directors
Our friends at Power in Our Numbers has adopted neighboring Davenport Precinct D34. We encourage our members and friends to attend this voter registration event to help out. We believe that everyone should vote! And PACG gets credit from Vision Leads for attending and supporting other voting efforts in Davenport.


Third Missionary Baptist Church
parking lot
222 W 14th ST
Davenport, IA (map)


Power in Our Numbers

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Power in Our Numbers will be sponsoring a Voter Registration Day of Action throughout the
Quad Cities area on Saturday, August 10th from 11 – 3. Power In Our Numbers is a non-
partisan partnership of local organizations in the Iowa and Illinois Quad Cities. This
organization works together in partnership to maintain and enhance objectives in our Quad Cities
community that will allow our voices to matter.

The Voter Registration Day of Action will allow Quad Citians the opportunity to:
  • Register to vote
  • Find election and voter information
  • Pick up absentee ballot request forms
  • Get answers to questions concerning voting

There will be a central location at the Third Missionary Baptist Church parking lot at 222 W. 14th
St. in Davenport, Iowa with members and volunteers present from 11 – 3 providing voter
information. Members will also be visiting QC churches, beauty salons, barbershops, and local
businesses sharing informational packets and giving out information on that day about voting in
our November 5th General Election.

Because Your Voice Matters!

The purpose of the Day of Action is exactly that…bringing awareness, getting our Quad Citians
involved and ready to express themselves in selecting those individuals who will be able to assist
in making our community safe and prosperous for each and every one of us.

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Bridge Builder Training - After Action Report

7/20/2024

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Bridge Builder Training - After Action Report

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We were very pleased with the Community Connect Bridge Builders training offered by Vision Leads on Sunday, July 14th. This training was geared toward volunteers who want to interact directly with residents during our efforts to increase voter turn out. The training had great attendance from PACG as well as other organizations in our community that have adopted different precincts. The presentation was helpful and informative.

We now understand what resources will be offered to us and are excited to be working with Vision Leads. Our experienced door-knockers expressed great satisfaction with how we are being led to turn out the vote in our adopted precinct, D44 in Davenport.

If you missed the in-person training and want to work face-to-face with voters in our precinct, there will be another virtual training on Wednesday, July 24th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Please register here for the training. If you would like to work with voters but cannot attend that training either, please email us to let us know. You can still help in this effort!

If you have not already joined one of our Volunteer Teams, you can still do it! Sign up from this PACG blog post by contacting the respective Team Leader. You can join more than one team.
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Bridge Builders Training sign up - PACG Event

7/8/2024

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Sign up for Bridge Builders Training!
Sunday, July 14th from 3:00 - 5:30 pm

MLK Interpretive Center
501 N Brady ST
Davenport, IA (map)


Board of Directors and Vision Leads
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You learned about our Adopt a Precinct initiative when you attended our Democracy in the Balance Community Gathering. If you are going to be in contact with voters (Voter Contact Team or Voter Education/Registration Team), please sign up for this Vision Leads workshop. You will learn how to connect with residents in a respectful, nonpartisan way. Register here.
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Join our "Democracy in the Balance" effort!

6/28/2024

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Democracy in the Balance Volunteer Sign Up

Board of Directors
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Now that you know that we part of the Vision Leads Adopt a Precinct initiative, we need volunteers! At this point we don't know a lot of details about what each of our teams will be doing, but we have a general idea. There are numerous ways you can be involved. And you can participate on several teams! How would you like to help?

Click on the links below to contact the Team Leaders

Voter Education/Registration - Allison Ambrose

Voter Contact - Alta Price

Precinct Logistics - Loxi Hopkins

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2024 Party Caucuses - What You Can Do Now

1/7/2024

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A message to our members in Iowa - Attend your party caucus!
Monday, January 15th at 6 pm (arrive early)

Varied locations

Scott County Democratic Party:
 There is only one caucus location, North High School, 626 W 53rd St, Davenport. You will not vote for candidates. There will be a display in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. If you want to bring memorabilia to add to that display, see the flyer below.

Scott County Republican Party: Find your caucus location at this website. You can also download the Republican caucus locations in the attached flyer at the end of this blog post. Since you will be voting, bring photo ID and know your precinct.


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People's Forum - After Action Report

10/16/2022

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People's Forum - Iowa House of Representatives - After Action Report

PACG Board of Directors, Forums and AAUW and ISEA

​PACG cosponsored this event with the AAUW (American Association of University Women) and ISEA (Iowa State Education Association).

