This series is comprised of documentation regarding various aspects of the political process in the United States, particularly as it relates to New York State's Democrats.
Subseries I.1: General, 1980-2005
This subseries is comprised of logistical and statistical information related to the functioning of political parties within the United States and especially within New York State. The folders within this subseries contain information that is not directly related to the State Democratic Committee, but involves members of the Democratic Party or issues that confront it. Many of these folders are related to individual counties in New York State or to financial records kept by the party.
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General, 1980s-2000s, 2 folders
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1792 Club, 2000s, 1792, 2000s
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Association of State Democratic Chairs, 2002
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Board of Elections Certification Lists, 2004
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Board of Election Notices, 2006
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Budget and Finances, 2000, 2 folders
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Civil Marriage Resolution, 2003
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College Democrats, 2005
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Correspondence, 1980s-2000s, 2 folders
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County Chairs, 2000s
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County Chairs Resources, 2000s
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County Committee Correspondence, 1999
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Democratic Governor's Association, 1996
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DNC, 2000s
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Democratic Rural Conference, 1999
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Dis/Approved Correspondence, 1996
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Donors, 1989-1995
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Executive Committee Conference Calls, 1990s-2000s
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Executive Committee Proxies, 1995
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Financial, 1990s
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Flight Dates, 1999
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FOIA Requests, 2000s
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Governor's Vote By Assembly District, 1998
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Herman "Denny" Farrell Jr. Correspondence, 2000s
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Matching Grants, 2004
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Members of DNC, 1990s-2000s
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Nassau Democratic Action Plan, 2001
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National Hispanic/Latino American Agenda Summit, 2004
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Resolutions, 2004
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Rockland County Insurance Contracts, 2004
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Rules and Certification of Officers, 1995-2001
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Rules and Regulations, 2005
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Somos El Futura, 2004
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Standing Committee, 2004
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Tax Return Press Conference, 2000
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Town Chairs, 2004
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Treasury, 1999
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Vacancies and Replacement, 1990s-2000s
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Vacancies, 2002
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VIP Mailings, 1997
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Website Proposals, 2003
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Young Democrats, 2000s
Subseries I.2: Conventions, 1990-2006
The bulk of the convention files is concerned with New York State Democratic conventions, although there is some information about national conventions for the Democratic and Republican parties. Many of the conventions held between 1990 and 2006 are included in the records of sign-in sheets, hotel plans, proxy forms, correspondence, rules and regulations, and plans for important election years. The state conventions of 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2006 are the most extensively covered.
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Democratic National Convention
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1992
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1996, 2 folders
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2000
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2004
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RNC, 2004
New York State Convention
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1990
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1992
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1994
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1998, 6 folders
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2000, 4 folders
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2002, 4 folders
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2004
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2006, 3 folders
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Brochures, 1998-2002 ( 2 folders), 1998-2002
Subseries I.3: Delegates and Electoral College, 1991-2020
This small subseries includes information regarding delegate selection and the role of the Electoral College in elections. Prominently featured are statements of candidacy, as well as official DNC rules and regulations for selecting delegates.
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Delegate Selection and Affirmative Action Plan, 1991
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Electoral College, 1996, 2 folders
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Statement of Candidacy, 1999-2000, 3 folders
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Certificate of Ascertainment and Certificate of Vote, 2000
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Delegates and Alternates, 2000
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Delegate Plan, 2000
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Electoral College, 2001, 2 folders
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Delegates and Delegate Information, 2004
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Delegation Meeting, 2004
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DNC Rules and By-Laws and Delegate Selection Plan, 2004
Subseries I.4: Elections and Campaigns, 1990-2004
A major aim of the New York State Democratic Committee is to elect Democrats into political offices throughout the state. This subseries chronicles recent elections. Extensive coverage is given to the senate election of 2000 between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rick Lazio and to polling throughout this eight year span. Advertisements and media coverage or relations for other statewide elections, local elections throughout the state, and national elections are also included.
