How to Win a Local Election

More of a "must-do" book than a "how-to" book, How to Win a Local Election guides readers through the campaign process, detaining what they need to accomplish along the way in order to be victorious. Here you will find information on planning and organizing a campaign; the various roles of people in your campaign; campaign procedures and techniques; and how to use computers, the Internet, and e-mail to both manipulate and disseminate data. The book also offers useful advice on issues such as financial reporting, developing a campaign theme and strategy, and winning "one precinct at a time," and even offers tips on such fundamental tasks as the creation and placement of yard signs and billboards. New to the third edition is a CD containing forms and data that will be the "starter kit" for your campaign: a sample campaign plan and an initial planning worksheet, a week-by-week campaign planning form, a nominating petition worksheet, a sample volunteer card, a directory of state elections officers and state codes, and instructions on how to work with databases. Book jacket.

Lawrence Grey is a retired judge who served on the Ohio Court of Appeals