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  • 2024 Primary Election Grants | The 134 PAC

    THE 134 PAC 2024 DEMOCR ATI C PRIMARY GRANT CRITERIA, PROCESS AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS Application Process ​ The application period opens Decemb er 11, 2023 and will close January 11, 2024. No application will be considered until the close of the application period. We anticipate making award decisions and notifying applicants by no later than January 31, 2024. Applications must be submitted by our Online Application. Applications sent in by email, text, fax or hardcopy mail or overnight will not be considered. Recipients must sign the acceptance letter that will be sent with the notification of your grant award. Due to the short primary season, there will be only one round of grant applications. ELIGIBILITY ​ All local Democratic county parties or local Democratic groups or organizations within The 134 area are eligible to apply. But grants are not limited to our 134 counties. Any local county party, group or organization outside of The 134 is also eligible to apply, so long as it is classified as rural. For purposes of eligibility to apply, “rural” is defined as any county in Texas with a population density less than 500 people per square mile according to the most recent United States Census. ​ Criteria considered ​ 1. Strength, stability and past activity of the organization 2. Volunteer capacity to make the project successful. 3. The trend (positive or negative ) in the last four primary elections. 3. Upward trend in primary vote. 4. Demonstrated need to reverse downward trend in primary vote. 5. Previous turnout effort plans and results, if any. 6. A plan for registering Democrats, following up and tracking turnout. 7. Previous efforts to contact registered non-voting Democrats. 8. The specific, targeted goal for turnout. 9. How will impact on election day be measured? ​ Terms and Conditions ​ The application must contain a resolution of the County Executive Committee or your organization's Board of Directors supporting the application and a budget for the project. The PAC may request more information including in person or virtual meetings with the applicants, or other persons necessary to evaluate the request. A grant may be awarded in less than the total amount requested. The decision of The 134 PAC in awarding grants and the amount of the award is final. The applicant will be notified in writing whether their application has been granted or denied. Those receiving grants will receive an award letter setting out additional terms and conditions for the award appropriate to the circumstances. These may include such things as terms of payment, progress reports, tracking of data or results, sharing of information, a final report, required matching funds etc. Any award is conditioned on agreement to these terms. Payment of grant funds will be made after signing of the grant award terms letter by applicant. A favorable award decision does not create any contract right in that award or its payment. Awards or payments made by the PAC are non-negotiable and cannot be used for any purpose other than that submitted in the application, and approved by the PAC . Any condition for an award and reporting requirements to The 134 PAC will be set out in the terms of the grant award letter. A grant award does not create any contract or property rights or any sort of contract for payment of an award between an applicant and The 134 PAC, The 134 PAC LLC or any of their members, officers, advisory board members, employees agents, or volunteers. Up until payment has been made and received by the applicant, the PAC reserves the exclusive right within its discretion to postpone or withdraw support or payment for any reason. Awarding of grants and the amount of grants that can be awarded is depending on funding available and is in the sole discretion of The 134 PAC. ​ Application period opens December 11, 2023 ​ ​ DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION January 11, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. CST ​ Online Application ​ ​

