CALENDAR OF REGULAR EVENTS
Antrim Dems are gathering
JOIN US!
PINTS AND POLITICS - A great place to meet others!
It occurs on the 3rd Tuesday of every month, alternating between Shorts Brewery in Bellaire (odd months), and Shorts Pull Barn in Elk Rapids (even months).
COME JOIN US!
WHEN: Tuesday, March 17
WHERE: Shorts Brewery in Bellaire
TIME: 4PM
IT’S ST. PATRICKS DAY! DON’T MISS OUT!
ANTRIM DEMS WOMEN’S WEEKLY COFFEE
WHEN: Every Wednesday, 10 a.m.
WHERE: Art and Connection, 965 Green Street, Elk Rapids
ANTRIM DEMS ALL COFFEE IN BELLAIRE
WHEN: Every Tuesday, 10 am
WHERE: M-88 Morning Grind, 614 E Cayuga.
ANTRIM DEMS MEN’S COFFEE
WHEN: Every Thursday, 11 a.m.
WHERE: Art and Connection, 965 Green Street, Elk Rapids.
• • • SPECIAL NOTICE • • •
ANTRIM DEMS MONTHLY MEETING CANCELED
SEE YOU IN APRIL!
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COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Meeting the first Thursday of each month 10 a.m.
Meeting the third Thursday of each month 6:30 p.m.
Meetings are live-streamed on the County’s Facebook page. Open to the public.
Visit the County Commission Website
by clicking the button below
NATIONAL
NO KINGS DAY
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
WHEN: SATURDAY, MARCH 28
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The Antrim Dems NO KINGS RALLY - 10-11 AM
Location: Meet at the Commuter parking lot on US 31 across from the Mobil Station in Elk Rapids.
This allows people to join the Elk Rapids rally, get lunch, then go on to join the rally in Traverse City.
TC INDIVISBLE NO KINGS 3 MARCH-IN - 1-3 PM
The Traverse City Rally will begin at 12:00 PM at the Workshop Brewing Company and will proceed through downtown Traverse City.
Each rally invites you to bring your own signs or flags, or just come to be a part of the rally and show your support - NO KINGS IN THE USA!
BELLAIRE-HOSTED BY ANTRIM ACTION-10 AM
Location: Gather at Richardi Park, 402 N. Bridge St, Bellaire and march to the Antrim County Courthouse.
There will be a Rally following the march at the Courthouse and along E Cayuga St.
Need a sign?- We’ll have some available or make your own at 9:30 at Richardi Park.
MIDTERMS ARE COMING
Know Your Candidates
Voters in Antrim County will go to the polls for primaries on August 4, 2026, and Midterms on November 3, 2026.
If you are curious about the complexity of preparing for elections, here is the day by day calendar (in pdf form) of a clerk’s responsibilities :
https://www.michigan.gov/sos/-/media/Project/Websites/sos/Election-Administrators/Election-Dates.pdf
Antrim Dems will be voting on the following federal and state positions:
Senator - US
Governor – State of MI
Secretary of State - MI
Attorney General - MI
State Senator for District 37/MI
State Representative for District 105/MI
Stay tuned for several more to be added.
Dems have many qualified people running for office. We will do our best to keep you posted about upcoming ANTRIM COUNTY gatherings and opportunities to meet candidates.
Here is the Secretary of State’s list of all state and judicial races:
COMING MONDAY MARCH 23
ELK RAPIDS HISTORIC TOWN HALL, 5:30 to 7:00 pm
UPDATE
Banks Township Zoning Ordinance Meeting
After months of debate and a packed public meeting, Banks Township will keep its zoning rules in place following a narrow 3-2 vote by the township board. We will strive to continue to keep you informed of any further developments.
JOIN OR RENEW YOUR
2026 MEMBERSHIP
Membership is on a calendar year basis. So, it’s time to renew your membership! Click HERE it’s so easy!
We also need your donation. In 2025, we spent $9,495 on advertising in the 3 papers. Our advertising focused on how Republican policies are hurting Antrim County citizens, on how Jack Bergman is complicit in the shenanigans in Washington, and how Democrats have a path forward that focuses on bread and butter issues for the average person.
In 2026, we will expand our efforts, especially in social media, to unseat flawed local politicians and increase the vote for Democrats at all levels.
Without your help, none of this can happen!
If you have already renewed your membership, you can make an additional donation HERE
If you prefer, you can mail your check to Antrim Conty Dems to:
ACDP
P.O. Box 331
Elk Rapids, MI 49629
Need to join for the first time?
You can join as :
• Voting in Antrim County
• Joining Antrim Dems but don’t vote in this county
• Want to support Antrim Dems but don’t want to join.
Click HERE for these options.
Thinking about being an Antrim Dem Delegate
“If you’re a like me, I sometimes put things off.
I’ll think, ‘I have time to get that later, and the kids/grandkids/housework/friend catchup/etc can come first.’ “
Sign-up for being a Dem precinct delegate for the Antrim Dems is MAY 1
Why do I do it?
Because:
I believe in the planks of the Democratic Party
I believe that democracy is NOT a spectator sport and we should all be doing something
I believe that as David Orr said, “Hope is a verb with its shirt sleeves rolled up.” Action reduces anxiety.
I believe that this particular time—2026—requires action from us all.
Go to Antrim County website. Type in ‘Precinct Delegate’ in search at top.
YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE . . .
WE STILL NEED DELEGATES!
20 hours of your time could have a
BIG IMPACT
on the next election !
BEING A PRECINCT DELEGATE 2026
WHO IS A PRECINCT DELEGATE?
