​ If you have ever considered running for office or have wondered what it takes to run a campaign, please join us for Campaign 101 from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Albany Public Library, 2450 14th Ave. S.E.
  Come learn the basics of what it takes to build a campaign and run for public office. Former candidates and campaign team members with boots-on-the-ground experience in Linn County will share information about campaign finance, fundraising, crafting a message, and building your team. Whether you want to ...

• Launch your campaign- Support another candidate
• Get more involved in local government 
• Build your community network

…there will be something here for you. 
   Take your civic engagement to the next level!
    This event is offered by the Linn County Democrats. We welcome all values-aligned folks who reside in Linn County and surrounding areas to join us for this fun event. Snacks, drinks, and childcare will be provided.  To RSVP for Campaign 101, click the button below

​  A four-year Linn County Law Enforcement Local Option Levy, Measure 22-212, is on Nov. 4 election ballot. It would be a continuation of the current levy, which expires in June.
  The tax rate would increase by 10 cents to $3.08 per $1,000 of assessed value. All revenues would continue to fund sheriff's operations and maintain current service levels, including 24-hour patrol, the jail, criminal prosecution and juvenile offender supervision and detention.
  The Linn County Democrats have not taken a position on the law enforcement levy, but they heard a presentation by Sheriff Michelle Duncan, who spoke in favor of it during the Oct. 2 Linn Dems meeting on Zoom.
  Ballots are due by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4. For more information about the local option levy and ballot drop sites click the buttons below. Ballots also can be dropped off from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Linn County Clerk's Office, which has been moved from the Linn County Courthouse to the Wheelhouse building at 421 Water Avenue N.E., Suite 1300, in Albany.

​  Albany and Lebanon saw huge turnouts for the Oct. 18 'No Kings' rallies against Donald Trump.
  More than 1,200 people lined Ellsworth Street for the afternoon Albany No Kings demonstration. It was the largest protest in recent memory, with at least 400 more protesters than during the first No Kings demonstration June 14.
It also topped the June 2020 protest turnout following the death of George Floyd.
  "It is the most people we've ever seen," said organizer Bernadette Niederer of Albany Region Indivisible. "It's the most joyous thing I've ever seen. We've had very little counter protesting. Everyone is supportive and into it."
   More than 450 protesters turned out for the No Kings demonstration from noon to 2 p.m. along Main Street at Academy Square. That was at least 200 more than the first No Kings turnout.
  "Obviously people are upset with what's going on," said organizer Karen Schueller of East Linn Indivisible. "They're coming out to show how they feel, and we are thrilled."
  Inspired by the protesters outside the ICE building in Portland, many protested in inflatable costumes in Albany and Lebanon and around the country.
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  More than 5,000 people turned out for the No Kings demonstration in downtown Corvallis, according to Indivisible Benton County. "We're sending a message that we are the majority," said organizer Maria Faria, "and we'll not stay quiet in the face of fascism."