  • 2024 Primary Filing Fee Grant | The 134 PAC

    THE 134 PAC 2024 DEMOCR ATI C PRIMARY FILING FEE GRANT GRANT CRITERIA, PROCESS AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS Introduction ​ This is a different sort of grant than we have used in the past. Because growing participation in our primaries is so important, and it is hard to build interest in a primary without local candidates, we want to incentivize people to run for county level offices. Therefore we are offering reimbursement grants to candidates for county level office to pay the filing fees to get on the ballot for the 2024 Democratic Primary. ​ Who is Eligible? ​ The following county level offices are eligible to be funded in any rural county in Texas. ​ County Judge County Attorney County Commissioner County Treasurer County Tax Assessor/Collector County Surveyor County Clerk Justice of the Peace Constable ​ Rural is defined as any county that has a population of less than 500 people per square mile. ​ Application Process Applications are open and are being accepted. The deadline for applications is December 1, 2024. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis during that period. ​ Applications must be submitted by our Online Application. Applications sent in by email, text, fax or hardcopy mail or overnight will not be considered. ​ Purpose This grant is intended to encourage rural candidates to run in the Democratic Primary for county level office. Our aim is to incentivize and encourage people to run for office in heavily Republican counties. ​ Criteria A candidate for a county level office in a rural county is eligible to apply if your county voted Republican by 65% or greater in the last general election. ​ Terms and Conditions Grants awarded are for reimbursement of filing fees only. If an applicant is awarded a grant, they will be notified by email with additional instructions. All awards are tentative and subject to the candidate paying the filing fee and submitting their receipt for that payment to The 134 PAC. After receipt, The 134 PAC will reimburse the candidate's campaign for the filing fee. The decision of The 134 PAC in awarding grants is final. All applicants will be notified in writing whether their application has been granted or denied. ​ A grant award does not create any contract or property rights or any sort of contract for payment of an award between an applicant and The 134 PAC, The 134 PAC LLC or any of their members, officers, advisory board members, employees agents, or volunteers. Up until payment has been made and received by the applicant, the PAC reserves the exclusive right within its discretion to postpone or withdraw support or payment for any reason. Awarding of grants and the amount of grants that can be awarded is dependent on available funding and is in the sole discretion of The 134 PAC. ​ ​ Application for Filing Fee Grant ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

  • FORUM | The 134 PAC

    Para ver esto en acción, dirígete a tu sitio ya publicado. Todas las entradas Categorías Mis entradas Rural Democrats Forum If you are a rural Democrat or are a Democrat interested in rural issues, join the conversation. Ordenar según: Actividad reciente Create New Post Jon Mark Hogg Welcome County Chairs en County Chair Forum This forum category is designed for county chairs and county leadership to communicate and share ideas and assist one another. We hope you find it useful Jon Mark Hogg Vistas 0 comentarios 0 0 Actividad reciente: 05 sept Jon Mark Hogg Forum rules en General Discussion Welcome to our brand new Rural Democrats Forum Page. We want everyone to get the most out of this community, so we ask that you please read and follow these guidelines: Respect each other Keep posts relevant to the forum topic No spamming Vistas 0 comentarios 0 0 Actividad reciente: 05 sept Jon Mark Hogg Welcome to the Forum en General Discussion Welcome to the brand new Rural Democrats Forum Page. We hope this will become a place where county chairs and volunteers can share ideas, seek help, and just connect with each other in a in a searchable format so all your collective wisdom can be shared more easily. Get started by commenting below. Vistas 0 comentarios 0 0 Actividad reciente: 05 sept Forum - Frameless

  • ROCKIN' TO SAVE RURAL TEXAS | The 134 PAC

    Beto O’Rourke will be at Rockin’ to Save Rural Texas! WHAT? An evening of food, drink and rock n' roll with Beto O'Rourke WHEN? July 9, 2022 @ 6:00 pm. - 10:00 p.m. ​ WHERE? Grand Plaza @ Amarillo Civic Center 401 Buchanan Amarillo, Texas HOW MUCH? Tickets are $13.40 Join us for an evening of food, drink and rock n' roll provided by Amarillo's home grown, and local favorite band Touching Voodoo . Beto will speak about the importance of the rural vote to his, and the whole Democratic ticket's, chances for victory in the 2022 election. There will also be a silent auction of work donated by dozens of local artists. Every dollar raised goes to support get out the vote efforts in rural Texas, including the Panhandle, The 134 and beyond. ​ We can only accommodate a limited number of people, so get your tickets early . We are still accepting sponsorships. If you would like to help sponsor this event, please let us know and we can tell you more about it. Buy tickets in advance online. Touching Voodoo

  • RESOURCES | The 134 PAC

    Recursos y formularios General Information The 134 County Chairs List Ampliación del horario de votación anticipada Formulario - Petición de horario extendido de votación Formulario: Declaración Jurada de Circulación para Petición de Horas de Votación Extendidas The resources and forms on this site are not a substitute for legal advice and no warranty is made as to their use or applicability for any particular purpose.. Election law is a very technical subject and is constantly changing. Any questions regarding the use of forms or legal documents should be directed to an attorney.

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