Description:

A fair booth provides visibility for the IMDC and the MCDP. [Education] It provides a vehicle to bring our progressive ideals to the general public and opportunities to [Election] register voters and encourage Democratic votes.

The booth is acquired and paid for by the Central Committee including most of the collateral

IMDC and the MCDP show a booth at the Redwood Empire Fair in at the Fairgrounds in Ukiah, in August; at the Mendocino County Fair & Apple Show in Bonneville in September; and the PumpkinFest in Ukiah in October.

Duration
The fairs run from the first Thursday or Friday through the following Sunday. Days and hours vary.

Volunteer Roles

Staff Booth

A boot is usually staffed with two volunteers in two hour shifts, although the last shift may be 3 hours.

Staffing Booth Activities

• Register Voters
  • Hand voter a registration form
  • Assist voter to fill in form
  • Collect form
  • May use online voter registration if desired
• Engage People - Talking Points
  • Biden Accomplishments
  • Biden Policies
  • Democracy at Risk
    • Project 2025
    • See also: What is Project 2025
  • Be friendly but admit ignorance if necessary.
• Solicit Club Memberships
  Links to online membership forms:
  • Inland Mendocino Democratic Club
  • Redwood Empire Young Dems
  • Coast Democratic Club of Mendocino
  • Redwood Coast Democrats
• Solicit Donations
  Volunteers should remind all donors that we need money to cover the expenses for this election, and every dollar counts in this election to save our democracy!
  • Buttons (suggested donation $3.00)
  • Bumper stickers (suggested donation $3.00)
  • Cash donations
  • T shirts (if available - donations of $20 or more)
• Arrange Collateral and Material 
  • Put donations jars in prominent place
  • Bring some paper weights (rocks - check MHQ Kit))
  • Set our materials about candidates on table/ironing board
  • Registration materials for new voters should be prominent

Staffing Booth Required Skills

How to Register Voters
This guide is available in hard copy in the MHQ Kit

• Know how to register voters with manual form
• Know how to access the online voter registration site:
• Online Voter Registration   Click on this hyperlink to access on-line voter registration

• 

• Or use this QR Code

Tools & Material

• Cell phone with internet access
• Laptop (optional - club laptop if available)
• Many physical Voter Registration Forms
• Pens
• MHQ Kit
• QRCode to access online registration (see MHQ Kit)
• Guard donation funds if you need a break (restroom)
• Bring your own water bottle
• Bring your own chair or use the folding chair supplied
• Bring any snacks you may need

Level of Effort
Two hours of exciting activity and opportunity to engage with your fellow citizens and help to save our Democracy from the evil forces afoot in our land.

Set-up Take Down 

The booth set-up and take down tasks are done by the MCDP fair personnel. These tasks are done prior to and at the end of the fair and require no volunteer resources.