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=== Campaigns === | |||
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We will encourage candidates to choose a campaign that will have the highest degree of success based on the available time. | |||
== Time line == | == Time line == | ||
2025 | |||
* 2025/07/15 - schedule organizer check-ins through September | |||
* 2025/07/15 - start outreach to organizers, candidates & volunteers | |||
* 2025/07/20 - have all all voter records | |||
** We have voters in 221 municipalities | |||
** We have lists from 93 municipalities | |||
** We need lists from 128 municipalities | |||
* 2025/08/01 - initial outreach to organizers & candidates | |||
* 2025/08/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through October | |||
* 2025/08/15 - initial outreach to volunteers | |||
* 2025/09/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through November | |||
* 2025/09/15 - candidate (org/vol) pep talk & regional organizing meetings | |||
* 2025/10/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through December | |||
* 2025/10/15 - | |||
* 2025/11/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through February 2026 | |||
* 2025/11/15 - Have identified all candidates | |||
* 2025/11/30 - Have started candidate training | |||
* 2025/11/30 - 1st town nom papers available | |||
* 2025/12/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through May 2026 | |||
2026 | 2026 | ||
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* 2026/01/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through June | * 2026/01/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through June | ||
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Revision as of 17:44, 13 July 2025
Background
Most towns have elections in the first half of the year. Massachusetts legislative elections are November 3rd, 2026.
Objectives
Identify and train our candidates for the 2026 elections. Help them to:
- setup their campaign
- identify and train their campaign staff
- identify and train volunteers
- get on the ballot
- fundraise
- identify supporters
- get supporters to the polls (GOTV)
Campaigns
There will be three types of campaigns:
- Those that identify supporters and get them to the polls
- Those that organize campaign events (standouts, etc.)
- Those that meet the minimum requirements:
- get on the ballot
- meet with media to talk about their campaign
- attend any debates
We will encourage candidates to choose a campaign that will have the highest degree of success based on the available time.
Time line
2025
- 2025/07/15 - schedule organizer check-ins through September
- 2025/07/15 - start outreach to organizers, candidates & volunteers
- 2025/07/20 - have all all voter records
- We have voters in 221 municipalities
- We have lists from 93 municipalities
- We need lists from 128 municipalities
- 2025/08/01 - initial outreach to organizers & candidates
- 2025/08/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through October
- 2025/08/15 - initial outreach to volunteers
- 2025/09/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through November
- 2025/09/15 - candidate (org/vol) pep talk & regional organizing meetings
- 2025/10/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through December
- 2025/10/15 -
- 2025/11/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through February 2026
- 2025/11/15 - Have identified all candidates
- 2025/11/30 - Have started candidate training
- 2025/11/30 - 1st town nom papers available
- 2025/12/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through May 2026
2026
- 2026/12/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through May 2027
- 2026/11/03 - General Election
- 2026/11/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through April 2027
- 2026/? - Last day to register to vote
- 2026/? - Early voting starts
- 2026/? - Mail in voting starts
- 2026/10/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through March 2027
- 2026/09 - Primary Election
- 2026/09/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through February 2027
- 2026/08/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through January 2027
- 2026/07/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through December
- 2026/06 - Post signature gathering and candidate conference
- 2026/06/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through November
- How to govern mentoring (State)
- How to govern mentoring (town)
- 2026/05 - write a how to govern guide - A pirates guide to local government
- 2026/05/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through October
- 2026/04/30 - State nomination papers due
- 2026/04/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through September
- 2026/03/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through August
- 2026/02/15 - State nomination papers available
- 2026/02/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through July
- 2026/01/01 - schedule organizer check-ins through June
Notes
write a how to run guide contact people who wanted to be candidates contact people who wanted to organized their communities
what would you like from us to succeed
what are the opportunities we want to present to volunteers
Massachusetts local government guide guide to town meeting - state/election doc local government / town FAQ
Issues housing/local government/transparency/surveillance/accountabillity
