Get-Out-The-Vote Chris Faulkner [email_address]

“ How hard can it be? It’s just some phone calls and lit drops, right?” Detailed planning means less chaos The Volunteer Army Coordination with other campaigns Movement versus motion Budgetary realities

Detailed planning means less chaos

The Volunteer Army

Coordination with other campaigns

Movement versus motion

Budgetary realities

GOTV Countdown – 2 Weeks Out Final Voter ID completed Finish all uploading of completed ID scripts (door and phone) Confirm final GOTV supplies list Arrange for all GOTV Volunteer catering Volunteer training for all jobs Confirm final GOTV mail, radio, TV or earned media

Final Voter ID completed

Finish all uploading of completed ID scripts (door and phone)

Confirm final GOTV supplies list

Arrange for all GOTV Volunteer catering

Volunteer training for all jobs

Confirm final GOTV mail, radio, TV or earned media

GOTV Countdown – 2 Weeks Out (cont.) All final GOTV call and walk lists printed All final GOTV walk maps printed Confirm all target precinct polling site addresses All volunteer time slots “over-shifted” Election Day “War Room / Command Center” identified Vehicle reservations verified and confirmed Out-of-state volunteer lodging, transportation and catering booked and ready

All final GOTV call and walk lists printed

All final GOTV walk maps printed

Confirm all target precinct polling site addresses

All volunteer time slots “over-shifted”

Election Day “War Room / Command Center” identified

Vehicle reservations verified and confirmed

Out-of-state volunteer lodging, transportation and catering booked and ready

GOTV Countdown – 1 Week Out Take delivery of final collateral order and GOTV literature Purchase all necessary office and GOTV supplies and distribute them Walk and phone packets assembled with maps, lists and other materials Out-of-state volunteers arrive and briefed Distribute walk and phone packets to individual locations of activity

Take delivery of final collateral order and GOTV literature

Purchase all necessary office and GOTV supplies and distribute them

Walk and phone packets assembled with maps, lists and other materials

Out-of-state volunteers arrive and briefed

Distribute walk and phone packets to individual locations of activity

GOTV Countdown – 1 Week Out All rental vans picked up and staged The final volunteer training Obtain all credentials and election observer certifications necessary Finalize plans for GOTV rallies and press kick off events Assemble staff contact list with all relevant phone numbers and distribute

All rental vans picked up and staged

The final volunteer training

Obtain all credentials and election observer certifications necessary

Finalize plans for GOTV rallies and press kick off events

Assemble staff contact list with all relevant phone numbers and distribute

The Day Before GOTV Begins… Final Staff Meeting Final volunteer rally Stock all volunteer centers with literature, office supplies and other materials Re-allocate resources based on holes in volunteer organization

Final Staff Meeting

Final volunteer rally

Stock all volunteer centers with literature, office supplies and other materials

Re-allocate resources based on holes in volunteer organization

Our Team… Staff HQs and Outlets Volunteers The “plan”: scalability and flexibility Office Supplies Computers and paper backups Weather The other team

Staff

HQs and Outlets

Volunteers

The “plan”: scalability and flexibility

Office Supplies

Computers and paper backups

Weather

The other team

Murphy Works Overtime… What is important and what is not. Cracks in our team. Media explosions. The internet…speed kills. No action, stupid comment or crazy face is ever off the record or undocumented. Stupid staff, crazy candidates and loopy volunteers.

What is important and what is not.

Cracks in our team.

Media explosions.

The internet…speed kills.

No action, stupid comment or crazy face is ever off the record or undocumented.

Stupid staff, crazy candidates and loopy volunteers.

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