2013/2014 Strategic Plan

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A list of objectives and tasks for the 2013/2014 campaign season. Make updates at our piratepad.

2013

Aug 2013

  • Research 2014 election requirements (Lucia)
  • Research what qualifies as an acceptable signature & other ballot access requirements
  • Get a list of the colleges in Mass. and what their requirements are to start a Pirate group - see this tool
  • Identify dates and requirements for 2014 Town & 2013 City elections
  • Divide Mass. into 27 districts
    • 3 districts per US Congress seat
    • 1-2 State Senate seats per district
    • ~6 State Rep. seats per district
    • Colleges in each district
  • Look for people to bootstrap each district
  • Make How to Party videos
    • What is the Pirate Party?
    • Meeting people
    • Talking about the Pirate Party
    • What are swarms?
    • Organizing & sustaining a Pirate swarm
  • Develop draft platform / planks ("pirate nights" might help - as a way to get people together and start discussing platform)
  • Prepare a solid media strategy
  • Live stream our IPMs so that ppl in western Mass can "attend"

Sep-Oct 2013

  • Start College Swarms
  • Revise platform / planks
  • Make How to Campaign videos
    • What type of campaign
    • Starting your campaign
    • Building your campaign team
    • Researching your issues
    • Developing your message
    • Getting on the ballot
    • Fundraising
    • Meeting with media
    • Developing campaign materials / advertising
    • Voter identification
    • Get out the Vote (GOTV)
    • Campaign clean up
  • Create candidate recruitment web site that:
    • lists where we currently have candidates
    • allows someone to search for their district:
      • register as a candidate. Registration must include:
        • how many people have agreed to support a Pirate & how many Pirates are in their district
        • their contact info
        • that they agree to whatever minimum requirements we set
        • drops them into a "how to run" page that they can bookmark
        • sends them an email thanking them, and telling them where on the site to go to start planning their campaign
      • register to support a candidate
  • Recruit candidates
  • Train candidates

Nov-Dec 2013

  • Update campaign website so people:
    • can upload their campaign literature designs
    • suggest issue research
  • Recruit candidates
  • Train candidates
  • Hold College Tour
  • Finalize platform / planks

2014

Jan-Feb 2014

  • Start College Swarms
  • Recruit candidates
  • Train candidates
  • Add planks for new issues
  • 2/1 - Have identified our candidates for State Rep./Senate and ideally, US Congress
  • 2/10 - Create campaign web site
  • 2/11 - Nomination papers available
  • 2/25 - Last day for candidates to enroll as Pirates to run for State Legislative offices

Mar-Apr 2014

  • Recruit US Congress candidates
  • Train candidates
  • Add planks for new issues
  • 3/1 - Have identified our candidates for US Congress
  • 3/4 - Last day for candidates to enroll as Pirates to run for US Congress
  • Hold College Tour
  • 4/29 - Last day to deliver nomination papers for State Legislative candidates to cities/towns

May-June 2014

  • Add planks for new issues
  • Pirate Conference?
  • 5/20 - Towns must certify nomination papers for State Legislative candidates
  • 5/27 - Last day to deliver nomination papers for State Legislative candidates to Sec. of State

July-Aug 2014

  • Add planks for new issues
  • Plan Voter Id strategy and train campaigns
  • Update dates and requirements for 2015 Town & City elections
  • Candidates meet to plan what issues they will tackle as a group when they get into office
  • 7/29 - Last day to deliver nomination papers for US Congress candidates to cities/towns
  • 8/19 - Towns must certify nomination papers for US Congress candidates
  • 8/26 - Last day to deliver nomination papers for US Congress candidates to Sec. of State

Sept-Oct 2014

  • Candidates meet to plan what issues they will tackle as a group when they get into office
  • Add planks for new issues
  • Focus on Voter Id
  • Start College Swarms
  • Hold College Tour
  • Start identifying candidates for 2015 Town Elections
  • Plan GOTV strategy and train campaigns
  • Plan Boston-area Election Day party

Nov-Dec 2014

  • 11/4 - Election Day
  • Campaign review conference
  • Winning candidates:
    • revise what issues they will tackle as a group while in elected office
    • learn procedures for office holders so they are effective
  • Hold College Tour
  • Start identifying candidates for 2015 City Elections
  • Write bills to propose for the upcoming legislative session

Notes

On dates

  • Lucia spoke to Ramon at Bill Galvin's office July 17th at 3:30. Ramon will also send an email with this information to EMAIL REDACTED
    • local offices Check with each town
    • District and county offices: Party or "Non-Party" dates are the same. (State Rep is a district office.)
      • Nomination papers state wide will be available February 11th at the latest.
      • To run for state rep one must live in the given district for at least a year prior to date of election.
      • "Non-party" candidates must be unrenrolled (that is not enrolled as D or R!) by February 25th..
      • Papers must be certified by towns by April 29th.
      • Towns MUST certify by May 20th at the latest, and we have to collect the papers and submit to BG's office by May 27th. Seven days!
    • state & federal offices
      • Must be unenrolled by March 4th to run "non-party". Residency requirements depends upon office.
      • Have until May 6th 5 pm to get certified in each town.
      • Town has until 27th to certify and papers must be at Bill Galvin's by June 3rd.
      • For non-party July 29th certification and to BG's by August 26th

On signatures/ballot access

Legible, matches voter record (name, address), candidates for local office as well as our candidates for state/fed. office can take signatures from every MA voter. For Dems, only Dems. and unenrolled count as valid sigs. Same for GOP and other ballot qualified parties. I think this is covered in http://www.masspirates.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/CampaignToWin.pdf