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		<title>Grafton Democrats to Hold Caucus</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Registered Democrats in Grafton will be holding a caucus at the Grafton Historical Society, 1 Grafton Common, Lower Level, Grafton on Saturday, February 11, beginning at 10:00 AM to elect eight delegates (four women and four men) and three alternate delegates to the 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. Snow date is Saturday 2/25 at 10:00 AM [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Registered Democrats in Grafton will be holding a caucus at the Grafton Historical Society, 1 Grafton Common, Lower Level, Grafton on Saturday, February 11, beginning at 10:00 AM to elect eight delegates (four women and four men) and three alternate delegates to the 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. Snow date is Saturday 2/25 at 10:00 AM same location.</p>
<p>The Convention will be held at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts on June 2<sup>nd</sup>, 2012.   At that time, Democrats from across the state will gather to endorse statewide candidates.</p>
<p>The caucus is open to all registered Democrats in Grafton, as of December 31, 2011. All ballots will be written and secret. Those not elected as a Delegate or Alternate Delegate, who meet the qualifications, may apply to be add-on delegates in the following categories: youth, minority, and disabled.</p>
<p>For caucus information please contact Chet Jakubiak, Chair, Grafton Democratic Town Committee at 508-839-5574.</p>
<p>The Grafton Democratic Town Committee is an elected committee with the goal of advancing Democratic principles and electing Democratic candidates.  Anyone interested in getting involved can contact Chet Jakubiak at 508-839-5574.</p>
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		<title>Grafton Caucus February 12, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Registered Democrats in Grafton will be holding a caucus at the Grafton Historical Society, 1 Grafton Common, Lower Level, Grafton on Saturday, February 14, 2011 beginning at 10:30 AM to elect eight delegates (four women and four men) and three alternate delegates to the 2011 Massachusetts Democratic Convention.
The Convention will be held on Friday, June [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Registered Democrats in Grafton will be holding a caucus at the Grafton Historical Society, 1 Grafton Common, Lower Level, Grafton on Saturday, February 14, 2011 beginning at 10:30 AM to elect eight delegates (four women and four men) and three alternate delegates to the 2011 Massachusetts Democratic Convention.</p>
<p>The Convention will be held on Friday, June 3rd and Saturday, June 4th at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell. At that time, Democrats from across the state will gather to adopt a new Action Agenda.</p>
<p>The caucus is open to all registered Democrats in Grafton, as of December 31, 2010. All ballots will be written and secret. Those not elected as a Delegate or Alternate Delegate, who meet the qualifications, may apply to be add-on delegates in the following categories: youth, minority, and disabled.</p>
<p>Discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, ethnic identity, sexual orientation or economic status in the conduct of the caucus is strictly prohibited. Challenges to the delegate process can be filed with the Massachusetts Democratic Party, 56 Roland Street, Suite 203, Boston, MA 02129 no later than ten days after the caucus date.</p>
<p>For caucus information please contact Chet Jakubiak, Chair, Grafton Democratic Town Committee at 508-839-5574.</p>
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		<title>Grafton Democrats Elect Delegates to Convention</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Registered Democrats in Grafton held a caucus today to elect delegates to the 2010 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. The caucus was well-attended, and included a visit from Governor Deval L. Patrick and State Senator Michael O. Moore.

