NOW IS THE TIME Heads up, Chesterfield Township Democrats!  It’s only about one month until the November 8th Mid-Term Election! There is a lot of work to be done between now and then. We hope that all of you have chosen your favorite Democratic candidates and are working hard to get them elected!  There are so many ways to support your candidates including canvassing, phone banking, and donations.Let’s do everything we possibly can to help our candidates.   Trudy Busch Valentine – U.S. Senate  Trish Gunby – U.S. House of Representatives – MO-2 Tracy McCreery – Missouri Senate – District 24 LaDonna Applebaum – Missouri House – District 71 Melissa Greenstein – Missouri House – District 101 Colin Lovett – Missouri House – District 100 Deb Lavender – Missouri House – District 97 Kris Callis – St. Louis County Council – District 7 Vicki Englund – St. Louis County Council – District 3  October 11 – NO MEETING November 8  – SEE YOU VOTING OR WORKING AT THE POLLS!   CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP DEMOCRATS WILL NOT BE MEETING IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER.  We have talked to many of the candidates in the area who have asked that in lieu of our meetings that our members donate at least two hours of canvassing or phone banking.  If you are unable to help in those ways, try to donate what you believe two hours of your time is worth to the candidate of your choice!   SPREAD THE WORD, VOTE IN THE MIDTERMS LIKE YOUR DEMOCRACY DEPENDS ON IT — BECAUSE IT DOES!   PLANS FOR DECEMBER 13TH – We would like to have a holiday celebration at a restaurant or other suitable venue.  If you have ideas for where we might reserve a room for our celebration, contact us at: askus@chesterfielddemocrats.org.   OCTOBER 12TH IS THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER 8TH ELECTION!   BILL 1878 WILL IMPACT WHO WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER 8TH.  PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW ON CHANGES IN THE LAW AND THE PICTURE ID THAT WILL BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO CAST A BALLOT. ONLY 4 TYPES OF PICTURE ID WILL BE ACCEPTED IN ORDER TO VOTE:CURRENT MISSOURI DRIVER’S LICENSE CURRENT MISSOURI NON-DRIVER PICTURE ID (Can be obtained at the DMV.) CURRENT US PASSPORT CURRENT MILITARY ID  IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE OF THESE PICTURE IDs, YOU WILL HAVE TO CAST A PROVISIONAL BALLOT.   NOTE:  UNDER THE NEW LAW, THERE WILL ALSO BE TWO (2) WEEKS OF NO EXCUSE ABSENTEE VOTING – BEGINNING OCTOBER 25TH. EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT VOTING IN MISSOURI If you have any questions about any aspect of voting in Missouri, the link above describes all of the current laws and regulations.  VOTER REGISTRATION – ST. LOUIS COUNTY ABSENTEE VOTING IN ST LOUIS COUNTY Here is some additional information on Absentee Voting in St Louis County for the General Election on November 8th.   2023 MEMBERSHIP FOR CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP DEMOCRATS IS NOW OPEN!   Please renew your $25.00 membership in CTD for 2023!  If you join now, your membership is valid for all of 2023!  Heading into this election season, our limited funds are stretched very thin.  Your dues are our only source of income. Our communication and advertising expenses for FACEBOOK AND ZOOM are costly.  FACEBOOK alone is $75 a month to promote our posts on events and messaging. Also, we like to make contributions to worthy Democratic candidates.  Recently, your Executive Board authorized a donation of $200 for Trish Gunby’s billboards (see below) that you will see all over the St. Louis area.   You may pay your dues online at: Or, you may send them directly to: Cathy Marek CTD Membership Chairperson 15201 Olive, Apt. 203 Chesterfield, MO 63017 THANK YOU SO MUCH!   See you at the Holiday Party on Dec. 13th.  Location:  TBD   VOTE!   VOTE!  VOTE!  TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO VOTE!   FOR YOUR REFERENCE Here are the websites for the Missouri Democratic Party: and, the Missouri House Democrats Both sites have lots of good information about how to join and get involved. Check them out!