I’ve mentioned before on Killer Campaigning that it’s a good idea for elected officials to make sure that they don’t just campaign during election years. In order to keep in touch with your constituents and maintain visibility in your district, you should plan on doing at least one door-to-door literature drop in off years. I [...]
Here’s some advice I was reminded of this morning that’s very important to know for any local election candidate who plans on doing lots of door-to-door political campaigning. If you’re leaving campaign literature, fliers, brochures or door cards at people’s houses, make sure your stuff doesn’t come in contact with the mailbox in any way. [...]
How much would it affect your local election strategy if your state let residents “opt-out” of receiving political campaign bulk mail from candidates? That’s just what one city councilwoman in Spokane, Washington would like to see. According to this article in the Spokesman-Review, Councilwoman Amber Waldref sponsored a nonbinding resolution asking the state Legislature to [...]
When you’re a candidate in a local political campaign, the election date is seared in your mind; it represents the culmination of months of tireless work, the day when voters will finally be able to go to the polls and cast their ballots for or against your candidacy. When you’re that invested in election day [...]
One of the most effective campaign tools used by candidates in large statewide and national elections are voter email lists. If you’re able to build a targeted list of email addresses for voters in your district, then it’s much easier to do vital things like raise money and recruit volunteers. Most candidates in smaller local [...]
One common mistake made by new candidates in local elections is not including their political campaign committee disclaimer on materials that are paid for from their campaign fund. Let’s take a quick look at political campaign disclaimer requirements to make sure that you don’t run afoul of election ethics laws in your state. A printed [...]
Regardless of where you live, odds are that you’ve gotten some sort of professionally printed paper on your door from a local political campaign candidate asking for your vote. Depending on which part of the country you hang your hat, however, you might call those printed campaign papers any number of things: fliers, door cards, [...]