Geary County Democrats

Geary County Democratic Party

Together We Can Make A Difference!

The Democratic Vision
The Democratic Party is committed to keeping our
nation safe and expanding opportunity for every
American. That commitment is reflected in an agenda that
emphasizes the security of our nation, strong economic
growth, affordable health care for all Americans,
retirement security, honest government, and civil rights.

Melody Saxton has been selected to be on the slate of
officers for the Kansas Federation of Women Democrats
as secretary.

Updated: 06/15/09

Platform of the Geary County Democratic Central Committee:

The Geary County Democratic Central Committee believes in and incorporates the platform of the
Kansas Democratic Party. Because of its unique characteristics, Geary County Democrats have also
established the following statements as the platform specific to their organization.

Geary County Democrats believe:
· All individuals, no matter what their political affiliation, deserve to have easy voting accessibility,
including local polling places and voting machines that can be trusted.
· Geary County, in order to grow, must work with its regional partners to develop the regional economy
and improve the lives of its constituency. We must work regionally and plan locally.
· The Flint Hills are a local asset that must be protected and preserved as it currently stands.
· Ethics in campaigning and government are absolute principles to which our candidates and public
officials must adhere. We support continued scrutiny of local campaign and governmental ethics in an
effort to clearly define acceptable and unacceptable conduct and close existing loopholes. We support
full disclosure of all independent expenditures done on behalf of all campaigns.
· Geary County is plagued with high poverty rates. The Democratic Party will work with all of its local,
regional, state and federal partners to reduce poverty in Geary County by half in the next ten years.
We support organized and carefully planned growth of Geary County that protects the rural areas of the
County.

Positions:
· Residents must be heard on a regular basis. To prevent daytime commission meetings from creating a
barrier, the commissioners will meet with the constituency monthly in a town hall meeting to listen to
concerns and discuss issues with residents.
· We believe that the salaries of Elected Officials (not county employees) should be frozen for a period
of not less than two years in an attempt to balance the county budget.
· A term limit should be established for county commissioners not to exceed two consecutive terms in
office.
· Poverty in Geary County must be acknowledged and addressed by stimulating economic growth of
new and current Geary County businesses and taking fiscal responsibility for county actions.
· Voting is a right that must be protected by providing easily accessible polling places.
· A back-up system that assures voting accuracy is imperative to preventing ballot inaccuracy and
tampering so that democracy in our County may be upheld with dignity, as it was meant to be.