Elections Project Report
Leadership Development - Judy Popowski
<judy@sassincca.com>
MCDCC - Mendocino County Democratic Central Committee
The CC has several vacancies:
- 1st 3 vacancies
- 3rd 3 vacancies
Finding potential members, taking them to CC meetings, talking with them, finding out what their interests are, etc. and then convincing them that they can make a difference if they join the MCDCC.
City County Boards and Commissions (B&C)
Board/Commission Handbook
- Determine openings on City/County Boards and Commissions determine current openings.
- Interview agencies, commissions and boards to get descriptions of what the commissions and boards do - describe the functions and skills required and what kind of background is necessary.
- Develop and publish a working handbook to help recruit and train potential volunteers for B&C positions
Recruit Train Seat B&C Positions
- Prioritize filling positions in the city/county that would make the biggest difference to Democratic values. (JLW is SME for this)
- The group who is working on the Measure B fulfillment is one of my top priorities.
(We should have had that facility a long time ago.)
- The group who is working on the Measure B fulfillment is one of my top priorities.
- Choose highest priority B&C positions (1 or 5 or 10) and recruit from our MIGS list
- Recruit IMDC members to fill vacancies on Boards and Commissions and other County Volunteer organizations such as the Co-Op.
Develop Recruitment Campaign (Communications)
- Radio, Social Media, Newspaper and Poster campaigns
- Feature: "you can help your community by serving in these positions"
- Produce Recruitment events for persons who might be interested, as particular openings arise. Probably Zoom for now, but eventually we should be able to do more in-person.
Recruit, mentor, assist Democrats to run for elected office
- Extend B&C Recruitment Campaign for elected offices
- Train Candidates
Coordinate with CC Leadership team - Val's training for persons who are running for office. - Support our Candidates
When we have candidates to support for election, funding, arranging phone banking, canvassing, opportunities for the candidates to meet and greet, etc.