Program Committee Goals
- More effective Precinct Leaders!
- More effective Democrats!
Please suggest ideas for workshops, activities, information, and speakers that you want to include on the program at our DEC General Meetings.
Program Committee Co-Chairs
- Rosalie Bandyopadhyay – rosaliemb@hotmail.com
- Barbara McDade Gordon – bmcdade07@gmail.com
If you want to serve on the Program Committee, please send an email to Rosalie or Barbara.
VoteBuilder Training
Precinct Leaders get hands-on VoteBuilder training at DEC Office
VoteBuilder is a powerful database tool that allows you to make customized lists of voters in your precinct. Use the list to contact voters by email or for door-to-door canvassing. Get to know your precinct members.
The DEC can schedule VoteBuilder training. For information about scheduling a training workshop contact Precinct Leader Doug Bernal at: doug.m.bernal@gmail.com
Precinct Leader Trainings
GET OUT THE VOTE (GOTV) in ALACHUA COUNTY!
DEC members after door-to-door canvassing.
Phone banking for candidates.
- “Walk the Walk”: Door-to-Door Canvassing
- Phone Banking.
GET OUT THE VOTE! For Door-to-Door canvassing and Phone Banking contact DEC Vice-Chair James Thompson: jtexconsult@gmail.com.
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Call the individual candidate who will have customized lists of Democratic voters.
You will only be asked to contact Democrats or Independent Voters.
PRECINCT LEADER ACTIVITY CALENDAR
September to Election Day 2018
| Date | Activity | Support Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Sept | Inspire HOT + WARM voters to Vote by Mail (target November election). | List of HOT + WARM voters, net of VBM votes |
| Sept | Inspire NEW voters to Vote by Mail. | List of NEW voters, net of VBM voters |
| Sept | Reactive expired Vote by Mail voters (HOT & WARM) | List of expired VBM voters |
| October | Provide voting recommendations for all endorsed races. (Ballots mailed 4 to 5 weeks before the election) | Ballot card (palm card) List of HOT + WARM voters |
| October | Vote by Mail ballot chase. | List of Vote by Mail voters |
| October | Early Voting reminder. (Early Voting is generally two weeks before the election; timing varies county to county) | List of HOT + WARM voters who typically vote early |
| November | Message to voters to remember to vote | List of HOT + WARM voters List of NEW voters |
HOT: Voted in both the 2014 and 2016 elections.
WARM: Voted in either 2014 or 2016, but not both.
NEW: Registered to vote in 2018.
►You can find this information about your precinct members in VOTEBUILDER.
How to Organize YOUR Precinct
Click to view Precinct Organizing slideshow:
https://www.slideshare.net/MoniqueDFA/precinct-organizing
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY in NOVEMBER 2018
Early Voting Dates: October 22–November 3: 9AM-6PM
(Mail Ballots go out @October 8)
General Election: November 6: 7AM-7PM
HOW YOU CAN turn THE BLUE WAVE into a TSUNAMI!!
Michael Coleman gave us this DYNAMIC presentation at our DEC General Meeting in May. Mike is Precinct Development Director for Palm Beach County which has 863 precincts and he also serves as Democratic State Campaign Committee Chair.