Lisle Township Democratic Organization

Serving the reality-based community since 1967.

New Illinois Retirement Savings Program

In his October newsletter, Illinois Treasurer Michael Freirichs describes the new Illinois Secure Choice retirement savings program

that travels with the worker. The General Assembly established the program as part of a larger retirement savings law to address the retirement savings crisis in our country. Too many people forgot, or were never taught, that Social Security was designed to supplement, not replace, personal savings …

Workers are 15 times more likely to save for retirement if they can do so through payroll deductions, according to an AARP study. And there’s a need to save—23 percent of retirees rely upon Social Security for 90 percent of their retirement income.

The enrollment deadline is Nov. 1. Please see the Illinois Secure Choice page at illinoistreasurer.gov/Individuals/Secure_Choice for more information.

Vote by Mail is Live!

You can now apply to Vote by Mail in DuPage County with a full range of options: permanent or 2022 only. You may apply for a ballot online at vote.ltdo.org/vbm.

Once you receive your paper ballot at home, you must vote with that ballot. Be sure to sign the back of the envelope!  Return it in the mail or to the drop box in Wheaton. The deadline is November 3, 2020. You do not need postage to return your ballot. If you forget or change your mind and wish to vote in person you can bring it to an early voting location or polling place and vote in person.

Starting when the ballot is mailed you can (and should!) track your ballot to be sure it is counted at: dupage.ballottrax.net/voter.

Vote-by-Mail (Permanently!)

Vote-by-Mail is a great way to vote because it has proven to be very secure and, of course, saves you a trip to the polls.

You can now sign up to vote by mail permanently in DuPage County if you wish. Go to the Request a Vote by Mail Ballot page. Before you submit your information, you can opt for permanent Vote-by-Mail status by selecting “ALL Future Elections” in this drop-down:

Note that you will not receive your ballot for the 2022 Primary Election before May 19th.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!

We hope everyone’s New Year is better than anticipated, filled with joy, peace, and success. There is so much to be thankful, grateful, and hopeful about. Without your support, we would not have the local Democrats elected and doing all sorts of great public works up and down the ballot. Without your support, we would be out of luck and overwhelmed when looking at the national and local political situations. We have done so much to change our community together, but there is much more to do. I am immensely proud of what we have done as a team in Lisle Township Democratic Organization for the people of Lisle Township, over these many difficult years.

We in leadership want to be sure to properly thank and uplift our membership as we continue to grow. Please help us choose a few outstanding members for extra recognition at our next meeting. Please let us know who you think deserves recognition as the PC (https://go.ltdo.org/pc-of-the-year) or Member of the year (https://go.ltdo.org/member-of-the-year). This will be really hard as there are so many talented and caring people in Lisle Township Democratic Organization.

This year we will make a much more concerted effort to grow our membership, integrate them into our group as involved members, and continue to improve at what we do. Please stay tuned to our plans along those fronts. If you ever want to take a step up in your efforts, please fill in this form (https://go.ltdo.org/volunteerform) or contact me at 630-776-2324 or diahewitt@mail.com. You can expect a phone call or email coming from me personally as I really work for you all on a few levels. Together we can politically continue to make Lisle Township an even better place to live.

Thank you!

Diane Hewitt

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