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Budget and Finances, 1998
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Budgeting and Races, 1990s-2000s
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Campaign Ads, 1990s-2000s
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Campaign Manual, undated
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County Surveys, 1990s-2000s, 4 folders
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General Election, 1990s-2000s
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Events and Fundraisers, 1990s-2000s, 2 folders
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Fossella, Vita, 1997
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Legal Framework, 1990s-2000s
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Literature/Mailings, 2000s
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New York State Board of Elections, 2001
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Pataki and D'Amato, 1997-2000
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Victory Fund, 2000-2004
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1996
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Analysis of NYSDC 1996 Campaign, 1996
1997
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Campaign Manual
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Federal Election Campaign Laws
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Statewide Media Planning Guides
1998
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Ballot
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Ballot Summaries
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Coordinated Campaign
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Coordinated Campaign – Finances
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Election
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Election Media and Polling
NYSDC TV Buy Plans
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1998 September 21-27
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1998 October 5-6, 1998 October
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1998 October 8-11
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1998 October 12-14
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New York State Elections
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Phone Survey Questionnaires
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Radio Buy Plans
Victory, 1998
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General
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Cash Flow
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Literature and Scripts
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Post-Campaign Analysis
1999
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Campaign Training Workshop
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Elections
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Post-Campaign Analysis
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Rockland County Special Senate Election
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TV Buy Plans, 1999 November 25-December 1
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"We Vote, We Win"
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"Winning Local Elections in 1999"
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2000
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Banner Book Addendum
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Democratic National Platform
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GOTV
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Literature
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Media Strategies and Research
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New York CD 1 Survey
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Polling, 2 folders
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Poll Verbatim Response
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Primary and Election Votes
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New York State Senate Race
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New York Senate Events, 2 folders
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Senate Race 2000 Statement of Support for Hillary Clinton, 2000, 2 folders
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Statewide Survey Conducted, November 2000
Victory, 2000
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General
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Coordinated Campaign Plan
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Issue Ads, 2 folders
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Legal
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Mailings
2001
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Action Plan
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GOTV
2002
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Campaign Plan New York
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March 2 Primary
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Radio Ads
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Special Election
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State Party Ads
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Survey and Invoice
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Surveys
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Victory 2002 Coordinated Campaign Plan, 2002
2003
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Blastfaxes
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Estrada Nomination
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New York Citywide Survey, 2003 April
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Nonpartisan Election Proposal, 2 folders
2004
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Coordinated Campaign - Election Day
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Events
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GOTV
Primary Election Congressional Districts
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5-7
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8-9
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10-12
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13-15
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16-17
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Spanish Ads
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Vendor Table Info
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Victory, 2004
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Victory Coordinated Campaign, 2 folders
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Working Families Party Acceptance
Subseries I.5: Judicial, 1988-2006
This subseries is almost wholly comprised of information regarding Judicial Nominating Conventions in New York State between 1994 and 2006. Every year between 1997 and 2006 has its own folder, which contains general information about the convention. A party call is also available for every year starting in 1994 and ending in 2005.
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General, 2000s
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Judicial Screening Supreme Court, 2000s
Judicial Nominating Conventions
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General, 1988-1997
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
Party Call
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
Subseries I.6: State Committee, 1990-2004
The State Committee subseries deals largely with the New York State Democratic Committee's biannual meetings between 1995 and 2004. The subseries holds more detailed information in regards to scheduling and logistics about the meetings than information about substantive policies and strategy discussed; however, minutes are included in the material corresponding to most meetings.
