Candidates

This is a set of Wordpress child themes that I created for the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania.  For a demo, check out the Monroe County Affiliate site.  

Procedure:

1. Install WordPress on your hosting service of choice
2. Install “GeneratePress” theme (this will be your “parent” theme)
3. Install “LPPA Candidate” child theme, and activate it (see link below).

LPPA Wordpress Theme Downloads:

lppa-candidate.zip2.42 KB

lppa-affiliate.zip2.40 KB

Scroll down for the attachments and charts

What Is Parliamentary Procedure?
It is a set of rules for conduct at meetings that allows everyone to be heard and to make decisions without confusion.

Why is Parliamentary Procedure Important?
It's a time-tested method of conducting business at meetings and public gatherings. It can be adapted to fit the needs of any organization.
Organizations using parliamentary procedure usually follow a fixed order of business.

When it comes to running your political campaign, it’s important to maintain control over your data. Realize that a conflict of interests between a political candidate and their party when it comes to data and CRM solutions. The candidate and the party share a common ‘target market’ - voters in your respective area.

This article is primarily aimed at people who are considering running for public office, but the information can be used to form any type of political committee.  For example, you don't have to be a candidate running for office, you can be a group of concerned citizens who care about a specific political issue.  

Hopefuly this article will help streamline that process because I just had to learn and jump through all of these hoops in the last 2 months.  This article will be most applicable to state-level positions but the same approach will work for county and municipal, you'll just be filing your reports with a different office, as I understand.  

Can't I run as an individual instead of forming a committee?
Yes, technically you can.  And if you take in and spend less than $250 there is a special one-page form that can save you a lot of headaches.  That "under $250" form can also be utilized by a campaign committee but I would imagine most will need to use the long form.