Monthly Archives - May 2017

ADTC Supports Automatic Voter Registration

At its May 18, 2017 meeting, the Arlington Democratic Town Committee voted unanimously in favor of a resolution supporting automatic voter registration legislation. Eight states and the District of Columbia now have automatic voter registration. For more information, see the Automatic Voter Registration Fact Sheet(slightly out of date) and a short summary of the bill. Our representatives, Sean Garballey and Dave Rogers, support the bill, as did the late Sen. Donnelly. See the information about the Senate bill for full details.

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In Memoriam: Senator Ken Donnelly

We sorely miss our great State Senator Ken Donnelly, who died April 2 and whose funeral service was April 8. Our deepest sympathies go to his family.

The Donnelly family suggests donations in his memory can be made to:

Special State Senate Election Information

The Secretary of State has scheduled the special election to fill the Senate seat left vacant by our loss of Sen. Donnelly. The primary will be Tuesday, June 27, and the general election will be Tuesday, July 25. See the Secretary of State’s special elections page for details.

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