Seven of the twelve candidates for the Iowa House participated in a candidate forum on Saturday morning, October 15th, at the Bettendorf Library. About 30 citizens attended this event, which was moderated by Daniel Salazar, a Senior at St. Ambrose University and a member of the Muscatine LULAC and Latinos Unidos.

​Thank you to all who helped coordinate this event.

Lori McCollum
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Make Temporary Visitor's Driver's License (TVDL) a valid ID! - Of Interest to PACG Forum Members

9/8/2022

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Let's make the Temporary Visitor's Driver's License (TVDL) a valid ID!

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PACG received this letter from our progressive friends at Quad Cities Interfaith.
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Dear Ally,

The Temporary Visitor's Driver’s License in Illinois came into effect on July 1, 2014. This allows non-visa status individuals or undocumented immigrants the opportunity to obtain a temporary Visitor's Driver's License. Nonetheless, this temporary driver's license is not a valid form of identification in the State of Illinois.

Leaders from Quad Cities Interfaith, along with affiliates of the Gamaliel Network, have started a campaign to demand a regular driver's license for undocumented immigrants that can be also a valid form of identification. This is because many have faced obstacles using it as a form of ID when accessing their bank accounts, when returning items at stores, and even facing stigmas because the TVDL states: "Not Valid for Identification". Federal limits would still apply with this new ID, but community members would no longer face obstacles in accessing basic aspects of everyday life and would feel more comfortable when interacting with law enforcement.

One of the first steps of this campaign is to invite both candidates running for the Secretary of State, to the Gamaliel of Illinois & Iowa Public Meeting, to be hosted on October 13, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. on Monroe Street Christian Church, Springfield, IL.

If you are interested in learning more about TVDL please click HERE or email [email protected]

In Solidarity,
Quad Cities Interfaith
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Decision delayed on Iowa's top caucus spot - Of Interest to PACG Forum Members

8/16/2022

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Decision delayed on Iowa's top caucus spot 

Civil Rights Forum and The Real MainStream

​Iowa will have to wait until after the mid-term elections to learn whether it will keep its spot as the first political caucus of the presidential season, 
reports the Nebraska Examiner. Iowa is vying to keep its early spot along with New Hampshire, and challengers Nevada, Maryland and South Carolina. Critics say Iowa should not hold such an influential spot because it lacks diversity (emphasis added).

Read more in the link above.

The Real MainStream is the only blatantly LGBTQ-affirming, intersectional, progressive publication serving Illinois and Iowa. Subscribe to the Real Mainstream here. 

PACG Webmaster
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Vote Today in the Illinois Primary - Action Alert

6/28/2022

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Vote Today in the Illinois Primary! - Action Alert
Tuesday, June 28th from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm

A Message to Our Members

Have you voted by early by mail or in person in Illinois? If not, go to your polling place today!

We are all aware of the numerous challenges facing our democracy. Your vote matters more than ever and it is the path forward for change.

Here are a few resources if you need more information today: 

For voting instructions and assistance: https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/VotingInstructions.aspx

Find your vote by mail drop box here: https://www.elections.il.gov/VotingAndRegistrationSystems/VoteByMailBallotDropBoxLocations.aspx?T=637915089565405758

Polls are open to vote in person from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm.

Glenda Guster
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Voting Primary Dates - A Message to Our Membership

5/17/2022

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Iowa and Illinois Primary Voting Information
Various Dates

A Message to Our Membership

Know the dates for voting in the upcoming primary elections!


Iowa Primary Voting

May 18: First Day of Absentee Voting
May 23: Deadline to Request Absentee Ballots to be mailed
June 7: Primary Election Day

Your ballot must be received at your Iowa County Auditor's office on June 7th. Ballots will not be counted if they are received later, regardless of postmark date. This is a new voter restriction that the Iowa legislature has instituted.Learn more about voting in Scott County here: https://www.scottcountyiowa.gov/auditor


Illinois Primary Voting

May 19: Early in-person voting begins at your county clerk's office
June 12: Last day to register online to vote in Illinois. You can still register to vote in-person, up until and on election day (June 28).
June 7: Primary Election Day
June 23: Last day for election officials to receive your mail-in ballot (so make sure your mail-in ballot is postmarked before this date)
June 28: Illinois statewide primary election. Polls open at 6:00 am and close at 7:00 pm. Learn more about voting in Rock Island here: http://rockislandcountyil.gov/Elections/Home/  

Lori McCollum
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