VID officially endorses Joe Biden for US President!
That means we will be supporting him in the June primary — remember, the Presidential primary has been consolidated with the state and federal primaries on June 23rd. The vote was 28 for Joe Biden, 12 for Bernie Sanders, and 2 for No Endorsement.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced that he will allow all New Yorkers to cast an absentee vote amid the coronavirus pandemic even if they don’t meet the usual legal requirements. CLICK HERE to download. Application must be filled with blue or black ink. Send or bring in person to the NYC Board of Elections: 42 Broadway, 7 Fl New York, NY 10004.
The SWEAT resolution also passed, with 22 in favor, 1 opposed, and 3 abstaining.
Meeting minutes will be posted online soon. In the meantime, you can view the video of the meeting here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uyvUhflLvKKKxCFlHWiuPQC8RZUHUsKr. If it won’t play, you can download it to you computer or phone and then play the file, though the file is large.
We will resume our regularly scheduled meetings in May, but they will of course remain virtual, via Zoom, until it’s safe to meet in person. To access the meeting on Thursday, May 14, at 6:30pm, contact VID President David Siffert for link and ID#.