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Run for Office: Find all elected offices you are eligible to run for
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#132Earlier quoted context omitted.
Which is a problem. But I believe tptacek mean state, county town and city positions, and not necessarily in a legislative capacity.
Yes. I'm specifically suggesting not running for federal office, but instead running for local office and using that position --- which is gettable --- as a base for further influence. It's not my idea; it's something a friend of mine, who has done it, is pushing.
I couldn't agree more. You said it perfectly. The federal offices and state offices, all that stuff is easy. The hard work, and where the opportunity is, is figuring out the obscure Water Districts, Port Commissions, and similar positions. Very winnable, and they create momentum.
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#133Great work!I would also include City Council and Local School Board. It would also be nice to list who the current office holder is and whether or not they ran unopposed.
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#134Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Columbia undergraduate student government was also basically just party planners, in addition to being a feeble roadblock to university policies. The truly powerful group was the student-run Activities Board, which distributes student life fees to a hundred or so student clubs and groups. (Of course, all student governments and groups are subject to administrative oversight and override.)
> The Columbia undergraduate student government was also basically just party planners, in addition to being a feeble roadblock to university policies. Not really, though the degree to which that's true depends on whether you're talking about CCSC, ESC, GSSC, or SGA. The student governments absolutely can effect meaningful policies of their own; I know because I worked on more than one such policy while I was there.…
I'm pretty sure our University Senate does something, but again - I always forget what group specifically does what.
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#135Earlier quoted context omitted.
Really simple toolbox for establishing a credible website, donation bucket, social media presence, self hosted email, mailing list, voter canvassing lists, news outlet contacts? Parties and big campaigns can set such things up for candidates, but could a functional - if less sophisticated - version of those tools be established for potential local candidates? (Perhaps, I'm just ignorant and such a toolset already exi…
Yes, but also just things around granting people social permission to run. It's not crazy to suggest that social permission is a bigger obstacle for most elected offices than money is.
By "social permission" do you mean from the individual's community, or from established parties/organizations?
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#136I applied as a candidate for the local planning commission because I think that restrictive zoning is driving some portion of inequality in this country, and also has a lot of problems in terms of long term financial stability (see: Strong Towns). I've never done anything like that before; we'll see how it goes.
From my experience in the bay area, unless you're very politically active and connected you're not going to get appointed to the planning commission. Nor should you, if you have not been intimately involved with all the community stakeholders for a long time. Also, it's a hard thankless job.
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#137My name is Jim Cupples and I work on RunForOffice.org Thank you for the suggestions and comments. I'm a politics nerd that likes local government, and believe it has dormant power for movements. I wrote a piece called The Bottom Carries the Top that explains my thoughts on that stuff. Anyway, I agree with many of the comments and we think the university positions is a great idea. If you like, feel free to email me at…
I tried looking at positions in my state (South Dakota district SD-13) and the state representatives and state senator seats have a 2016 date listed. Is there an issue getting good data for such a small state? I might be willing to help verify some of it. Edit: Filled out the data entry volunteer form
You are correct. We're behind on updating from the 11/2016 elections, but will get to them within the next week.
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#138My name is Jim Cupples and I work on RunForOffice.org Thank you for the comments and suggestions. We agree with the comment on student governments, by the way, and would be happy to include them. Anyone can email me at jimcupples@gmail.com if they like
You probably want to include County and Tribal government positions also.
We are definitely interested in including both. We do have coverage of about 55 very large counties, but that leaves a lot yet to work on. And, we will include all Tribal government positions that we come across. Thanks!
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#139This is handy, having a list of all the positions in one place with their filing deadline! However, it is showing me a lot of "Next Election" times that were last year. I guess the data needs some cleanup. Also, President seems to be missing. :)
Yes on missing President. Our focus is kind of the reverse, but we'll definitely be including that information.
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#140This is a great demonstration of the ways that people with technical skills can contribute to improve their communities. Enabling others to exercise their civic duties is just as valuable as exercising them yourself.
That's incredibly kind of you to say. Thanks!