Registered voter willing to help with the election of Democrats and who will be on their township ballot in the August 4, 2026 MI primary for a 2 year term as a precinct delegate.
As a Precinct Delegate you serve as a link between the voters in your precinct and the campaigns of local, state and national Democratic candidates. Only Mancelona Twp. Has 2 precincts, all others have one precinct.
The number of delegates per precinct is determined by the number of Democratic votes in the 2022 election for the Secretary of State. Total to be elected for Antrim County this year is 59, but there is no limit on how many can be on the ballot. Let’s show Antrim voters how many DemThere are 16 precincts in Antrim County and the number of alloted delegates per precinct varies from 1 to 10 this year. Goal is to have more than one candidate for every slot.
WHAT ARE THE THINGS A
PRECINCT DELEGATE CAN DO?
The Democratic Party by-laws required responsibility for the elected P.D. is to elect the leadership (Executive Committee) of the Antrim County party. To fulfill that duty, you do need to be a member of the County party, $5. State dues are separate and run from 0 to $1000
P.D.’s are the base of the grass roots efforts to serve as a bridge between the voters and the Democratic organization, therefore the other tasks that you can do to elect Democrats . These can include the following, which are not inclusive nor all required :
1) Be sure Democrats registered to vote
2) Find sites for candidate signage
3) Distribute candidates’ literature
4) Make calls & send postcards to get out the vote
5) Organize and/or publicize events where voters can meet candidates
6) Serve as a poll worker, poll watcher, or challenger. You do not have to be a P.D. for these
7) Recruit others to assist with above tasks or to run for an elected office.
8) Take shift in ACDP office which we plan to have in Elk Rapids.
9) Are there other ideas that you have to help us have a successful election?
HOW DO I SIGN UP TO BE A
CANDIDATE FOR PRECINCT DELEGATE?
Complete Precinct Delegate Affidavit of Identity which can be obtained from Township or County Clerk or online at michigan.gov/sos
Have the form notarized and delivered to County Clerk in Bellaire. Some townships do have a notary and will send it on to the County Clerk.
DEADLINE for submission is 4PM, May 5, 2026
You cannot be a P.D. if you are an elected public official. However, yuou can still be a poll watcher, poll challenger or work at the polls.
WHAT IF I AM NOT ELECTED?
You are then an alternate delegate and assist the elected delegates of any township in any way you can to elect Democrats in the November 8, 2026 election.
CAN WE COUNT ON YOU TO BE ON THE BALLOT
AS PRECINCT DELEGATE?
YES! Then complete an affadavit obtainable from County Clerk or michigan.gov/sos, or antrimdems.com
Call Myrna Holland at 231-631-0125
or Veronica Welter at 989-213-5193 if you have questions and also when you have submitted your affidavit.
Just an FYI, we need 59 delegates!!! We have over 300 people on this newsletter. Let’s get active. Call me if you have questions.
As a precinct delegate you can always canvass with a buddy, or write postcards if you don’t want to go door to door. At the end of your service, please let us know hou you felt.. Myrna Holland and Allen Wolf will train us well!
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Important Announcement Alert!
Beware of possible fraudulent voter mail!
Did You Receive a Postcard Asking You to Verify Your Voting Address?
We have been hearing that some individuals in Antrim County have received what appears to be a request from the Antrim County Clerk’s Office.
The communications may be fake. The phone number is the Clerk’s office. We are unsure at this point if it is really from the Clerk’s office. A Clerk’s office should never be asking you for your driver’s license number.
A card like this is supposed to be sent when the Clerk’s office receives “CREDIBLE” information that you no longer live at that address. If you got one of these postcards and did not move, IT WAS SENT WITHOUT CREDIBLE INFORMATION . This appears to be a mass effort to suppress voting.
If you receive one of these cards, please tell us your name and township/city. Your best bet is to call the clerk’s office and ask if they sent you the card. Under no circumstances should you provide your drivers license number.
If the Clerk’s Office is sending election info out to an old address or to a name you no longer use (you changed your name), you can contact the Clerk’s office and they can correct that immediately.
If you are getting mail from the clerk’s office for someone else who no longer lives at that address and you can’t reach that person, you can contact the Clerk’s office and tell them. That person will be placed on the “to be verified “ list. The postcard will be sent out like the one we are discussing here. Only after two federal election cycles (2026 and 2028) that person will be removed from the voter rolls.
Sending out these postcard verification requests to people who have not moved is not normal and should almost never happen. We are checking now on who sent them and why.
Important Note:
In Michigan, you can register on any day, including Election Day. So, if someone is improperly removed, it can be corrected. If you have moved within Michigan, you can easily change your voter registration at michigan.gov/vote until about 14 days before an election. After that, it must be done in person.
Allen Wolf
Thinking about ...
RALLIES
Question: Why do people go to rallies?
Answer: To let those in power know that we are resisting their policies. We do not agree with them.
……People aren’t just resisting because they’re angry.
…….They’re resisting because something in them still recognizes right from wrong.
………..That’s the part tyrants never understand.
……..They can scare people. They can bully institutions. They can flood the air with lies.
……….But they cannot fully kill the moral instinct of ordinary people.
………..And once enough ordinary people remember who they are…
................ that’s when the tide turns.
Antrim County Democratic Party/Michigan
Chairperson: Veronica Welter
Website: antrimdems.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AntrimCountyDemocraticParty/
Volume #4. ANTRIM DEMS NEWSLETTER, WRITTEN AND ASSEMBLED BY ALLEN WOLF, JIM BLACK, AND SALLIE FOLEY. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS CAN BE DIRECTED TO SFOLEY@ANTRIMDEMS.COM