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General, 1998-2000, 2 folders
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Conference Calls, 2004
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Lease, 1997
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Lists, 1990s-2000s, 3 folders
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List Updates, 1990s-2000s
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Logo, undated
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State Nominating Convention, 2004
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State Party Operations Brochure, undated
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State Committee Retreat, 1996
State Committee Meeting/Proxies
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Meeting, 1995 Spring, 1995
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Proxies, 1995 Spring, 1995
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Meeting, 1997 Spring, 1997
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Proxies, 1997 Spring, 1997
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Roll Call, 1997 Fall, 1997
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Meeting, 1998 Spring, 1998
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Meeting,1998 Fall, 3 folders
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Meeting, 1999 Spring, 1999
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Members, 1999
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Roll Call and Sign-in Sheet, 1999 Spring, 1999
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Meeting, 1999 Fall, 1999
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Proxies, 1999 Fall, 1999
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Meeting, 2000 Fall, 2000, 2 folders
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Proxies, 2000 Fall, 2000, 2 folders
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Meeting, 2001 Spring, 2001, 2 folders
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Proxies, 2001 Spring, 2001, 2 folders
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Vacancies, 2001 Spring, 2001
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Meeting, 2001 Fall, 2001
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Sign-in Sheet, 2001 Fall, 2001
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Meeting, 2002 Fall, 2002
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Members, 2002 Fall, 2002
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Minutes, 2002 Fall, 2002
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Meeting, 2003 Fall, 2003, 2 folders
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Proxies, 2003 Fall, 2003, 2 folders
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Meeting, 2004 Fall, 2004
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Members, 2004 Fall, 2004
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Minutes, 2004 Fall, 2004
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State Committee Appointed, 2004
Subseries I.7: Reform Caucus, 1996-2006
The Reform Caucus of the New York State Democratic Committee, the heir to the reform movement in the party initiated by Eleanor Roosevelt and Herbert Lehman. Records of the Caucus from the years 1996-2006, which includes successful efforts to commit the Party to singlepayer healthcare, same sex marriage rights, a moratorium on the death penalty, ratification of the ICC Treaty, and to oppose military intervention in Iraq.
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Oneonta, 2004, 1 folders
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Gay Marriage - Buffalo, September, 2003
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Clubs, 2002
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Manhattan Caucus, 2001-2002, 3 folders
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Lists and Rules, 1991
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Reform Caucus Application
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Gay Marriage, 2000-2003
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Gay Marriage, 2004
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Buffalo, 2006
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53rd Presidential Inagural, 1997
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Bella Abzug Memorial
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Reform Caucus, 2004
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Borosage/CAF, 2001
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Party Rules, 2001
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Reform Caucus Rules, 1997
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Reform Albany, 2004
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Iraq - Political, 2003-2004
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Voting Rights and Rules, 1995-1996
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Village Independent Democrats (VID), 1998
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Gay & Lesbian Democrats (GLID), 2000 Spring, 2000
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Downtown Independent Democrats (DID), 2001-2004
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Delegate Selection, 1991-1992
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Reform Caucus, 1995-2001
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Stonewall Democratic Club, 1996
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Rural Conference, 1999-2000
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Resolution re. Iraq Withdrawl, 2006
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Death Penalty, 2005
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Resolutions, 1997
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General Correspondence, Memos, 1990-1992
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Campaign Finance, 1995-2000
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State Committee Caucus, 1994-1996
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State Convention, 1996
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Legislature Reform, 2000
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Reform Meeting, December, 2001
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Reform Meeting, 1998
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Reform Meeting, September, 2000
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Spending Rules, 2000
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Rules Reform, 1990-2001
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Caucus & Meetings, November, 1999
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Albany Workshop, March, 1998
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Buffalo, 1994
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Burning Issues, 1996-1997
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Budget Issues, etc., 1991
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Agenda, 1998
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A Handbook for Democratic Action ("We're Right, They're Wrong") by Charlie King
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Meetings - Albany, May, 1997
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SC Meetings, April, 1994
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Judicial Screening Panel, 1996
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State Committee Meeting, September, 1995
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Cuomo Res, 1995-1998
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State Committee Retreat, 1996
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Meeting, April, 1997
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Convention, 2002
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Harvey Milk, 1998
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Meeting, December, 1996
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Resolutions: Health Care, 1993-1994
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Meeting, May, 2001
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Affirmative Action
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Statement of Principles, 1997
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Meeting - Syracuse, September, 2002
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Meeting, May, 2003
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City Council, 2001
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Democratic Convention, 1998
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State Convention, 2000
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Reform -- FICA Resolution, 2000
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Reform -- Prison Resolution, 2000
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Gay Marriage, 2004
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NYC S-S Marriage, 2004
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Miscellaneous memos, lists, etc, 2001
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Copies of "New York Blade" and "Gay City", and material re. Larry Moss, 2006