Elected as delegates were Jon Bartelson, Tina Doucet, Kim Edgren, Juan Flores, Ken Grew, Elias Hanna, Carolyn Jakubiak and Lisa Kelley.  Elected [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Registered Democrats in Grafton held a caucus today to elect delegates to the 2010 Massachusetts Democratic Convention. The caucus was well-attended, and included a visit from Governor Deval L. Patrick and State Senator Michael O. Moore.</p>
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<p>Elected as delegates were Jon Bartelson, Tina Doucet, Kim Edgren, Juan Flores, Ken Grew, Elias Hanna, Carolyn Jakubiak and Lisa Kelley.  Elected as alternates were Michelle Drum, Lee-Marie Fadavi and Marsha Platt.  Chet Jakubiak, Chair of the Grafton Democratic Town Committee, will serve as an <em>ex officio</em> delegate.  Also serving as an <em>ex officio</em> delegate is Diane Saxe, Democratic State Committee Woman.</p>
<p>The Convention will be held on Friday, June 4th and Saturday, June 5th at the DCU Center in Worcester. Democrats from across the state will gather to vote on candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Attorney General, Treasurer and Auditor.  The number of contested seats has generated a lot of interest.  To appear on the September ballot, candidates must receive at least 15% of the delegates’ vote.  In each race the candidate receiving a majority vote will be the endorsed candidate of the Democratic Party.</p>
<p>For more information on the Democratic Party or any of their meetings, please contact Mr. Jakubiak at <a href="chet.jakubiak@verizon.net">chet.jakubiak@verizon.net</a>.  For general information on the Convention, please contact the Democratic State Committee at 617-776-2676.</p>
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		<title>Grafton Democrats to Hold Caucus</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jonb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Registered Democrats in Grafton will be holding a caucus at the Grafton Historical Society, 1 Grafton Common, Lower Level, Grafton on Saturday, February 13, 2010 beginning at 12:00 noon to elect eight delegates (four women and four men) and three alternate delegates to the 2010 Massachusetts Democratic Convention.
The Convention will be held on Friday, June [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Registered Democrats in Grafton will be holding a caucus at the Grafton Historical Society, 1 Grafton Common, Lower Level, Grafton on Saturday, February 13, 2010 beginning at 12:00 noon to elect eight delegates (four women and four men) and three alternate delegates to the 2010 Massachusetts Democratic Convention.</p>
<p>The Convention will be held on Friday, June 4<sup>th</sup> and Saturday, June 5<sup>th</sup> at the DCU Center in Worcester. At that time, Democrats from across the state will gather to endorse statewide candidates.</p>
<p>The caucus is open to all registered Democrats in Grafton, as of December 31, 2009. All ballots will be written and secret. Those not elected as a Delegate or Alternate Delegate, who meet the qualifications, may apply to be add-on delegates in the following categories: youth, minority, and disabled.</p>
<p>Discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, ethnic identity, sexual orientation or economic status in the conduct of the caucus is strictly prohibited. Challenges to the delegate process can be filed with the Massachusetts Democratic Party, 56 Roland Street, Suite 203, Boston, MA 02129 no later than ten days after the caucus date.</p>
<p>For caucus information please contact Chet Jakubiak, Chair, Grafton Democratic Town Committee at 508-839-5574.</p>
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		<title>Governor Patrick to Host Town Hall Meeting in Shrewsbury</title>
		<link>http://www.graftondems.org/2009/06/25/governor-patrick-to-host-town-hall-meeting-in-shrewsbury/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jonb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Deval Patrick invites you to a town hall for a discussion of what matters to you:

Wednesday July 8th @ 6:30 PM
Dean Park Bandstand
805 Main Street
Shrewsbury, MA
(Rain location: Shrewsbury High School)
Bring your friends, family and neighbors. This event is free and open to the public.
Visit www.devalpatrick.com for more information or contact Clare Kelly at (617) [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Governor Deval Patrick invites you to a town hall for a discussion of what matters to you:</p>
<p><img src="http://www.graftondems.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/governor_deval_patrick_townhall-150x150.jpg" alt="governor_deval_patrick_townhall" title="governor_deval_patrick_townhall" width="150" height="150" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-112" /></p>
<p><strong>Wednesday July 8th @ 6:30 PM<br />
Dean Park Bandstand<br />
805 Main Street<br />
Shrewsbury, MA</strong><br />
(Rain location: Shrewsbury High School)</p>
<p>Bring your friends, family and neighbors. This event is free and open to the public.<br />
Visit <a href="http://www.devalpatrick.com">www.devalpatrick.com</a> for more information or contact Clare Kelly at (617) 367-2010.</p>
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