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Engage the Election

Engage the Election. Webinar For The Democracy Commitment December 18, 2013. Timeline. Research the races Set dates based on room availability and conflicts - July Invitations - August (primaries and runoffs) Publicity through Community Relations – August (ongoing)

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Engage the Election

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  1. Engage the Election Webinar For The Democracy Commitment December 18, 2013

  2. Timeline • Research the races • Set dates based on room availability and conflicts - July • Invitations - August (primaries and runoffs) • Publicity through Community Relations – August (ongoing) • Confirm - 2 days in advance with campaigns • Create PowerPoint (ongoing) • Get thank you gift (LSC-Kingwood Coffee Mugs) • Follow-up thank you note- day after

  3. Research • List of offices are available through the state’s election official web page. • In Texas – Secretary of State • Races in the service area - Multiple State House and State Senate races • College serves two counties so there were multiple county races.

  4. Screen shot of sec of state web page

  5. More research • Candidates for each party are available through the party web pages, I found the county party web page to be the most useful. • In an effort to appear non-partisan, I made no judgments on the candidates as far as seriousness or viability. • All parties who had candidates on the ballot were invited

  6. Parties

  7. The Races • 85 offices that voters in Texas had to make decisions on in 2012. • Judicial races • County offices (Commissioner, Tax Assessor, Board of Education) • State House • State Senate • State Wide Races (Railroad Commissioner) • U.S. House and Senate • President

  8. Invitations Dear Rep. Huberty, The Center for Civic Engagement at Lone Star College Kingwood will be hosting a series of Candidate Forums to inform our students and community members about the candidates for office in the upcoming elections. We will be hosting a forum for Republican candidates for State Representative on Monday September 17th and I would like to invite you to participate in the forum. The forum will be an information session where each candidate will have 10 minutes to speak on the issues he or she feel are important to the voters of their district followed by a short question and answer time for audience members to bring up issues they would like to discuss. We expect 200-300 people for each of these forums. In addition to speaking, you are welcome to bring literature to hand out and to leave at the Center for interested voters to peruse. Lone Star College Kingwood is a community college with an enrollment of 12,000 students located at 20000 Kingwood Drive. We draw students primarily from Harris, Montgomery, and Liberty Counties. We feel that your district represents significant numbers of our students and we would like to make this opportunity available to you. Please respond with a picture and 3 key campaign themes for our promotional literature.

  9. MiKe SullivanHarris County Tax Assessor/Collector • Issues 1. Bring the office into the 21st century by embracing new technology. 2. Improve customer service and outreach to the community, especially for our seniors and military. 3. Advocate for taxpayers at the local and state levels, fighting for legislation that support taxpayers rights so they pay as little in taxes as allowed by law.

  10. Cody Pogue, SH 127th • giving students a world-class public education, • passing on a clean and healthy environment, • and fighting for a living wage for all working people.

  11. Who Came

  12. Who Didn’t Come • Unopposed Candidates • Incumbents • People who knew they would win in lopsided districts

  13. Lessons Learned • Work with the local party organizations • People that come are the ones you might expect to come • Weigh the number of candidates you invite with the attendance you can get • It is a lot of work

  14. Questions?

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