Lisle Township Democratic Organization

The August LTDO Membership Meeting will be held on Monday, August 17th at 6:30 PM rather than the usual second Monday of the month. It will be held at the Naperville Municipal Center as usual. Details to follow.

Also,  “No to the Naper Ridge Development “ yard signs are still available in the office.

Pulte Homes plans a duplex development, called Naperville Ridge, on forested land near two water towers on 75th Street. The DuPage Water Commission has already granted them preliminary approval. The final vote on what will happen to this land will take place at the Naperville City Council Meeting on Tuesday, August 18, at 6 PM.

DuPage County Board Member Lynn LaPlante writes about this in her recent Substack article. It’s a long tale of inaction by many officials, but here’s Lynn’s prescription:

”The Naperville City Council votes on the annexation Tuesday, August 18. Once it’s done, it’s DONE. So if this issue bugs you, or just doesn’t sit right, or you feel moved to take some action, here are some suggestions for you:

• Yard signs are available at the Lisle Township Democratic Office and by emailing Save75thStWoods@gmail.com.
• Emails to decision-makers are available automatically through the petition, or by emailing Save75thStWoods@gmail.com.
• Sign the petition: change.org/p/stop-naperville-ridge-development

1,911 Citizens and Counting have already signed the change.org petition!”

Go to Lynn’s article and scroll down for officials to reach out to.

Our next “Day of Action” will be held on Saturday, August 29th. We will meet at the LTDO office at 9:00 am and head out from there to canvass in open precincts. Another Day of Action will take place on Saturday, September 26th.

The SAVE Act has no chance of passage, and my top concern is interference ranging from intimidating voters to seizing ballots under the pretext of fraud; if the latter happens, the chain of custody is broken, and these voters are out of luck. I’ve been looking for specific actions citizens can take to fight this.

Indivisible has initiated a Hands Off Our Vote program, and to quote from the signup page: “By signing up you’ll get notified of key voting deadlines in your state, get updates on any threats to your voting rights and learn how to counter them, and be ready to mobilize in defense of your vote. You’ll also play an important role in rapid response moments whenever and wherever they try to pull those dirty tricks.”

Significantly, people in states most at risk listed at the bottom of this page can sign up for a more vigorous effort, the Election Defense Corps, which includes “strategic updates via email and text, training opportunities, and critical calls to action during key election protection moments in your state.”

Again, please sign up at mobilize.us/indivisible/event/966594 to receive timely information about how you can help.

P.S. You can read here about Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin’s Protect Our Polls Act. (Many of the actions covered are already illegal, but …) Excerpt:

The bill comes after Trump said he would not rule out sending the National Guard or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel to polling places in November …

Slotkin’s legislation … would require approval from Congress before the president could deploy uniformed military or federal law enforcement.

It also would ensure lawmakers have 48 hours’ notice before any forces are deployed — in addition to requiring intel, legal justification and evidence that proves state or local government cannot handle a threat on its own.

If you are a Precinct Committeeperson, you can request a custom email forwarder for your duties (for example, “myname@ltdo.org”). Email sent to the address you request will be forwarded to whatever other email address you specify. The forwarder can be removed at any time.

To request a forwarder, please use this form.